Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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Tech Talk 0
Bubbles Keeping Plastic From the Ocean
(CNN) – A bubble barrier has been put in place to keep plastic pollution from flowing from waterways into the ocean. The Great Bubble Barrier, a Dutch system ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Musty Boat Odors
How often do you come back to your boat after a couple of days, open it up and wrinkle your nose due to the musty odors eminating from ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Edible Cookie Dough
How many times have you or your kids wanted to snitch some raw cookie dough but refrain due to health conerns of eating raw dough? This recipe from ...
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UP FRONT 0
Communications at Sea
In last week’s Just Cruising, I wrote about communications aboard cruising boats and offered some of my experience and asked readers to chime in with what they have ...
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Dock Talk 0
A Disaster at Sea
(Economic Times) – Last month the cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl was headed from the UAE via Qatar, India and Sri Lanka en route to Singapore when they ...
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Yacht Sinks Off Western Australia, Five Onboard Rescued
(ABC.net.au) – A yacht struck a reef off Jurien Bay, a coastal town in Western Australia forcing five people into the water. Three adults were rescued after about ...
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Dock Talk 0
Boat Sales and Rentals Continue to Rise in 2021
Boat sales continue their upward path, continuing from 2020 as people considered boating a ‘safe’ pandemic sport. Boatbuilders in some cases are having a tough time getting supplies ...
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Overboard Near the Bahamas
(Turn to 10) – 52-year old Britt Taylor was helping a skipper deliver a 42-foot boat from Puerto Rico to Maryland when she fell overboard. This occurred during ...
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Humpback Whales Singing Off New York City
(CBS NewYork) – There have been increased sightings of humpback whales in the waters off New York City and now scientists have proof of the whales singing here ...
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