Hammerhead 4th March 2023.

Just a quick reminder about Hammerhead in March.
Interested shipmates please contact me in this thread to show your interest.

Rob.

Had contact with organisers and have asked for two tables for the show.
One for Sails and second for Wings WW1.

Anyone interested please let either myself or Rob know and we can sort things out.
I can supply most ships so we just need helpers.

Thanks Chris.
Rob.

Hope you have a good day, and recruit many new sailors and airmen to the cause.

If they don't come voluntarily there's alway the Press Gang.

I look forward to seeing all my old shipmates tomorrow at the show.

Rob.

Have fun, Rob! Take lots of pictures!

We had a great day thanks Dobbs, even though most of the players were shipmates. I did get one of the excited punters to take a card for the Anchorage.
I will post the pictures as soon as they are processed tomorrow.

Rob.

Finally got around to processing all the photos.
Rob.

\let the games begin.

First encounter.
Catching fire is not so good. Nor is loosing so many crew.

The other ships jostle for the upwind position.

As the San Martin and Proserpina continue to duke it out, every other passing ship tries to get in on the action.

Next a boarding action starts, concluding the Proserpina's day and also that of the San Martin. I just knew the loss of all those men at the start of the action would come back to bite them both.

Finally Ifignia wins the day.
The moral of the story!
Keep away from the grapes in any form other than in a bottle.
Bligh.

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Here are a few shots taken in the second game.

The final game of the afternoon was a feirce encounter.

It opened quietly enough with two ships loaded once again with Grape, but out of range as they passed. Having manouvered things soon heated up for the Spanish.

The return fire was paltry to say the least.

it was not long before the remaining ships in the squadrons became engaged aqnd one more broadside was enough to send Proserpina to a watery grave which was just revenge for the earlier first encounter.

Two ships now decided to go for a spin around the rocky islets.

Once again the Spaniard was at a disadvantage as yet another fire broke out.

A subtle change in the wind direction put the Spaniard under even more of a disadvantage, and taken all aback he was forced to face another bow rake.

This concluded the afternoon's action with another sinking.

A decisive win for the Chilean Navy in this final game.

This defeat of the Spanish at the hands of Admiral Cochrane and his Chilean squadron will naturally lead on to the next game played at Partizan this last weekend.

Rob.