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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Dusting off the 3.5 Sail!

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Here in SW Florida we get excited whenever there's enough wind to use a windsurfing sail smaller than 9.5 meters squared. So imagine my ...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

"Seasonal" Blues, Windsurfing Race in Sarasota

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I am starting to understand why Southwest Florida locals dread the so-called "Season." The Season, which could stand for Tourist S...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Karenia brevis Red Tide Doesn't Kid Around

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When I saw the swell forecast last week I couldn't believe it- "4 foot waves with a 9 second period? That NEVER happens on the Gulf...
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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Survived a Semester of Professing

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My first semester as an assistant professor at Florida Gulf Coast University was busy (it’s now the second semester and I’m just getting a ...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Inlet to Inlet Race Report

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**Note: Since I originally posted this, Ron has put a great summary of the race up on his website, including official results, stories, and ...
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Hobie Cat Crash

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I'm working on a doozy of a blog post describing my adventures at the Inlet to Inlet windsurfing race in Fort Lauderdale today. In the m...
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Saturday, December 1, 2012

I Ought to Know Better Than to Do this Race Again

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The wisdom of "quit while you're ahead" is apparently lost on me, because I've signed up to do Ron Kern's " Inlet...
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James Douglass
I'm a marine biology professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. My professional page is here, my personal blog is here, and my no-longer-maintained science blog is here.
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