HURRICANE IAN BOATS GONE BAD by Capt. Paul DeGaeta
Happy 2023 Hurricane Season!
Hurricane Ian's Boats Gone Bad is a 128-page, scattergun-fashion 6-month look at the ass-kicking Ian put on SW Florida's boats. Featured chapters cover Ft. Myers, North Ft. Myers, Ft Myers Beach, Bonita Springs, Naples, Pine Island, Sanibel/Captiva, Boca Grande, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Englewood, and Lemon Bay—SW Florida communities that faced the dragon Cat 4/5 Hurricane that was Ian. The book shows boats from 10-foot Kayaks to 100-foot world class yachts it hammered and left in the oddest places.
Five survivor stories are included: a rescue off a sinking shrimp boat; a sail boater who surfed the maximum 15-foot surge into the mangroves of Hurricane Bay and had to be rescued by USCG helicopter; and stories on the future of the San Carlos Shrimp Fleet from those in the San Carlos Shrimp Fleet (they don’t talk to just anybody). There are pages that deal with ICW landmarks like Useppa Island, Cabbage Key, Tarpon Inn, and South Seas Plantation; the book shows the fate of two landmark restaurants, the Bubble Room and Mucky Duck; and the state of the Sanibel Causeway and Lighthouse. There is a page of "You Loot, We Shoot" signs (nobody ended up shooting, but the signs are creative and funny). The book includes some spectacular damage shots of waterfront homes in the close to 800 color photographs.
Captions throughout come from the perspective of a 40-year career captain who has intimate knowledge of our coast, waterways, and marinas. He has also survived being inside the eye walls of four of the six SW Florida Hurricanes whose names have been retired. A great keepsake to remind you to exercise caution, particularly with storm surge.
Release June 1st, the opening day of hurricane season. Price: $35 per copy. PM me for ordering details.
Happy 2023 Hurricane Season!
Hurricane Ian's Boats Gone Bad is a 128-page, scattergun-fashion 6-month look at the ass-kicking Ian put on SW Florida's boats. Featured chapters cover Ft. Myers, North Ft. Myers, Ft Myers Beach, Bonita Springs, Naples, Pine Island, Sanibel/Captiva, Boca Grande, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Englewood, and Lemon Bay—SW Florida communities that faced the dragon Cat 4/5 Hurricane that was Ian. The book shows boats from 10-foot Kayaks to 100-foot world class yachts it hammered and left in the oddest places.
Five survivor stories are included: a rescue off a sinking shrimp boat; a sail boater who surfed the maximum 15-foot surge into the mangroves of Hurricane Bay and had to be rescued by USCG helicopter; and stories on the future of the San Carlos Shrimp Fleet from those in the San Carlos Shrimp Fleet (they don’t talk to just anybody). There are pages that deal with ICW landmarks like Useppa Island, Cabbage Key, Tarpon Inn, and South Seas Plantation; the book shows the fate of two landmark restaurants, the Bubble Room and Mucky Duck; and the state of the Sanibel Causeway and Lighthouse. There is a page of "You Loot, We Shoot" signs (nobody ended up shooting, but the signs are creative and funny). The book includes some spectacular damage shots of waterfront homes in the close to 800 color photographs.
Captions throughout come from the perspective of a 40-year career captain who has intimate knowledge of our coast, waterways, and marinas. He has also survived being inside the eye walls of four of the six SW Florida Hurricanes whose names have been retired. A great keepsake to remind you to exercise caution, particularly with storm surge.
Release June 1st, the opening day of hurricane season. Price: $35 per copy. PM me for ordering details.
