"Males that produce sperm packages that can penetrate deep into the skin. Females with bellies full of stored sperm. This is just a selection of the bizarre reproductive techniques that have been discovered with different species of deep-ocean squid."
"Early sun peeks through the hatch aboard Catsup and I emerge from the cabin, tired but motivated to complete the last step to finalize Swell's watertight hull--two primer coats around the waterline and on each of my blister patches."
"A proposed new definition of ‘seawater’ is drawing the attention of the world’s oceanographic community in a change that will advance the accuracy of climate science projections."
"A French sailor who was trapped in an air pocket inside his capsized yacht in the freezing, storm-tossed waters of the Southern Ocean for 16 hours was rescued yesterday after a fellow competitor in the round-the-world Vendée Globe race went to his aid."
"President Bush today will create three new marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean to protect the deepest place on Earth, some of the last pristine corals and sanctuaries for vanishing marine species."
"A Chilean air-sea rescue plane has located the overturned boat of Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race skipper Jean Le Cam near Cape Horn and he is believed to be safe inside."
"A French sailor who was trapped in an air pocket inside his capsized yacht in the freezing, storm-tossed waters of the Southern Ocean for 16 hours was rescued yesterday after a fellow competitor in the round-the-world Vendée Globe race went to his aid."
"President Bush today will create three new marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean to protect the deepest place on Earth, some of the last pristine corals and sanctuaries for vanishing marine species."
"A Chilean air-sea rescue plane has located the overturned boat of Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race skipper Jean Le Cam near Cape Horn and he is believed to be safe inside."
Newly-crowned two-time ASP Women’s World Champion claims her second consecutive Billabong Pro Maui in clean two-to-three foot waves at Ho’okipa Beach Park.
In celebration of Jeffrey 'Midget' Smith, Ice-Nine Foam Works will present the Midget Smith Trophy to the winner of the Tribute to the Masters Shape-off at the Sacred Craft Consumer Trade Show on October 12 in Del Mar.
Liz Clark sails solo around the world on her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, in search of people, places and waves. She sends us travel updates, stories and photos several times a week.