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Photo of the DayAugust 8 - Tiburon, CA |
Photo Latitude/Richard |
Banned to King HarborAugust 8 - Southern California "Even though we were not an official entry in the race, we were first to finish - about 20 minuites ahead of the 52-ft cat Afterburner, and about 45 minutes ahead of the Andrews 70 Magnatude. This race and this boat have become quite a story. The last two years the sponsoring yacht clubs have not given us an oppertunity to race - even though we have finished first in both races and last year set an unofficial course record. They claim liability is the reason, but I feel this is a cop-out for many reasons. 2 of 10 {the name of his boat} and multihulls like her will not go away, as they are scattered all over California and the world. These are boats that are not only growing in recocnition and popularity worldwide, but, if sailed and prepared properly, can be as safe as any other racing multihull or monohulled vessel on the open ocean. I have been sailing the fastest monohulls in the world over the last 25 years, have crossed many oceans in the world's biggest races, and see absolutely no reason to not include this type of boat in our yacht racing community. My ideals not only differ with a few of the yacht club people, but my frustration also extends to ORCA. This Southern California multihull organization has for many years put the clamps on many forward thinking multihull designers and builders, preventing west coast sailors from greater exposure to multihulls that are not only accepted in the other more advanced yachting communities, but are racing at the highest levels. If there are limitations to what is possible, then this will continue to be a slow growth sport in which many of the talented will become frustrated and bored. All some of us are looking for is to have a little excitement along with a good time - while feeling we are contributing to make our sport more interesting." The thing that scares yacht clubs away from more extreme cats such as 2 of 10, is incidents such as occurred last year, when another Rolland 36 sailing alongside the King Harbor fleet flipped forward and sank, nearly killing the crew. Bob told us how that never should have happened - can you write it up so we can share it with others? |
Bob Boyes and 2 of 10 Photos Latitude/Richard |
August 8 - NZ to UK
The America's Cup, the oldest sporting trophy in the world, is
getting bigger. When the Kiwis went to have their name engraved
on the trophy for winning the last Cup, they discovered - what's
this?! - there wasn't any room for their name. So the Cup goes
back to Asprey and Garrand Jewellers in London, who made the Cup
back in 1848.
August 8 - San Francisco Bay
As mentioned in the August
7 'Lectronic, Profligate will be going sailing on Saturday
with a group of folks interested in big cats - and in supporting
Profligate's 'sister city' in Mexico. About 10 people expect
to participate. This is last call if you're also interested. Email
Richard.
August 8 - The World at Large
Adventurer Steve Fossett is in his ballon over Fiji, trying to
be the first to singlehand a balloon around the world. Playstation
sits on the East Coast, a victim - like Team Adventure
- of winds that have not yet lined up for a run at the TransAtlantic
Record.
YOTREPSAugust 8 - The Pacific Ocean and Cyberspace Who is out making passages in the Pacific and what kind of weather are they having? Check out YOTREPS - 'yacht reports' - at http://www.bitwrangler.com/yotreps/ |
Weather UpdatesAugust 8 - Pacific Ocean San Francisco Bay WeatherTo see what the winds are like on the Bay and just outside the Gate right now, check out http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/wind/. California Coast WeatherLooking for current as well as recent wind and sea readings from 17 buoys and stations between Pt. Arena and the Mexican border? Here's the place - which has further links to weather buoys and stations all over the U.S.: www.ndbc.noaa.gov/stuff/southwest/swstmap.shtml. Pacific Winds and PressureThe University of Hawaii Dept. of Meteorology page posts a daily map of the NE Pacific Ocean barometric pressure and winds. Pacific Sea StateCheck out the Pacific Ocean sea states
at: http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/RSSA/PacRegSSA.html.
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