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C-Brats- FYI... New Washington Post Article regarding the realities of live aboard sail boaters esp. during the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/202 ... -sailboat/ "R&R"

C-Brats- FYI and awareness...came across the following marine web site graphic regarding identification of sunken vessels in the "Graveyard of the Atlantic". A good source for people who dive wrecks and other interests to see this area's sunken wreck info...

FYI... Interesting pics of a Charter Fishing boat colliding with a 35' sail boat yesterday! Some how they managed to extract the two craft from each other without a sinking. Cheers! R&R https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pu ... f68ddc3a79[/img]

01/20/18 C-Brats- FYI....captured a BBC video of a boat accident with almost tragic consequences for three fishermen. Fishermen acknowledge some valuable 'lessons learned' including alertness, attention to your surroundings, and always have your life jacket on when you're in a boat...

USN Amphibious Ready Group (USS Kearsearge, USS Oak Hill, USS Wasp, USS Iwo Jima, USS New York) arrive in PR with 10K JTF personnel for Hurricane recovery and relief. Godspeed for a successful mission![/img]

10/24/13 C-Brats- Saw this product in our Costco (Oct) On-Line Offers and thought I would share it: http://www.navigloo.com/product/ John Roark R&R Upper Potomac River (VA) Flotilla

09/01/13 C-Brats- FYI....DC Police Boat sinks docked boat. Good to know USCG will investigate this particular 'accident'! No injuries but lots of questions. John Roark R&R http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2013/09/02/2754827/

04/26/13 C-Brats- Anyone have a generic template to make a C-Brat 'business' card? I used to have one on my in my PC files but my desktop was 'fried' a year ago. Any help or a link to download would be appreciated. Thanks Much (in Advance) John Roark

01/02/12 C-Brats- Happy New Year! FYI ....'why didn't I think of that'.... http://www.wimp.com/boatramp/ John Roark R&R

11/16/12 C-Brats- FYI...a drowning tragedy incident report from our local area. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/cri ... _blog.html Reportedly, woman was leaning off the dock while casting lines and pushing boat off, when she must have lost her balance, struck her head, and drowned...

10/05/12 FYI.... This is the Irish Times transcript of an actual marine radio conversation between the British and the Irish off the coast of Co. Kerry (Ireland). Marine Radio conversation recorded and reported by the Irish Coast Guard in Dublin, IRE: Irish: Please divert your course 15...

06/29/12 C-Brats- Unusual and interesting story of WW II 'stealth' submarine technology in the German Navy. U-1105 is scuttled in the lower Potomac River of of Piney Point, MD which interestingly is the site of the Harry Lundberg Seamen's Union Training School. John Roark Upper Potomac River...

05/22/12- C-Brat Fishermen- FYI.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ang ... ml?hpid=z4 Up to now we just unsnag the hydrilla blooms in summer but now we have to deal with an invasive Asian fish species called the 'snakehead'. BTW snakeheads feed on bass and many more native fish species...

02/23/12 C-Brats- FYI...a pic of boats at local marina in Carrick-on-Shannon, our ancestral home, County Leitrim, Ireland. Naturally many boats and all fenders are trimmed in 'green'! John Roark R&R Album

02/01/12 C-BRATS- FYI.... another interesting and developing story of a sunken Foreign WWII treasure ship off CC. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/01/30/b ... -platinum/ My map of maritime and nautical wrecks off CC does not identify this particular ship probably due to US Govt not...

01/26/12 C-Brats- FYI.... a very unusual & interesting story of a 'lost' abandoned boat's journey across the Atlantic. See link below: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs. ... /201260313 John Roark R&R

02/11/11 C-Brats- FYI...'cool' NOAA Maps: Just move your cursor around the map/tabs and see what the current temperatures and weather conditions are in cities all over the country! http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/mwmap3.php?map=usa John Roark R&R[/b]

09/02/10 C-Brats- FYI...this report falls into the 'weird' news category and is NOT an April Fool's joke..... NBC Washington reports that a 8 ft 'bull' shark was caught in the lower Potomac River (MD) about 3 miles north of Pt. Lookout, MD where the river meets the Chesapeake Bay. Link...

07/13/10 C-Brats- Does anyone know a source for a rearview mirror to install near the helm station/front window? I've seen them on ski boats and they are foldable. I'll keep looking in the Auto parts stores. Thanks John Roark R&R 2008 C-D 16' Cruiser Upper Potomac River (VA) Flotilla

07/08/10 C-Brats- FYI...NOAA has a web site (below) to register (no cost) for off shore fishing license. You print out the temp license after registration and subsequently get a permanent NOAA license in the mail w/i 30 days. License does expire but can later be renewed again on line...