Jun 23, 2022
A caring reminder that with our first nice weekend of the season, people will be flocking to our beaches. So go out there and have a good time. But remember, it’s the Pacific Northwest, not a tropical resort.
Let’s remember that though the air is warm, the water remains dangerously cold.
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Jun 23, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A caring reminder that with our first nice weekend of the season, people will be flocking to our beaches. So go out there and have a good time. But remember, it’s the Pacific Northwest, not a tropical resort.
Let’s remember that though the air is warm, the water remains dangerously cold.
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Jun 21, 2022
We’ll talk today about some of those events in the astronomical calendar that define our seasons. One of them is the summer solstice. But wait, if you’re in the southern hemisphere it’s the winter solstice. What’s up with that?
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Jun 21, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We’ll talk today about some of those events in the astronomical calendar that define our seasons. One of them is the summer solstice. But wait, if you’re in the southern hemisphere it’s the winter solstice. What’s up with that?
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Well, the weather’s getting nice and you know what that means… people will start going out on the water in boats – everything from kayaks to sailboats to power boats.
So let’s talk a little about what to do if you’re on one, and it starts to sink. This happens probably more often than you realize.
A few tips on how to call for help if you need it.
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Jun 21, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Well, the weather’s getting nice and you know what that means… people will start going out on the water in boats – everything from kayaks to sailboats to power boats.
So let’s talk a little about what to do if you’re on one, and it starts to sink. This happens probably more often than you realize.
A few tips on how to call for help if you need it.
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Jun 20, 2022
A crisis on the water off Manzanita in the ocean this weekend: a commercial fishing boat caught fire and the captain, the only person on board, had to jump into the ocean to save himself. Fortunately, he was rescued by a nearby boater. We’ll talk about the tradition and legality of doing the right thing at sea.
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Jun 20, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A crisis on the water off Manzanita in the ocean this weekend: a commercial fishing boat caught fire and the captain, the only person on board, had to jump into the ocean to save himself. Fortunately, he was rescued by a nearby boater. We’ll talk about the tradition and legality of doing the right thing at sea.
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Jun 17, 2022
A big story in the news this week is the discovery of the timbers of a sunken Spanish galleon from 1693 in a sea cave on the beach near Manzanita, Oregon. This doesn’t mean you should run out there and try to find your own treasure. We’ll talk about why this is a bad idea for most people.
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Jun 17, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A big story in the news this week is the discovery of the timbers of a sunken Spanish galleon from 1693 in a sea cave on the beach near Manzanita, Oregon. This doesn’t mean you should run out there and try to find your own treasure. We’ll talk about why this is a bad idea for most people.
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Jun 15, 2022
After the partial collapse yesterday of the old cannery building in Astoria that now houses Buoy Beer, we take a look at the inherent perils of owning a building that is built over the water on pilings. There are miraculous aspects to these old venerable structures, and plenty of nautical charm. But they can be a headache to their owners, who navigate great risk owning something that stands in the shallows of the mighty Columbia.
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Jun 15, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
After the partial collapse yesterday of the old cannery building in Astoria that now houses Buoy Beer, we take a look at the inherent perils of owning a building that is built over the water on pilings. There are miraculous aspects to these old venerable structures, and plenty of nautical charm. But they can be a headache to their owners, who navigate great risk owning something that stands in the shallows of the mighty Columbia.
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