November 7, 2003

Photos of the Day: Baja Ha-Ha

November 7 – Bahia Santa Maria, BCS

Today’s photos of the day are of the beach
party in Bahia Santa Maria. The photos were sent via our onboard
Globalstar satellite phone. The fleet has arrived in Cabo San
Lucas, and Monday’s report will feature coverage of the festivities
there.

Traveling with Latitude 38

November 7 – Malta

Per Curtiss writes, “Whether on my
Cal 31 out of Marina del Rey, or on a trip, I always have a copy
of Latitude 38 on hand. The enclosed photos were taken
recently in the Maltese Islands, in the ancient port cities of
Valletta, on the island of Malta, at the famous ‘Barbary Coast’,
and Mgarr harbor on neighboring Gozo island.”

Above: Latitude 38 visits Mgarr Harbor on Gozo Island
as a guest of SoCal sailor Per Curtiss. The three photos at right are of the Barbary Coast.
Photos Courtesy Per Curtiss

YOTREPS

November 7 – The Pacific Ocean and Cyberspace

Who is out making passages in the Pacific
and what kind of weather are they having? The YOTREPS daily yacht
tracking page has moved to www.bitwrangler.com/psn.

Weather Links

November 7 – Pacific
Ocean

San Francisco Bay Weather

Check out this guide to San Francisco Bay
Navigational Aids: http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/sfports.html.

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

The site for the Pacific Ocean sea states
has moved to http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/PacRegSSA.shtml.

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