Skeleton Shrimp Use 18 Appendages to Feed, Fight and ... Frolic | Deep Look

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On first impression, skeleton shrimp anatomy is confusing. These crustaceans use a funky assortment of body parts to move around like inchworms, feed on bits of sea garbage, stage boxing matches, and make lots of clingy babies.

The striking bodies of skeleton shrimp are gangly and ridiculously elongated. These omnivores constantly sieve food particles or small organisms from the water by waving their bodies back and forth, using comb-like filters on their ...

I just received this email from a fellow PMYC member looking for donations and thought everyone might like this story and have something they want to donate. Contact me (pnwpressuredrop at gmail.com) if you want to donate and I'll get you in contact with Kim and Ela. I don't know how much they can take down but I'm sure they would love your interest if nothing else....

We began this epic on Paul Cayard with an intro to Paul’s humble beginning, his introduction to the legendary Tom Blackaller and his highlights of his Maxi campaigns with the late Raul Gardini’s il Moro/

You can review the intro http://www.pressure-drop.us/forums/c...omplete-Part-1
We now continue the interview with Paul’s 1st America’s Cup Campaign as the Skpper: Paul on nationalism: "Back then you co...

Emma's been busy with the sand paper and spray gun

That and checking out Maxi Tris!

http://emmacreighton.net/blog/...


Surfing off the Elwha river

Ben Braden is best known in the Pacific Northwest for his unique racing style: winning races with a BBQ on the transom. Ben has been sailing since before his first memory, growing up on an island beach to the west of Seattle, Washington. That early start got him involved with Port Madison Yacht Club's Junior program, actually helping create the junior yacht club back in the early 80’s. From this kick start Ben learned to sail from some local PMYC Greats...

The art and inner voice of Irish surf photographer Mickey Smith.

"I never set out to become anything in particular, only to live creatively and push the scope of my experience for adventure and for passion… The raw brutal cold coastlands for the right waveriders to challenge – this is where my heart beats hardest… Most folk don’t even know who we are, and what we do or how we do it, let alone what they pay us for it. I never want to take this for granted so I try to...

Pressure Drop is happy to announce the news that Bruce Schwab will be riding along with us during the Velux 5 Oceans Race as well as the
Volvo " Round The World" Ocean Race. We look forward to his narratives and keen insight to two of the most challenging yacht races on the
planet and hope you will come along for the journey!





A lifelong rigger and two-time solo circumnavigator, Bruce Schwab led the Rigging Shop at Svendsens Marine in...

PAUL OLIVA is best known for writing the San Francisco Chronicle's "On the Water Front" column appearing every other Friday in the Datebook Section. He is also chairman of South Beach Yacht Club, a public affairs consultant to government and business, and has been an ASA-certified sailing instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1999. Paul is an avid watersports enthusiast and enjoys sharing his passion with anyone who wants to experience life on the water. He owns, actively cr...

Pressure Drop is happy to welcome David Wells as a contributor. David has been windsurfing and sailing for decades and keeps on eye on the Bay at all times from this home office above the Aquatic Park area of San Francisco Bay. An active member of the resurging formula board sailing community and an accomplished writer, David can keep us abreast of all things with board in them David Wells is the editor of Waterhound.com and a self professed waterman in training. While primarily a winds...

Pressure Drop is happy to welcome David Wells as a contributor. David has been windsurfing and sailing for decades and keeps on eye on the Bay at all times from this home office above the Aquatic Park area of San Francisco Bay. An active member of the resurging formula board sailing community and an accomplished writer, David can keep us abreast of all things with board in them David Wells is the editor of Waterhound.com and a self professed waterman in training. While primarily a winds...