Re: Location of the "Este'la"

Gordon (hlg@pacbell.net)
Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:33:42 -0800

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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The Latitude 38 article says they received the information "Just before
press time," so apparently they didn't have time to check the story. I
think they got the name wrong too. There should not be an accent mark in
"Estela" since the accent would normally fall on the next to last syllable
anyway. I looked up "Estela" in a Spanish dictionary, and it means "wake,"
in the nautical sense.

Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee

>Dear Latitude 38,
>
>I very much enjoyed the March issue of Latitude 38 but would like to advise
>you of an error in your report about the Este'la on pages 100 &101. The
>location you describe, due East of the Redwood City Salt Mound is where the
>remains of the USS Thompson can be viewed. The Este'la lies in the mud about 8
>1/2 miles further into the South Bay.
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>Several of the local "Potter Yachters" sailed their 14 ft. craft down to visit
>the Este'la, stopping by the Thompson on the way. If interested, you can view
>a map and pictures of this outing at: www.songbird.com/py/new/estela .
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>I love your magazine, keep up the great work!
>
>
>Dave Kautz
>West Wight Potter 15 "Tilly Lucy"
>Palo Alto, CA