World Oceans Day 2025
“For the globe as a whole, the ocean is the great regulator, the great stabilizer of temperature.” – Rachel Carson.
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World Environment Day
World Environment Day, observed annually on 5 June, serves as a global platform to raise awareness and promote actions aimed at protecting the environment.
SAILORS’ SCUTTLEBUTT 02 JUNE 2025 – A tale of determination in the face of adversity
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house yesterday afternoon during our monthly Sailors’ Scuttlebutt talk, as more than fifty club members and guests sat spellbound listening to Esther Jordan’s harrowing account of her ordeal surviving a dismasting and a man missing overboard during a bitter storm en route to Bermuda.
In Esther’s own words: “the screaming wind was terrifying, I’ll never forget the sound of that wind. There was no moon, there was no stars, it was just pitch black”.
Sailors’ Scuttlebutt 02 June 2025
What would you do if your yacht was dismasted at 2am while you were resting below and when you finally made it to deck, there was a gaping hole and your husband was gone?
2025 POYC CLOSING CRUISE
On the radiant morning of Saturday, 24 May 2025, the Port Owen Yacht Club commenced its annual Closing Cruise with an air of anticipation that hung delicately over the clubhouse and marina as one-by-one boats started brightening up with burgees, flags, and even a few Jolly Rogers and pirates hats.
