Ryan Finn has embarked on his 36-ft. Proa Jzerro to attempt a record-breaking sail for the fastest single-handed route to San Francisco from New York. The current record for this trip is 81 days, and Finn plans on beating the record by completing the trip in 70 days. He departed from New York on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Jzerro features
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An ocean cleanup system deployed this month from San Francisco to a location 240 nmi off the Pacific coast for testing before it continues to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to perform the first large-scale plastic pollution cleanup effort. The cleanup system is the result of years of research, testing and technology prototypes. It comprises a 3-m skirt attached to
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The 15th Annual International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) is now accepting film submissions. IOFF is the biggest festival of its kind in North America, featuring dozens of ocean-themed films by independent filmmakers from around the world. Films can be be documentaries, narratives, shorts, animation or full-length films on topics including but not limited to marine wildlife, conservation, ocean environments, coastal cultures, ocean sports
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