This should be another very interesting but fun leg to Winter Harbour. Today’s chart shows the remains of that low-pressure system off of the coast of Washington, with a weak trough of low pressure drifting towards the coast, which is the reason for our unsettled weather around Seattle today. The great news is that after this low dissipates, a ridge of high pressure will build along the coast giving us a nice pressure gradient paralleling the coast.
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There will be light air for the start however by late morning a gentle onshore will build bringing 5-10 knots of northwesterly down the Goletas Channel. After the Nahwitti Bar, this will mean a close, fast reach to Cape Scott followed by a nice run to the finish outside of Winter Harbour. Running the numbers for the TP 52’s, I have them finishing around 2000hrs tomorrow night.
Once again, after the sun goes down the breeze will begin to drop along the coast which will mean a lighter air finish, be prepared for anything.
Have a great race and be safe.
Bruce has raced and cruised the Pacific Northwest his entire life. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Washington in Biological Oceanography and learned meteorology “to keep from getting kicked around on the race course.” Bruce spent nearly two decades as Associate Publisher for Northwest Yachting Magazine, retiring in mid-2015, and was the chairman of the board of trustees for the Northwest Marine Trade Association in 2014. (photo of Bruce driving Playstation is a bit dated, but cool)