06/01/2026
Galveston Bay area recreational boaters…
My monthly article for JUNE on recreational boater issues has now been posted on my Dropbox site.
To access the article please go to: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1vuqpzifq5q6kycvtswk1/The-Recreational-Boater-Information-Guy-June-2026.pdf?rlkey=8okzz2v50uvc4vp85tyjn5jxu&st=h2po463r&dl=0
Hey, it’s JUNE!
And just a reminder, the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season is now here!
And here are the names:
Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Leah, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred
Stay alert, and be prepared!!
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UPDATE: So last month my article was greatly shortened due to computer problems. I have recovered from that malady, and the June article is, if anything, probably longer than some other recent ones. But it was a considerable struggle to get through it, and even that effort was after I got enough motivation going to even get started! I frequently sort of purposely create all sort of distractions and excuses to not get started, although when I do get into it, it can even be kind of fun I guess. I especially like looking for appropriate graphics to go with the text.
Some months ago I wrote several times suggesting that I might soon have to call it quits (this after 10+ years of writing these…), or at least write less frequently, or something! My wet AMD is still only in one eye, and I do quite well with distance stuff, but it is that looking at a screen for long periods of time that is a stress. My typing was always two-fingered typing, and I was actually pretty fast, but I guess now some of my depth perception has gone away and I am making way more mistakes just hitting the wrong keys! And it is really slowing me down!!!
But the total amount of time that it is taking every month to write these is the big problem!!! And it is considerable!! There are just some other quite important things which I need, or want, (or think I want), to be doing every month that is the issue, and I just feel that I am kind of running out of time to deal with them all. It is a real dilemma that I am trying to deal with!
And so, you just might not see an article for July, we’ll just have to see how skipping a month might feel. I can still of course, and will, post individual topical items on the RBIG FB page when they come up. Maybe that will be the new format…, we’ll just have to see.
But in the meantime please do enjoy the June article. Here is the list of items which are in it:
¶ 0- a lengthy Introduction on the subject of…, hurricanes!
¶ 1- an awesome video depicting the Great Galveston Storm of 1900.
¶ 2- information on Galveston Bay area dredging projects.
¶ 3- a detailed update on the Double Bayou dredging project.
¶ 4- a notice about the Friday night fireworks over the bay.
¶ 5- news about the Elissa’s pending departure for NYC for the USA’s 250th birthday.
¶ 6- news about The Texas 200 small sailboats regatta.
¶ 7- news about the opening of GBF’s new building.
¶ 8- an alert about vessel documentation ‘scams’.
¶ 9- a map of all hurricane strikes over 173 years.
¶10- information on vessel safety checks.
¶11- news that the Texas Outlaw Challenge has been cancelled for this year.
¶12- information about Summer Sailstice.
¶13- some history about sailors and sauerkraut.
¶14- a repeat of my article from June 2016.
¶15- summer is here history photos from Galveston.
¶16- the usual reminders.
¶17- and closing thoughts for June.
As usual, I hope that you will find the information in this article informative, and useful also, as we now move into probably very hot weather in SE Texas!!!
Past monthly articles, and other items of note in a variety of categories can be found in my main DROPBOX link at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eq62ut8uxjfi3gi/AAD5fvah6W0MQ_1Yvs8wLddna?dl=0. Some of the items located there are linked to from within this current article, but all folders and files are available at any time to anyone interested. There is some quite valuable information there, so please take advantage of it!
Please let your boater friends know about this Facebook boater information page and ask them to “follow” it. The information presented therein will hopefully serve to keep Galveston Bay boaters out of trouble out there on our waterways, and also provide other useful information on a variety of topics.
Fair winds to all, and please STAY SAFE, both on the water and off!!!
Philip Kropf _/)
TMCA Past Commodore (www.texasmariners.com )
Past Recreational Boater Rep to the Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee (LSHSC) www.lonestarhsc.org
Recreational Boater Rep to the USCG Port Coordination Team (PCT)
Recreational Boater Rep to the Central Texas Coastal Area Committee (CTCAC)
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