Holiday lights on the Sausalito waterfront
The smell of spiced cider brewing wafted from below deck. The mast and lifelines of the 43’ Westsail were wrapped in Christmas lights in preparation for the 24th Annual Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks. The lights on Cavalo were plugged in with a cheer and she sparkled on the water beneath a rising moon....
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) ...
BlooSee spots: Peter Cafe Sport & paintings of yachts names in Horta, Azores
Some people think this is an overrated place, while others believe it fully deserves the legend. Peter Cafe Sport is one of those places not to be missed by sailors crosssing the Atlantic on the Northern route (usually West to East). It has appeared in sailing literature (even sir Francis Chichester mentions it on his...
BlooSee spots: Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth
The deepest place on Earth is on the Pacific ocean, SW of Guam, along what’s known as the Mariana Trench. We have the two deepest known places on Earth geolocated on BlooSee: Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench): http://bloosee.com/r/iddXsU HMRG Deep (Mariana Trench): http://bloosee.com/r/iSzqEL Some information from Wikipedia: “The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the...
