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For decades, even centuries, scientist have argued over virtually every topic on Earth.  Neither side being right or wrong,  depending on how one looked at the subject. But it seems there will always be differences in opinion among the most educated and inspirational scientist.  These differences  sparking  debates and conversations that seemingly  will never end. Like Nature vs. Nurture, Predestined Future vs. Free Will, God vs. No God, , Global Warming vs. Climate Change vs. Government Conspiracy, and so on. 

But after hundreds of years of Sea Faring adventurers, ranging from explorers seeking new land,  pirates seeking booty, merchant mariners seeking commerce and yachtsmen seeking speed, one thing that everyone agrees with, scientists and commoners alike, is that this Ocean is darn right big.

 

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Ever Damp, a newly patented product offering the qualities of Life at Sea, is expected to hit stores from Europe to the United States later this Summer.  A simple organic mixture of salt and water, Ever Damp can be applied safely to clothing, linens, hair, skin and even food, to mimic  the constantly damp sensation that comes with sailing for days in a small boat in a big Ocean.  One doesn’t have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars anymore to experience one of the richest qualities of life at Sea. Product developer, Cindy Fletcher Holden, says “It’s a factor of life out here that you just don’t get on land.  Even with hatches open and sun shining, every thing has a certain dampness to it, that I felt should be shared with the folks who don’t get to sail.”

Ever Damp will come in a variety of sizes, and there may be a new line of Ever Damp Aromas, such as “Late Summer Mildew”, and “Milk Turned Bad” and more.

 

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Just opened sometime last week is the North Atlantic Athletic Club, aboard “Yacht Tenacity” offering a wide variety of training routines suitable for every competitive sport imaginable.   NAAC has a complete resistance band workout that can be done while on watch in the cockpit,  a portable elliptical in the mail salon,  hand steering which is whole body workout when the winds are up, jib grinding, main sail raising, extreme cooking and as always, weird yoga. 

To date, no official competitions are announced, but a Feline Race to the Aft Cabin is in the works. It appears that the moment the engine starts, the 2 Ship’s Cats race to the aft locker defying all gravity and normal cat speed.  The NAAC will announce when this race is official, and when betting can begin.

 

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Crew aboard the American yacht Tenacity are still enjoying plentiful sunshine while motoring through the high pressure air mass known as the Azorean high. To pass the time between tanning and watch keeping, first mate Cindy Fletcher Holden has already baked three cakes, two loaves of cornbread and is contemplating cookies except the boat seems to be out vanilla extract.  “Could be worse,” says Fletcher-Holden, “At least the fridge is running!   I can figure out how to go without vanilla, I’m sure.”  There was a short scare when the fridge was discovered turned off at the compressor, but all is back to normal now. Still a mystery, the main suspects as to the cause of the compressor being turned of are the cats, who have been plotting their revenge now for weeks. “I wouldn’t put it past them” says The Most Wonderful Crew John Prehn.  “They’re probably back there keeping score of days in captivity”  

But all in all, motoring in a straight line while auto pilot “Bubbah” steers is a nice little break from 12 ft seas and exhausting hand steering.  

“We even saw a green flash at sunset the other day” says Fletcher-Holden. “Very cool. And we saw 2 whales yesterday! Also very cool!”