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A Coastal Christmas
Dec 24, 2018This Christmas Eve show is dedicated to all mariners working on the holidays. Hear the story of “A Coastal Christmas,” in which Santa is rescued by crabbers and the Coast Guard, and a Christmas disaster is averted. A charming take on “The Night Before Christmas” by Long Beach Peninsula writer Lynette Rae McAdams. The book is illustrated by Astoria artist Sally Lackaff. Available in bookstores around the region. Music “Waiting for Saint Nick,” by Seattle singer-songwriter Larry Murante.
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Captain of the Port interview, Part 2
Dec 20, 2018Part two of an interview with USCG Capt. Jeremy Smith, commander of Air Station Astoria and Captain of the Port.
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Captain of the Port interview, Part 1
Dec 19, 2018Part 1 of an interview with USCG Capt. Jeremy Smith, commander of air station Astoria and the Captain of the Port.
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Bar’s closed, in fact a bunch of them are…
Dec 18, 2018Looking down the PNW coast, all of the waterways that open into the ocean are under some kind of vessel restriction today.
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The Bar’s on Red Status and the storm is here!
Just two ships made it into the river today during slack water on the Columbia River Bar. Otherwise, vessels are waiting for better weather. We’ll talk about what’s happening and what’s to come in our Upper Left Edge weather.
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What weather!
Dec 17, 2018Lots to talk about in the weather this week. High winds big waves and delays in ship traffic.
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More weather coming our way!
Dec 14, 2018We 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!
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The dramatic rescue of Susie Goodall
Dec 13, 2018The 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.
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Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center, Part 5
Dec 12, 2018The final installment in my interview with Kent Willians, executive director of the Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center at the Port of Vancouver, WA.
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The weather outside is frightful
Dec 11, 2018Today 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.
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