Gary, I just got in from work, and doubt I'll be up for your departure. I hope all goes well, and that you will publish another great report of the trip here come Monday! Brian --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "hobiegary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This first weekend of December, 2004 a few dedicated catsailors out > of Southern California will embark on a sailing vacation that will > have us crossing the 23 mile Catalina Channel. > > We expect to leave Cabrillo Beach sometime near noon on Saturday. > If you are snowbound or otherwise stuck indoors, you might want ot > try to see us depart. Here is a webcam link, but unfortunately it > only updates every half hour. > http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach.cfm?bid=17 > If you look for a link that is beneath the <a href="http://www.srch-results.com/lm/rtl.asp?k=virtual%20reality"; onmouseover="window.status='Virtual Reality'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">Virtual Reality</a> picture, > that says "640 X 480 Recent Still Images," you will be able to see > each image that makes up the set. Image number 50 wil show the > beach, within the confines of the harbor, from which we will shove > off. Frame number 42 may show us heading for the breakwater gate. > Frame numbers 42, 43, 44, and 45 may show our progess across the > channel. > > Here is a look at frame 45 on Friday evening. > http://www.geocities.com/hobiegary/Cabrillobeachcamdec32004.jpg > Not always, can you see all the way to the island as you could no > Friday evening. The low dip in the island is the isthmus, our > detination. It is 20 nautical miles away. Look just to the right > of the isthums and you can see a freighter which is making its way > up or down the coast of Califnornia, some 5 or 10 ten miles off > shore. > > Hopefully we will be arriving at the Isthmus at or near 2:30 to 5:00 > o'clock p.m. Pacific Time, passing Bird Rock. Here is the link to > the <a href="http://www.srch-results.com/lm/rtl.asp?k=web%20cam"; onmouseover="window.status='web cam'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">web cam</a> over there. While you might see us sail into the Twin > Harbors area at the isthmus of Catalina Island, the water reservoir > on the hill near the camera will block your view of the beach were > we will land our cats. > http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach.cfm?bid=44 > > Frame number 44 > http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach_images.cfm?bid=44&p=44 > shows bird rock (larger, close) and ship rock (smaller, to the right > of bird rock). Frame 5 > http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach_images.cfm?bid=44&;<a href="http://www.srch-results.com/lm/rtl.asp?k=p%205"; onmouseover="window.status='p=5'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">p=5</a> > is a zoom of bird rock which may overshoot our masts as we pass, if > we pass between the rock and the camera. > > Frame number 8 > http://watchthewater.co.la.ca.us/beach_images.cfm?bid=44&p=8 > is a zoom of Ship Rock and probably is not going to catch any of us. > > PZZ655-041100- INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO POINT- 900 > PM PST FRI DEC 3 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND > WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. .SAT...WIND > VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND > WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN > THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. > W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 > TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 > KT IN THE WESTERN PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. > CHANCE OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 > FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE > AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. .MON > NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR > LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WIND > VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE 10 KT OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 > FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF > SHOWERS. .WED...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 > KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT.
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