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  Water Quality Improves in Long Island Sound

  (Trade Only Today) – Since the 1990s Connecticut and New York have been working to improve the water quality of Long Island Sound. The success of the program ...

  On June 3, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  The Increasing Size of Container Ships

  (NPR) – A couple of weeks ago a container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal and the concern is that this may happen more often in the ...

  On April 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  New Electronics: 2021 Edition

  BoatUS gives a rundown on some of the new electronics for 2021. Integration of the units is key and the electronics keep getting smarter. They take a look ...

  On February 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Race Buoys for Socially Distanced Times

  The Storm Trysail club has announced the running of the 29th Storm Trysail Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville, June 21-25, 2021. Automated mark technology will be used to ...

  On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Noise, Noise, Noise

  (gCaptain.com) – You don’t often think about it, but there is a lot of noise in the ocean and a great deal of it caused by human interaction. ...

  On February 12, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Iridium Launches First World-Wide Marine Distress Service

  Iridium just launched the first world-wide, real-time emergency marine distress service. The new Iridium Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) started last week; it is the first ...

  On January 8, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Mapping the Ocean Floor

  Seabed 2030 is a collaborative project aiming to map the entire ocean floor in order to help scientists understand the impact oceans have on the earth’s climate. The ...

  On December 18, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  New Weather Routing Algorithm From PredictWind

  PredictWind has announced a new weather routing algorithm which will lead to faster routes. They have also added long range forecasts to their model along with ‘routing corridors’ ...

  On December 11, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  The RITE Project

  Verdant Power is installing three turbines in the East River in New York City which will feed power to to Consolidated Edison Inc.’s grid. The turbines will be ...

  On November 6, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Production of Sailcloth

  Due to the Coronavirus most boat shows have been cancelled for 2020. In its place a number of virtual boat shows have popped up online, one being the ...

  On October 30, 2020 / By Sandy Parks