Why can’t you drink Seawater? Seawater contains about 35 grams of salt per liter. Your body fluids contain salt too — but seawater is roughly four times saltier. And the water in seawater is usable. The problem is what comes with it. When you drink seawater, your body absorbs both the water and an enormous load of salt. That salt raises the sodium concentration in your blood. Through osmosis, water moves out of your cells and into the saltier fluid around them. The cells begin to shrink and stop functioning normally — and brain cells are particularly sensitive to this. At the same time, your kidneys try to remove the excess salt. But your kidneys can’t make urine as salty as seawater. So to flush out all that salt, they have to use more water. That means eliminating the salt can cost your body more water than the seawater gave you. Now you’re thirstier than before — but every additional drink of seawater adds another load of salt. The cycle accelerates. Eventually, severe hypernatremia and dehydration can cause confusion, seizures, organ failure, and death. So seawater contains plenty of water. Your body just can’t afford the salt that comes with it. #sailing #sea #ocean #boat #boating

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Chronicling our dog's life sailing the world!

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Witness the terrifying power of the open ocean as this catamaran tackles a massive wall of water! 🌊⛵ The sheer scale of these waves shows just how intense sailing can get. Would you be brave enough to be on board, or are you staying on dry land? 👇 Let us know in the comments if this looks like fun or a nightmare! ✅ Subscribe for more extreme sailing and ocean adventures! #sailing #bigwaves #ocean #storm #adventure #catamaran #yachtlife #extremesports #roughseas #sailinglife #oceanlife #naturepower #scary #viral #shorts

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A great day of sailing needs to be capped with a great dinner. Some vegetables from the garden, some prime ribeyes, and a nice bottle of red wine surely creates one of those "Moments in Time". We are anchored in Battle Creek, across from Long Cove, the home port of our 18-foot Trimaran going back to the 1970s. This is where it all began.

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