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A group of very excited scuba divers with Great Adventures Cruises at Green Island were treated to a rare encounter with a young adult dugong. Estimated to be around 2 metres in length, this was the first dugong sighting recorded by Great Adventures divers at Green Island in several years. It was also the first ever sighting for videographer Dan Liu and two very lucky introductory divers on holiday from Ballarat Victoria. “It was so exciting to see! He was very curious swimming near us as the group were diving on a nearby coral bommie. He came close within about 4 metres, swimming away and then coming back for another look before swimming off over the seagrass beds,” said Dan Liu. Dugongs, often called sea cows, as they graze shallow seagrass meadows (eating up to 40kg a day!) are found across the tropical belt in Australia. They reach a length of 3 metres, live up to 70 years of age and can weigh as much as 400kg. Dugongs are fascinating mammals, sharing a common ancestor with elephants, and early sailors are believed to have confused them for mythical mermaids. They are most closely related to the manatee, their northern hemisphere relative. They resemble a large dolphin but lack a dorsal fin and have an upper lip covered in thick bristles. They are well designed for aquatic life, with nostrils situated on top of their heads so they can breathe, and have a large, strong tail that propels them through the water. Their eyes and ears are on the side of their heads. Although their eyesight is poor, they have an acute sense of hearing.” Dugong are threatened on a worldwide scale and in Australia, are a protected species under various legislation including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. This important sighting will be reported to GBRMPA’s Eye on the Reef monitoring program contributing valuable information about these endangered creatures as well as the long-term protection and management of the reef. Video credit Dan Liu, Island Photography Australia

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Energia Eólica num veleiro? Vela convencional: A vela convencional é a forma mais tradicional de aproveitar a energia eólica em veleiros. Consiste em um tecido resistente suspenso em um mastro que é ajustado para capturar o vento e impulsionar o barco. É uma opção simples e eficaz, amplamente utilizada em veleiros de todos os tamanhos. Vela de gênova: A vela de gênova é uma variação da vela convencional que se estende à frente do mastro, permitindo capturar mais vento em condições de vento fraco ou de vento em direções laterais ao barco. Ela aumenta a capacidade de propulsão e melhora a manobrabilidade do veleiro. Vela de estai: A vela de estai é um tipo de vela auxiliar, geralmente menor que a vela principal, instalada em um estai, uma haste vertical fixada no mastro. Ela complementa a vela principal e pode ser ajustada para otimizar a captura de vento em diferentes condições de navegação. Catavento: Um catavento é uma estrutura giratória montada no topo do mastro, com uma hélice que gira de acordo com a direção do vento. Essa rotação pode ser usada para gerar energia elétrica e alimentar sistemas a bordo, como luzes, instrumentos de navegação ou equipamentos de comunicação. Turbinas eólicas de pequena escala: Em veleiros maiores, é possível instalar turbinas eólicas de pequena escala em mastros ou torres especiais. Essas turbinas usam hélices maiores e mais eficientes para converter a energia eólica em energia elétrica. A eletricidade gerada pode ser armazenada em baterias para uso posterior ou alimentar diretamente os sistemas elétricos do veleiro.

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Queue the goosebumps... the World Sailing Awards 2024 are now live 🏆 Thank you Mel 🫶 #WorldSailingAwards

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