August 2, 2002

Photos of the Day

August 2 – Lagos, Portugal

Here are some shots from Mike Harker of
WanderLust in Lagos, Portugal.

Photos Mike Harker

Doctor’s Orders

August 2 – Pillar Point Harbor

“On July 4th, we had an enjoyable
sail to Pillar Point Harbor. Audrey Coad, one of our crew members
pictured here, had eye surgery to resolve a retina problem. As
part of her recovery program, she had to focus her eyes in a
downward postion for 4 weeks. In order to comply with her doctors
instructions, Audrey enjoys a glass of wine with a straw.”

This report from Myron Eisenzimmer on Mykonos,
a Swan 44.

Tai Tam
Reports In

August 2 – Panama

So starts the article from Tom and Kathy Knueppel aboard the
San Francisco-based Island Packet 40, Tai Tam. Look for
the whole story in the September issue.

Tai Tam at Marina Carenero

YOTREPS

August 2 – 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

August 2 – 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/.
The National Weather Service site for San Francisco Bay is at
www.wrh.noaa.gov/Monterey/.

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/Maps/Southwest.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 views of sea states anywhere in the world,
see http://www.oceanweather.com/data/.