We're lucky. As of Thursday (when Florence made landfall) the projected course was well away from the Chesapeake bay. There will be Tropical Depression wind and rain, but not a direct hit, and — hopefully — minimal storm surge.
Here's Red Ranger's hurricane preparation list:
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Remove foresails. The furling line can break and the sails unfurl destructively. Some marinas won't haul with headsails in place.
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Tie up main and mizzen. We use a long line to wrap up the sails and sail covers with a technique called "Swedish Furling."
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Stow floaty ball. We don't need the anchor marker float on deck.
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Deflate and stow Scout. We don't need the dinghy on deck.
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(optional) Stow jerry cans. These don't provide too much windage. They're heavy. They can be put into the cockpit.
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Stow fenders. Either use them or put them below.
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Take down the Bimini. The fabric will flog itself to death.
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Close the galley hatch. With the bimini gone, it will let rain in.
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(optional) Double up lines with chafe guards. We have large (at least ⅝" perhaps ¾") dock lines that utterly fill each cleat. It's hard to find anything else to use for ducklings. Winches, maybe.
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Use extra line to tie down the anchors. They're secured with a number of small lines, a few extra bits of line won't hurt.
And now we're going to wait until the 18th of September before we undo everything. The storm's track involves a potential for some fearsome winds in the beginning of next week.