How about a bit of this to spice things up a bit.
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How about a bit of this to spice things up a bit.
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Bligh.
That would dismast your opponent and then when you got in close you could sweep his decks with grape. Attachment 23530Attachment 23531Attachment 23532
Or even canister.
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Bligh.
Fired from a..........
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Bligh.
That is fine for close range blasting, but not fora Longshot. Attachment 23547Attachment 23548Attachment 23549Attachment 23550
For that sort of shooting I only have
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per side, so I will need more
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Bligh.
However they are still muzzle-loaders.
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Very true and that reminded me that we also need some........
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armed with
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In the rigging.
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They would have to climb up into the Crows' Nest. Attachment 23632Attachment 23633
In that case they had better not be a bunch of.............
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Bligh.
Perhaps they should be given a swig of this before they go up - Topman Pineapple Brandy. Attachment 23702
Alternatively give tham one of these for when they come down. Attachment 23703
That's the ticket Mr.
Now we can get the .............
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to start them.
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A ship with three screws should be faster. Attachment 23705
Despite what Flying Helmut says, I am a ............
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Man
First and formast.
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The same company will send you to trim the Attachment 23709
All made fast by a ,,,,,,,,
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Rob.
Never heard of this sail though Dave.
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Rob.
Wassail is nothing to do with sails, Rob. It is a hot, mulled punch trafitionally drunk at Yuletide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassail
The rigging needs lots of rope. Attachment 23744Attachment 23745Attachment 23746Attachment 23747Attachment 23748
Sorry Dave, just my poor attempt at a joke!
Rob.
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Maybe this would make a good figurehead.
Rob.
I thought that the ship's figurehead generally tended towards what are called 'glamour models' nowadays.
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Then you need something more like this Dave.
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Rob.
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King Alfred the Great is reputedly the 'Father of the Royal Navy'. So, on Fathers' Day let us salute him.
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For the Draco reference and also the gold plus a ship's figurehead combined , I give you ......
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Rob.
Than we must salute Sir Francis Drake. Attachment 23866Attachment 23867
Indeed, nor should we forget his old mate Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Rob.
I thought about celebrating the warship Sir Walter Raleigh had built in 1587 - the first Ark Royal, but I cannot find any drink named after her. So I shall just add to your salute of Sir Walter Raleigh. Attachment 23915Attachment 23916Attachment 23917
Here you go then Dave.
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Rob.
Thank you for finding that , Rob. :thumbsup:
My pleasure Dave.
Now I expect I will need to find something connected for today!
Rob.
Guess this will have to do, as Frobisher seems not to figure in the Ales of the period.
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Although I did find an ale for his earlier exploits.
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Rob.
If we are searching for the North-West passage then we must remember Sir Henry Hudson.
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In that case we must also honour
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Franklin and
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Amundsen.
Rob.
Then we must not forget Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure, who first found the Northwest passage in 1850.
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Sadly, I do not think that this Brewery has any connection with the explorer apart from the name.
Another good find Dave.
Rob.
If we have celebrated the last explorer we should also give credit to the first attempt.
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and to his ship.
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Here is a fresh starter.
There is a ship in it if you look really closely.
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Rob.
Dunno if this ones come up before:
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Depends on how many of 'em you drink Neil.:puke:
Bligh.:wink: