Jul 05, 2022
I had occasion to stop and observe the Columbia River closely this weekend. What I noticed tells a lot about this powerful river and what we need to know about it. This knowledge is accessible to anyone who takes a moment to stop and look.
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Jul 5, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
I had occasion to stop and observe the Columbia River closely this weekend. What I noticed tells a lot about this powerful river and what we need to know about it. This knowledge is accessible to anyone who takes a moment to stop and look.
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Jul 01, 2022
Today we talk about a weather term that’s bandied about but I bet hardly anyone knows what it means: thermal trough. It’s influencing our weather this weekend. It has to do with heat and wind, and the natural inclination of our world to seek balance in all things.
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Jul 1, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we talk about a weather term that’s bandied about but I bet hardly anyone knows what it means: thermal trough. It’s influencing our weather this weekend. It has to do with heat and wind, and the natural inclination of our world to seek balance in all things.
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Jun 29, 2022
A cruise ship that has visited Astoria before was cruising the waters off Hubbard Glacier in the southeast area of Alaska waters, an area common for cruises, and hit an iceberg.
It’s an odd story, but maybe no longer quite so odd. Experts have warned us for years now that melting northern ice will mean more free floating ice chunks and more potential danger for ships.
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Jun 29, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A cruise ship that has visited Astoria before was cruising the waters off Hubbard Glacier in the southeast area of Alaska waters, an area common for cruises, and hit an iceberg.
It’s an odd story, but maybe no longer quite so odd. Experts have warned us for years now that melting northern ice will mean more free floating ice chunks and more potential danger for ships.
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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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