Archive for the 'safety at sea' Category

Dec 23 2011

Flashing blue light astern … it may be the FAT PATROL

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Nov 24 2011

You probably don’t care much about the perigean tide

Yesterday the moon was the closest it gets to the earth– 359691 km and today there is a New Moon. So what(?) you say Since you’ll most likely be home and not near or on a boat, a mighty shrug is all you need to convey your interest. But if you are near the water, [...]

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Jun 17 2011

Not a race fan, but this video is instructive

Published by under rescue,safety at sea,Sailing

As most of my sailing pals know, I’m not all that interested in racing, but this video leads with a spectacular clip of Oracle’s America’s Cup boat capsizing during practice. The film also captures a rescue at sea in 45 foot (15m) swells and bangs home the point that getting back to the victim is [...]

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May 18 2011

Rick Moore’s Credit Card Captains

Published by under safety at sea,Sailing

Rick reports that this sort of incident is NOT uncommon in the BVI. This film has been getting a lot of play on Facebook. There are a lot of comments, suggestions, descriptions and admonitions, but I am at a loss. A few viewers suggested inebriation, but drinking and sailing is customary in the BVI. In [...]

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May 14 2011

New film from & about Channel Islands National Park

This is a new film from the National Park Service portraying the lush/stark/beauty of our islands and extolling the virtues of conservation. The voice over is Kevin Costner, a local boy. How local? Costner attended elementary school at McKevette School in Santa Paula, California, Cabrillo Jr. High School and Buena High in Ventura, though he [...]

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