3 minutes aboard with Vendee race leader Thomas Ruyant

At the halfway point, 39 days out, the fleet of (now) 27 is strung out across the Indian Ocean from Madagascar to south of New Zealand.  Leaders Yannick Bestaven, Thomas Ruyant, and Charlie Dalin are entering the Pacific Ocean.  With 12,000 miles to go the third place Dalin is only 125 nm behind the leader, having fallen out of first due to damage to one of his hydrofoils.

To get a sense of life aboard take a look at Thomas Ruyant skimming at about 18 knots.  Even in "good" conditions it's a bumpy ride.  You have to study weather, make routing decisions, trim constantly, and occasionally change sails. 

MontyPython： The Holy Hand Grenade

 

Jets Win!! NewsMax/SNL

Precision Walking

Japan has been holding precision walking competitions since 1966. Mesmerizing. pic.twitter.com/FsXrrS3P1D

— Yoni (@OriginalYoni) December 12, 2020

Dr. Tom Frieden: Weekly Covid 19 Report

 Former Director of the CDC

Hallo, here is your unroll: @DrTomFrieden: Covid Epi Weekly: A Week of Great Progress for Vaccines…But Also, Unfortunately, for the Virus… https://t.co/STkheAweW9 Talk to you soon. 🤖

— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) December 13, 2020

Wild oysters found—right here in New York Harbor

Wild oysters found—right here in New York Harbor

An exciting find at low tide! In late September, while conducting a wild oyster survey in the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, we encountered thousands of young-of-the-year oysters! These glistening bivalves—attached to rocks, bulkheads, and bridges—were only visible at very low tides. Unlike the oysters spawned in our hatchery and strategically placed at our oyster reefs, this discovery suggests that oyster larvae in NY Harbor found a hard surface to land and a protected spot to grow on their own! Since we started restoring oysters—12 years ago at the Harbor School—we have only seen three oyster sets this dense! 2011, 2018, and now, 2020. Even more encouraging? Each of these recruitment events was denser than the one before. To me, this is a clear sign that we are trending in the right direction. While we can't directly attribute these oyster offspring to the 47 million oysters that Billion Oyster Project has restored to date, we do know that the more oysters we restore, and the better water quality becomes, the more likely we are to see wild oyster populations rebound without human intervention! Thanks for reading, and being part of the Billion Oyster Project community! Pete Malinowski Executive Director

Fauci on the Couchi - Jimmy Fallon

Every household needs one!

NYS Coronavirus Update: Vaccine Distribution Will Begin Soon - georgeconk@gmail.com - Gmail

NYS Coronavirus Update: Vaccine Distribution Will Begin Soon - georgeconk@gmail.com - Gmail

Humpback Whale - Lady Liberty

 

A look at Fordham's biological field station at Calder center, Armonk, NY

 Tom Daniels, Ph.D., the director of the Louis Calder Center at Fordham University, took alumni, students, parents, and friends, for a look behind the scenes at what goes on at the biological field station.