Saltair
@bluesaltair.bsky.social
40 years a sailor. Offshore & Coastal. Master on tugs to 150' & offshore sailing on a 32' ketch. Now retired on Cape Breton Island. Born & raised on Vancouver Island. Polio survivor class of 1949
https://saltair.pw/blog/
https://saltair.pw/blog/
Report on Mega yacht sinking
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What Sank the Bayesian Superyacht in Italy?
A Times investigation has found that an unusually tall mast, and the design changes it required, made a superyacht owned by a British tech mogul vulnerable to capsizing.
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October 31, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Report on Mega yacht sinking
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Canada’s colleges and universities are in surprisingly good shape, says a report.
But they reflect wider trends, and demographic change could collapse it. @crof.bsky.social explains.
But they reflect wider trends, and demographic change could collapse it. @crof.bsky.social explains.
Higher Ed in Canada Is a Story of Demographic Change | The Tyee
Post-secondaries reflect wider social trends.
thetyee.ca
October 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Canada’s colleges and universities are in surprisingly good shape, says a report.
But they reflect wider trends, and demographic change could collapse it. @crof.bsky.social explains.
But they reflect wider trends, and demographic change could collapse it. @crof.bsky.social explains.
I am not a fan of the Liberal party (much further left) but this rings true.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/10/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/10/o...
Say what you like about Justin Trudeau, he is qualified to be prime minister
The Trudeau Liberal government is the most progressive federal government in Canadian history, though hardly the left-wing regime of Conservative Party rhetoric.
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October 10, 2024 at 1:04 PM
I am not a fan of the Liberal party (much further left) but this rings true.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/10/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/10/o...
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Here is the history of NHC track and intensity forecasts for #Milton through Wednesday morning. The operational observed values are shown by the thick black dots/line.
For track, NHC forecasts have consistently been too far north. For intensity, nothing anticipated that explosive intensification.
For track, NHC forecasts have consistently been too far north. For intensity, nothing anticipated that explosive intensification.
October 9, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Here is the history of NHC track and intensity forecasts for #Milton through Wednesday morning. The operational observed values are shown by the thick black dots/line.
For track, NHC forecasts have consistently been too far north. For intensity, nothing anticipated that explosive intensification.
For track, NHC forecasts have consistently been too far north. For intensity, nothing anticipated that explosive intensification.
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Fascinating. Elongated jet dives south, captures #Helene, cuts off into a stalled upper level low, then both systems slingshot each other - #Fujiwhara -and Helene is pulled NW into the Ohio Valley.
But the cut off, “cuts off” any cooler/ drier air from reaching Florida :(
But the cut off, “cuts off” any cooler/ drier air from reaching Florida :(
September 26, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Fascinating. Elongated jet dives south, captures #Helene, cuts off into a stalled upper level low, then both systems slingshot each other - #Fujiwhara -and Helene is pulled NW into the Ohio Valley.
But the cut off, “cuts off” any cooler/ drier air from reaching Florida :(
But the cut off, “cuts off” any cooler/ drier air from reaching Florida :(
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Canadian Hurricane Centre takes note of TS Ernesto. Has Atlantic Canada in it's sites about a week from now.
August 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Canadian Hurricane Centre takes note of TS Ernesto. Has Atlantic Canada in it's sites about a week from now.
My favorite graphic this time of year
July 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
My favorite graphic this time of year
*NEWS* via Halifax Examiner this morning
July 12, 2024 at 3:31 PM
*NEWS* via Halifax Examiner this morning
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2 dead people have washed ashore on Sable Island
July 12, 2024 at 2:25 PM
2 dead people have washed ashore on Sable Island
Hurricane Beryl left the African coast about 2 weeks ago and now starts it's trek across North America exiting in Atlantic Canada. It will weaken as it dissipates and will exit sometime late next week. We will likely see some rain and a little wind from it.
July 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Hurricane Beryl left the African coast about 2 weeks ago and now starts it's trek across North America exiting in Atlantic Canada. It will weaken as it dissipates and will exit sometime late next week. We will likely see some rain and a little wind from it.
Every hurricane season I am taken back to early 1980's, when I experienced my first brush with them. I now live in an area that is on the fringe of exposure. This is increasing as the oceans warm. They are 7c above normal. Here is a link to the first experience
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Hurricane
Back in the South Pacific cyclone (Hurricane) season of 1982–83 we were avoiding them by spending an extended time in Tahiti aboard our home, an Offshore Sailboat. All available information said the s...
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July 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Every hurricane season I am taken back to early 1980's, when I experienced my first brush with them. I now live in an area that is on the fringe of exposure. This is increasing as the oceans warm. They are 7c above normal. Here is a link to the first experience
sites.google.com/saltair.org/...
sites.google.com/saltair.org/...
The end of the Silent Generation has about reached its best before date. We are the ones missing out on all this sudden push for care for the elderly. We will be dead by the time it makes a difference. But were lucky to live most of our life during the glory years of the late 20th century in Canada.
April 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
The end of the Silent Generation has about reached its best before date. We are the ones missing out on all this sudden push for care for the elderly. We will be dead by the time it makes a difference. But were lucky to live most of our life during the glory years of the late 20th century in Canada.
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Very much worth reading: www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts: Letter from the Editor
This is a tough column to write, because I don’t want to demean or insult those who write me in good faith. I’ve started it a half dozen times since November but turned to other topics each time becau...
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March 30, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Very much worth reading: www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
Excellent breakdown of Baltimore bridge collapse with links to in-depth on various segments such as ships bridge management, engine starting etc.
March 30, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Excellent breakdown of Baltimore bridge collapse with links to in-depth on various segments such as ships bridge management, engine starting etc.
Good coverage on the Baltimore bridge allision (which is when a ship hits an immovable object vs a collision with another ship).
gcaptain.com/baltimore-br...
gcaptain.com/baltimore-br...
March 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Good coverage on the Baltimore bridge allision (which is when a ship hits an immovable object vs a collision with another ship).
gcaptain.com/baltimore-br...
gcaptain.com/baltimore-br...
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Manitoba men switched at birth to get official government apology: The two men had been born on the same day in a small hospital north of Winnipeg in 1955 and learned of the mistake in 2022
Manitoba men switched at birth to get official government apology
The two men had been born on the same day in a small hospital north of Winnipeg in 1955 and learned of the mistake in 2022
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 20, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Manitoba men switched at birth to get official government apology: The two men had been born on the same day in a small hospital north of Winnipeg in 1955 and learned of the mistake in 2022
Another Stormy nite. This porch in Sydney Cape Breton was clear at 10:30 last night. A good couple of feet on top of the 5 in the ground.
February 14, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Another Stormy nite. This porch in Sydney Cape Breton was clear at 10:30 last night. A good couple of feet on top of the 5 in the ground.
Weather- here we go again! Another NE'r this one at least is not forecast to stall. They are calling for up to a couple of feet. This on top of the 5+' already on the ground. Most side walks are buried under in excess of 10'. Have doubled my grub stash to 2 weeks and am considering more. Bah humbug
February 13, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Weather- here we go again! Another NE'r this one at least is not forecast to stall. They are calling for up to a couple of feet. This on top of the 5+' already on the ground. Most side walks are buried under in excess of 10'. Have doubled my grub stash to 2 weeks and am considering more. Bah humbug
Hopefully this will get cleared today!
February 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Hopefully this will get cleared today!
We got 5-7' of a snow in one storm the other day our premier dissed us for calling a state of emergency. Our answer from a local musician.
Title:
Fiddler MacIsaac invites premier to snowshoe across Canso Causeway with him
Link:
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Title:
Fiddler MacIsaac invites premier to snowshoe across Canso Causeway with him
Link:
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Fiddler MacIsaac invites premier to snowshoe across Canso Causeway with him | SaltWire
SYDNEY, N.S. — Premier Tim Houston’s suggestion that the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s local state of emergency declaration was a ‘PR issue’ has ...
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February 9, 2024 at 10:46 AM
We got 5-7' of a snow in one storm the other day our premier dissed us for calling a state of emergency. Our answer from a local musician.
Title:
Fiddler MacIsaac invites premier to snowshoe across Canso Causeway with him
Link:
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Title:
Fiddler MacIsaac invites premier to snowshoe across Canso Causeway with him
Link:
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Winter Storm Cape Breton Island. Stalled system dumping 4 to 6' Friday to Tuesday. Battened down for duration.
February 4, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Winter Storm Cape Breton Island. Stalled system dumping 4 to 6' Friday to Tuesday. Battened down for duration.
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We're incredibly proud to announce we've been awarded the Freedom of Speech award in the 2024 Four Freedoms Awards. Eliot Higgins will be accepting the medal on behalf of the organisation in April. www.fourfreedoms.nl/en/nieuws/fi...
Five laureates honoured at Four Freedoms Awards 2024
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January 31, 2024 at 10:15 AM
We're incredibly proud to announce we've been awarded the Freedom of Speech award in the 2024 Four Freedoms Awards. Eliot Higgins will be accepting the medal on behalf of the organisation in April. www.fourfreedoms.nl/en/nieuws/fi...