The first issue of New York Sea Grant's electronic newsletter is now online. It includes stories on Long Island Sound lobsters, G  reat Gull Island, clean boating, and more!

Read all about it by clicking here.  

 

We start with an introduction to safety, sailing basics, and move on to the interaction of tides, weather, and personal choice.   

Must be physically able to move from one boat to another, and to participate in trimming sails (cranking a winch), holding the tiller on a steady course, and moving about the boat with agility during tacks.

Who: Join the Long Island Marine Science Association (NYSMEA's sister organization)   

Where: Tobay Beach, directions below     

When: SUNDAY, Sept. 23 at 1pm (rain date: Saturday, Sept. 22) Check the local forecast. If there is a suggestion of bad weather, we may want to celebrate a day earlier and miss the rain. By having it a day earlier (Saturday), prepared food will probably not go "bad."

Bring a dish from the sea and your own drinks. We will not have hot coffee or a Coleman stove. We will supply paper plates and accessories plus a number of desserts. 

Bring your binoculars, kites, etc., and enjoy the balmy weather. It still may be warm enough for a swim in the bay. Or just enjoy good company!

Contact Bob Abrams at (516) 333-7830 or RDAbr@optonline.net to RSVP or for more information.  

Driving directions -  

We will be at the Tobay Beach oceanfront pavilion. When you enter the parking lot, go to the far-to-the-east side and park south facing the ocean and the parkway underpass. Walk through the underpass - the pavilion should be just in front of you.

From the west - take LIE, Northern or Southern State, Sunrise Highway, or Merrick to Wantagh State or Meadowbrook Pkway; go south to Jones Beach and onto Ocean Pkway. Look for signs to Tobay parking. Get into the left lane for the U-turn. Then get into the right lane and to the parking lot.

From the east - come down the Sagtikos Pkway to Robt Moses Pkway and turn west. The entrance to Tobay is on the right. In the parking lot, turn right and park at the far end. 

Ripples, the Journal of the New York State Marine Education Association, is a peer-reviewed electronic journal for marine educators, students and marine enthusiasts.  The journal shares relevant educational and scientific research, formal and informal educational activities and strategies, reports on successful programs, and other topics of interest to NYSMEA members.  Since its revival in 2012, the journal is published electronically, with the current issue available only to NYSMEA members.

The next Call for Papers closes on September 30, 2012.  Please email Meghan Marrero (president@nysmea.org) with questions and to submit your manuscript.

We are looking for submissions of 3000 words or less; please submit in Microsoft Word, using standard 12 pt font, 1 inch margins, etc.  Follow APA guidelines for references, headings, etc.  To facilitate reading by a diverse audience, be sure that your article is free from overly technical language or jargon. The design/layout will change when reformatted, but make sure your file is very readable for our reviewers.  Graphs, charts and pictures are encouraged; please be sure to include captions and credits. The journal is electronic only; therefore photographs need not be high resolution.  You may include these figures directly in your manuscript draft.