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On the dock and in the classroom at Washington’s new maritime high school
Education

On the dock and in the classroom at Washington’s new maritime high school

On a gray, but not stormy, October afternoon, members of Maritime High School’s freshman class headed out for a field experience on Admiral Jack, a 40’ catamaran managed by MHS partner Northwest Maritime Center. The Port Townsend-based nonprofit retrofitted the passenger vessel to use for educational programs and tours

Cara Kuhlman
Four inflated orange rings sit on two blue inflatable pontoons.
Robotics

Spotted on the Sound: MarkSetBot

In 2021, one Seattle sailing fleet made a notable change to its race course with the addition of two robotic race marks

Cara Kuhlman
A pole with seven round devices stacked on top in a naturally grassy area.
Waterfronts

Sensing tsunamis now and in the future

A 2011 earthquake in Japan accelerated detection technology for tsunami warning systems on the West Coast.

Cara Kuhlman
A large sailboat with three sails moves through the water pass a buoy and rocks.
Cargo

What if smoked salmon, WA pinot noir or hops were exported by cargo sailboat?

Grain de Sail uses a cargo sailboat to sustainably transport its chocolate and wine.

Cara Kuhlman
A NOAA webpage that shows a map of North America with dozens of red boxes around regions with charts available.
Navigation

NOAA’s system update and the next era of electronic charts

A Future Tides interview with NOAA navigation manager Crescent Moegling about the role of technology in the National Charting Plan, which will sunset raster nautical charts

Cara Kuhlman

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