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World Surf Day June 20(0)
International Surfing Day is fast approaching. On June 20, surfers all over the world will paddle out to celebrate that thing which makes our lives different, and a little better, than our land-bound neighbors. International Surfing Day is a synthetic holiday — like Father’s Day, which coincides with ISD this year — but one that [...]
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Active Hurricane Season Forecast
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season this year. Forecasters are calling for 14 to 23 named storms in the 2010 hurricane season. An average year would only see 11 named storms (with top winds of 39 mph or higher) in the Atlantic Basin. Key factors in the formation of [...]
Plastiki Sails South
Just a couple of updates from the Plastiki crew. The vessel recently made landfall at Christmas Island, Kiribati, about 230 kilometers north of the Equator and almost 7000 kms from their destination of Sydney. The vessel and crew appear to be in good shape, although crew member Dave T. was clearly stoked to be ashore. [...]
Plastiki Is Underway
The Plastiki, the catamaran made out of recycled plastic, set sail from San Francisco Bay 10 days ago. After four years of preparation, the 60-foot catamaran finally cast off her lines at a Sausalito pier, passed below the Golden Gate Bridge, and made for open ocean on Saturday, March 20. Currently the boat is off [...]