by dave | Nov 15, 2017 | Oceans
There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope. (Bernard Williams) My brother, Jon, and I had a wild and wooly 250 mile sail from Norfolk, Virginia to Moorhead City, North Carolina on a forty hour – 25 to 35 knot Northeast blow – surfing...
by dave | Nov 8, 2017 | Oceans
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.” (UN Global Warming Report) On Friday, November...
by dave | Nov 1, 2017 | Oceans
“Together we can build a world we want, a world we’re proud to leave our children and grandchildren.” – Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General We sailed 96 miles up the Potomac River from Chesapeake Bay to the Navy Yard on the Anacostia River in Washington D.C....
by dave | Oct 24, 2017 | Oceans
You were born of the stars, dear girl; Stop settling for the dust they leave behind. (Daniel Walsh) On October 17th, I offered a Climate Action Now (CAN) program at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx for the school’s Environmental Club. The club has...
by dave | Oct 17, 2017 | Oceans
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. (Thomas Jefferson) On Saturday, October 14, Dave, along with two friends: Karen and Steve, sailed down the East River from Long Island Sound – beneath 9 iconic bridges, by the...
by dave | Oct 12, 2017 | Oceans
Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. E.O. Wilson I had a moment this morning that was a window into why I love the ocean. After a week of beating into southwest winds, rolling seas and adverse...
