tim
Moderator
For those folks currently on St. Barth, my advice is to decide right now whether to evacuate or stay on the island through the storm and its immediate aftermath.
Whenever there's a threat like the current Irma, it's been my experience that all St. Barth aircraft will be flown to a safe location well in advance of the storm.
That leaves the ferry option to get over to Princess Juliana airport to catch a big bird to the U.S.A. I've taken the Voyager in a mild hurricane, and it was most unpleasant. The ferry option also will not be available as the storm nears St. Barth.
I was on St. Barth for Hurricane Lenny in 1999. I was well up Mt. Vitet, so storm surge was not a threat. What was a threat was an enormous amount of rain that turned roads into rivers. If memory serves, power was out for three days. I was able to cope with the situation in my own home, but those stuck in hotels were not as fortunate.
Whenever there's a threat like the current Irma, it's been my experience that all St. Barth aircraft will be flown to a safe location well in advance of the storm.
That leaves the ferry option to get over to Princess Juliana airport to catch a big bird to the U.S.A. I've taken the Voyager in a mild hurricane, and it was most unpleasant. The ferry option also will not be available as the storm nears St. Barth.
I was on St. Barth for Hurricane Lenny in 1999. I was well up Mt. Vitet, so storm surge was not a threat. What was a threat was an enormous amount of rain that turned roads into rivers. If memory serves, power was out for three days. I was able to cope with the situation in my own home, but those stuck in hotels were not as fortunate.