Dec 23, 2022
Today we talk about King Tides, which are making an appearance again this week as they do every winter season. We’ll talk about tides and how they show up around here and how they’re measured – such as, what’s a 12 foot tide?
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Dec 23, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we talk about King Tides, which are making an appearance again this week as they do every winter season. We’ll talk about tides and how they show up around here and how they’re measured – such as, what’s a 12 foot tide?
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Dec 22, 2022
Today we talk about the winter solstice that happened yesterday, and what it represents: a turn toward the light, and the hopeful promise of a new year, and what mariners have to teach us about resilience.
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Dec 22, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we talk about the winter solstice that happened yesterday, and what it represents: a turn toward the light, and the hopeful promise of a new year, and what mariners have to teach us about resilience.
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Dec 21, 2022
Today we talk about an old-fashioned, hands on way to get from one place to another on the water: it’s deduced reckoning, known as “dead reckoning.” You’ll need a chart, a compass, a few drafting tools, along with an understanding of distance, speed, current, wind and a few other skills. It was the way to go before GPS equipment took over our lives, and the lives of ships at sea.
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Dec 21, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we talk about an old-fashioned, hands on way to get from one place to another on the water: it’s deduced reckoning, known as “dead reckoning.” You’ll need a chart, a compass, a few drafting tools, along with an understanding of distance, speed, current, wind and a few other skills. It was the way to go before GPS equipment took over our lives, and the lives of ships at sea.
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Dec 20, 2022
Today a look at how ships get around at night when they can’t see where they’re going: navigation lights, buoys, sextants, stars, GPS, and a few thoughts about the loneliness of being a long distance sailor on a cargo ship, at night, far from land on the deep blue sea.
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Dec 20, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today a look at how ships get around at night when they can’t see where they’re going: navigation lights, buoys, sextants, stars, GPS, and a few thoughts about the loneliness of being a long distance sailor on a cargo ship, at night, far from land on the deep blue sea.
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Dec 19, 2022
Today we talk in depth about the ship schedule, and especially those commonly seen barges on the river that have heaps of white powder on them. Lots of questions in the air about these when they do by, so we’ll talk about what’s on board.
(Spoiler alert: it’s limestone.)
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Dec 19, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we talk in depth about the ship schedule, and especially those commonly seen barges on the river that have heaps of white powder on them. Lots of questions in the air about these when they do by, so we’ll talk about what’s on board.
(Spoiler alert: it’s limestone.)
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Dec 16, 2022
Today we look at a type of vessel that that is a regular visitor to our waters: the ATB tug and barge rig. It’s sort of a hybrid of a ship and a tug and barge tow. More efficient in some ways, less expensive to operate than ships. Because of these quallities, we’re likely to see more of them as the years go by.
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Dec 16, 2022 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we look at a type of vessel that that is a regular visitor to our waters: the ATB tug and barge rig. It’s sort of a hybrid of a ship and a tug and barge tow. More efficient in some ways, less expensive to operate than ships. Because of these quallities, we’re likely to see more of them as the years go by.
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