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The Common Adventure Model (CAM) will be adopted http://www.nspn.org/trip_participation.htm The SUGGESTED itinerary is as follows: FRIDAY: Arrive at Sandy Point Beach at Cousins Island (Yarmouth) on Friday, May 15, at 9:45am, for a 10:30am launch (LT-1009am). CCW Cousins I. to Little Chebeague for lunch, then to Jewell campsite(s). Total Nautical Miles ~8 SATURDAY: Agenda TBD-bring your ideas for a day paddle or island activitie(s) (LT-1056). Last year we paddled to Whaleboat/Little Whaleboat, played with signal mirrors/seals, then to Potts Harbor for a lobster roll/supper, and paddled back at twilight, watching the near-full moonrise. SUNDAY: Back to cars via ???? (LT-1144pm) If you are committed to joining me please send me (gyork@crhc.org) the following information: -Auto color, make, model, and tag# for registering with Yarmouth officials. -Contact info, including cell, E’s, H,W phone, and permission to share with participants. -Standard RSVP info, including a paddling resume if I don’t know you. http://www.nspn.org/how_to_sign_up.htm Gary Link to nautical chart: http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/13290.shtml Link to tidal chart (Portland): http://www.maineboats.com/tide-charts Link general weather forecast: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findwe...=portland+maine Links to marine forecast: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/displayprod.php?pr...amp;versions=10 http://www.gomoos.org/waveforecasts/ Link to current/historical sea state: http://www.gomoos.org/data/recent.html
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The Common Adventure Model (CAM) will be adopted http://www.nspn.org/trip_participation.htm The SUGGESTED itinerary is as follows: FRIDAY: Arrive at Sandy Point Beach at Cousins Island (Yarmouth) on Friday, May 15, at 9:45am, for a 10:30am launch (LT-1009am). CCW Cousins I. to Little Chebeague for lunch, then to Jewell campsite(s). Total Nautical Miles ~8 SATURDAY: Agenda TBD-bring your ideas for a day paddle or island activitie(s) (LT-1056). Last year we paddled to Whaleboat/Little Whaleboat, played with signal mirrors/seals, then to Potts Harbor for a lobster roll/supper, and paddled back at twilight, watching the near-full moonrise. SUNDAY: Back to cars via ???? (LT-1144pm) If you are committed to joining me please send me (gyork@crhc.org) the following information: -Auto color, make, model, and tag# for registering with Yarmouth officials. -Contact info, including cell, E’s, H,W phone, and permission to share with participants. -Standard RSVP info, including a paddling resume if I don’t know you. http://www.nspn.org/how_to_sign_up.htm Gary Link to nautical chart: http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/13290.shtml Link to tidal chart (Portland): http://www.maineboats.com/tide-charts Link general weather forecast: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findwe...=portland+maine Links to marine forecast: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/displayprod.php?pr...amp;versions=10 http://www.gomoos.org/waveforecasts/ Link to current/historical sea state: http://www.gomoos.org/data/recent.html
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I seem to recall that they have this authority to prevent launching, correct? Gary
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I think we all have an interest in what was on the boat and person. Even then, we are forced to speculate. Will the Coast Guard release any detailed info on their findings, when all recovery efforts are exhausted?
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Right, poor choice of words. They might be clamoring OUT of their graves for a looksee at these magical machines (GPS)!
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WARNING: DO try this at home! Assume the following: You are at base camp scanning a copy of NOAA chart (or reasonable facsimile, with lat/long grids marked every 5 minutes) of your proposed route. By extrapolation (?interpolation), determine waypoints of distinct features ("breadcrumbs") along your proposed route, such as cans, nuns, island tips, and other aids to navigation. Use a china marker or alcohol-based permanent marker (preferred) to note these on your kayak deck. Thease waypoints can also be loaded into your GPS and named. This method is quite accurate, if done with care. No guarantees of accuracy if done on the fly (paddle), given unpredictable sea state at any moment. As a test, I surfed http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/13313.shtml to determine the coords of a small MITA island off Swans (Hen), using the computer screen, ruler, and calculator (my long division is rusty). My calculations: 44.10.279 (44.10'17")N 68.28.431 (68.28'26") W MITA coords: 44.10'19" N 68.28'26" W I am 2 seconds (2/60 or 1/30 NM; 1 min lattitude =NM), or ~200 ft south of my intended destination. I would likely run aground on Hen, given my intended destination is the island CENTER. Gary (who hears Shackelton, Nansen, Albanov, and the like snickering in their graves!)
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Haven't tested these on a trip-foolish of me. Next time.
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Spider, I keep my entry-level yellow Garmin in a waterproof case in the day hatch, and bring it along on expeditions only. I use GoogleEarth to determine waypoints of important features such as centers of islands along my expected route. I'll keep a list of the waypoints, and also write select waypoints on my chart before I laminate it. It's probably a good idea to load and name these waypoints before the trip, but I find it fairly easy to enter these when needed (obviously sea-state dependent!). A great tool to have when the fog rolls in, after navigation skills (such as dead reckoning) haven't satisfied expectations! Gary
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Though he's from my hometown of Hopkinton, I've never met him, but have friends who knew him well. Gary
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As winter wears on, one might consider (have only read Farthest North) other books in this National Geographic series, though sorta OT: Farthest North Great Exploration Hoaxes (David Roberts) In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Valerian Albanov) The Mountains of My Life (Walter Bonati) The Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley (Robert Dunn) Weird and Tragic Shores (Chauncey Loomis) My favorite: Endurance (Shackleton) by Alfred Lansing
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Stonington. Refer to Kate's classic Trip Report from a few summers ago, with references to hot tubbing. http://www.nspn.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3236 Gary
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From 5 years ago, re: Lynne Cox http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/12/...ain540357.shtml
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Out of curiosity, I'm wondering how much stock to put in the above (?NOAA) forecast for such a wide region, which covers out to 25NM, vs the local forecast for Portsmouth, which calls for winds 8-12? http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findwe...eekday=Saturday
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And what should one say to cancel/clear the securite, please?
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What might that "cancel" or "clear" call sound like please?
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Where does one find a vacuum packer or whatever it's called?
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Of course not, and I should have used the word reliability, and the phrase "rescue aids", not safety devices. Safety is a dynamic, intangible state of mind, and the best (or worst) safety device we carry is between our ears. Gary
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I get the sense from this post and others that pencil or hand-held flares might offer a false sense of safety. Any reviews that suggest my 12-guage flare gun will out-perform (be more reliable) hand-helds and pencils? Most of us will likely never need to employ the various safety devices we carry/wear, and aren't apt to carry flares AND SPOT AND EPIRB on expeditions. Which of these do you bring on extended expeditions and why? Gary
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S. Georgia Expedition - SOLO - Hayley Shephard
gyork replied to Suz's topic in General Message Board
Not sure what the rules of the game are for a solo navigation as they relate to the support vessel. Can someone enlighten me? Suppose, and it sounds likely, that she doesn't find a hospitable landing spot to camp. Is a night or 2 on the support vessel allowed? I'm not trying to invalidate her monumental effort-just trying to understand what the phrase "world's-first" and "alone" might mean should she pull it off. Gary -
S. Georgia Expedition - SOLO - Hayley Shephard
gyork replied to Suz's topic in General Message Board
An indirectly-related voyage nearly a century ago: http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackleton...9933&sr=1-1 Most fascinating "adventure" book I've come across. -
Several MITA sites on the Sheepscot, with lots of opportunities to river paddle or circumnav Southport Island. For unsure/insecure/low-impact-preferred campers, car-camping may be an option: http://www.graysoceancamping.com/
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The Dutch Neck lot is a tad more isolated; I'd opt for the Town Landing first, and try to switch my out-of-state plates for a Maine pair!
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David, though not as south as Round Pond, you might check with Police Chiefs in Bremen and Waldoboro for special permission to park at Town Landing lot (Rte 32 South to Medomak road, to Town Landing Road) or Dutch Neck (Rte 32 South to Dutch Neck Rd), respectively. The former is a slippery, but short carry to the water, the latter an all-tide, paved access. I've launched from both places whilst day-tripping. Google:maps will show you the way. I've found Maine municipalities to generally be very accomodating to requests for overnight parking. Gary
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Suz, any advice as to how/where these garments should have been stored over the summer?
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Here's a stove I had good success with this summer on a 6-day trip: http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/falk-w...tove/index.html I made a smaller version, creating the opening the same proportion as the cited stove, and found a smaller can (cookpot) in the grocery store that wood fit inside the burner, for easy packing. Cookcan is suspended at top of burner by 2 thin wire rods. I packed in my own small bag of dried pine twigs, and had plenty to spare to use as firestarter in a traditional, last-nite, below-high-tide campfire. The obvious disadvantage to this type of stove is the sooty mess, so be sure to pack a pair of $2 brown cloth gardener's gloves. I much prefer the "cat" stove that Kate turned me on to in her TR from Canada: http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/falk-catstove/index.html Much cleaner and no clean-up required. Gary