First Hurricane of the Year

While hurricane season opened June 1, the first whopper didn’t hit till Wednesday, eight days into the season. Hurricane Adrian is a Category 4 storm packing sustained winds of 135 mph but she’s luckily located about 300 miles off Manzanillo and traveling in a WNW direction. Adrian may not hit land, but her effects will be felt throughout the Pacific, especially in Mexico where killer surf and riptides could pose safety risks. The National Hurricane Center says she’ll start weakening today.

Here on the Bay, it almost looks as if summer has finally hit. Temps this weekend will be in the low 70s and summer-like westerlies of 10- to 20-knots will liven up Bay sailing. If your boat’s been moldering in the slip over this interminable spring, there’s no better place to shake out the mold spores than on the water!