World’s oldest sailor finishes 3 year circumnavigation
Posted on 19 September 2011 by Jon Amtrup Minoru Saito (77 years and 8 months) thought he was going on a record fast solo the wrong way around the world when he left. But he returned to Japan three years and an earthquake, two tsunamis, a knee operation, giant icebergs, towering waves and five typhoons...
Indian Ocean study seeks climate clues
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they’re joining an international effort to learn how global weather patterns are influenced by tropical weather brewing in the Indian Ocean. The six-month field research will use aircraft, ships, moorings, radar, numerical models and other tools to study how weather systems arise in the Indian Ocean and...
The Fish are shrinking!
19 September 2011 Fish shrinkage probed in lab Scientists are starting a novel project to investigate whether overfishing alters fish behaviour and changes their pattern of development. Overexploitation of stocks has already been shown to select for smaller fish. A team reporting at the meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology in Germany will deliberately...
Leaders launch new shark conservation effort
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Bahamas, Colombia, Honduras, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, and Palau Commit to More Sanctuaries; International Action Leaders from eight countries launched an initiative today to prevent the extinction of sharks, symbolizing the latest development in the growing movement to safeguard the ocean’s top predator. Members of...
Making science journalism accessible to anyone
A must listen program…Host of RadioLab, one of the best, most intelligent, and interesting programs on radio, TV or online, the MacArthur Foundation today recognized Jad Abumrad and awarded him one of the MacArhtur Fellow “Genius Grant” awards for 2011. “…Abumrad is inspiring boundless curiosity within a new generation of listeners…”. Listen today at www.radiolab.org...
Surfing evolution onward and upward
Yesterday’s action at the Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles was a demonstration of why surfing can but never will join the likes of professional football, basketball and baseball. The progression and innovation in surfing creates a constantly evolving (for the better) bit of entertainment, but in the end, who wins and how they do so is still...
25 Years of International Coastal Cleanup – Tomorrow is the Day!
OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup has become the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health. Nearly nine million volunteers from 152 countries and locations have cleaned 145 million pounds of trash from the shores of lakes, streams, rivers, and the ocean on just one day each year. They have recorded...
Hawaii sailor finds message in bottle tossed in ocean from Japan 5 years ago
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii — A Japanese school girl’s note in a bottle dropped into the ocean five years ago has been found washed up on Hawaii’s shores. Petty Officer Jon Moore stumbled upon the clear glass bottle Thursday during a beach cleanup at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai. (Associated Press) ...
Great profile of BlooSee executives in El Pais
El País recently profiled several technology executives, including two from BlooSee. El País (English: The Country) is the largest non-sports Spanish national daily newspaper with an average daily print circulation of almost 400,000.
10th Anniversary Sail for Pride to Benefit Veterans and Active Duty Servicemen and Women
Newport, RI – This Sunday, Sept. 11, on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S., Sail Newport along with the local sailing community will hold a race to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that fateful moment in history and to raise funds for wounded veterans and Rhode Island servicemen and women’s families. Two charities will...
Keeping up with the new Americas Cup yachts
Tony Hembrow, CEO of Rayglass Boats discusses a new boat designed for the Americas Cup yachts. ”…the new America’s Cup cats have such incredible acceleration and can reach such high speeds, we needed a Protector that could cruise at 30 knots and reach more than 50 knots when required.”…Read the article in the New Zealand Herald....
