Month: April 2014

Safe Harbour

May this Easter bring you quiet reflections, a safe Harbour and a still soul. Enjoy the day with friends and family if you can.

By example

We teach by example, and yet we don’t think too much about that and we should. If you want young folks to be safe and responsible on the water, show them how it’s done. Don’t just tell them. Live by your words, and not just with boating, but with everything. That’s how you teach and … Read more

The Daboll Trumpet

We thought we’d go with a little trivia today. So, here we go. The first automated foghorn was the Daboll Trumpet, invented by Robert Foulis, inspired by his daughter’s piano playing… specifically the low frequency notes, which seemed to carry further.

Tradition

Our heritage is tide to the sea, the bounty of it sustains us. It’s the source of life on this planet, and we need to respect it. It should be a tradition never to forget this.

Our nautical traditions

It’s important that we honor, keep, and share our nautical traditions. It’s our connection to the past, to nature, and to one another. These experiences opened up new worlds beyond the imagination for us to explore, and set free the human spirit.

Thanks

We wanted to take this time to thank the folks who follow and read our blog, and to thank our webmaster who keeps us up and running. You are the ones who make all of this possible.

Calm Down

There’s a lot of hype and hysteria these days aimed against cruise ships. They’ve become the enemy du jour, especially for cities along the California coast. They get much more media focus than they should if heaven forbid something goes wrong, like someone getting sick, or falling overboard. Sensationalism sells, never mind the fact that … Read more

Still making changes

We’re still making changes to Harbor News. We hope you like them, and if you’ve got any feedback feel free to contact us. We’re putting our focus more on a mobile environment. One stop takeout so to speak.