April 30, 2001
Photos of the Day
April 30 – Ensenada
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The 54th Annual Newport to Ensenada Race  The Newport to Ensenada Race bills itself as the world’s largest international yacht race. Judging by the crowd gathered at the Bahia Hotel in Ensenada, we believe it! |
 An enormous quantity of trophies were given out at the awards ceremony yesterday. For the long, long list of results, see the Newport Ocean Sailing Association Web site at www.nosa.org. Photos Courtesy Newport Ocean Sailing Association |
Oracle Racing Signs with Golden Gate Yacht
Club
April 30 – San Francisco
The Golden Gate Yacht Club submitted the required entry to the
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, as the 10th Challenger in the
race for the 2003 America’s Cup Challenge, naming Oracle Racing
as their team. Friday’s announcement ended months of negotiation
and speculation about where the team would come home to roost.
Oracle Racing spent the winter training
on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf and is now sailing out of their
summer facility in Ventura. The Ventura base is home to the two
Oracle Racing training boats as well as to the team of 100 individuals,
and today it is hosting the Wanderer, who will return tomorrow
from a trip to SoCal with “tons of pictures”.
YOTREPS
April 30 – 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 Updates
April 30 – Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Bay Weather
To 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 Weather
Looking 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 Sea State
Seas are normal in the Pacific. But you
might check out the Pacific Ocean sea states at: http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/RSSA/PacRegSSA.html.
For another view, see http://www.oceanweather.com/data/global.html.
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