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GOES West captured von Kármán vortices streaming around Guadalupe Island this morning. These cloud formations typically occur when the prevailing wind is diverted by elevated land features such as islands, mountaintops, or volcanoes. More cloud science at: noaa.gov/jetstream/clouds
July 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
GOES West captured von Kármán vortices streaming around Guadalupe Island this morning. These cloud formations typically occur when the prevailing wind is diverted by elevated land features such as islands, mountaintops, or volcanoes. More cloud science at: noaa.gov/jetstream/clouds
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![Comic. [Person amid rocks on boat decorated with a light. Above waterline, the top of the boat looks like a lighthouse. Below waterline is the bottom of the boat.] [caption] Sailing Tip: If you have a Flettner Rotor Sailboat, you can add some fake plastic rocks and a light to make other boats give you the right of way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiejksafjeyh4uzb622mb3eftusaqbg7hsv52a3vspxfvvf3bk7xvq@jpeg)
July 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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![Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid4vie3df7ltmh7capumhhqcpbejyr7ya7y762fasdeq46ud3gyva@jpeg)
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After 2 days of inshore racing in the bay of Concarneau, it’s time for the big one: the offshore race kicks off today at 14:30 (FR) 🏁
270 nautical miles of full-on racing ahead. It’s going to be intense but I’m fired up 🔥
🗺️ Track the race live #SoloGuyCotten 👉 cf.yb.tl/solo2025
270 nautical miles of full-on racing ahead. It’s going to be intense but I’m fired up 🔥
🗺️ Track the race live #SoloGuyCotten 👉 cf.yb.tl/solo2025
March 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
After 2 days of inshore racing in the bay of Concarneau, it’s time for the big one: the offshore race kicks off today at 14:30 (FR) 🏁
270 nautical miles of full-on racing ahead. It’s going to be intense but I’m fired up 🔥
🗺️ Track the race live #SoloGuyCotten 👉 cf.yb.tl/solo2025
270 nautical miles of full-on racing ahead. It’s going to be intense but I’m fired up 🔥
🗺️ Track the race live #SoloGuyCotten 👉 cf.yb.tl/solo2025