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Dec 23 2011

Flashing blue light astern … it may be the FAT PATROL

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Dec 17 2011

Santa Ana winds — sailing the margin

Santa Ana winds regularly whip through this area about this time of year. But you don’t have to quit sailing just because the wind is out of the east. NOAA doesn’t call all easterlies, not even all strong easterlies, Santa Anas. I’m not sure what NOAA’s Santa Ana criteria are, but looking at the Sailflow [...]

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Nov 06 2011

Why do so few people use their boats?

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About 98% of all the boats around here stay tied up about 98% of the time – I’ve said that often. But I’ve been corrected. Many locals who should know — harbor patrol, marina managers and the like — think I’m an optimist. They say it’s more like 99% and 99%. So why would someone [...]

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Aug 10 2011

Law of gross tonnage

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May 31 2011

One thing we don’t have to worry about — waterfalls

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Niagara Falls — not our problem Report from the Buffalo News: Updated: May 31, 2011, 11:34 AM Authorities rescued two boaters who were stuck within 1,000 feet of Niagara Falls on Monday afternoon. Robert Jackubec, 25, and Raymond Metzger, 27, were traveling on the upper Niagara River just off Grand Island when their boat’s engine [...]

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