A sudden squall shook me awake. I checked the cockpit - forty knots. No mistaking that power..

These craft are used by the Navy and by NOAA for long-duration, wind-powered, solar-assisted autonomous missions. A Saildrone-style USV can: Operate months at sea with no crew Use wind for propulsion + solar for electronics Patrol coastlines Conduct intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) Collect meteorological and oceanographic data Transmit everything via satellite in real time

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While in Mindelo we went to a charming bar and there was that lady with amazing voice!

Wind changed overnight to a strong southern breeze and after a mooring ball failed a yacht hit the reef and sank in from of me in seconds... So sad..

July 3, 2020. Nutrient and sediment pollution in Chesapeake Bay. Thousands of fish dead. This goes miles and miles! Wastewater treatment plants, urban, suburban and agricultural runoffs are killing our beautiful Bay!!