Sandlappers Blog of What's Happening at OIB & SB

High winds High Winds already this morning. Remember folks, umbrellas are made for shade and not high winds. We are fully transparent in our policies during ordering in explaining the ‘what ifs’ regarding weather and winds and how it can affect your setup. Our insurance carrier has strict guidelines in place that we must follow…

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BEACH SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT SAFETY For Daily Setup and Take-Down Customers: Each day that you leave the beach, you are required to ‘drop the umbrella’.  You need to ‘remove the pin’ that holds the umbrella ( for 9 foot and 11 foot umbrellas) open and re-insert the pin into the hole and…

Winds are incredibly high for early morning and are forecast to keep rising through the day. Just as a reminder of our policy regarding winds. Our insurer has specific rules for us regarding winds as over the years we have all seen the dramatic videos of flying umbrellas and while it looks humorous, they do…

There will be no setup today due to the storm this morning causing substantial damage to umbrellas and then subsequent high winds which are measured on the beach, not by apps on your phone. Wind speeds on the beach are always 4 to 5 mph higher than what you see on your phone as those…

Hi Folks, While we did setup the umbrellas today, they are left in the ‘down’ position. Please do NOT attempt to open them as the winds are too high and the forecast for today from noon onward is supposed to be even higher. If the forecast is wrong and the wind speeds drops to a…

Hey Folks, same as yesterday but with higher winds this morning than yesterday..17 to 18 mph. Umbrellas will be left in the down/closed position. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN THEM. One person tried to yesterday and it flew out and hit a person next door. If you open them and they hit someone or…