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GMGI Tour 11/11/25 @ 3pm
Tour GMGI, Gloucester Maine Genonics Institute, on Tuesday, 11/11/25 @ 3pm. We will begin at the Gloucester Biotechnology Academy- 55 Blackburn Center. See the General Message board for more information on GMGI. Tour lasts approximately one hour and is limited to a group of 10. If you have questions, you may PM me.
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Upcoming Trips and Events
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GMGI Tour 11/11/25 @ 3pm
Tour GMGI, Gloucester Maine Genonics Institute, on Tuesday, 11/11/25 @ 3pm. We will begin at the Gloucester Biotechnology Academy- 55 Blackburn Center. See the General Message board for more information on GMGI. Tour lasts approximately one hour and is limited to a group of 10. If you have questions, you may PM me.
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Sun, Feb 17, 2019 04:00 PM
Waves, Tides, and CurrentsWaves, tides, and currents: the kayaking environment
Sunday, February 17 - 11 am to mid afternoon - REI Community Room, Reading MA
We’ll learn the physical causes of waves, tides, and currents, and might find out:
Why do waves come in sets?
Why are the waves on some beaches always dumping?
Rip current…friend or foe?
Why is the water so rough around headlands?
Why does a 12 second wave have 4x the energy of a 6 second wave?
Why is the tide 50 minutes later each day?
Why is there a bigger and a smaller tide each day…sometimes?
Why are the tides so big in the Bay of Fundy?
Lots of drawings and graphs, few equations (all avoidable).
After the presentation we’ll have an open discussion of strategies to deal with waves and currents as a kayaker, where to get predictions, and rules for interpolation.
This event is open to paid club members only. Please RSVP here.
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