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What’s Happening to Utah’s Great Salt Lake?

(CBS News) – As the picture above shows, Great Salt Lake appears to be shrinking. Once covering 2,300 square miles, the lake is now just about a third ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Satellite-based Sargassum Watch System (SaWS)

Based on satellite observations and statistics of historical events, in early February 2018 the Optical Oceanography Lab developed the first 1-page Sargassum outlook bulletin for the Caribbean Sea. ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Why Do It?

This is the 52nd year of the Transpac, a 2,225 mile journey from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI. The host of the race, Transpacific Yacht Club wondered ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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What is the Intracoastal Waterway?

Have you ever thought of taking a few weeks to do the Intracoastal Waterway but wondered where exactly it is? The American Sailing Association (ASA) explains the beginning ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Survival at Sea

(getpocket.com) – In 2019 three men set sail from Japan to Hawaii on a 42 foot sailboat, the Coco-Haz III. They had a short window to bring the ...
On February 24, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Provisioning for an Offshore Passage

(allatsea.net) – Jo Ella Barnes, on the board of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association is a longtime cruiser onboard Starburst, a Hallberg-Rassy 43. She offers suggestions for how ...
On February 24, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Overboard in Australia SailGP Race: Video

(The Independent/flipboard.com) – Footage captures the moment a Team GB crew member was swept off his catamaran and thrown into the water while competing in the Australia Sail ...
On February 24, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Solo, Round-the-World Attempt

(chesapeakebaymagazine.com) – Donald Lawson, a professional sailor with experience in passagemaking and racing is making an attempt at circling the globe in just around 40 days, to beat ...
On February 24, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Wind Generator vs Owner: a Cautionary Tale

(pbo.co.uk.com) – The owner, his wife and two others were on a sail onboard a Montevideo 43, Good as Gold. The crew had enjoyed a brisk sail and ...
On February 24, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Coast Guard and Chemical Tank Ship Rescue a Sailor in the Caribbean Sea

(coastguardnews.com) – Coast Guard crews and the crew of the chemical tank ship Silver Dover assisted a boater in distress Saturday morning in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 57 ...
On February 17, 2023 / By Sandy Parks

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