Wow, you seafarers. Great saying, Im even more confused now. Im going to take my new socks off now and put them on my hands, ill use them as mittens when walking the dogs!!!.

Hi, my socks arrived this morning. Many thanks!
When meeting others with the same socks remember the rules of the road.

"Green to green red to red, perfect safety go ahead. To act as judgment says is proper: To Port or Starboard, Back or Stop her. And if upon my Port is seen A Steamer's Starboard light of Green, I hold my course and watch to see That Green to Port stays Clear of me. But when both lights you see ahead
"Port your helm"
And show your Red.

One more thing !
Idea of two-tone socks are perfect, but beware, who puts them on wrong runs backwards according to color recognition!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A little tip from me:
The password for life is HUMOR
Best wishes to all
Michel-Claude

Brilliant, they are still making me smile. I am replacing my L & R ones! Happy New Year everyone....👍

Hi Martin. I do not think that many people will be saying that they have two different color socks on. It is a bit too cold to wear shorts here. Maybe I will roll my pants up a bit so that everyone can see my two different color socks. Just got to make sure I have the correct port and starboard on the right foot🤣LOL?

RonH,
When you go to your event, I would be interested to know how many people mention the fact that you are wearing different coloured socks.

Martin.

WOW! Received the Prize yesterday. Just want to say thank you very much. I will be wearing the socks this weekend at a Cabin Fever Breakout in Pennsylvania (USA). This is a indoor event and they set up a very large pool to sail in. I will be bringing one of my steamboats. So if your there look for me with my Port and Starboard socks.
Steve Thank you again.
RonH

Wow Rogal!
Congratulations, only I wonder if the green or red socks warmer gives???
I in any case always put in my winter shoes part of a July newspaper! So you always have warm feet in the cold season!

Top Stephen, good idea!!

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Ciao tutti
Michel Claude

Maybe the MJ Moonwalk... Shout out to Stephen for heading it up! Dave

I take it that they make you walk backwards Rogal😉
Happy sailing.
Cheers, Doug😎

Wow, just received and opened my draw prize this evening, perfect fit for a “land lubber”
Thank you Rogal.

Hi Stephen,

I also received mine this morning!! 👍

Many thanks
Graham93

Hi Stephen,

I received my Xmas gift this morning!
Many Thanks. 👍👍
It will come in very useful.
Trev

Likewise! Lovely surprise in this morning’s post.
Many thanks👍👍

Exciting delivery today, many thanks to Stephen!

Really enjoyed the quiz Stephen. I was just thinking, if I supplied you all of the questions for this year, I might manage 60%, just.
Peter.😁

Thank You for an enjoyable event , may the New Year be safe and many hours of good sailing …
Bill G .

Prizes have been assembled, all 30, and ready to send!

Likely we'll run the quiz again next year. If I can assemble enough questions! 😂

Stephen

How about Valentines quiz ?Call it the Love Boat Quiz!

"will need to find something else to do with the first coffee of the morning"
On the other hand Neil, I won't need to stay up 'til 1am to see what the new question is!
At least not until next December, I hope😉
Regards to all who took part and congrats to the winners.
(I was only here for the beer anyway😁)
Cheers, Doug 😎

The quiz was fun Stephen, thanks for setting it up. I looked forward to see if I knew the answer from the get-go, or if I had to um…Google it!🤣
Lotsa fun looking forward to the next one.
Cash

My thanks for a very enjoyable and entertaining quiz. I had to research many of the answers and in doing so improved my knowledge of sailing and maritime affairs. Excellent!!

Hi everyone:
One of these years... one of these years......
Thank you for this very entertaining and instructive quiz.
I'm already looking forward to December 2023 haha

Just like to reiterate the previous comments. As a relatively newbie to the site I’ve found the quiz to be extremely entertaining, will need to find something else to do with the first coffee of the morning. Many thanks for the time and effort put in to it.

I am wondering what my first job in the morning will be now there`s no quiz to start the grey matter working. It has been great fun and I would like to thank Stephen for all his time and effort bringing it to us.
Happy New Year to all the members of this amazing website.
Best regards ChrisG

Thank You , very enjoyable activity…Wish You all a Happy New Year , ….

Be Safe .

Bill G.

Congratulations to all the winners. Thankyou Stephen for another great christmas quiz. Rick

This was lots of fun, new some answers and guess on a few that came out right. I think I did better than last year. Could you list the countries and how many people won from each?

Well done Stephen on putting this quiz together. It’s been fun and I’ve learned that I didn’t know as much about boats and sailing as I do now. Many thanks and a Happy New Year to you.
Brian

Great job on the quiz Stephen. I think everybody had fun with it. Dave

Thanks for the Quiz, Stephen👍👍👍
Great Fun!
Trev

Thank you for an enjoyable and entertaining quiz and lang may all your lums reek.

Thanks

Thank you for a very educating and enjoyable quiz, I am sure we all learnt from it.
And to all members, have a rewarding New Year.

Dec 31st: Where would you find the Clew?

A. In the Galley (1%)
B. Corner of a Sail (92%) - Correct Answer
C. Top of the Mast (3%)
D. On the Deck (4%)

At the final count, 341 members have taken part, lots of you are silent on the forums too!

I've decided to add an additional 10 prizes, so there are 30 winners in all. Well done to all the members below! Some will receive socks, some will be another gift! I'll message you privately for address details, but if any of you would prefer their prize to be passed on to someone else, perhaps the winners list will change. So don't despair completely if you're not listed below at the moment!

Aerodecked
AlanR
B Newman
bobelasm
brubaker
Captainnick
CB90
ChrisG
dobo01
Graham93
HowyC
Hugh
jonbliss152
Lauriem
leobluebird
merchant67
morningcalm
neilw
Nickthesteam
Peejay
Peter47
pressonreguardless
Raggie
RichardE
Rogal118
Rogerdotcom
RonH
SimpleSailor
Stour-boy
TonyAsh

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As an aside; postage isn't free - so it's with the great help of everyone that supports this website that the prize draw can be run. If anyone who currently doesn't support the site and may like to, please do check out the membership page where you can do one time donations, monthly, or even small amounts via PayPal or BACS.
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Thanks to all who have joined the quiz fun and I wish everyone a great 2023!

Stephen

https://model-boats.com/membership

Dear Stephen
Thanks for this very enjoyable quiz.
I certainly learnt a lot and now realise I am not very knowledgeable on nautical matters.

Dear Stephen.
If I am one of the lucky winners you must have the scoring wrong.
Peter.😬😬😬
Happy new Year to all.

Dear Stephen, if I'm one of the lucky prize winners, please give it to a more deserving crew member.
Cheers Colin.

30th Dec: Pirates were so superstitious, they would usually throw someone with what name, overboard?

A. Solomon (1%)
B. Jonah (90%) - Correct Answer
C. Neptune (6%)
D. Poseidon (3%)

A "Jonah" is a long-established expression among sailors, meaning a person (either a sailor or a passenger) who is bad luck, which is based on the Biblical prophet Jonah. Clergymen are considered bad luck, as they are all of Jonah's ilk. Redheads and women are also to be avoided as passengers.

Last question today before the winning members are announced!

1. 91.1% New Zealand
2. 87.1% Spain
3. 85.0% Germany
4. 77.7% United Kingdom
5. 77.6% United States
6. 77.2% Australia
7. 75.0% Ireland
8. 72.7% Slovakia
9. 72.4% Hungary
10. 70.6% Canada
11. 66.7% France
12. 57.9% South Africa
13. 56.8% Netherlands
14. 43.3% Sweden
15. 42.3% Finland
16. 33.3% Norway

338 members have taken part this year, of which 299 have at least one correct answer and in for a chance of winning.

Good luck all!

Stephen

29th Dec: A sideways movement created when the propeller is spinning, is called what?

A. Prop Walk (88%) - Correct Answer
B. Goose Winging (3%)
C. Pitch (7%)
D. Squall (2%)

A clockwise (right-handed) propeller in forward gear will tend to push the stern of the boat to starboard (thereby pushing the bow to port and turning the boat counter-clockwise) unless the rotation is corrected for. In reverse gear, the turning effect will be much stronger and with opposite direction (pushing the aft to port). A counterclockwise (left-handed) propeller acts analogically to the right-handed but with all rotation directions reversed.

Stephen

28th Dec: What is the front edge of a sail called?

A. Head (9%)
B. Luff (80%) - Correct Answer
C. Leech (10%)
D. Foot (1%)

The luff is the forward or leading edge of a sail. The leech is the back edge of the sail. The head and foot refer to the top and bottom edges.

Down to our last 3 questions before winners will be announced!

Stephen

I called a friend,my son,who is a submarine and he gave 180 days or however long it took for the crew to mutiny! It was interesting reading up on how cans of food were stored. Thanks for running the quiz Stephen.

27th Dec: How long can the food supply typically last on a Royal Navy submarine?

A. 30 days (2%)
B. 90 days (56%) - Correct Answer
C. 180 days (30%)
D. 365 days (12%)

Typically the only thing limiting operation is the amount of food and other supplies submarines can carry, which usually lasts for about 90 days. For reference, that would be 18,000 sausages and 4,200 Weetabix, just for breakfast!

Stephen

Great quiz and lots of light hearted fun, which has drawn me in. I suggest that organising next year's be volunteered to anyone who has complained about the answers or given away the answer.

Great job with the quiz Stephen. I think it has been a lot of fun. Look forward to tomorrows question. Dave

Stephen put a lot of effort into this.
I'm sure all of us truly appreciate this!!
After all it is just for fun.
There is aways the exception to the rule
Trev

You must remember that when these questions were put out it was several years ago. Stephen is not making up this quiz and the questions, but they are coming from questions like you’d find in those trivia games.
🤔

The question is asking what’s typical. 180 days isn’t so typical, but with planning I imagine long periods of time can be achieved.

It’s an interesting one!

Stephen

Today's question about submarines answer is wrong, read below:-

The Royal Navy has released figures showing just that after nuclear submarine HMS Torbay returned to her base-port at Plymouth following a routine six-month underwater, therefore the answer should be 180 days.

26th Dec: What name was given to the tugboat in the popular Canadian children's television series?

A. Theodore (72%) - Correct Answer
B. Tuggy McTugFace (2%)
C. Timothy (6%)
D. Toby (20%)

Theodore Tugboat is a Canadian children's television series about a tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends.

The show deals with life learning issues portrayed by the tugs or other ships in the harbour. Most often, the tugs have a problem, or get involved in a struggle with each other or another ship, but they always manage to help one another resolve these problems and see them through. Their main focus however, is to always make the Big Harbour the friendliest harbour in the world, and to always do a good job with their work related tasks.

Theodore Too (pictured) is a large-scale imitation tugboat built in Dayspring, Nova Scotia in 2000, based on the fictional Theodore Tugboat. Theodore Too was moved to Hamilton, Ontario, his new home, on July 18, 2021.

Stephen