Oh i was very surprised to and i think you reach far more than 400 marks...i say keep bringing it on.
Morten
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Oh i was very surprised to and i think you reach far more than 400 marks...i say keep bringing it on.
Morten
Well here is mine for today then.
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Rob.
Launch the longboat! Attachment 20243Attachment 20245
Something different:Attachment 20244Attachment 20246
David, You should not have drunk the first one :wink:
Here is mine for today...
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...when I tasted it, then you get a AAR for it.
Wish you all a great day
Morte
Better get it down then Morten, and give us your AAR.
I am really looking forward to seeing that.
Rob.
Splice the Mainbrace! Attachment 20266Attachment 20267Attachment 20268
I'll drink to that Dave.
Bligh.:drinks:
My ale for today is:-
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Rob.
just need a break from reading threads about ship history and look what i found:
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:salute:What a superb find Morten.
Now why don't you join me for a glass of:-
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Take your pick, whilst I sample your fine brew sir.:hatsoff:
Rob.:drinks:
:happy::happy: thanks Rob. I'll Pick the Rum then, it's a beauty
Morten :drinks:
Hoist the Spinnaker! Attachment 20403Attachment 20404Attachment 20405Attachment 20406
There is also a Spinnaker Brewing Company, which produces a range of beers.
Todays brew:-
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Rob.
I don't get the nautical connection.
I'm rather thinking of Sharpe and the 95th rifles.
Sorry Jonas it's the Wolf rock.
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Wolf Rock Lighthouse is on the Wolf Rock, Cornwall, a single rock located 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) east of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of Land's End, in Cornwall. The fissures in the rock produce a howling sound in gales, hence the name.
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The lighthouse is 41 metres (135 ft) in height and is constructed from Cornish granite prepared at Penzance, on the mainland of Cornwall. It took eight years, from 1861 to 1869, to build due to the treacherous weather conditions that can occur between Cornwall and Scilly. The light can be seen from Land's End by day and night, and is almost exactly halfway between the Lizard and the Isles of Scilly. It has a range of 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) and was automated in 1988.
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The Gabrielle of Milford Haven was wrecked on the Wolf Rock in 1394. Her cargo, worth £1000, was washed ashore in Cornwall and collected as wreck.
In 1791 Lt Henry Smith obtained permission from Trinity House to build a navigational mark on the rock. He built a 6.1 m (20 ft) high wrought iron daymark, 10 cm (4 in) in diameter and supported by six stays and a metal effigy of a wolf was placed on top.
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By 1795 the daymark was washed away. In the late 1830s John Thurburn built a beacon, which was completed by 1840, and by November of that year was also washed away. Trinity House builder James Walker constructed a 4.3 m (14 ft) high cone-shaped beacon, which took five years to build. Made of iron plates and filled with concrete rubble, it can still be seen next to the lighthouse. In July 1861, engineer James Douglass surveyed the rock and Walker started to build the lighthouse the following March, based on Smeaton's third Eddystone Lighthouse. Completed on 19 July 1869, the light first shone in January 1870 and in 1879 it was reported that the light flashed red and white. In 1972 it became the first lighthouse in the world to be fitted with a helipad and the lighthouse became automated in July 1988.
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Footnote.
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HMS Nottingham.
On 7 July 2002, Nottingham ran aground on the submerged but well-charted Wolf Rock near Lord Howe Island, 370 miles (600 km) off the coast of Australia. A 160 feet (49 m) hole was torn down the side of the vessel from bow to bridge, flooding five of her compartments and nearly causing her to sink.
Rob.
Aha. Thank you, Rob.
Good evening. This one is dedicated to Richard (Herkybird) for helping a lost scandivian :wink:
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Thanks again
Morten
Here are some ales with an interesting ingredient - Seaweed!Attachment 20433Attachment 20434Attachment 20435Attachment 20436
Whilst I quite like Lava Bread Dave, I will reserve judgement on these ales until I have tried one.
May be O.K. for an old salt, but not a refined palate?
Bligh.
It's not good enough for The Admiral, you say?
Perhaps this is more to the Admiral's liking. Attachment 20443
I don't know about the Admiral Dave, but it's certainly more to mine, and by Jove look the Sun is over the yardarm already.
Bligh.:drinks:
One for our American cousins.
Full speed ahead
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And damn the Torpedoes.
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Rob.
If you drink this the Sun will always be over the yardarm. Attachment 20448
Good one Dave.:clap:
Rob.:drinks:
Tipple for today is:-
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Rob.
Ohøj skipper... for to day :beer:
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Wish you all a great weekend :singin::salute:
Morten
Thanks Morten. You have a good one also.
Rob.
Perhaps some of this will help celebrate your recent promotion, Rob. Attachment 20453Attachment 20454Attachment 20455
Ahoy there, Captain Bligh! Have a great day celebrating! :salute:
Thanks shipmates.
Here is something nice and light to start us off with.
"See my post Post at last".
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Bligh.
I'll add another suggestion too.
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Oh...i love port wine. You can soon tell on my nose :wink:
Aha, after my game today, the Spanish port must have come from one of our prize ships! :minis:
My Booze for today is:-
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Rob.
Let's set sail in a Schooner today. Attachment 20474Attachment 20475Attachment 20476Attachment 20477Attachment 20478Attachment 20479Attachment 20480
...and today
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Morten
Very good Danish reply to David's post, Morten! :happy: