November 9, 2000

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The Baja Ha-Ha text and
photos are being sent over a Qualcomm satellite telephone using
the Globalstar Satellite System. Qualcomm and Globalstar are the
official communications solution of Baja Ha-Ha VII.

Photo of the Day Sunrise Over the Cape November 9 – Baja California The crew of the Baja Ha-Ha mothership ‘Profligate’ sent us this gorgeous view of the sun rising over southern Baja, and we just had to share it with you! For more photos of the cape, see below. Photo Latitude 38

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Weather Updates

November 9 – Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

Tropical Weather

Are any hurricanes going to affect the Ha-Ha? You can check
on the Mexico hurricane region at http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/2000/index.html.

All is quiet in the Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane region.

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.
Also check out http://facs.scripps.edu/surf/buoylist.html
(but note that the Java Applet is still not working with some
browsers on Macs – including your Webmistress’s Netscape Communicator!)

Pacific Ocean Weather

You can view the University of Hawaii Department of Meteorology
satellite picture by clicking
here.

Pacific Sea State

Check out the state of seas in the Pacific Ocean at: http://www.mpc.ncep.noaa.gov/RSSA/PacRegSSA.html.

For another view, see http://www.oceanweather.com/data/global.html.

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Cruising

Keep ’em Coming!

While the Baja Ha-Ha is underway, our cruising section will
be on hiatus, but we’d still love to hear from you…so keep your
pictures and stories coming!

Qualcomm / Globalstar Satellite Systems Baja Ha-Ha VII Update November 9, 2000 – Cabo San Lucas The race committee has arrived in Cabo and the fleet is trickling in, hitting the beach after a wakeful night sailing into a sea swell from the south, running before winds from the north. Next on the agenda are the beach party and awards ceremony, and we suspect that a few Ha-Ha’ers will be hitting Squid Roe and other favorite Cabo night spots as well! Arrival at the Cape Photos Latitude 38

This Baja Ha-Ha VII update has been brought to you via Qualcomm
satellite phones and Globalstar satellite systems, the official
communications system of the Ha-Ha. We’ve been using their products
to make countless calls and send the photos you’ve seen here.
It’s worked great!

YOTREPS

November 9 – 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/