Posts tagged red

05
Oct 10

Onboard Sodebo around Brittany

English Channel- La Manche 48°57'47"N 3°24'96"W

Onboard Sodeb’O around Brittany with Skipper Thomas Coville preparing for La Route du Rhum La Banque Postale 2010: Thomas does not believe in reincarnation but, if it were to happen, he wouldn’t want to become a foil.
Loa: 32m 105ft
Beam: 16.55m 54ft 4 in
Displacement: 12t 26455 lbs
Sail area: 379 sq m 4079 sq ft
Launched: 2007
Class: Record-breaker

23
Sep 09

Sydney Sand Storm

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 33º51’63″S 151º12’50″E

Apocalyptic vision of Sydney, shrouded in red dust blown in by winds from the deserts of the outback.
Sydneysiders woke to a red dawn this morning as a thick dust storm caused havoc with transport and raised health fears.
The size of the dust cloud surprised weather experts, who say it has covered half of NSW.

03
Sep 08

Berkeley River

Northern Territory, Australia 14º25’65″S 127º41’52″E

The Berkeley River from Wyndham about 160 Km sea to the Northwest along the coast , is the first popular place with pools and waterfalls. It has extensive smaller creeks feeding into it and drains the Seppelt and Collison Ranges and Gardner Plateau.