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Can You Explain This Photo?

This is not your typical sailboat, but its cargo is even more unusual than its mainsail.

© 2011 Lynn Ringseis

Here in the editorial dungeon of Latitude 38‘s World Headquarters we receive photos from all over the world depicting a wide range of nautical subject matter. The photo above, however, is one of the must unusual we’ve seen in a while.

We know what the story behind it, of course, but we thought it would be fun to let you take a stab at explaining exactly what’s going on in this scene. Be the first to answer correctly and we’ll send you some official Latitude 38 swag:

Questions:

1) Why do these sailors have so many dinghies piled on their decks?

2) Where are they?

3) What is their profession?

Email us if you think you know — or just want to make a smart-ass comment.

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Researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Portland State University are trying to determine how often recreational boats in California move, where they go and how often their bottoms are cleaned.