Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks

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  Tech Talk 0

  Improving Hurricane Predictions

  NOAA is always looking towards improving their weather predictions and in particular their hurricane predictions and forecasts. They are teamed up in this 2020 hurricane season with partners ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Cool Things to Do 0

  Movie Night on the Water

  Here is somelthing to look forward to, almost too silly to ignore. According to the Patriot News (PA), in September you can look forward to a movie night ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Boat Reviews 0

  Beneteau’s Oceanis 40.1 is a Versatile Family Cruiser

  The new Oceanis 40.1 was designed by Marc Lombard and has the interior and deck design and styling by Nauta Design. The brief for the new boat was ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dock Talk 0

  Captain Kidd, Pirate or Not?

  (Daily Record/UK) – William Kidd of Dundee, Scotland, better known as Captain Kidd was hung as a pirate in London in 1701. Mostly known as a pirate, there ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dock Talk 0

  Mapping the Seabed; Only 293 Million Square Kilometers To Go

  According to scientists the topography of the ocean floor is less well known than the surfaces of the planets. Knowledge of the seabed would help to understand the ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dock Talk 0

  The Sailing Museum

  For years a national hall of fame for sailors has been bandied about. After much discussion a home in Newport, RI was agreed upon and the musuem is ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dock Talk 0

  Hurricane Damage in Texas

  (Caller Times) – Hurricane Hanna went through Corpus Christi, TX last week serving as a reminder that we are in the middle of the 2020 hurricane season. The ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Dock Talk 0

  Rescue Fails for Missing Couple Off Tanzania

  (ABC News/Aus) – The search for Del and Craig McEwan has been called off. The couple went missing after their 46-foot catamaran Ohana-Uli sank off the coast of ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Just Cruising with George Day 0

  Eight Bells for Cruising Legend Larry Pardey

  This week we lost an old friend and a man, in partnership with his wife Lin, who inspired literally a generation of dreamers to live out their dreams ...

  On July 31, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  For the Hungry Crew 0

  Grilled Corn with Husks

  From The Gunny Sack comes this easy yet delicious way to grill corn on the cob. By leaving the husk on, its simple to have great tasting corn ...

  On July 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks