Henry & Miriam are at the north end of the South Island. He reports that the wave hit the North Island at about 10:30 PST, and that its height was only 15 cm. (roughly 6 in.).
Mark_
11:22 PST 11 March 2011
11 March 2011
Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
We have news from Linda that they are all right <Linda's blog>, and in fact although the tsunami is expected to reach the North Island of New Zealand (i.e., should have reached there by now), several factors will tend to protect our friends from direct exposure to harm:
• They really are quite a distance from the earthquake's epicenter.
• The opening of the bay is quite narrow, and faces away from the epicenter.
• The marina where they are refitting Lark is over a mile upriver and past a sharp bend from the bay itself.
• Lark is out of the water, on stands in the boatyard.
We assume that they are safe.
Paste this into Google Earth to see their boatyard, then zoom out to see their situation:
35°44'23.09" S 174°20'19.11" E
Coverage of this disaster:
• "Japan tragedy related to New Zealand's calamity" (The Australian)
• "'Minor land threat' expected as tsunami wave reaches New Zealand" (The New Zealand Herald)
• "2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami" (Wikipedia)
I don't expect to update this list; I just thought these were interesting.
Mark_
11:00 PST (19:00 UTC) 11 March 2011
• They really are quite a distance from the earthquake's epicenter.
• The opening of the bay is quite narrow, and faces away from the epicenter.
• The marina where they are refitting Lark is over a mile upriver and past a sharp bend from the bay itself.
• Lark is out of the water, on stands in the boatyard.
We assume that they are safe.
Paste this into Google Earth to see their boatyard, then zoom out to see their situation:
35°44'23.09" S 174°20'19.11" E
Coverage of this disaster:
• "Japan tragedy related to New Zealand's calamity" (The Australian)
• "'Minor land threat' expected as tsunami wave reaches New Zealand" (The New Zealand Herald)
• "2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami" (Wikipedia)
I don't expect to update this list; I just thought these were interesting.
Mark_
11:00 PST (19:00 UTC) 11 March 2011
02 March 2011
S/V _Lark_ from Space
We cannot actually see the boat, but we can see the neighborhood. Paste this into Google Earth (for example): 35°44'23.09"S 174°20'19.11"E
That's Dockland 5 Marina.
That's Dockland 5 Marina.
Note that although Linda has changed the name of her web-log, it remains at the old Web-location (URL):
I have been hoping for live web- or traffic-cams. Still working on that.
--Mark_
12:59 02 March 2011
23 February 2011
News of Linda & Brad (S/V _Lark_)
Linda has said, by e-mail (ca. 2025 hrs today) that they are safe and well--far from trouble--and busy completing cabinetry upgrades, rebuilt nav station, bottom paint, shaft seal & cutlass bearing, and repair of a rudder crack.
This is in Dockland 5 marina, Whangarei, Northland, NZ, where it is "warm and humid".
--Mark_
22:24 23 February 2011
22 February 2011
Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake!
We are pretty distressed to learn that this beautiful little city has once again been damaged--this time even more severely.
• News @ _The New Zealand Herald_
Brad & Linda and Cindy & I have walked around inside the cathedral, which is variously reported to have lost its spire or to have been destroyed.
I have not heard from Linda & Brad, but I don't expect that they have been directly affected by this disaster. Christchurch is roughly halfway down on the east coast of the South Island; their boat is in Whangarei Harbor, Northland, near the northern tip of the North Island.
• Whangarei @ Wikipedia
• Christchurch @ Wikipedia
• Our Christchurch pictures from March 2010
Upsetting to think of that lovely and graceful place--and those nice people--suffering so. Of course, the past year or so as seen a lot of suffering around the world, and we should not forget it. Still, this is a place that I and people I know have visited (and _will_ visit), and that makes it all seem somewhat less abstract.
--Mark_
10:54 22 February 2011
• News @ _The New Zealand Herald_
Brad & Linda and Cindy & I have walked around inside the cathedral, which is variously reported to have lost its spire or to have been destroyed.
I have not heard from Linda & Brad, but I don't expect that they have been directly affected by this disaster. Christchurch is roughly halfway down on the east coast of the South Island; their boat is in Whangarei Harbor, Northland, near the northern tip of the North Island.
• Whangarei @ Wikipedia
• Christchurch @ Wikipedia
• Our Christchurch pictures from March 2010
Upsetting to think of that lovely and graceful place--and those nice people--suffering so. Of course, the past year or so as seen a lot of suffering around the world, and we should not forget it. Still, this is a place that I and people I know have visited (and _will_ visit), and that makes it all seem somewhat less abstract.
--Mark_
10:54 22 February 2011
14 February 2011
Kattywompus: Linda's Viking Liferaft Testimonial
Linda has written a brief account of their _Kattywompus/reef_ experience, which Viking has posted on their web site. Viking was very grateful for her contribution to their PR program. Marine resellers who handle Viking gear are also running the article, which is the point.
• Linda's testimonial @ Viking
• Nautical chart of Doubtless Bay, NZ (the left pane) The particular reef at issue seems not to be named on the chart.
--Mark_
14 February 2011
• Linda's testimonial @ Viking
• Nautical chart of Doubtless Bay, NZ (the left pane) The particular reef at issue seems not to be named on the chart.
--Mark_
14 February 2011
18 October 2010
Sharing Picasa Photos: Better now
My experiments with Picasa Web Albums have led me to conclude that trying to share pictures with friends while keeping them away from strangers does not work very well. Worse, my advice to "use your <back> button" was less than perfectly helpful.
So, they are again out in the main (public) directory of my Picasa Web Album, where they can be conveniently viewed by my friends _and by everyone else on Earth_.
Mark's Picasa Web Albums
Mark_
18 October 2010
So, they are again out in the main (public) directory of my Picasa Web Album, where they can be conveniently viewed by my friends _and by everyone else on Earth_.
Mark's Picasa Web Albums
Mark_
18 October 2010
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