Gulfsails
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Gulfsails is the name of a Blog that documented the Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. In the early aftermath of the hurricane and flooding, it was one of the few reliable communications links between New Orleans and the rest of the world, as the writer maintained an internet link to the rest of the world.
Operating off of generator when power was lost in New Orleans, the operator provided a continuous stream of reports of what was actually happening, and through photographs, text messaging and audio feeds gave the outside a chance to see the looting and destruction firsthand before the rest of the media was able to arrive on the scene.
The Gulfsails blog quickly became a widely recognized and cited source from inside New Orleans, appearing in the New York Times, the Times Picayune, and MSNBC. Even after the media arrived, the Gulfsails blog was still commonly cited as a reference to the events ongoing in New Orleans. When a police-enforced evacuation of New Orleans was ordered by Mayor Ray Nagin, the operator of the blog continued to travel through many parts of the city, including by canoe, documenting the worst natural disaster to ever befall the United States.
Gulfsails was originally created for New Orleans Yacht Club members ten days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
