Jun 29, 2022
The Pacific Tracker is a US Department of Defense missile tracking ship, homeported in Portland at the shipyard at Swan Island. She carries big rafar arrayson deck, hidden under covers that look like giant golf balls. So it’s hard to miss her as she goes by.
Photo courtesy marinetraffic.com. Photographer: Mike Cullom, Puget Island in the Columbia River. 2021-06-09 12:16
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Jun 29, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The Pacific Tracker is a US Department of Defense missile tracking ship, homeported in Portland at the shipyard at Swan Island. She carries big rafar arrayson deck, hidden under covers that look like giant golf balls. So it’s hard to miss her as she goes by.
Photo courtesy marinetraffic.com. Photographer: Mike Cullom, Puget Island in the Columbia River. 2021-06-09 12:16
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Jun 28, 2022
I was reading, in a sailing Facebook group that I belong to, about a person who just bought a new sailboat and is contemplating making the trip down the coast from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Astoria in the ocean. They were asking the group for advice. That got me thinking about the infamous Columbia River Bar and how important timing your arrival can be if you’re going to safely cross. So we’ll talk about the bar, and why it’s such a bear.
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Jun 28, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
I was reading, in a sailing Facebook group that I belong to, about a person who just bought a new sailboat and is contemplating making the trip down the coast from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Astoria in the ocean. They were asking the group for advice. That got me thinking about the infamous Columbia River Bar and how important timing your arrival can be if you’re going to safely cross. So we’ll talk about the bar, and why it’s such a bear.
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Jun 26, 2022
Today we talk about “turning basins” on the Columbia River: what they are, where they are, and why a ship might need one.
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Jun 26, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we talk about “turning basins” on the Columbia River: what they are, where they are, and why a ship might need one.
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Jun 24, 2022
Today, a look at the swift moving currents on the Columbia, and what they mean for boaters and people who may end up in the water. Boating here means considering and working with current – it’s your constant companion if you are in a boat on the Columbia.
Image: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Photographer Stteve Morgan.
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Jun 24, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a look at the swift moving currents on the Columbia, and what they mean for boaters and people who may end up in the water. Boating here means considering and working with current – it’s your constant companion if you are in a boat on the Columbia.
Image: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Photographer Stteve Morgan.
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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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