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High Frequency Radar Data Enhances Navigation
Commercial shippers and recreational boaters alike will want to check out NOAA’s web page on High Frequency (HF) Radar Surface Currents, which provides surface current observations and tidal ...
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The Striking Facts about Lightning and Boats
The odds of getting struck by lightning are about one in a million. But if you own a boat, the odds of it being struck by lightning are ...
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Waterway Guide Releases Marinas App
Waterway Guide Media has released their FREE Waterway Guide Marinas App for iPhone and iPad, with detailed listings for over 3,600 marinas and boatyards. The Marinas App gives ...
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New Tool Launched to Fight Aggressive Invasive Lionfish
The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) and NOAA have partnered to launch a new web portal to provide managers, researchers, and the public with the latest information ...
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NOAA & British Geological Survey Update World Magnetic Model
NOAA officials recently announced the World Magnetic Model (WMM), a representation of Earth’s large-scale magnetic field and an indispensable complement to GPS devices used by NATO, the United States ...
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Chesapeake Bay Smart Buoys Provide Great Info
We sailed by one of these on Wednesday and I wondered what it was. Turns out… The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) ...
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Baltimore Announces Free Inner Harbor Wi-Fi
As free Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous in marinas and harbors around the world, the city of Baltimore, Maryland recently announced that visitors to the Inner Harbor will have ...
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App of the Week
A must have for sailors, boaters, surfers, & fishermen, MyTide is THE tide app that is as good looking and easy-to-use as it is useful…and you don’t need ...
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Elco Motor Yachts Launches New Line of Electric Outboard Motors
Elco Motor Yachts is applying its expertise to the electric outboard motor category by launching a new line of 5- and 7-horsepower motors that provide all the signature ...
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Message in a Bottle: With a USB Stick Inside?
Perhaps The Police’s 1979 hit Message in a Bottle will soon need to be updated for 2014 to include not just a letter, but also a USB stick ...
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