My current articles are half finished, new ideas keep popping up and there's more research to be done. Instead, my focus has been on completing hours of online training for a Safety at Sea course, more about this below.
So for this issue, I'm going to remain in listening and learning mode with some impromptu questions for you. Next time, I'll have a new article or two and taken the literal plunge in my Safety at Sea training. 💦
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1. I'm curious and listening, a few questions for you
💬 To respond, simply reply to this email with your answers.
- For better or worse, I spend more time on Instagram than almost any other app. If you're a regular user, what are your favorite boating or maritime-related accounts to follow?
- Yay, you read this newsletter! What is your favorite email newsletter to receive? (Future Tides doesn't count 😉)
- Do you own a boat? If so, what kind and size?
- Analytics tell me the most read Future Tides issues or articles, but what has been your favorite so far? Or any content that particularly stood out?
- The Seattle Boat Show is going on through tomorrow. Have you attended, plan to attend or don't anticipate attending? Tell me in a few words why or why not.
Thanks for answering!
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🗳️Poll Results: Last issue asked "Have you gotten out on the water yet this year?"
66% said "Yes, it was awesome"
No one said "I'm on the water right now" (but that would've been cool!)
33% said "No, still hibernating"
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2. NOAA's active uncrewed underwater glider mission near Shilshole Bay
NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, based in Seattle and Newport, Ore., is currently conducting a mission with an uncrewed underwater glider in an area on Puget Sound approximately between Golden Gardens Park and Carkeek Park. The mission is to "advance ocean observing capabilities" and will run through mid-March.
The organization is requesting mariners do not touch the glider if it's observed on the surface.
CYC Seattle shared this announcement with its members, please continue to help spread the word. A NOAA representative told CYC:
"The glider will be on the surface for 5-10 minute periods every hour to transmit system information via satellite to our office. The remainder of the time will be spent diving to 400 feet or more. The system is being observed by a remote pilot who can send commands to the glider during its surface interval."
Learn more: Underwater robotic gliders provide key tool to measure ocean sound levels
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3. Future Tides receives first grant to report about technology and safe boating
The Northwest Marine Trade Association’s (NMTA) Grow Boating grant program awarded Future Tides a $1,000 grant to underwrite a special series about how technology and innovation can improve boater education and safety.
The upcoming series of articles will introduce readers to maritime innovation focused on safety and how technology can improve access and adoption of safe boating practices. In the region where the Life Sling was developed, how are modern technologies and local innovators trying to make boaters safer on waterways near and far?
This series is very much a work-in-progress (as all Future Tides things are!) so please send me any ideas, questions or comments as I continue my deep-dive into marine safety.
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