August 3, 2001
Photo of the DayAugust 3 – Mystery Location Geography quiz: Where is this shipshape  Photo Latitude/Andy See below for |
Skandia Life Cowes Week
August 3 – Cowes, UK
At least 995 boats are set to take part in this year’s Skandia
Life Cowes Week – making the 2001 event the largest regatta ever
seen at Cowes. With entries still coming in, the organizers at
Cowes Combined Clubs (a group of ten yacht clubs) are expecting
the record entry to reach 1,000 boats before the first gun on
Saturday morning. The entry number for 2001 beats last year’s
total of 890 by more than 100 boats.
Cowes is located on the north coast of
the Isle of Wight, which is bounded by the Solent on the north
and the English Channel on the south, along the southern coast
of England. Cowes Week runs Saturday the 4th through Saturday
the 11th.
Racing kicks off tomorrow morning at 10:00
with a special race for six Thames Barges. Built to carry hay
up the narrow, winding rivers and inland waterways of Britain,
the 82-ft Barges sound a little like our own hay scow, Alma.
Half an hour later, the serious racing
boats of IRC Classes 0 & 1 get underway. They’ll be competing
on Saturday for the prestigious Queen’s Cup and will probably
be led away from the start line by Mike Slade’s Reichel Pugh
90 Skandia Life Leopard, which also plans to compete in
the Fastnet before starting the Volvo Ocean Race on September
23.
For more see www.cowesweek.co.uk.
Skandia Life Cowes WeekAugust 3 – Cowes, UK At least 995 boats are set to take part in this year’s Skandia Cowes is located on the north coast of Racing kicks off tomorrow morning at 10:00 Half an hour later, the serious racing For more see www.cowesweek.co.uk. |
The Charm of Les Saintes
August 3 – Les Saintes, FWI
Answer to the above
pop quiz: On the bay of Anse du Bourg on the French West
Indian island of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes. It is actually
not constructed from a wrecked ship, but from concrete blocks.
Lying just at the water’s edge, it was conceived by a local doctor,
who, we assume, is just a wee bit eccentric.
Just a few miles off the southwest tip
of Guadeloupe, the tiny cluster of hilly islands called Les Saintes
are like something out of an Impressionist painter’s dream. Quaint,
open-air restaurants line the bay of Anse du Bourg on Terre-de-Haut,
the principal island, behind lines of brightly-colored fishing
boats. Narrow, windy streets climb the steep, volcanic hillsides
where every home has a million-dollar view.
Photo Latitude/AndySettled centuries ago by Breton fisherfolk,
Les Saintes have maintained a simple, low key lifestyle centered
around the sea, and while dependent on Guadeloupe and mother
France for support, the inhabitants pride themselves on their
own unique identity. Read more about our recent visit there in
the August issue of Latitude 38, now available in yacht
clubs, marine stores and all the other usual places.
The Charm of Les SaintesAugust 3 – Les Saintes, FWI Answer to the above Just a few miles off the southwest tip Photo Latitude/Andy Settled centuries ago by Breton fisherfolk, |
YOTREPS
August 3 – 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/
YOTREPSAugust 3 – The Pacific Ocean and Cyberspace Who is out making passages in the Pacific |
Weather Updates
August 3 – Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Barry
Barry began life yesterday off the west
coast of Florida and is tracking toward Louisiana at 6 knots.
A tropical storm watch has been issued for portions of Southeast
Louisiana from the mouth of the Pearl River to Morgan City. Maximum
winds so far have been 40 knots with gusts to 45 and 12-ft seas.
You can keep an eye on Barry over the weekend at http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/2001/index.html
Graphic Courtesy Unisys WeatherAugust 3 – 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.
Weather UpdatesAugust 3 – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Storm BarryBarry began life yesterday off the west  Graphic Courtesy Unisys Weather August 3 – Pacific Ocean San Francisco Bay WeatherTo see what the winds are like on the Bay California Coast WeatherLooking for current as well as recent wind Pacific Winds and PressureThe University of Hawaii Dept. of Meteorology Pacific Sea StateCheck out the Pacific Ocean sea states |
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