tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post7543480211575093836..comments2023-09-25T08:48:48.104-07:00Comments on John Vigor's Blog: The earth's biggest wildernessJohn Vigorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-67650824548426076612014-09-22T21:42:14.009-07:002014-09-22T21:42:14.009-07:00I would like to welcome you to our Sailing Communi...I would like to welcome you to our Sailing Community - Clubtray Sailing on www.clubtray.com/sailing and share your experience and adventure.Clubtray Sailinghttp://www.clubtray.com/sailingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-24887962280311228562014-09-22T15:58:15.720-07:002014-09-22T15:58:15.720-07:00Heh heh heh, you must be a Terry Pratchett fan as ...Heh heh heh, you must be a Terry Pratchett fan as well...<br /><br />I well remember at the tender age <br />of sixteen, working off shore, out of sight of land for the first time. Those enormous steel grey waves with their knife-edged crests and the long streaks of white foam on their faces... Only the oddly silent petrols and albatrosses for company... It made a profound impact. For some it's a frightening experience, especially when the weather turns snotty. For others it provokes a wild, exhilarated feeling, and you are ruined for life. <br /><br />It is true though that mankind is also having a profound negative effect upon our oceans. It's just that those effects have been slower to materialize. And unfortunately, for many it's a matter of "out of sight, out of mind." 57 degrees Northnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-82597213102151495762014-09-22T15:18:53.233-07:002014-09-22T15:18:53.233-07:00Many years ago my ship had a swim call mid Pacific...Many years ago my ship had a swim call mid Pacific. The ocean was like glass. Men jumped in, I watched. The Sun was high and the depth of the ocean looked endless. The ship and sailors were aliens floating in space. I'd never felt so small and insignificant while standing on the deck of the largest warship in the word.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312701794088202569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-16226702673849660112014-09-21T22:39:57.331-07:002014-09-21T22:39:57.331-07:00Sadly, it's not true that man hasn't left ...Sadly, it's not true that man hasn't left his mark on the ocean. For one example, more than half of the coral in the British Virgin Islands has died due to human activity. Changes in acidity due to man-made global warming threaten many other aquatic species. Scuba clubs remove many tons of trash from the ocean floor each year, but hardly make a dent in the total.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167853931127184984noreply@blogger.com