Our Oceans Our Lives

Blog #5: Sailing into the Big Apple

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...

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Blog #4: Nature Holds the Key to Life

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...

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Blog #3: The Role of Adventure

“The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, it’s not an adventure until something goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” (Yvon Chouinard) Solo sailing from Thomaston, Maine to Portland to Portsmouth was rather idyllic with beautiful sunrises and sunset, fair...

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Blog #2: Climate Action Now in Portland, Maine

Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up. (David Orr)  On October 4, Dave lead two Climate Action Now (CAN) programs in Portland. The first was a presentation for David Vaughn’s marine biology class at the Waynflete School. It was exciting to be back in a classroom...

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