Wendy Mitman Clarke

1 week ago | sailmagazine.com | Wendy Mitman Clarke

Mark Synnott, Dutton,Penguin Random House, $32You can fill a lot of shelves with books about Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, and whenever I see a new one I wonder: How will this be different? But Mark Synnott’s Into the Ice really is different—as well as informative, refreshingly honest, and page-turning.

1 week ago | sailmagazine.com | Wendy Mitman Clarke

I always thought you’d pry my classic Dubarry seaboots from my cold, wet hands, but that’s before I tried Zhik’s Seaboot 700. And while it may not be entirely fair to compare the two, since they are birds of quite a different feather, there are a couple of reasons why Zhik’s new boots are now my go-to—and it’s not just because they impressed the judges at METS enough to win the DAME Design Award Personal Equipment category. One, they are super lightweight at just over a pound each.

2 weeks ago | yachtsinternational.com | Wendy Mitman Clarke

NOAA’s National Weather Service today predicted another above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic basin. At a news conference held in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, National Weather Service Director Ken Graham said forecasters expect 13 to 19 named storms, with six to 10 of those becoming hurricanes and three to five becoming Category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes with winds more than 111 mph.

2 weeks ago | soundingsonline.com | Wendy Mitman Clarke

NOAA’s National Weather Service today predicted another above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic basin. At a news conference held in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, National Weather Service Director Ken Graham said forecasters expect 13 to 19 named storms, with six to 10 of those becoming hurricanes and three to five becoming Category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes with winds more than 111 mph.

1 month ago | sailmagazine.com | Wendy Mitman Clarke

Using wind to generate power is something sailors have been doing for decades to make their boats more energy autonomous and clean in terms of environmental impact. But what if you could use wind—and sailboats that consistently stay in that wind—to actually generate “green” hydrogen fuel to be delivered where needed?