Dispatches from World Ocean Observatory in Working Waterfront

Working Waterfront

Sea sickness of another kind

People often ask me if I am a sailor. I demur, admitting only to owning a boat. I have too much awareness of and respect for real sailors to compare my level of skill. Like many mariners, I get seasick, unless the seas are calm or I am sufficiently infused… SEE MORE

Dispatches from World Ocean Observatory
Columns
Environment
Marine

Working Waterfront

The ocean and its feast for our senses

The ocean is a place for the senses. Living in the city, amidst the frenzy and the noise, the operative function is contra-sensual, a mix of cacophony and nonsense. We are blinded by the lights, insensitized by the feel of the urban space, and deafened by the chaotic mix. We… SEE MORE

Dispatches from World Ocean Observatory
Community
Marine
Opinion

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