Choku geki sareru: Typhoon Muifa

Update August 6, 2011: s/v Intrepid survived completely unscathed and we're just waiting for the seas to calm down so we can get back out sailing!

s/v Intrepid is currently braced for a possible direct hit from Typhoon Muifa, currently forecasted as a category 4 tropical cyclone due to hit Okinawa mid-day on Thursday August 4, 2011. We're expecting sustained 100 + kt winds with gusts up to 140 kts. To prepare, sails and biminis are taken down and lines are tied to every cleat to put the boat in a spider web in the slip. Before the storm all is quiet at the marina... the calm before the storm...