Category: Coastal News

America’s Great Loop on a Budget

11/19/2020 - Interest in the Great Loop, the 6,000-mile boat trip that circumnavigates the eastern US and part of Canada, is growing rapidly. But, as many consider taking on this adventure of a lifetime, a frequent question is “Can I afford it?” The simple answer is yes, as there are many ways… SEE MORE

https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov

Slow Speed Zone SE of NYC to Protect Right Whales

11/18/2020 - In Effect Through December 2 NOAA Fisheries is triggering a Slow Zone (voluntary vessel speed restriction zone), southeast of New York City. This Slow Zone was triggered on November 17, 2020, when the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute acoustic monitoring buoy detected right whales in the New York Bight, New York. Mariners, please go around this… SEE MORE

Boating 101: Tips for Collision Avoidance

11/16/2020 - By Pat Mundus. In June 2019, the 85-foot pilot schooner Elbe No. 5, known to many of us as California’s ex-Wander Bird, collided with the 462-foot container ship Astrosprinter on the Elbe River near Hamburg, Germany. The schooner was 136 years old and had just completed a $1.7 million restoration. She had 43… SEE MORE

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2020/11/seabins-trap-plastics-great-lakes-canada/

New Project Pulls Plastics Out of the Great Lakes

11/12/2020 - By Sharon Oosthoek. An estimated 9,887 metric tonnes (22 million pounds) of plastics make their way into the Great Lakes every year. Now a new project aims not only to suck out some of that plastic but stop it from getting into the lakes in the first place. It began last summer with… SEE MORE

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/sports/sailing/sailing-vendee-globe-yachts.html?referringSource=articleShare

This Couple Is Sailing Around the World – Against Each Other

11/11/2020 - By Chris Museler. Before beginning the Vendée Globe, a solo, nonstop around-the-world sailing race, Romain Attanasio could only describe the preparation as complicated. Sure, there was sorting out the sails. And fine-tuning the navigation systems and acquiring and storing three months worth of freeze-dried food and troubleshooting myriad technical issues,… SEE MORE

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/weather/eta-storm-wednesday/index.html

Hurricane Eta Threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast

11/11/2020 - By Madeline Holcombe. Eta strengthened again to a Category 1 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning, and it could soon veer toward Florida bringing heavy downpours and dangerous flash flooding, river flooding and landslides. Hurricane watches are in effect from Anna Maria Island to Yankeetown, Florida, meaning hurricane… SEE MORE

WorkBoat Names its 10 Significant Boats of 2020

11/10/2020 - By David Krapf. Once again, the readers of WorkBoat and WorkBoat.com will choose the Boat of the Year from the top 10 list. You can place your VOTE HERE. Voting ends on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Last year’s Boat of the Year was Crowley Maritime‘s Taino and El Coqui, built at VT Halter Marine. The Boat of the Year will… SEE MORE

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Prime Bird Areas in the Great Lakes Lack Protection

11/6/2020 - By Joshua Rapp Learn. Many prime areas for birds in the Great Lakes region of the United States lack protection, according to new research. The northern shore of Lake Michigan is particularly rich in marsh bird biodiversity. “There are a lot of high priority wetlands that need to be protected,”… SEE MORE

5 Tips for Buying a New or Used Boat

11/4/2020 - By Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore/BoatUS With families unable to spend their usual summer traveling, attending summer camp, or visiting friends and relatives due to the coronavirus pandemic, many more Americans turned to boating in 2020 than in years past. The National Marine Manufacturers Association reported that sales of new powerboats were up… SEE MORE

Free Pumpout Nav App – Your Go-To Guide for Sewage Disposal

11/4/2020 - Whether you are exploring new waterways or sailing comfortably in familiar territory, after a day on your vessel, you’ll want to find the most convenient location to dump at the pump before you return home. Now there’s an app for that, available in select regions of California, throughout Oregon and… SEE MORE

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