Hi Bill, thanks, never been that fortunate before. 😊

Hi Chris.
I don’t know a lot about sailing models,but blimey….. £20.00 for that boat is an absolute bargain.
Wel done,there will be a lot of our members drooling over that one.
Regards
Bill 👍

Hi luckyduck,
One of the guys at the club was having a clear out, and it was put on to our auction. Very blessed in the fact that I put in an opening bid and no one else did. Happy days 😀😀👍

Hi all, just come back from casual yacht sailing I have been in 'Irons' and on a 'lee shore'. My 575 loosened up its rigging and once this happems they sort of fall apart with a strong wind. A sturdy young man came to help and we got her going again.
Roy

Doogle, can you please share with us where and how you can find something like that for £20 - I have been searching all the usual sites trying to find something even half decent, not worried about having to refurbish even.

With regards to yacht sailing ⛵️, I can certainly agree. Recently picked up a DF65 for the grand sum of £20.00. Took it out last Wednesday with our midweek group for an initial sail. Spent most of the afternoon being lapped around the course but learnt a lot,particularly about positioning with any wind 😀 'scuse the red insulation tape, waterproof cover over the electronics only just covers the hatch, new cover in process of being made

Garry,
have a go at yacht sailing. It is unlike motor boating since you (generally) have no motor and rely on sails and wind. It can be very challenging but satisfying

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Luckyduck, I think blame lies with the engineering branch rather than the seamanship branch. According to reports they lost engine power...

I suppose that "In Irons" is a bit like a prisoner chained to a castle wall, as he isn't going to go anywhere fast or even slow when you think about it. I find the terminology of all these sailing terms quite interesting and a bit like learning a whole new language, as to be perfectly honest I know naff all about sailing which is a branch of this hobby that I have never tried. Regards, Gary.

Dam ee well I’ll be scuppered I was always told never a boats no good unless it has a big engine I’ll have to get a book in sailing terms so far I haven’t cheated with this quiz English fair play. Hence we don’t score well

A yacht is said to be 'in irons' when it is headed directly into the wind with insufficient forward momentum to tack.😉

I thought no wind was doldrums?

Is irons when there is no wind, or wind that’s blowing in different directions? What is irons? 🤣

Stephen

I was always told you were in irons when no wind

How did a RoRo get so close to a very clearly marked navigation aid? These modern guys have satnav and all sorts of gimmicks to save the crew having to work too hard, but where was the officer of the watch? If we sailed our model boats like that, we would soon have to answer for our poor navuigation and control!!!🤓

I'm happy with questions about sailing. Questions about "celebrities", famous directors, film stars, rich and famous are not my thing at all !😉

Going back to the question concerning the Longships lighthouse.
Have just seen this posted on the news re RoRo ship aground on the Wolf Rock which is twixt Land End and the Scilly Isles.

Gents.
“Is the forum turning into a sailing one?”

We are so lucky that we have a great variety of members who cover so many differing aspects of our hobby.
Long may it continue to flourish from all our numerous skills 👍
Regards
Bill.

Got it wrong, but learning, I hope, as I'm a sailing novice.
Cheers Colin.

Luckyduck what a pleasure to find sailors on this forum. We are already 3 next to the Swiss Michel C.
Is the forum changing into a sailing one? 😂😂😂

people who sail regularly either in full size yachts, dinghies or model yachts know this only too well when the wind dies in the middle of a tack. The only way to av oid it is to go into the tack with plenty of speed.

Irons is a new one on me....

From a former Naval Warrant Officer. The Bow lookout reverses any order he gives to match the view of the Helmsman. If looking astern. Other wise if looking forward which is normal position his directions would be the same as the Helmsman sees.

Didn't have a problem with this as I have often visited "Lands End" the estate in Cornwall so favoured by the tourists. If you have visited you can hardly have missed the iconic Lighthouse or the sign saying Lands End with destination posts pointing around the globe.
dave976

Surely Longshot was the first and replace by Lizard.
AustinG 🤔

Me Too with the Lizard
Trev

I too picked the lizard, as it's the most southerly point of land. Not out in the sea.
Cheers Colin.

Longships is about 1 1/4 miles01++off the coast on the Longship Rocks. Lizzard is on the mainland on Lizzard point...

Funny that, my geography might be not up to scratch but I thought it was the Lizard as well. Hey ho, never mind, it didn't stop eating breakfast 😀

Dat's wot I tort Nick🤔

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If its IN Lands End then the answer has to be the Lizard Light.

Find these questions instructive for a landlubber like me. Coincidentally, I knew the name of this lighthouse because we were in Sennen Cove last year with the camper van.
Great Britain with all her islands including Ireland and co. Simply beautiful.
See you soon, Michel-Cl.

Ps: This year we are travelling less because we are getting solar panels for our building, as well as geothermal probe heating, an outdoor bicycle garage, and car charging stations for electric vehicles. 😏
We can talk about the latter. . But not on my wavelength.
Fortunately, one is still allowed to have one's own opinion about it. .😜

The question, the way I read it was that the lighthouse was on land. The one with a correct answer against it is 2 Kilometres out to sea on an islet!

You certainly can't walk there.

Sorry team my score is sinking into the 'Can do better'

Roy

Latest idea put forward that it was all a mirage with the mirage masking the iceburg, so that it was only VISIBLE at the last minute.
Roy

I assume the Titanic Accident was down to the lookout looking back to the bridge, he shouts Iceberg to Port steer to Starboard, the helmsman looking forward steers to Starboard and the rest is History......!!!!!!!!!!••🤣🤣🤣🤣

Fountainhead, is a motor yacht built in 2011 by Feadship for American billionaire Eddie Lampert.[2][3][4] With an overall length of 87.78 m (288.0 ft) and a beam of 13.90 m (45.6 ft).[6][7]

Just what everyone needs for a day of sailing and relaxation😎

Sorry Flaxy..The Railway Children was directed by Lionel Jeffries! Lovely man and a great actor.

Roy

I'm not a film goer so don't know the names of any directors, rich or otherwise, except Steven Spielberg who I believe had something to do with children's films years ago ?😐

Because he is Roy😁
So now, after Stephen's 'fix', the answer is correct but the question still wrong!
My head hurts🤕

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It just goes to show who looks at the Directors name in a film. I had to look up Eddie..... perhaps a less savoury character, but nothing to do with films. Just can't get enough money for himself!
Why is he the right answer??????

I am a descending average.
Roy

I’ll give you the point Colin (a bit later today)… I did update the answers 😁

Stephen

Today I just clicked any answer as Eddie Lampert the real owner wasn't an option but after I confirmed my wrong answer he appeared as if by magic.???? Now totally confused.
Cheers Colin.

I thought...another trick question...hmmm. So I went with no matter which way you stand on the boat port and starboard are just that. So I tricked myself, I must try harder! RR

Kind of awkward wording on that question. In any normal conversation regarding the right and left side of a car/truck/boat/plane, it is assumed you are facing forward from the interior of the vehicle. To ask what is the left side called facing backward in the vehicle kinda made smoke roll outta my ears as I processed the reverse thinking. The answer is correct for the way the question is worded, and I did get it correct ... but VERY sneaky wording on the question!

Hi all not sure what the problem is?

If you are on the boat with your back to the bow and look to the left you are looking over or at the starboard side of the boat.

Roy

Sorry but I just don't get it, whether you are in the water, on the boat, or hanging for your ankles on the yard arm. Starboard is always going to be on the right-hand side and port on the left. If in doubt check the colour of the navigation lights. Regards, Gary.

Which ever way your looking the left side is always Port, if giving directions you always amend it to the side you require. The helmsman looking forward will see port on the opposite side to the guider looking astern.

Well now, after some Sherlock thinking, the bow is pointy….. the stern in the hind end….. that left me to a 50 / 50 multiple guess.
I closed my eyes and hit the right one !

Jolly good thought I was losing it!
Roy

I’ve corrected the answer and honoured all those who put Starboard 👍

Stephen

Yup. Just as I thought. Another 'wrong' answer. Sometimes the clue is in the question, but not this time.😉😐😐😐