The tables included in so many books are just guidelines and there is plenty of documentation to support the notion that in deep water, say more than 60 feet or so and especially using all chain that the scope guidelines are overly generous and can be shortened significantly, as noted above.

Here is the third day of good summary reports of all Sandy hurricane birds across all states: http://blog.aba.org including Paul Buckley's report from the far west end of Long Island Sound, which included 31 Bridled Terns, 13 Sooty Terns, a Brown Booby, a Parasitic Jaeger, and one Black-capped Petrel, all near the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Bronx, in New York

I guess it still would be cheaper to keep in touch with several people with the pocket mail if you sent all the same message. Have a happy healthy day Nancy Keser nancy@wmis.net MV-Intrigue, 48' Seaton-Neville trawler web sites: www.levitationstaging.com

> > Thanks for all input, Although not always easy to do, one suggestion could be to consult the list. Maybe make a phone call to someone with easy access to a computer and post your situation to the board. I know for myself if I hear a list member is my area , I am open for any kind of help I might be able to give.

The Class A Lake Worth Inlet is a good all weather inlet. Most vessels anchor long term at the north end of Lake Worth in the protected cove shown to the east of North Palm Beach at about mile 1014. >From there it is easy access by dinghy to shopping at a supermarket, West Marine and public transportation.

Needles are large and threads used are sizable to make it easy to stitch into the soft sphere. The workshop required no preparation from you (except for a bagged lunch and drink) - all materials are included and detailed illustrated handouts will make it easy for you to make more temari at home. For more details, please see attached flyer and syllabus.

Around 9am this morning i relocated the Piping Plover that was seen yesterday .IT was easy to see from the bridge looking south towards the Hillman house and washrooms .it was hiding in the stubble but still very easy to pic out because it was very pale and it was hanging around with a Semipalmated Plover that to me seemed extremely dark compared to what we

Dilute w water & scrub easy. Was given this tip by a VP of StarBright, and, boy did he do me a favor!! Cheap, and easy on your teak. Jim & Jan Hamlin, Boatless for Now

the cost is $350.00 i am wondering if it is any good and what the rate is for passing the exam. i have heard many stories about the captains six pack exam easy, very easy, hard, very hard....any thoughts? >> Hi Kevin, I got my license through Sea School. There were about 25 guys in class. We all made it.

With CD/DVD burners so available it's easy to organize your files and move them on one disk. FYI on DVD's... They carry MUCH more data than CD's. One item is to have either a WiFi modem or long phone cord when docked so you can keep the computer current via a land and connected. All the best. John