According to West Seattle Blog, it’s a bloom of microorganisims called noctiluca, read more here.
Our intredeped reporter, Scupper, decided to check out the scene and is sharing these photos and video.
Happening Now: Coast Guard Gun Boat trailing a Sailboat
June 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We're not sure "why" but it appears that this Coast Guard gunboat is following this sailboat.
Just Cruising by: The Rochade
June 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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The Rochade flies the Caman Island flag and is a creation from Delta Marine that's out for a test drive in Puget Sound.
Here's a little more we found:
She can sleep up to twelve guests in five cabins and up to ten crew members in five crew cabins. Rochade is classed to Lloyd's Register and compliant to the MCA.
On the technical side, Rochade uses twin MTU V16 4000 diesel engines. 22 knots is the expected top speed with a cruising speed of 18 knots. At 12 knots, a healthy range of 2,700 nautical miles is expected, drawing from 53,000 LT tanks. This new Delta is up for sale through a reputable broker.
Delta Marine is the builder of the yacht Laurel, which we wrote about a few years ago when she too was off the shores of West Seattle.
Ship heading towards Bremerton
May 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I'm not sure which one this is…I'm not seeing this vessel (#7) on www.marinetraffic.com.
Saturday Sail
May 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to Beach Drive Blog reader, Rayetta, for sending us this photo of a beautiful sailboat from Saturday.
Loons in Puget Sound
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This pair was photographed yesterday off of Emma Schmitz View Point along Beach Drive.
This morning, we noticed this lonely Loon.
Rock Piles at Emma Schmitz View Point
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
On my way to capture the photo of the mystery sign, I noticed that someone has been up to stacking rocks at Emma Schmitz again.
Highs and Lows
April 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We have some very high and very low tides this week. Starting with this afternoon:
Tuesday, April 29 at 11:44 am: -1.95 followed by 11.78 at 6:32 pm
Wednesday, April 20 at 5:37 am: 11.93 followed by a low of -2.67 at 1:13 pm and back up to 11.9 at 8:23 pm.
Thursday, April 21 at 7:03 am: 10.98 down to a -2.3 at 2:00 pm and up to 11.66 a6 9:20 pm.
Friday, April 22 has another pretty low tide of -1.55 at 2:49 pm.
Surfs up on Beach Drive! Reading the waves
March 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Coming down off Jacobson hill last night around 5:30, I figured the wind was blowing around 40 mph by the way the waves were reacting to the wind. It's Scupper here to review how waves can tell you how hard its blowing on our neck of Puget Sound.
Flat mirror like water translates to winds at…zero
Waves just starting to crest with a cap translates to winds at…about 10mph
Sporadic white caps across the water translates to winds at…about 15mph
White caps just about everywhere translates to…about 20-25mph
Large waves with some spray blowing off the white caps translates to…25-30mph
Consistent streaks of spray & foam blown off the waves…30-40mph (what I saw coming down off the hill!)
Beyond what's described above results in denser foam/spray off the waves and indicates gale force to what the Beaufort Scales would consider "storm" conditions.
Scup
My Favorite Tide Calendar
February 11, 2011 by 3 Comments
When trying to be ahead of potential damaging storms, it's very helpful to have a calendar where you can quickly see when the high tides are going to be.
This monthly calendar from Evergreen Pacific Publishing is my personal favorite.
…and even sweeter, it was a gift from our neighbor, aka Cat Woman.
NOTE: This is not a paid endorsement.
What's your favorite way to keep track of the Seattle tides?
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