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Photos of the DayMay 29 - Sucia Island, WA The Photo of the Day comes from Gerry and Carolyn who took this shot from Shallow Bay, Sucia Island, which is one of the northernmost San Juan Islands. "These photos were taken with my digital cam from the aft deck of our Snowgoose cat. Note the monomorans anchored towards the mouth of the bay. Shallow Bay is appropriately named, as at negative low tides there is only seven feet of water in the middle of the bay. Close to shore, where we're anchored, there's only four to five feet at low tide. Many unaware skippers of monohulls have anchored near the shore of this bay during high tide, only to find their boat listing six hours later. We plan to meander down the coast late this summer in a search for warmer climes, with the Bay Area our first major cruising goal. From then on, we'll see 'which way the wind blows'." When sending in photos, please include your full name, as well as your boat's name, type, and hailing port. It makes it more enjoyable for everyone. |
Is Sailing Popular Now, or What?May 29 - Canary Islands The folks at the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) report they've filled up all 225 slots for this November's 2,700-mile rally from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia. It's the earliest that this has ever happened. |
Is Sailing Popular Now, or What? Part TwoMay 29 - Newport, RI The Newport to Bermuda Race is on track for an entry record, with 195 boats signed up. Of these, 145 will race in IMS, and 50 in the Americap II Division. |
Sausalito CupMay 29 - Sausalito As we're sure you're aware, there was an America's Cup Class Regatta last weekend for the first-ever Sausalito Cup. Here's what the action looked like. Pick up the June issue of Latitude 38 - available on Friday - for details. |
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Irv LoubeMay 29 - Belvedere Belvedere's Irving Loube, a near continuous figure in the higher levels of Pacific and international racing, has died of cancer at age 83. Loube started in the early '60s with a Bounty II, then moved on to a series of top flight offshore yachts named Bravura. Of his many victories, perhaps the greatest was in '83 when his 46-ft Frers-designed took overall honors in the TransPac. We'll have more on Loube's career in the July issue of Latitude 38. |
Triumph and Tragedy at Block Island Race WeekMay 29 - Block Island, RI There was glory at the 57th Block Island
Race over Memorial Day. Eighty-year-old George Coumantaros, and
21 other mostly geezers, got the aged Frers 80 Boomerang
around the 185-mile course at a record 11.3 knot average, knocking
three hours off the previous record held by Hasso Plattner's
R/P maxi Morning Glory. Experience may have counted, as
the crew had 265 Block Island races and 683 years of offshore
racing to their credit. Boomerang was fast enough to correct
out in class and fleet. Blue Yankee (ex-Exile) is owned by Bob Towse, a highly experienced sailor, and carried an excellent crew, including the likes of Gary Jobson and Peter Isler. By all accounts, the crew responded in textbook fashion, despite the fact the boat was sailing at 14 knots. Despite a crash stop, it nonetheless took them eight minutes to return to the scene, by which time it was too late. They were joined in the search by the Coast Guard and a host of other participating boats. "Jamie was one of the best, a great individual and a thoroughly professional sailor who had sailed thousands of ocean miles. He was boat captain, in charge of the day-to-day operations of Blue Yankee for the last two years, but I had known him a lot longer than that and he was a wonderful shipmate," said Towse. |
YOTREPSMay 29 - 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 UpdatesMay 29 - Pacific Ocean First Mexican Tropical Storm of the SeasonFor the second year in a row, the Northeastern Pacific hurricane season opened early. Although the season doesn't officially start until June 1, Hurricane Alma has formed well offshore of southern Mexico. It's currently at the minimum strength of 75 knots. 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/. The National Weather Service site for San Francisco Bay is at www.wrh.noaa.gov/Monterey/. 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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