Yes I agree were aircraft carriers mentioned there as well? Keeping the lads happy is essential in todays armed forces.

With the recent programme on the UK aircraft carrier the TV concentrated on one 'jack the lad' as their guide, hmmm I was not so sure! Later it transpired that the Navy was not so sure either.
Rather illustrates how the media can be misled or misslead.
Roy

We had today's question a couple of weeks ago...

a stay sail is what keeps a fishing boat into a wind this loaded question is fine if you understand the logic of a yachtsman as tacking was turning your boat so that the wind was from the other side best to stick to motor boat questions in the future

Once again the question appears to be asking the impossible.
Whilst the foremost lower corner of any sail is called the tack, this term does not refer to a line that holds the corner up.
Maybe these questions are intended to keep us researching and thereby learning ?😉

The " Tack " is part of the front of the sail at the bottom front corner. between the Luff and the Clew, the cord that attaches the Tack to the boom ifi recall is called a " Grommet ", ropes are called Halyards.
A Tack can also be a term for the action of sailing into the wind and moving forward, this is called Beating or Tacking.

For reference...

Apparently tack has 2 meanings, 1, the lower corner of the sail next to the mast, and 2 where tacking is going through the wind to set a new course so you are on a new 'tack'.

The clew being the other lower corner of the sail, but it is not a line, just a part of the sail.

I got it wrong so did not have a clue about the question!
Now back to working on my 10th. yacht, where I am introducing a fore-sail having reduced the sail areas of the main and jib.

I think I can work on the mast now the glue has gone off. I have to file a slot in some tubing to create a heel for the mast to stop it twisting. This fits onto a thin slotted rail in the keel of the hull.

Regards
Roy

What holds the sail UP is a halyard, what holds the sail DOWN against the gooseneck area of the mast/boom is the tack!!!! as has been said, doing the quiz at breakfast may hit the wrong button whilst trying to drink coffee🤔

I thought tack was turning your boat so that the wind was from the other side ( used when I was a crew on an enterprise dinghy)

Same here Nick🤔

June 2nd question answer i selected is the correct one, the answer the Quiz gives is wrong!!!!!!!!

I have to be really careful Doug as I sometimes do the quiz during breakfast, a very dangerous time. I have to be careful that I put down my fork first in case I poke my own eye out.😬😬

How can such a young man talking so much wisdom 😂😂

Guys.
Nothing better than a good debate.
Regards.
Bill.

Aha! 💡
Roy; That explains why it took a whole day and more for your paint to dry😁😂
😎

Hi Peter,
I tried your shut eye & stab technique.
Eyes shut, twirled the mouse around and clicked - and shut down the PC😮🤔
😁😂

Indeed Nick👍
To quote Cmdr. Mike Flynn, CO of HMAS Hammersley:-
"There's nothing like a good throat ripping debate!"
😎

Ah yes, the "postmortem" great fun!😁😁😁

This is my favourite part of the daily question. I really don’t mind if I get them wrong. My shut eyes and stab approach has done me well.😬

The Spanish Inquision? Nobody expects The Spanish Inquision!

Hello CDN...... first If it were not for a few of us the thread would not give you a reason to complain. I never complain.

Second:- No never surprised when I get it wrong.

Third I should have added to previous post I broke the mast on a yacht I am making and not only was the paint drying but the glue as well. Very dodgy re-glueing masts as they have to be straight as well to carry the sails. I have made one additional sail that was 2 days ago but then shopping etc intervenes one has to prioritise.

So now not happy with paint colour, I am off to workshop again. Then back to cook lunch for 2.
Good luck with the questions
Regards
Roy

Hermank, I agree with you…. All this grumbling and comments regarding the question of the day. Boys, it’s JUST A SINGLE QUESTION in a 24 hour span.

Does it hurt you ? Do you feel bad if you get it wrong ?
Seems to me the time spent carrying on about it, you could have had another bit of a boat finished.
Like me spending the time composing this, I could be into my second cup of nuclear 💥radioactive 🔥waste coffee of the morning.

Mmmmmm. Coffee 👍

EXCUSE ME! I am waiting for some paint to dry!!!
Roy

I do have à slight feeling that à number of gentlemen builders are retired when i See the reactions up and down on the question of the day. I Wonder of they do Not Need to Build their next Model 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Now our Swiss friend has posed a sentence for ther fast readers. After all the ships' crew is a different proposition!
Maybe I will read that one again?
Roy

Ah yes but was the answer the question or was the question the answer?

The Spanish are far better at putting the question. The Spanish Inquisition had got it to a fine art -form. Here you did not need to know the question before the answer sprang to mind!

That may be stretching a point but you see what I mean.

Roy

Hei all!
in Switzerland this is called a propeller, but literally translated this is called ship's screw.
Landlubber greets, Michel-C.

Sorry but how is this question not 100% with all replies.Propeller the answer was the question.
Rick

I struggled a bit with the too-easiness of todays question! Surely a sub-£100 millionaire question? 😁

Stephen

There are trick questions and there are TRICK questions. Is this a TrIcK question? Aw. My head hurts. This might be a 100% correct though.😬

Today's question was the most confusing yet. Neither Titanic nor a sister ship as an optional answer.
With a sailing ship the engine is the sail so could it have been the mast?

As I get older the world gets more confusing, was this an A.I. question?
Roy

I got it wrong at 0.8mg, again, didn't read the question correctly, kinda skipped over the passengers bit....

In Hungary the legal limit for all transport including cars, motor cycles, pedal bicycles and boats is 0.000000000 or none.😃

Hi One & All
So I have got todays question wrong, in fact I read the question wrong, if it was the skipper then it would be illegal to propel the vessel when your blood alcohol level is over the 0.08% limit.

Fred

Hi all, one of the interesting side issues is deciding you do not agree with the answer and researching the "right" answer.

It opens up a whole new path in learning and possibly new angles on teaching.

I have come across a system where MSc's and similar are assessed over time by peer marking. It removes the competitive nature and introduces the agreement on the "right" answer. After all knowledge is the key, not winning a competition.

Something similar to this happened in the model boat fraternity about 25 / 30 years ago. The trip around the buoys and competition suddenly went out of favour and friendly regattas took their place.

I think we are all keen to see how well some things can be done and are pleased at the outcome of others. I am always keen to look inside a working model to see another's idea on operating systems.

My second RC boat had an "engineers" panel so I could isolate the radio side and make sure the rest worked. It really illustrates the radio problems of my first boat"!

I for one have been on an interesting learning curve with previous questions on several different subjects. I think the last few questions have put all into perspective for me now.

Who said you are never too old to learn?

regards
Roy

I did mean the E class, somehow it changed from E to D inside my addled brain box between the RNLI lifeboats page and this one....

Exactly Austin.
A misleading question, or rather answer options!
Doug

Surely the answer to this one depends on what life boat discussed.

Austin

"The Shannon jet drive is the latest RNLI boat,
max speed 25 knots. I'm wrong ?"
I fell into the same trap Pete🤔
Doug😎

As I suspected, another debatable question and 'correct' answer!
I wondered if 'Lifeboat' was just supposed to mean the larger offshore vessels OLB.
Especially as the REAL correct answer for an Inshore Lifeboat , ILB, was not offered; i.e. 40 knots.
Nick; I think you mean the 'E class'.
The Mk 1s with Steyr engines had a top speed of 35knots, the Mk 2s with Volvo engines 40knots. There are three E Mk2s in service on the Thames; Tower and Chiswick stations and one in reserve.
Since 40Kn was not offered as an answer I went for the offshore boats maximum of 25Kn.
Wrong Grrrrr!😠 So I checked up.
Cheers, Doug😎
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-class_lifeboat

The D class has a speed of 33 to 40 kts depending on engines/mk...

'What is the maximum speed of an RNLI lifeboat?'

The Shannon jet drive is the latest RNLI boat,
max speed 25 knots. I'm wrong ?

https://rnli.org/what-we-do/lifeboats-and-stations/our-lifeboat-fleet/shannon-class-lifeboat

Pete 😊

Thankyou Doug, no offence taken.

Cheers, Pete😊

Sorry pardon Pete,😔 no offence meant.
Just wanted to underline your comment and illustrate the fact that diverted me to Britannic, forgetting that she sank in the Aegean sea not the Pacific 🤔
All the best, Doug😎

I am well aware that the USS Arizona is a designated war grave Doug, was making a point that the answer
should not have been USS Arizona.

Cheers, Pete😊

I am beginning to miss having Titanic as a possible option! So as there was no Titanic I opted for a sister ship. It is easy when you know what to look for.

I thought the whole point about one of the answers was that she was found on top rather than underneath the waves. I imagine the loss of life was still a factor though.

However the warship is one of those 'not hard to find' shipwrecks with a barbette still above the water.

We are all still game so keep em coming.
regards
Roy

Hi Nick,
I think that 1957 was a typo for 1975.
Wiki tells me that Cousteau discovered the wreck in December 1975 but didn't actually enter it until early 1976.
Cheers, Doug😎

I agree, After a quick bit of research, it appears that it was Jaques that made the discovery, and in 1976, not 1957...

"cannot believe you can dive to a ship that was lost with so many sailors for fun!"
You can't Pete. Arizona is a designated War Grave.
Doug.

Hoorah! 😀 Got it right today (27/5)😂🤣🎈
With the same answer as yesterday which was wrong🤔🙄
I too was misled by 'popular diving site', no way Jose on the Arizona, knew that Britannic sank after hitting a mine, but forgot that that was off the Greek coast☹️
But I always thought that the discoverer's name was Jacques Cousteau, not his son Jean-Michel who would have been 19 at the alleged time of the discovery!?
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