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Study Finds Rising Levels of Plastics in Oceans

Some eight million metric tons of plastic waste makes its way into the world’s oceans each year, and the amount of the debris is likely to increase greatly ...
On February 19, 2015 / By Andrew Cross
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Show the Ocean Some Love

This Valentine’s Day, leading conservation organization Sailors for the Sea is asking millions of U.S. boaters and others to show the ocean some love in celebration of Valentine’s Day, February ...
On February 4, 2015 / By Andrew Cross
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Become a Citizen Oceanographer: Help Scientists Close the Data Gap

Planning an open ocean cruise? If so, you are the key to helping scientists better understand the health of the world’s oceans. When we look across the limitless ...
On January 28, 2015 / By Andrew Cross
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VOR Sailors See Disturbing Amounts of Pollution in Asia

Bouwe Bekking, skipper of Team Brunel, is not impressed with what he has seen in Asian waters. His focus is the amount of garbage witnessed during the Volvo ...
On January 21, 2015 / By Andrew Cross
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Study Says 270,000 Tons of Plastic Floating in Oceans

A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks. The plastic is broken ...
On December 17, 2014 / By Andrew Cross
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100 Trans-Atlantic Sailboats Rally for Science

Before the new year, crew members from 100 sailboats are set to collect 600 ocean water samples from a 602,000-square-nautical-mile area in the Atlantic Ocean for ASC’s microplastics ...
On December 10, 2014 / By Andrew Cross
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Our Oceans: Why we should care?

Who doesn’t love a good info graphic these days, click on it to enlarge… ...
On November 20, 2014 / By Andrew Cross
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30 Days on the Bay with the Ocean Research Project

In case you thought a leisurely, month-long sail from Norfolk to Annapolis in Chesapeake summer sounds like fun, let’s examine Exhibit A: Matt Rutherford, who spent 30 days ...
On November 13, 2014 / By Andrew Cross
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$10,000 Available for the Best Safe and Clean Boating Outreach Projects

Like the name implies, the goal of the boater-funded BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is to educate boaters about safe and clean boating. The Foundation ...
On October 1, 2014 / By Andrew Cross
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Energy Survey Responses

Thanks to everyone who responded to our surveys on wind generators and solar panels. Look for an article in the November issue of Blue Water Sailing in regards ...
On September 17, 2014 / By Andrew Cross

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