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Photo of the DayName That EPIRB OwnerNovember 27 - This EPIRB can only belong to one man. Name that man, his nickname, and the name and type of his boat, and you'll win . . . well, you won't win anything. Email your answers to Richard. |
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November 27 - Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Other than a blow in the direction of the east coast of India, the tropical regions of the world are calm once again. The Atlantic/Caribbean region hurricane season is almost over, and it's been a light year.
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. Also check out http://facs.scripps.edu/surf/buoylist.html (but note that the Java Applet is still not working with some browsers on Macs - including your Webmistress's Netscape Communicator!)
You can view the University of Hawaii Department of Meteorology satellite picture by clicking here.
Seas are normal in the Pacific. But you might check at: http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/RSSA/PacRegSSA.html.
For another view, see http://www.oceanweather.com/data/global.html.
November 27 - Atlantic Ocean
It's slow going in this year's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers,
as 'Milene', the leader, is only halfway along the 2,700-mile
course after eight days at sea. There are 215 boats in the fleet,
all but 24 of them in the non-racing division. It was so calm
yesterday that lots of folks went swimming, including Peter Noreng.
Last year Noreng went overboard and had to swim for 18 hours before
he was recovered.
We'll have more tomorrow.
November 27 - 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/
November 27 - Atlantic Ocean
This report comes from Philippe Jeantot:
"The Saint-Helen high pressure system seems to be lower than
usual. Its center is located around 30° South and 10°
West. To avoid it, the competitors will have to go further down
before turning to the east. Yves Parlier ('Aquitaine Innovations'),
still leading the race, has gone through 10° South. He still
has more than a thousand miles to sail to reach this point, roughly
three days. Until then the center of the high pressure has time
to move and oblige the skippers to modify their strategy to turn
left earlier. The leading boats don't have any more southeasterly
winds and with the eastern lift the competitors are now beam reaching
with 15 to 20 knots of wind. It is ideal conditions. Yves Parlier
was telling us this morning, 'I am doing 14-15 knots! I am eating
the miles and I am happy. I am on a beam reach, the boat is sailing
really well and the sea is calmer. I am doing some maintenance.'
"The conditions should remain steady for a few days. The
boats are fast without suffering. It's a good time to prepare
the boats for the hard weeks to come as, before long, the same
great conditions will not happen again."
Standings: 1. 'Aquitaine Innovations', Yves Parlier, 2. 'PRB',
Michel Desjoyeaux (+69 miles) 3. 'Sill Matines & La Potagère',
Roland Jourdain +132m) 4. 'Whirlpool', Catherine Chabaud (+136m)
5. 'Kingfisher', Ellen MacArthur (+159m)
You can visit the Vendée Globe Web site at: http://www.vendeeglobe.com.
The Longest Race to Hawaii from the West Coast?November 27 - Pacific Ocean It's not the West Marine Pacific Cup from San Francisco to
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, which is 2,070 miles. And it can't be the
TransPac from Los Angeles to Honolulu, because it's only 2,225
miles - or 82 miles shorter than the 2,308-mile Victoria (Canada)
to Maui race. And if the dreams of the folks at the Silvergate
YC in San Diego and the Nawiliwili YC in Kauai come true, the
Vic-Maui will no longer be the longest, as they are planning
a 2,323-mile Gateway to Hawaii Race from San Diego to Kauai. |
![]() It's midnight, and Doña de Mallorca points out one of the big attractions of racing to Hawaii. ![]() The Kaneohe Yacht Club on Oahu has been the finish of the West Marine Pacific Cups. ![]() The upstart Gateway race has a nice logo. |
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