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Field notes from the water.
Weather, modelling, operations, and seamanship: what we learn building tools and running boats.
seamanship · 7/31/2026
Marine VHF done properly: conduct, GMDSS and VTS in BC and Washington
A practical guide to marine VHF procedure, GMDSS, equipment and cross-border Vessel Traffic Services for Canadian and U.S. vessels in the Salish Sea.
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vector weather · 7/23/2026
Open This Week? The Ice Is Already Moving
Vector Weather now forecasts sea-ice drift alongside wind and current — and the whaling fleet of 1871 shows exactly why that matters when ice closes on a headland.
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anchoring · 6/23/2026
The Night My Anchor Dragged Almost a Mile
A 2010 English Bay storm showed why anchoring is a system of boat, ground tackle, bottom, wind, waves, tide, exposure, and escape options.
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vector weather · 6/23/2026
Vector Weather: one marine forecast system, two decisions
How Vector Weather connects anchoring and route decisions while preserving the different needs of recreational skippers and commercial operators.
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