May 16, 2023 | beaches, boating, children, earthquakes, economic development, economy, education, EPA, Everglades, FEMA, Florida, Florida Keys, FWC, government, hurricanes, News, NOAA, observatories, oceans, rivers, USA, waterways, waves, weather, weather fronts, World, yachting
Whether you believe in climate change or not there is a cyclical weather pattern that comes and goes with regularity. It is called the El Nino and La Nina. El Nino means the little boy in Spanish. La Nina means little girl in Spanish. How does that affect us? El Nino...
Mar 9, 2023 | avalanches, California, climate change, earth, Earth Day, environment, EPA, Everglades, hurricanes, USA, waves, World, yachting
I offer up the following as a definition for what we call a tsunami. Tsunami is of Japanese origin. “Tsu” meaning harbor and “Nami” waves. You may also hear these waves referred to as tidal waves or even seismic waves. Both of those can be somewhat misleading in that...
Feb 7, 2023 | Artists, Christians, Civil War, coastal cruising, conversations, earth, economy, environment, Florida, Florida Keys, Greece, Greek Islands, Greeks, history, innovation, money, Movie Stars, music, News, Orthodoxy, passover, peace, real estate, religion, romance, society, trade, War, yachting
Greece is known for its rich culture, raw unparalleled beauty, and delectable cuisine. It has been a dream of mine to go there one day in the not-too-distant future. In this article I will highlight the Greek Islands. Amorgos is a place to go if you simply want to...
Jan 25, 2023 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Astronauts, boating, California, clean boatyard, Cpaitalism, DEP, economy, environment, EPA, Florida, money, new releases, News, Space, Space Exploration, Space Race, USA, waterways, World, yachting
This may seem like a strange title for a blog post but I assure you it will crystalize soon. I am sure you are familiar with Elon Musk and SpaceX. SpaceX has produced some cutting-edge technology and one such outcropping for their endeavor is the Just Read the...
Oct 19, 2021 | 2021, boating, Coast Guard, coastal cruising, DEP, EPA, Florida, Florida Keys, USA, waterways, yachting
Before we get started it may be helpful to understand exactly what a bouy is and does. Do you know what a bouy is and does? A bouy is a device that floats on the water and assists boaters in navigating the waterways. Bouys are used to warn vessel operators of dangers...
Apr 10, 2021 | England, Germany, Greece, love, Prince Philip, romance, War, World, WWII, yachting
Philip was born in Corfu, Greece in June of 1921. His father was Prince Andrew or Denmark and Greece and his mother Princess Alice of Battenberg giving him the tile of Prince in both Greece and Denmark. His uncle was King of Greece, Constantine I, who ruled Greece...
