What weather!

Dec 17, 2018

Lots to talk about in the weather this week. High winds big waves and delays in ship traffic.

What weather!

What weather!

Lots to talk about in the weather this week. High winds big waves and delays in ship traffic.

More weather coming our way!

Dec 14, 2018

We seem to be having a run of stormy weather – totally appropriate for this time of year on the edge of the world where we live. So… let’s talk about the weather!

More weather coming our way!

More weather coming our way!

We seem to be having a run of stormy weather – totally appropriate for this time of year on the edge of the world where we live. So… let’s talk about the weather!

The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall

Dec 13, 2018

The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall, the youngest and only female sailor in the round the world Golden Globe Race. In the Golden Globe, sailors race solo for months with minimal technology to back them up. Her sailboat was dismasted, after it pitchpoled in a terrible storm in the Southern Ocean. She was injured and waited days until a cargo ship came to her aid.

What weather!

The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall

The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall, the youngest and only female sailor in the round the world Golden Globe Race. In the Golden Globe, sailors race solo for months with minimal technology to back them up. Her sailboat was dismasted, after it pitchpoled in a terrible storm in the Southern Ocean. She was injured and waited days until a cargo ship came to her aid.

Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 5

Dec 12, 2018

The final installment in my interview with Kent Willians, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA.

Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 5

Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 5

The final installment in my interview with Kent Willians, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA.

The weather outside is frightful

Dec 11, 2018

Today we take a look at the warmer but much wetter weather we’re having today on the Upper Left Edge. It’s messy and uncomfortable on land, but much worse offshore. We’ll take a look at where wave heights might be in a few days, and revisit one of my favorite nautical references: the Beaufort Wind Scale. Devised in 1805 by a British Naval Officer, it’s still relevant today.

The weather outside is frightful

The weather outside is frightful

Today we take a look at the warmer but much wetter weather we’re having today on the Upper Left Edge. It’s messy and uncomfortable on land, but much worse offshore. We’ll take a look at where wave heights might be in a few days, and revisit one of my favorite nautical references: the Beaufort Wind Scale. Devised in 1805 by a British Naval Officer, it’s still relevant today.

Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 4

The Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA , has been serving visiting marines for more than half a century. Center Executive Director Kent Williams explains in this interview excerpt how the center came to be, after an adventurous young woman traveled to Asia on board a cargo ship and decided mariners needed a home away from home when they were in the States.

Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 4

The Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA , has been serving visiting marines for more than half a century. Center Executive Director Kent Williams explains in this interview excerpt how the center came to be, after an adventurous young woman traveled to Asia on board a cargo ship and decided mariners needed a home away from home when they were in the States.