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Articles from past issues of Southwinds Magazine:
(We will be regularly adding more stories to this Web site in the near future.)

• Why Prepare Your Boat for a Tropical Storm?
  Creating a good, simple and quick plan for your boat. This article is for boats at the dock, the basics, in practical terms, of preparing your boat for a coming storm. The article also discusses the storms you are most likely to get hit with.

• Keys Hurricane Hideout Hustle
  Rebecca Burg, a regular contributor to Southwinds magazine, writes about her experience in moving her boat into the mangroves near Key West during Hurricane Wilma in October, 2005.

• New Moon Survives Charley Anchored off Captiva Island
  How Mick Gurley prepares his Pearson 35 for a tropical storm at anchor. His boat survives with no damage from a direct hit from Hurricane Charley in August 2004.

• Hurricane Preparations Through The Eyes Of A Dockmaster
  Paul Warren, Dockmaster at a Florida marina, discusses the preparations he has for his marina and what he does to prepare the boats at the marina for a coming storm.

• Sailing in a Hurricane
  Capt. Kevin Hughes, in evading Hurricane Charley, ends up anchored off Punta Gorda, FL, and is onboard when the hurricane hits.