September 28, 2001

Graphic of the Day

September 28 – Baja California Sur

Hurricane Juliette smacked the Southern
Baja Peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas and La Paz last night,
causing both death and destruction – although the exact amount
is still being sorted out. Enrique Fernadez, manager at Cabo
Isle Marina, reports they had about 90 knots of wind last night
between 6 and 8 pm and a tremendous amount of rain. The boats
and docks at Cabo Isle Marina are reported to have weathered
the storm without a problem – just as they did with Hurricane
Isis, which made a direct hit a few years ago. Marinas de Bajas,
which is located near the entrance to the harbor, on the other
hand, is reported to have suffered extreme damage to its docks.
It’s also unclear what effect the flash floods might have on
the infrastructure. When Isis hit, it knocked out the water supply
for weeks. The town, which is almost void of tourists because
of the recent terrorist fears, has a record of bouncing back
quickly after hurricanes.

We’re also told that La Paz was hit by
90 knot winds and tremendous rain later in the evening. A spokesperson
for Marina de La Paz told us that their marina and the boats
in it were fine, but they and others were in the midst of trying
to account for missing or dismasted boats. They weren’t aware
of any deaths, and nobody should be quick to jump to any conclusions
about boats that can’t immediately be accounted for. There was
plenty of warning that this hurricane was coming, so any number
of options may have been taken.

Currently Juliette is headed up the west
coast of Baja and weakening significantly. We’ll have more on
Monday.

Graphic Courtesy Unisys
Weather

Spirit of Fleet Week Lives on!

September 28 – San Francisco Bay

Fleet Week has been canceled this year as a result of the terrorist
attacks, but the spirit will live on in the form of a boat parade,
the details of which are still being decided. This much is known:
on Saturday, October 6, and Sunday, October 7, there will be
some sort of boat parade down the Cityfront. It’s expected that
local fireboats, the Jeremiah O’Brien, many tour boats,
Profligate, and others will participate. Tune in Monday
for details.

Ocean Planet flies the Stars and Stripes
Photo Latitude/Richard

Final Ha-Ha Entries

September 28 – Baja Ha-Ha World Headquarters

121) Linda K / Hunter 34 / Garry Dobson / Stockton
122) Amitie IV / Custom 46 / J.P. Turcotte & N. Corona
/ Prince Rupert
123) Blue / Island Packet 38 / David & Gerianne Griffin
/ Marina del Rey
124) Linda Lea / TransPac 49 / Linda Lea Stephens / Santa
Fe, NM
125) Surf Ride / Valiant 42 / Richard Bernard / San Diego
126) Peggy Ann / Starratt 45 / Ray & Greg Fish / Santa
Clara
127) La Dolce Vita / Symbol 62 MY / Buddy & Renee
Jobe / La Jolla
128) Champagne / Beneteau First 42 / Clark Hamm / Los
Angeles
129) Vander Wiede / N/A / Ted & Carol Vander Wiede
/ Fair Lawn, NJ
130) Taka / CT-41 Pilothouse / Jesse Haas & Anne Lowell
/ Seattle
131) Sonata 2 / Freedom 45 / Silvano Payne / Sonoma

The complete list of Ha-Ha entries appears
in the October issue of Latitude
38. See www.baja-haha.com
for more information on the event.

Name That Yacht Club

September 28 – Mystery Location

Email your answers to Richard.

Photo Courtesy Marlaina Pipal

YOTREPS

September 28 – 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

September 28 – 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 Winds and Pressure

The University of Hawaii Dept. of Meteorology
page posts a daily
map of the NE Pacific Ocean barometric pressure and winds.

Pacific Sea State

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.