Some Like It Cold
"Greetings from 61ºN," writes Paul May of the Vancouver 32 pilothouse Accomplice. "Back in November you ran an article on the much-travelled Bob van Blaricom who sailed his Tiburon-based Aries 32 Misty to Prince William Sound. The last photo in the article showed her on the hard here in Valdez. I thought Bob and some others might have some interest in seeing how the boat was doing in late March, so I attached the photo. Misty seems to be faring well.
"As for myself, I sailed out of the Bay in October of ’90 for Hawaii. After six months in the islands, I sailed north to Kodiak, Alaska. My plan was to spend one winter in Valdez, then continue on to the South Pacific. Well, it’s been almost 19 years, and I’m still here cruising Prince William Sound and the Gulf Coast of Alaska. I have no plans to leave, and will return to Kodiak and the Katmai Peninsula this season.
"By the way, we’ve had a relatively light snow season this winter — we’re still several feet below our normal 305 inches per year. But as the snow is coming down as I type – we still might make the norm."
Just for kicks, we decided to check on some high temperatures for various places along the west coast of North America:
- Valdez — 43º and showers.
- Vancouver — 52º and showers.
- Seattle — 54º and showers.
- San Francisco — 67º and sunny.
- Santa Barbara — 70º and sunny.
- Catalina — 73º and sunny.
- Newport Beach — 74º and sunny.
- San Diego — 70º and sunny.
- Ensenada — 77º and sunny.
- Cabo — 85º and partly cloudy.
- Loreto — 77º and windy.
- Puerto Vallarta — 83º and partly cloudy.
- Zihua — 88º and partly cloudy.
- Acapulco — 91º and cloudy.
- Puntarenas, Costa Rica — 96º and partly cloudy.
- Panama City, Panama — 90º and partly cloudy.
- St. Barth, French West Indies — 84º and scattered showers.