REMINDER: Save the Light Half Marathon & 5K, Feb 8, Folly Beach, SC
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We Scarfed It – Janice Anne Wheeler
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SPARRING WITH MOTHER NATURE ~~ latest addition. I’m very honored that you’re following along. Thank you from the bottom of my writer’s heart.
Ah, the life of a liveaboard Sailor…on a Classic Wooden Sailing Yacht… as of August 2024 we are undergoing extensive repair and refit for the next several months(!). In boating terms we are hauled out “on the hard” in Cambridge, Maryland.
I plan to mix Sailing Stories with the challenges and intricacies of restoring a 90-year-old boat. I’m always open to suggestions as to content….please feel free to weigh in as we manage and learn from this unexpected joust. Thank you! ~J
A Wooden Boat is a strong, intricate entity constructed of Mother Nature’s finest materials.Share SPARRING WITH MOTHER NATURE
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GMC January Newsletter, Gulfport, FL
Gulfport Merchants Chamber January Newsletter
We Have an Exciting New Year Ahead!
Dear Gulfport Community,
As we welcome a new year, the Gulfport Merchants Chamber is thrilled to announce some new and familiar events and opportunities for you to get involved, volunteer, and enjoy our vibrant community. Together, we can make 2025 a year of connection, collaboration, and celebration!
Volunteer Opportunities: We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us bring our events to life! Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and contribute to our community’s growth if you can spare a couple of hours for one of these upcoming events. We genuinely appreciate your support.
Volunteer Link for Pink Flamingo Tour of Homes and Gardens
Upcoming Events: Mark your calendars! Here are three events you won’t want to miss:
- Gulfport Night Markets
Dates: February 7 & 15 (every first Friday and third Saturday)
Time: 5 PM – 9 PM
Location: Beach Boulevard So I’m uth - Gulfport Fine Arts Festival
Dates: February 8 & 9, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 5 PM both days - Pink Flamingo Tour of Homes and Gardens
Date: March 1, 2025
Time: 10 AM – 5 PM
We’re excited about the opportunities ahead and can’t wait to see you at our events. Let’s make 2025 a memorable year together!
Warm regards,
The Gulfport Merchants Chamber
www.visitgulfportflorida.com727-222-3252
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- Gulfport Night Markets
A 15-day AI Hurricane Forecast? Not Yet, But… Peter Swanson
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When all else fails, try journalism.
Hurricane Matthew ravages North Florida in 2016. (Photo by Peter Swanson)
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Explore Albemarle Plantation in Coastal North Carolina, Albemarle Sound, NC
An on-the-water retirement home or vacation home for those who love the rich cultural ports-of-call cruising waters of North Carolina, Albemarle Plantation Marina, a port on the Albemarle Loop and a CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is located just off the AICW on the northern shores of Albemarle Sound on Yeopim River/Creek.
The only way to truly know if a community is right for you is to experience it for yourself! Visit and experience Albemarle living at its best: sail on the Sound, explore trails and nature, dine at one of our onsite restaurants, play spectacular golf and see a wide variety of properties. Plus—enjoy bespoke accommodations in Edenton’s historic district at the luxurious Inner Banks Inn. 
Now is the perfect time
to plan your visit.Explore homes and homesites.
Discover inspiring natural beauty
and our refreshing lifestyle. Enjoy
unforgettable experiences and
imagine your Albemarle Plantation
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Your Discovery Visit includes: - 3-day/2-night stay at the luxurious
Inner Banks Inn in Edenton’s
historic district. - Round of golf for 2
- Golf Cart, Bikes, Kayaks/Canoes
- Dinner at one of our onsite Restaurants
- Full access to Fitness Facility and
classes and Pool Facilities (when available) - Breakfast each day
- Explore downtown Edenton by bike
and discover the charming waterfront. - Plus, tour homes and see home plans!
Discover Albemarle Plantation | Plan A Visit | Contact us 
128 Lakeside Drive, Hertford, NC 27944 • (800) 523-5958 • (252) 426-4653 This Discovery Package is designed to acquaint you with Albemarle Plantation real estate opportunities. If married, both spouses must attend the property tour. Participants must live outside a 75 mile radius from the property. The $249 is paid to the hotel at time of booking. If customer does not cancel or reschedule within 14 days of arrival, the customer forfeits the $249 as a cancellation fee. Customer is responsible for any incidentals at the hotel. A valid credit card is required to reserve an Albemarle Plantation Discovery Visit. A limited number of packages are available. Subject to availability. Some blackout dates. 
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- 3-day/2-night stay at the luxurious
Hands-On Sailor: How To “Age in Place” On Your Boat – Cruising World
Harken makes all kinds of equipment that aging boaters can use to make being on board easier. Courtesy Harken
Hands-On Sailor: How To “Age in Place” On Your Boat
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Brownbag February 11th- Collecting Acoustic Data in the Coastal Ocean: New Insights from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Brunswick, GA
Brownbag Presentation
February 11th, 2025
Brownbag 12:00PM-1:00PM
Science After Party 1:00PM-2:30PM
Brownbag will be held at the Susan Shipman Environmental Learning Center @ GADNR Coastal Regional Headquarters
One Conservation Way, Brunswick, GA 31520
Please join the GA Coastal Management Program for a Brownbag Presentation on Collecting Acoustic Data in the Coastal Ocean: New Insights from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Dr. Catherine Edwards and Frank McQuarrie with the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.
Gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles, or ocean robots, that fly by changing their buoyancy and center of gravity, which makes them a relatively quiet platform for collecting acoustic data in the coastal ocean. Catherine Edwards will give an overview of her recent work in coastal Georgia using gliders for acoustic telemetry and real-time monitoring of right whales using passive acoustics, give some examples of how understanding environmental conditions can help inform interpretation of the acoustic data, and consider how to leverage these data streams to design smart systems for fisheries science and management.
Science After Party: In the science after-party, Frank McQuarrie will dig into the data from recent acoustic telemetry work at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary in more detail, and consider what processes control the effectiveness of telemetry on tidal, daily, weather, and seasonal time scales, showing data from Gray’s Reef as evidence. The second half of the after party will be a group discussion to consider the practical implications for interpretation of the data for management purposes.
Speaker Bios:
Dr. Catherine Edwards is a physical oceanographer and Associate Professor at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and in the Department of Marine Sciences at University of Georgia. Edwards’s research focuses on answering fundamental questions in coastal oceanography and fisheries sciences with autonomous underwater vehicles, developing novel ways to optimize their use with engineering principles and real-time data streams from models and observations. Her work has been featured in local, regional, and national press, including NPR’s All Things Considered, Science Magazine, WIRED, Forbes, and The Weather Channel.
Frank McQuarrie is a PhD candidate in the Edwards Lab at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography focusing on acoustic telemetry efficiency. He first saw a glider at Rutgers in 2011 and they have fascinated him since, he loves deploying/piloting/retrieving them as acoustic receiver platforms around the South Atlantic Bight.
Acoustics in the Ocean Calendar Download Link
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January OBX Park News: Looking forward to another year of supporting our OBX national parks!
Your January e-news preview: 
A new year is upon us! For our team here at Outer Banks Forever, January is a time to celebrate the impact you helped us make in 2024, as well as a time to look ahead and plan our next round of projects in our Outer Banks National Parks.
Let’s celebrate together a few of the projects your generosity made possible in 2024:
We supported the production of a new video series following the progress of First Flight High School students who are a part of the Wright Flight Academy. These students are currently working to build an FAA-certified airplane in a workshop on the grounds of Wright Brothers National Memorial, the site of the first heavier-than-air, powered flight. The video series is available on our YouTube channel, so don’t miss it! At Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, the newly enhanced Freedom Trail was unveiled this past spring. This expanded educational experience, featuring artwork by Sonja Griffin Evans, life-sized silhouettes, and new educational signs, helps tell the story of the freedom seekers who risked everything to create a safe haven for themselves and their loved ones on Roanoke Island beginning in 1862.
This past fall, the new Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pathway opened for public use! This multiuse pathway connects Route 12 to Old Lighthouse Beach and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The final part of this project – expected to be completed this year – is a new family-friendly, accessible restroom and shower facility at the Old Lighthouse Beach access. Recognized as one of the best beaches in the United States for surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, fishing and many other watersports, these upgrades were way overdue and thankfully in place by the next time you visit.The more people and businesses who support Outer Banks Forever, the better Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial can be on a consistent basis. At REAL Watersports, Watermen’s Retreat, and Watermen’s Bar & Grill, the companies I co-founded here on the Outer Banks, we make sure that what we roll out to our customers is better every year than the previous year. And that’s what we want to see happen with our Outer Banks National Parks. Every time a family comes back, we want them to say, “Wow, this wasn’t here two years ago when we were here. This is awesome!”
Outer Banks Forever can – and does – make that happen with the help of people like you and businesses like yours.
As we begin a new year of work together, we’re also seeking our next passionate Director to lead us in our mission to protect and enhance our Outer Banks National Parks. We will be forever grateful to Jessica Barnes, our founding Director, for her incredible leadership these past six years. Until our next director is hired, feel free to reach out to Nicole Erickson, our Interim Director & Development Manager with any questions or needs you have. I am confident that Outer Banks Forever is in great hands with our whole team – Nicole, Rachael Graf, and our dedicated Advisory Board who bring with them an incredible and varied list of talents and backgrounds.
We have an exciting year ahead full of new opportunities! We look forward to partnering with you and updating you often on the important work we do together.
Sincerely,
Trip Forman
Co-Founder, REAL Watersports, Watermen’s Retreat, Watermen’s Bar & Grill
President, Outer Banks Forever Advisory Board
As you may have heard recently, the Bodie Island Double Keeper’s Quarters (Visitor Center) was impacted by a fire in the afternoon of Tuesday, January 7. Fortunately, the Outer Banks Forever store staff and park staff who were in the building at the time made it out safely, and the fire was extinguished without any reported injuries. Due to the interior damage the Double Keeper’s Quarters received from the fire, the building is closed indefinitely. The investigation into the cause of the fire, clean up, and repairs are ongoing. During this time, the park’s outdoor areas remain open for visiting. The annual Bodie Island Lighthouse climbing season, which typically begins near the end of April, will not be impacted by the current closure of the Double Keeper’s Quarters. We’d like to express our gratitude to the Nags Head Fire Department, the Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department, the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department, the Colington Fire Department, and Dare County Emergency Medical Services, who all responded to the fire.
“Cape Hatteras National Seashore is grateful for the timely response to this afternoon’s fire by multiple local fire departments,” stated David Hallac, Superintendent of our Outer Banks national parks, in a press release. “Their efforts minimized damages to this historic structure.”For more information, click here. How You Can Help: Our mission is to help protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks, now and forever. That includes supporting our parks when they face unexpected challenges like this one.
If you’d like to support restoration efforts at the historic Bodie Island Double Keeper’s Quarters, make your gift today to our Parks Forever Fund. This fund allows us to pool funds from each of you, as well as our local business partners, to help our parks adapt to immediate needs as they arise and create a sustainable way to address longer-term needs.
We know how much you love the Outer Banks, and how many of you have a special place in your heart for Bodie Island in particular. To learn more about our Parks Forever Fund and to make your gift today, click the button below.Learn More 
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In the sixth installment of the Wright Flight Academy, students are kicking of the second year of the build with the class seniors taking the lead!Over the next year, these students will be completing the build of their very own, two person “flying machine” on the very grounds where brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved their world-changing first flight on December 17, 1903!
We’re proud to support this program by sponsoring this video series created by Rayolight Productions. As videos are made available, we’ll be adding them to our YouTube channel, sharing them on Facebook, and including them in our monthly e-newsletters.
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Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! This month, we’re pleased to introduce you to Taylor Evans, Partnerships and Programs Coordinator for our Outer Banks national parks!
No two days are alike for Taylor as she meets with partners in the field, visits park staff, reviews and drafts agreements, and explores potential partnership opportunities in order to better connect our community to our three national parks.
In her free time, Taylor enjoys trying new things, whether that’s reading a new book, trying a new restaurant, or experiencing a new part of the beach! Meet Taylor 
If you’re an educator, we want to help you get your students to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial for field trips! Thanks to an Open OutDoors For Kids grant from the National Park Foundation, we are able to reimburse transportation costs (up to $1,000) for field trips for your students in kindergarten through 12th grade. We are thrilled to be able to provide this opportunity to get your students out of the classroom to experience the unique history, culture, and environment our Outer Banks national parks preserve!
(And this is a great way for your students to learn about and explore our Outer Banks national parks in the winter!)Educators who are interested in participating in this program and scheduling field trips to our Outer Banks national parks can email Rachael Graf, Community Engagement Coordinator at Outer Banks Forever, for more information: rachaelgraf@obxforever.org. Learn More Photo Credits: Alisa Hardin-Lapp, Cody Hammer – REAL Watersports, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Rayolight Productions, Taylor Evans, Wright Brothers National Memorial.Connect With Us!
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LNM: near AICW MM 465 Security Zone, Jan 19, Charleston Harbor, SC
This Safety Zone is just north of the AICW’s east-west path through Charleston Harbor.
Marine Safety Information Bulletin
U.S. Coast Guard MSIB Number: 01-25
Sector Charleston Date: January 16, 2025
Waterways Management Division
1050 Register Street
North Charleston, SC 29405
E-Mail: CharlestonWaterways@uscg.milSECURITY ZONE – Charleston Harbor
Charleston, SC
On Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m., a security zone will be in effect for certain waters
of the Cooper River adjacent to the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC. The security
zone will encompass all waters within an area approximately 680 yards long and 500 yards wide. No vessels or
persons are permitted within the security zone unless authorized by official patrol. Official patrol may be
contacted via VHF radio channel 16. Mariners are encouraged to plan transits accordingly to avoid unnecessary
disruptions.
This MSIB can be viewed at https://homeport.uscg.mil/port-directory/charleston. For questions or concerns
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