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Photos of the DaySeptember 17 - San Francisco Bay What might well have been the biggest Big Boat Series in history was canceled last week, leaving the Bay relatively quiet on Saturday and Sunday. One of the most conspicuous boats out was Bruce Schwab's Wylie Open 60 Ocean Planet, which patriotically carried the flag back and forth across the Bay (see photo below). It's been a long and mentally exhausting week for everyone, and our Saturday afternoon sail proved to be a wonderful tonic. We hope everyone else out there enjoyed their sail as much. Ocean Planet |
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Use the Bay IntelligentlySeptember 17 - San Francisco Bay These are understandably tense times, so when we use the Bay, it would help if we stay well clear of potential targets. This Friday San Francisco Airport was temporarily closed because a mariner in a Zodiac - apparently a big fan of Latitude 38 - was observed too close to the SFO runways for comfort. In other words, don't anchor right next to the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, or make high speed runs directly at oil tankers. Update: We just spoke to Dan Baker, the
person who was at the end of the By the way, when we went sailing on Saturday,
we had a similar idea as |
Drugs in MexicoSeptember 17 - Mexico Last month a reader wrote us asking about getting prescription drugs in Mexico, and we're getting conflicting reports. As we understand it, you used to be able to get virtually anything without a prescription. More recently, that's no longer legal. Nonetheless, many farmacias - particularly in the more outlying areas - will sell anything without a permit. Can we get a more definitive answer from people who have been living and patronizing Mexican farmacias for several years? |
Fleet WeekSeptember 17 - San Francisco Bay Fleet Week was scheduled for San Francisco Bay on October 5-7. We've yet to hear word on whether it has been canceled or modified, and are looking into it. Presumably the Fleet has more important business at this moment, but hopefully there will be an opportunity for mariners to pay tribute to the fleet. As this photo shows, at least some of the fleet is underway, and several more were following behind. We're not even sure what they are, but usually they are in storage at Mare Island. Photo Latitude/Richard |
Clipper Record Attempt PostponedSeptember 17 - New York ![]() Great American II Photo Courtesy sitesALIVE! Steve Fossett, who was getting ready to leave New York on another attempt at the transatlantic record with PlayStation, has decided it would be inappropriate at this time to leave from the Statue of Liberty. As such, he's moving up to Newport and will, if the weather conditions cooperate, depart from there. |
It's FallSeptember 17 - Richardson Bay Photo Latitude/Richard |
Bertarelli Is BestSeptember 17 - Cowes, UK In a rather stunning development, billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli of Switzerland and the Swiss Alinghi America's Cup team won the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships in Cowes, England, by a very comfortable margin. Bertarelli attributed all of his success to his stellar crew, headed by Russell Coutts. Bertarelli's 12 Meter won the recent Worlds, but he wasn't driving. |
Etchells North AmericansSeptember 17 - Lake Michigan Dennis Conner and crew topped the 43 boat fleet. For photos and results, see www.mbyc.com/EtchelsRegatta.htm (yes, 'Etchells' is misspelled in the page's file name). |
Volvo Ocean RaceSeptember 17 - Southampton, UK |
YOTREPSSeptember 17 - 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 UpdatesSeptember 17 - Pacific Ocean San Francisco Bay WeatherTo 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 WeatherLooking 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 PressureThe University of Hawaii Dept. of Meteorology page posts a daily map of the NE Pacific Ocean barometric pressure and winds. Pacific Sea StateCheck out the Pacific Ocean sea states
at: http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/RSSA/PacRegSSA.html.
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