Skip to content

Facebook
YouTube
RSS

Contact
Donate

Home
About Us
Our Work
Project Partners
News

Category: Soundings

Bait and Switch in the General Assembly

February 26, 2018

by George Ohrstrom II As a member of Virginia’s conservation community following the actions of the General Assembly, I was both excited and fearful to see the recently released proposed budget numbers. I knew that both the House and Senate versions would be different, but I did not expect to read what I did. We

Arcadia Arrives in Bermuda

Final dispatches 0100 on watch Making 7.5 knots partly cloudy, moonlit night. Search light off Bermuda clearly visible. Running lights from three boats converging on north end of the island and the finish line. Satellite email reports show a very competitive finish. Integrity and Gallant appear to have finished at about 0400. Must have been exciting.

Entering the Gulf Stream, Day 3

Day three of the Annapolis Bermuda Race, Arcadia enters the Gulf Stream. We got bogged down leaving the Bay as our steering linkage failed and required an emergency repair, but we overtook several boats during the night as we said goodbye to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and headed for the Gulf Stream.

Only 178 Miles To Bermuda

Lovely Stars Knocks The Pain Out Of Your Arse Tuesday June 14 0100 watch 178 miles from our destination Just a few clouds interspersed among an amazing display of stars. The Big Dipper is close to the horizon to the north almost touching the horizon. The winds are light and variable out of rhe WNW. Our weather

Video of A2B Race Start

Enjoy this video of the race start last Friday! Annapolis to Bermuda Race Start from Live More! on Vimeo.

Is Arcadia Out In Front?

Hey, check out the highlighted pink boat icon . . . that’s Arcadia! Based on time of departure, Arcadia appears to be in the lead in the Spinnaker 1 class. Leaderboard at 10:44 am shows Arcadia, Pos 1, 297 NM to go/487 sailed with FT est 14 June 21:28. Gallant, Pos 2, FT est 14 June 22:31. Integrity,

1
2
3
…
8
»

Search

Recent Posts

Conservation Vouchers, Making Farming Safer and More Efficient
Thank You & Season’s Greetings from Downstream
The Blue Ridge Mountains: A friend at risk
CLA Makes Waves with Valley Proteins Win

Categories

Downstream News
Partner News
Soundings
Water Watch
Working Smarter

Tagged Topics

"Shenandoah Ecoventure" Annapolis to Bermuda Race Appalachian Trail Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition Bobby Whitescarver canoeing Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay Blueprint Chesapeake Bay Foundation Chesapeake Bay Watershed Clean Water Act Conservation Elks Run Watershed Group environmental impact experiential learning Farm Bill Farming Featured Field School fracking LightHawk local food MCHM Mike Dudash oysters Piedmont Environmental Council Pine Creek Water Dogs Pine Creek Watershed Council Potomac River Potomac River Watershed River and Trail river conservation Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah River Shenandoah Riverkeeper Shenandoah River Watershed Shenandoah University SkyTruth Spout Run The Downstream Project water advocacy water quality monitoring Water Reporter waters of the United States WV Conservation Agency

What Can The Downstream Project Do for You?

Contact Us

The Downstream Project
303 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1000 Berryville, VA 22611
P: 540-955-8441
E: info@thedownstreamproject.org

Keep In Touch

Facebook
YouTube
RSS

Recent Posts

Conservation Vouchers, Making Farming Safer and More Efficient
January 23, 2023
Thank You & Season’s Greetings from Downstream
December 31, 2022
The Blue Ridge Mountains: A friend at risk
November 19, 2022
CLA Makes Waves with Valley Proteins Win
September 26, 2022

The Downstream Project is . . .

a nonprofit team of professional graphic artists, web developers, video producers, copy writers, and data base experts. We empower watershed conservation through creativity and partnership.

©2023 The Downstream Project