Fear of Fleeing: If you love the coast, hurricane threat should not deter you

        The threat of hurricanes drives many golf home seekers inland. But should they? The appendix to a bible of hurricane forecasting indicates that, perhaps, those who love the idea of a home on the coast but fret about a big storm washing away their golf home and their dreams may be overthinking the threat.

        In our latest edition of Home On The Course, our free monthly newsletter, we fly right into the eye of the hurricane issue with hard data from two experts who wrote the book on deadly storms. Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth, first published in 2001, includes not only a history of hurricanes but also some handy assessments on which

east and Gulf Coast cities are the safest (Savannah tops the list for the southeast) and which are the riskiest (sorry Miami and Ft. Lauderdale). We include a few of the book’s predictions for major hurricanes in coastal areas in the northeast as well, with some surprising numbers. (Spoiler alert: Chances of a major hurricane hitting Bar Harbor, ME, are more than double the chances of one hitting Savannah.) The authors also provide a list of ideas about home construction and other resources that will come in handy for those who want to spend the rest of their days living and playing golf within a few miles of the coast.

        If you love the thought of a vacation or retirement home near the beach and playing on some of the finest golf courses in the land, you should not miss the September edition of Home On The Course, which will email within the next few days. Click here and subscribe (for free) today.