Today’s Photo of the Day was taken far
from the ocean. In fact, hosts Don and Lenna Hossack of a Truckee-based
Islander 36, who have been mayor and queen of Tenacatita Bay
for many years up until last season, describe the scene as the
6th Annual World’s Highest Raft-Up. It was held on the shores
of Donner Lake on August 16. “Ninety cruisers and former
cruisers attended,” reports Beki Thomson of the Express
37 Mudshark. “The weather was spectacular, and everyone
enjoyed the beach-side setting.”
Photo Courtesy Rebecca Thomson
IACC Challenge Series Races Over for the
Year
August 18 – San Francisco Bay
John Sweeney and Tina Kleinjan, who have
almost singlehandedly been funding the IACC racing on San Francisco
Bay, have announced that the remaining two events for the year
have been canceled for lack of sponsorship. They are concentrating
their efforts on events in the Bay in 2004.
Photo Courtesy The Challenge Series
This is no way effects late September’s
Moët Cup racing, between Alinghi and Oracle BMW,
in a rematch of the Louis Vuitton Finals in New Zealand. That
is going to be a really big deal.
Some of you who have been calling Latitude
38 have been getting nothing but rings. That’s because our
phone system – to be replaced next Wednesday – is periodically
failing. In addition, some of our employees – particularly Racing
Editor Rob Moore – have not been getting their voice mail messages.
So if you’ve called Rob with some important info for the upcoming
issue and had to leave a message, you might try calling him again.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
It’s All About Perspective
August 20 – Caribbean Sea
Recently our friend Devan Mullin and friends
delivered a Lagoon 57 catamaran from the Eastern Caribbean to
Florida. During the generally easy trip, they caught some fish.
“Which of the two fish,” Devan asked, “would make
a more filling dinner?”
Naturally, you’d pick the one hanging by
its tail. In reality, it’s the same fish in both photos, it’s
just a matter of perspective.
Photos Courtesy Devan Mullin
So That’s What It Means
August 20 – Tiburon
Mark Leonard of the Corinthian YC subscribes
to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s Word of the Day program
by email. Two days ago, their word was: “profligate PRAH-flih-gut
adjective. 1 : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness.
2 : wildly extravagant : prodigal.”
As many of you know, Profligate
is the name of Latitude 38’s catamaran. When we named
her, we were operating under a definition that meant “ruthless
spendthrift” – which we thought was perfect for owning a
big boat.
Boatyard Owner’s Nightmare
August 20 – Bahia Honda, Panama
Guy and Deborah Bunting hauled their M&M
42 Elan out of the water at Bahia Honda, Panama, for nothing!
Photo Ed Marril of Siesta
YOTREPS
August 18 – The Pacific Ocean and Cyberspace
Who is out making passages in the Pacific
and what kind of weather are they having? The YOTREPS daily yacht
tracking page has moved to www.bitwrangler.com/psn.
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/Maps/Southwest.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.
