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Photo of the Day: Burning Man

September 15 - Black Rock, NV


Photo John Pettitt

In case you missed it, today's Photo of the Day, by John Pettitt, is of the yachting scene at Burning Man in the Nevada desert. Who needs water in fantasyland?


Like to Dress Up Like a Pirate? Or a Wench?

September 15 - Two Harbors, Catalina Island

Doña de Mallorca does. So there's no way in the world she's going to miss Buccaneer Day October 2 at Two Harbors, Catalina. Officially, everyone dresses up in their best pirate era attire, and there's "lots of fun games and activities for all ages, with great food and dancing the night away." Unofficially, we're told, it's the one day of the year when the workers on Catalina let their fantasies run wild and they can't be held against them. "What happens during Buccaneer Day," they say, "stays at Buccaneer Day."


If you're coming to Buccaneer Day, you just don't put on a pirate hat - unless you want to be a loser.

If you like to dress up - no voyeurs and no feeble efforts - and have a good time, there may be a couple of spots aboard Profligate on a shared-expenses bases for a three-day Buccaneer and wenches weekend, starting Friday at noon on the mainland, spending Friday and Saturday night at Two Harbors, and sailing back to the mainland on Sunday afternoon. Arrrrr! Sure it's short notice - but that wouldn't bother a real pirate, would it? For more information, email wench Doña.


She doesn't dress this way the other 364 days a year.

 
There's always lots of handsome pirates to set the wenches' hearts aflutter.


Yes, there's always a few casualties. But so what, pirates and wenches realize it's the price you have to pay for a colorful life.


Act II? It Doesn't Look Like It.

September 15 - Valencia, Spain

Thanks to the three America's Cup boats knocked over in Marseille, it looks very unlikely that Act II will be held as scheduled in early October in Valencia. Oracle has another boat and can go, but the Kiwis would have to spend $1 million to fly a boat from New Zealand, and Alinghi's boat needs a lot of repairs.


Answer to the Mystery Photo

September 15 - California Coast

We got a ton of responses to last week's Mystery Photo. Paul Goyke of the Caliber 38 Cariad guessed it was what the beach at Capitola must look like after the Begonia Festival. "The flower-covered floats drift down the river and must shed their flowers into the ocean," he explained.

Mike Miller, like a lot of folks, thought it might be an oil slick. "Is it from the old navy tanker that sank in '55?" he wondered.

Scott and Cindy Stolnitz of the Switch 51 cat Beach House suggest that it's a color enhanced chart of sea surface temperature for "the obvious El Niño event that is beginning here in Southern California. The water is 6-10 degrees warmer than normal, which means a big time wet winter for Southern California." It's not the correct answer, but there is indeed a weak El Niño condition developing, which suggests there might be more rain in the Southland this winter - and in the southwest where it's so desperately needed.

Mike and Marylyn Morehouse of the Mariner 50 Lady Hawke say, "It looks like oil that has leaked out of one of those offshore oil rigs in the Santa Barbara Channel." Close, but not quite correct.

The majority of the respondents knew exactly what it was because they've been there. Ed Hoff of Sorina and Heathcliff put it most scientifically: "It's of the oily ocean surface off Coal Oil Point near Santa Barbara. The natural oil seep creates a slick on the water, and different thicknesses of oil reflect different wavelengths of light."

We got the photo from a brochure by Venoco, Inc., of Carpinteria, which is probably in the oil business. According to their brochure, 6,000 gallons of oil seep into the ocean each day(!) in just the Coal Oil Point area just west of Goleta. There are more than 1,000 other seep sights within 50 miles, most of them in the ocean, and many of them by Point Conception. In addition to all the oil that comes up, 5,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas is released each day, putting 16 tons of reactive organic gases into the air each day. At one time the seeps and gas being released accounted for something like 25% of air pollution in Santa Barbara County.


Natural gas seeping up
Photos Courtesy Venoco, Inc.

It's not like the seeping of oil and the releasing of natural gas is new. The Chumash Indians reportedly had many uses for it 7,000 years ago. Much later Spanish explorer Juan Carillo saw them using the tar to caulk their canoes, and did the same with his own ships. The great Captain James Cook noted, in 1792, that the ocean near Goleta was covered in a thick, oily substance.

Want a free Seep Tour? Visit www.venocoinc.com.


Ha-Ha Entries Absolutely Close on the 17th

September 15 - Tiburon

"Given that we expect to have a record 160 paid entries by Friday, we will not be accepting any late entries," announced Lauren Spindler of the Baja Ha-Ha. What follows is the complete list - except for two folks who didn't follow directions and sent entries Express Mail. They'll be included, but that's it!

Raptor Dance / Valiant 50 / Bill Finkelstein & Mary Mack / Santa Rosa
Nakia / Han Christian 33 / John Gratton & Linda Hill / San Francisco
Maggie Drum / Whitby 42 / Joe & Cindy Barnes / Anacortes, WA
Music / Island Packet 40 / Bruce & Bobbie McPherson / Sausalito
Traveler / Passport 42 / Dennis & Joan Hadley / San Marcos, CA
Sun Break / Hunter 450 / David Emery / San Diego
Pegasus / Formosa 51 / Robert Mathews / San Diego
Con Te Partido / Bristol 32 / Jeannette Heulin / Emeryville
Mai Pen Rai / Islander 36 / Noble Brown / Benicia
New Morning / Swan 44 / Russ Irwin / Sausalito
Ayu / Hallberg-Rassy 46 / Michael Moore / Sonoma
Hangover / Olson 40 / Leonard Brownlow / Channel Is.
Jellybean / Pearson 36 / Marlene & Roy Verdery / Sausalito
Eleytheria / Kelly Peterson 44 / Abe & Amy Oros / San Francisco
Aphrodite / Pacific Seacraft 27 / Randolph & Nancy Rowland / San Francisco
Katherine / Downeaster 38 / James & Lucinda Howe / Channel Is.
Wizard / Mason 44 / Frank & Dianne Melone / San Diego
Sea Esta / Kelly Peterson 44 / Bill & Gia Cosbie / San Rafael
Avanti / Jeanneau 37 / Sam & Nadia Calmes / San Leandro
L'Esperance / Beneteau 393 / Eugene Felmar / San Pedro
Seabird V / Whitby 42 / Stan & Rochelle Gardner / San Francisco
Alchera / J/120 / Mark Deppe & Carla West / San Francisco
Journey / Islander 36 / Carl Funk / Vallejo
Miela / Moody 44 / Bill & Karen Vaccaro / Chico
OZ / Talisman 37 / John Pasternak & Audrey Schnell / Pt. Townsend, WA
Vamoose / Columbia 10.7 / Mike Meyers / Long Beach
Laelia / Kennex 420 cat / Howard & Judy Wang / Ventura
Chalet Mer / Irwin 46 / Gene & Pat Gehlbach / San Francisco
Seayanika / Vader 49 / Erik & Katriana Vader / Vista, CA
Cracker Box / N/A / John & Marilyn Graham / N/A
Transcendence / Cascade 36 / Jim Reavis & Kay Endres / Portland, OR
Freedom / Offshore 54 / David Dury / San Francisco
Iron Rose / Cal 2-46 / Don & Linda Anderson / San Diego
Capella / CHB trawler / Craig & Barbara Ashley / San Francisco
At Last / Sabre 38 / DeLayne Brink / Bellingham, WA
Solstice / Pacific Seacraft 37 / John Alden / King Harbor
Seangel / Downeast 45 / Mark & Debra Wilson / Long Beach
Ariel / Catalina 470 / Jeff Chessher / Alameda
Sea Bee / Sweden 39 / Joseph Buchman / San Francisco
The Last Duck / Gemini 105 / Ray Edwards / Verdi, NV
Vinmar / Ranger 33 / Scott Haselton / San Diego
Tournesol / Valiant 32 / Scott Duncan / San Francisco
Zephyrus / Cheoy Lee 38 / Dan & Lorraine Olsen / San Diego
Liberty Call / Catalina 400 / Gene Crabb / San Diego
Tanoshii / Tayana 47 / Dick Locke & Carol Itami / Walnut Creek
King's Quest / Tayana 48 / Lynn & Stella King / San Francisco
Persistence / Kelly Peterson 44 / Tom & Wendy Hoffman / San Francisco
Rod Lee / Bounty II 41 / John Hardisty / Pt. Richmond
Wanderer III / Kelly Peterson 46 / Bob Bunton / Dana Point
Duetto / Voyage Norseman 430 / Stuart Kaplan / San Diego
Tenacious / Beneteau 45F5 / Michael & Steen Wagner / Sausalito
Windy Dancer / Cal 2-46 / John Brandes / Seattle, WA
Cherokee Eagle / Catalina 400 / Roger & Mona Elliott / San Francisco
Equity Kicker / Santa Cruz 52 / Karsten Mau / San Jose
Ahwahnee / Pearson 424 / Tom & Kathy Edwards / Portland, OR
Finisterre / Nautic Saintonge 44 / Mike & Kay Heath / San Francisco
Mildred Kane / Valiant 32 / Jason Ward & Joan Wright / Emeryville
Eos / Freedom 40 / Stephen & Lynel Lemon / Santa Barbara
Last Resort / Tayana 37 / Steve & Susan Tolle / Seattle, WA
Po'oino Roa / Kelly Peterson 44 / Jerry McGraw / Newport Beach
Nala Setia / Bounty II / Richard & Lisa Cameron / Fern Ridge, OR
Sea Eagle / Hunter 42 / Dan & Marie Kinnear / Long Beach
Unbelievable / Beale 47 / Keith Stahnke / Sausalito
Dolfino / Catalina 42 / Rick Lioio / Marina del Rey
Moira / Valiant 42 / Larry & Susan Shick / San Francisco
Brier Patch / Bowman 57 / Phil & EJ Kinnison / San Diego
Zester / Roberts 38 / Charles & Grania Lindberg / Napa
Dream Chaser / Beneteau 350 / George Stonecliffe / Portland, OR
Kanaloa / Kelly Peterson 46 / The Picard Family / Monterey
Scarlett / CS 40 / Russ Eichner & Jane Powell / Benicia
Savannah / Williams 41 tri / Teal & Linh Goben / Seattle
Bronco / Morgan OI 41 / Nels Torberson / Alameda
New Focus / Catana 431 / Paul Biery / San Francisco
Trinity / Hallberg-Rassy 46 / Steven & Roma Swenson / Seattle
Jamboree / Island Packet 485 / Bruce & Nora Slayden / Sisters, OR
Wildflower / Passport 40 / Todd Eversole & Virginia Duncan / Alameda
Bruja Marina / Hunter 466 / Joaquin Sosa / Ventura
Denali / Irwin 38 / John Newstead / Coronado
Arabesque / Ericson 32 / Bill Parker / Santa Cruz
At Last / Lagoon 410 / Mike & Neila Pardue / Alameda
Kokopelli / Santa Cruz 40 / Kevin Rooney / Davenport
Ranger / Island Packet 40 / Paul Miller / Marina del Rey
Adventura / Custom 55 / Will McClatchy / Alameda
Lyric / Hunter 46 / Firman & Jean Smith, Bellevue, WA
Fandango / Cheoy Lee 42 / Peter & Shawna Mymer / Pt. Richmond
Gladys Erzella / Cape Dory 25 / Dana Vincent / Chula Vista
Perception / Kronos 45 cat / Glenn Fagerlin / San Francisco
Air Power / J/41 / Bob & Pam Grimes / Richmond
Cat'n About / Gemini 3000 cat / Rob & Linda Jones / Whidbey Is, WA
Star Dancer / Outbound 44 / Dave & Mary Ann Plumb / Berkeley
Wind Trekker / Corsair 31 cat / Tom Brown & Helen Baker / Channel Islands
Sand Castle / Catalina 42 / Kelly & Kathleen O'Day / Cottonwood
Wildfire / Hunter 37 / Dale Miller / Sacramento
Sula / Hallberg-Rassy 53 / Eric Lockand / Seattle, WA
Patagonia / Passport 40 / Ricardo & Gloria Klenk / Emeryville
Anamchara / Jeanneau 36 / The Sauer / Somers, MT
Dharma / Gulfstar 50 / Laney Ortega / San Francisco
Semonship / Beneteau 473 / John & Kay Semon / Port San Luis
Dr. John / Custom 45 ketch / Cliff & Courtney Clark / Fairfax
Elusive / Express 37 / Dick Desmarais / Brisbane
36 Double D's / Islander 36 / Dale Snearly & Dena Rutan / Livermore
Fenella / Hunter 42 / Hal & Kyle Hintze / San Diego
Misfit / Islander 36 / JC Sprinkle / Stockton
Incantation / Santa Cruz 52 / David Ratner / Vancouver, BC
Megabyte / Maxum 4600 / Dave & Debbie Lenartz / Coeur d'Alene, ID
Make It So / Moody 41 / Anthony Wiseman / Mountain View
Isis / Santa Cruz 52 / Brendan Busch / La Honda
Pangea / Swan 38 / John & Lisa Harlan / Portland, OR
Liberty / Cal 3-46 / Tom Reagan & Nancy Belet / Dana Point
Blue Point / Nordic 46 / Patrick Price / Monterey
Flying Circus / F-27 tri / Dave Martin / Sacramento
Serenity / Hunter 310 / Nicholas Stephens / San Diego
Fast Forward / C&C 34 / J. Michael Dungan / Berkeley
Snow Goose / Cal 2-46 / Frank & Dayna Howard / Huntington Beach
Lily Mae / CT 49 / Simon & Charlyn Anderson / Las Vegas, NM
Moonlight / Hunter 42 / Ron Olson / Oxnard
Shearwater / Westsail 43 / Robert Hood / Monterey
Cupid / Hunter 410 / Walt & Mary Lee Morgan / Lahaina, HI
Aquamarine / Ericson 34 / Chris & Beth Lab / San Diego
Bonnie Belle / Beneteau 433 / Paul Kornhoff / Long Beach
Full Moon / Cal 2-29 / Neal Groff / Victoria, BC
Stargazer / Morgan 38 / Nick Bushnell / Concord
Kabrum / Frers custom 34 / Peter Borges / Richmond, BC
Some Day / Islander 36 / Thomas Michael Gray / Berkeley
Coral Rose / Aloha 34 / John Aldous / Redwood City
Rendezvous / Jeanneau 40 / Jerome Nickerson / Dana Point
Sage Beneteau 461 Bill & Joan McKnight Larkspur, CA
Celebration / Union 36 / Seth Andrews / Pt. Richmond
Rejoyce / Cal 39 / Wayne McKinnon / San Diego
Moana / Downeast 32 / Sam & Sully Peterson / San Diego
Profligate / Surfin' 63 / Rally Committee / Tiburon
Paloma Blanca / Jeanneau 45.2 / Tom Dameron / Las Vegas, NV
Wildrose / Tartan 37C / Lori Warner / Stockton
Freezing Rain / Hallberg-Rassy 46 / Don & Marie Irvin / Gig Harbor, WA
Dolce Vita / Fountaine-Pajot 56 / Mai Dolch / Belvedere
Halcyon / Pearson 385 / Bill Rogers / Portland, OR
Antionette / Cal 34 / Frank Connors / Sausalito
Puzzle Duck / Pearson 30 / Larry Burgoyne / San Diego
Only Four / Lagoon 35 cat / Michael & Patricia Favier / Mesa, AZ
Maya / Westsail 32 / Rick Meyerhoff / Sausalito
West Wind / Gozzard 36 / Chris O'Brien / Bellingham, WA
Solar Planet / Beneteau 51 / Gary Luchtel & Leif Vasstrom / San Francisco
Taurus / Custom 54 ketch / David Southwell / Southampton, UK
Jambo / Tanton 44 / Evan Gull / Aspen, CO
Windshift / Scampi 30 / John Hart / Redlands
Caballo Blanco / Cal 30 / Mike Pyzel / Santa Barbara
Relax / Crealock 57 / Ron Jordan / San Diego
Popeye / Searunner 37 tri / Tony Pettit / Lusby, MD
Thunder / Columbia 43 / Jack Brady / Brisbane
Windcastle / Spindrift 43 / Doug Nash / Dana Point
Libertad / Amel Maramu 46 / Dennis & Virginia Johns / Santa Barbara
Cristal / Beneteau 423 / Michael Sebring / Alameda
Amazing Grace / Nassau 34 / John Hill / Sunnyvale
Om / Tradewinds 55 / Ahmed Agrama / Los Angeles
Sandpiper / CT 42 / Roger Brindle / Sausalito
Capricorn Cat / Custom 45-ft cat / Blair & Joan Grinols / Vallejo
Unamet / Symbol 55 / Stephen Webber / Redmond, WA
Con te Partido / Hallberg-Rassy / Mark & Diane Rector / Seattle



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