Wednesday, August 31

Statute Miles vs Nautical Miles Definition On the ocean, distances are calculated slightly differently than on land, hence Nautical phrases are applied as opposed to land or Statute terminology. Nautical Mile (nmi): A unit of distance used in navigation and based on the length of one minute of arc taken along a great circle. This is also sometimes referred to as the International Nautical Mile or an International Air Mile. Please Note the following: Because the Earth is not a perfect sphere, various values have been assigned to the nautical mile. The value 1852 meters (6076.1 ft.) has been adopted internationally. The nautical mile is frequently confused with the geographical mile, which is equal to 1 min of arc on the Earth's equator (6087.15 ft.). Statute mile: A unit of distance equal to 1.609 km (0.869 nmi, 5280 ft.). Comments So the following approximations apply: 1nautical mile = 1.15 statute miles 1 statute mile = 1.6 kilometres From all this, we can state that a knot is a unit of speed one nautical mile per hour, which is approximately 1.15 land or statute miles per hour.


babolat Posted by Picasa


the boss Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, August 30


FIGs Posted by Picasa

Ficus carica L. MoraceaeCommon Names: Fig (English), Higo (Spanish), Figue (French), Feige (German), Fico (Italian). Related Species: Cluster fig (Ficus racemosa), Sycomore Fig (Ficus sycomorus). Distant Affinity: Mulberry (Morus spp.); Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis Fosb.); Jakfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.); Che; Chinese Mulberry (Cudrania tricuspidata). Origin: The fig is believed to be indigenous to western Asia and to have been distributed by man throughout the Mediterranean area. Remnants of figs have been found in excavations of sites traced to at least 5,000 B.C.


the blood and sweat of my people Posted by Picasa

Monday, August 29

The San Juan Islands by Kayak


whale Posted by Picasa


more paddling Posted by Picasa


more paddling Posted by Picasa


another jelly Posted by Picasa


crystal clear, 40 degrees Posted by Picasa


moss Posted by Picasa


towards canada Posted by Picasa


raindance mandy Posted by Picasa


more weeds Posted by Picasa

Sunday, August 28


paddling through weeds Posted by Picasa


alison, jen Posted by Picasa


jelly Posted by Picasa


teach the children well Posted by Picasa


apple harvest Posted by Picasa

many conquers 1.2 mile jones island loop Posted by Picasa


lots of seaweed... Posted by Picasa


canadian background Posted by Picasa


giant rodents Posted by Picasa


sara, alison, jen Posted by Picasa


basically, lots of starfish live here... Posted by Picasa


starfish Posted by Picasa