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Jul 07 2010

Upside down in wild cold seas in Northern California

Published by Capt. Dan under rescue,safety at sea,weather

ShareClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveWorlds MoviesYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »Just gotta wonder what they were thinking. Everyone got rescued, but there was probably no good reason why they should have found [...]

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Jun 20 2010

Alaska Cruising – a great adventure, but happy to be home in SoCal

Published by Capt. Dan under Capt. Dan,outdoor,weather

var widget = new Spot.Ui.LiveWidget({ renderTo: “spot-live-widget”, feeds: [ "0yiZlHqztni5bJHNQBJ1T5gW8gSJXDSl6" ], height: 400, width: 500, mapType: “physical” }); Just back from our Alaska adventure with Cruise West. I learned a lot from the captain and crew of Spirit of Columbia and got other lessons just walking the docks of Seward and Cordova on Prince William [...]

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Mar 08 2010

Quote of the Week

Published by Capt. Dan under Quote of the week,weather

The scene – on the docks. Last Sunday. Warm and breezy. Capt. Rob arrives dressed in his brand new hand-me-down-$35-foulie jacket. And I say: Expecting foul weather? Like the cartoon character who is tracked by his own personal black cloud, one of the largest waves of the day targets Bro. Rob and gives him a [...]

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Mar 02 2010

After action report – Tsunami in Ventura – a view from the docks

From: Rob Walton, Capt. S/V R Escape I fully agree with the plan for “next time” but being one of those who was on a boat in the harbor I’d like to relate what a “goat roping” this event was. We awoke aboard Saturday morning to predicted scattered showers and possible t-storms. Sailing was most [...]

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