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Photo of the DayJune 1 - Hiva Oa, Marquesas Garth Wilcox and Wendy Hinman, of the Seattle-based Wylie 31 Velella, sent us this shot of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas.  The couple just completed the 2,800-mile
crossing in less than 23 days - not bad for a not-light 31-footer.
They sailed all the way, too. The photograph is interesting,
because we can identify several boats that we raced against at
the Banderas Bay Regatta in late March. Small boats may not be
fast, but they do get around. |
June 1 - Atlantic Ocean
Up until yesterday, the last time anybody had seen Pete Goss'
radical maxi cat, Team Phillips, was December 19, some
650 miles west of Ireland. She had been abandoned in terrible
sea conditions a week before during testing for the then-upcoming
Race Around the World. One of Team Phillips' bows was spotted
yesterday off the Irish coast by the Norwegian seismic survey
vessel Geo-Pacific. It was not recovered.
June 1 - Punta Ala, Italy
Team Prada - an early favorite for the next America's Cup along
with Oracle Racing and the Swiss - report that they have just
unloaded Luna Rossa and the former Young America
in Italy, having been two-boat sailing in the Hauraki Gulf until
just six weeks ago. Prada is now back home at their base at Punta
Ala, a secluded village to the northwest of Rome. Skipper Francesco
de Angelis and crew will be putting the boats back together again
for two months of intense training and data collection before
going to Cowes, England, in August for the America's Cup Jubilee.
By mid-September, the boats and crew will be back in New Zealand
for more training. More information and photos are available at
www.prada-americascup.com.
June 1 - Puerto Escondido, BCS
The sixth annual Loreto Fest - held at Puerto Escondido from May
17th through the 20th - attracted a record number of 170 cruising
boats. "Cruisers, former cruisers and wannabe cruisers gathered
to celebrate the lifestyle and the approaching skinny dipping
season in the Sea of Cortez," report Dennis and Paula of
the Cal 31 Backstreets. "'Looking Good and Feeling
Fine' - a saying made famous by Peetie of Vela - was the
theme this year. Peetie and her husband Bob are founders and charter
members of the Hidden Port YC. Both Peetie and Bob will be 80
years young this year. The Fest was dedicated to this wonderful
couple, and their birthday was recognized by 350 cruisers singing
'Happy Birthday' and sharing an enormous cake. They live on the
beach but continue to cruise their sailboat to local islands."
More on Loreto Fest as soon as the photos arrive.
June 1 - St. Lucia, Windward Islands
At the end of last year's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, Yachting
World magazine
conducted a survey of 197 skippers to find what worked and what
didn't work. The results are in their June issue. The Top Ten
'Most Popular Equipment'? Autopilot, GPS, Radar, HF radio, fridge/freezer,
diesel generator, watermaker, chart plotter, self-steering vane
and Inmarsat C. The 'Most Useful Equipment'? GPS autopilot, watermaker,
generator and fridge/freezer. The 'Least Reliable'? Autopilots.
When your 'most popular' is also the 'least reliable', you know
there's going to be trouble. But check it out, as it's full of
great information.
June 1 - Great Britain
Thanks in no small part to the success of Ellen MacArthur, Emma
Richards and Miranda Merron, a couple of excellent British women
sailors, have secured sponsorship of $3 million for the next three
years. They'll be building an Open 60 similar to MacArthur's Kingfisher.
Photos from Last WeekendJune 1 - San Francisco Bay  Aground off Crissy Field  Adventure Cat with a full load |
 A catboat sailing to weather up Raccoon Strait  The Swan 61 Hasty Heart in the North Bay |
June 1 - 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/
June 1 - Pacific Ocean
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/.
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.
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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