1997 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race


Welcome to a special service for the 1997 Telstra Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

As the satellite sees it

Latest NOAA AVHRR SST imagery
(sea surface temperatures)



As read by an oceanographer

Notes and observations by Dr George Cresswell




As calculated by computer

Synthetic current maps made by Dr Bill Emery,
visiting professor from the University of Colorado,
using the maximum cross correlation method



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