Boaters Brace for Hurricane Bill
Connecticut Boaters and Swimmers follow Atlantic Storm
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Bill shows its evil eye.
Hurricane Bill will miss Connecticut by hundreds of miles, but people aren’t ignoring the storm’s far-reaching strength.
Sizzling temperatures on Saturday seemed like perfect weather conditions for boating, but people in Niantic spent the day securing their boats, not setting sail.
Dennis Pannella was one of many tying up their boats at Three Belles Marina, considered a relatively safe place to dock during potentially choppy waters. Pannella gave up his Saturday to protect his boat.
“You have so much invested in it, you don’t want to lose it in a storm,” said Pannella.
The storm is expected to cause 14 to 18 foot waves in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In Connecticut the waves remained relatively small, but the waters were unpredictable. Lifeguards at Ocean Beach in New London told swimmers to beware of dangerous rip currents.
Joshua Lewis who is visiting from Springfield, Massachusetts got caught in the rough waters.
“I was in an underwater riptide actually," Lewis said. "I felt something pulling me down, but I know how to swim parallel to the land.”
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