Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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Creating Islands a Dredge at a Time
(Pocket) – Large hopper dredger ships are used to rebuild or create islands by pumping large amounts of sand from the ocean floor. In the U.S. a ship ...
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Search for Singlehanded Sailor Called Off
(the Advocate-Aus) – A search for an experienced yachtsman was called off in Bass Strait, Australia after his 59-foot boat was found adrift. The New South Wales sailor ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Hope for the New Year
It is hard to believe but this year is our fifteenth since we started publishing Cruising Compass back in 2006. At the start, publishing a digital newsletter delivered ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Pan-Fried Ginger Noodles
Here is a great addition for your meals around Christmas-time. Many people like to celebrate the season with Chinese food and this recipe from The Splendid Table fits ...
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Tech Talk 0
Mapping the Ocean Floor
Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project aiming to map the entire ocean floor in order to help scientists understand the impact oceans have on the earth’s climate. The ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Winter Cocktails From Around the World
In time for the holidays our friends at The Moorings have come up with an all-important list of winter cocktails, and even better yet, the recipes to go ...
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Dock Talk 0
Treasure Hunter Marks 5th Year in Jail for Refusing to Note Location of Missing Gold Coins
(Tampa Bay Times) – The SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold sank off the coast of South Carolina in a 1857 hurricane. In 1988 research ...
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Two Cyclones Devloping in the South Pacific
(noonsite) – As if 2020 hasn’t thrown enough at us, two separate cyclones are developing in the Pacific which could have impact on a number of countries. With ...
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Disagreement in Barbados
(The Guardian) – Islanders and developers in Barbados are not seeing eye to eye. A group of investors are planing on building a $2 billion luxury resort in ...
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