Been there done it Roy 😂😂😂

Hi all I return on a new laptop! The old one had battery issues and have managed to find one with a little bit brighter screen.

I think I have moved up the UK % today. Must get back to resolving Windows 11, because it is different as per usual. Oh why can't things stay the same?

Roy

Oh sugar, another sailing question today 😭
Pook! (I need a lasagne🐱)
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More deja vu today (25/4) 🙈
This time the answer is 'correct' 🙄but the question is wrong!
Date and location of the find are both wrong as is the supposed description of the vessel in question.☹️
The other three answers are so obviously nonsense that all participants should get a 'free ride' today😀
Cheers All, Doug 😎

" Ground Hog Day "👍

Hello Bill nice to have someone understand! They have changed my pills, after a short time in an Australian hospital they determined that my imminent demise was being speeded up by the NHS pills prescribed.
Now they hve been changed I am feeling better but these extraneous thoughts do keep recurring. My escape is making model boats or at least thinking about making.....

The question of the day maybe keeping me on track so to speak but as I said before "Who knows"?

regards
Roy

Roy.
A very mind thought provoking analysis!.
The question is….”Have we had the question previously”,or are we living in a parallel universe.
Is there another you or I out there pondering the same question in a different dimension?
Looking on the bright side,if we have the same question twice will I answer it correctly second time round if I answered incorrectly on the first occasion,or vice versa.
I think I better stop now and go and take my tablets 😂😂
Take care chaps.
Bill.

Hi Admiral I know what you mean, sometimes whole days repeat themselves for me. So the odd question like this is just a passing curiosity.

I often think "Why are we here"? Is there any reality at all? Are all of you an algorithm designed to keep me entertained

When we ask these questions we also have to consider whether we can cope with the answers, should they ever arise?

regards, "puzzled" Watford.

Do I detect a glitch in the Quiz?
Didn't we already have today's (24/4) question?
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Guess I was lucky with the 'leaky' question😉
With the exceptions of hiring a small motor yacht for the day on Elba (no wind 🤔 so just motored along the north coast to a secluded cove) and a 'porpoise spotting' excursion in the Canary Isles (during which poor Gisela spent most of the time hanging over the rail feeding her breakfast to the fish☹️); my professional experience of the prototypes of our beloved hobby was spent crawling/climbing around larger vessels; from 60m Patrol Boats / FAC up to a 212m (695ft) aircraft carrier (ex RN Colossus class HMS Vengeance). So I automatically thought of bilges and associated pumps 😉
But I agree with the comments regarding a certain ambiguity re size and equipment of 'boat / ship'🤔
Cheers, Doug 😎
PS: One of the answers to today's (23/4) question looks kinda familiar 😉

Looks like a 'Pooper scooper' Nick🐶🙊😁

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Used the milkbottle ploy many times!

Hi I made a bailer from a 2 litre plastic milk bottle. You cut the bottom off to shape as a scoop and screw the cap on tight and use the handle already in place. The securing cord goes through the handle, this as I found out is essential!
Roy

Most small dingys carry one of these, usually secured by a length of gun cord, we wouldn't want to lose it overboard!

Not every boat has the luxury of a bilge pump, on most small craft, a Bucket would be used.

Cheers, Pete

Hi all, it is one of those questions again! How big is the boat and was the water coming in through a hole or were you in heavy seas and being swamped.

Stopping and waiting for help? OK if you are on a UK sze lake but from a previous question perhaps not a good idea on Lake Superior!

Keep 'em coming they provoke those little extra discussions.

regards

Roy

I was going to say what if there's no bilge pump, do you sink or go to basics and use a bucket/tin/cup or something or as in a dingy pull drain plubs out as you sail along, if leak is minor return to port, if really bad sink and wait for help.

I agree with Mouldbuilder, on small boats and sailing dinghys you would use a bailer. Larger boats would have a float switch to activate the bilge pump, that said, thay can be switched on manually, there is aslo the old handraulic 'Whale Gusher' diaphram pump, most of the Sea Cadet Champs and Vikings had both. Full size ships will have an automated system and finally, if push comes to shove HEAD FOR THE BANK!

Not a good question today. Not all boats have the answer. The first thing you should do in this kind of emergency is, if you haven’t already, is ensure that everybody on the boat is wearing their life jacket.
The answer on my larger boat are automatic and come on when the water level activated the switch so no need to concern about bilge.😀

"I’m obviously regressing again didn’t get three in a row ..."
Aw shucks Bill,🤔
You were a seafarer, today's question (19th) shoodabin a doddle for you!
Consider it a 'shot across your bows'😉
Keep taking the tablets👍 (As must I ☹️)
My weak point is sailing vessels and everything associated with them; a close reach means within arm's length to me😁 Tacking is what I do to temporarily glue something or something I do with my tack hammer!🤔
That's why I got off to such an ignominious start with six 'You have answered today's question incorrectly'😭 But give me a naval or historical question and I'm your man😀
Had a very interesting chat with Norman Friedman some years ago at a Naval Exhibition in Valparaiso, Chile. What a veritable mine of anecdotes and info. A lot rubbed off😉
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Hermank,

We can certainly have a few Belgian questions. You can submit them to me via a private message and I’ll add them to the database 👍

Ideally short answers, even if it means making the question longer 😎

Thanks!
Stephen

<b>Q. 26th Apr - Results!</b>
What do you call the sail that is used to stabilize a boat when sailing downwind?
<table border='0px' cellpadding='5px' style='font-size:12px;'><tr><td><font color='darkred'>A. <i>Storm Jib</i></font><br><font color='#2DCA27'>B. <i>Spinnaker</i></font><br><font color='darkred'>C. <i>Mainsail</i></font><br><font color='darkred'>D. <i>Gennaker</i></font><br></td><td align='right'>3%<br>55%<br>24%<br>17%<br></td><td><div style='position:relative;display:inline-block;width:3px;height:12px;background-color:darkred;margin-bottom:2px;'><div style='position:absolute;left:8px;height:12px;width:30px;'>1</div></div><br><div style='position:relative;display:inline-block;width:55px;height:12px;background-color:#2DCA27;margin-bottom:2px;'><div style='position:absolute;left:60px;height:12px;width:30px;'>16</div></div><br><div style='position:relative;display:inline-block;width:24px;height:12px;background-color:darkred;margin-bottom:2px;'><div style='position:absolute;left:29px;height:12px;width:30px;'>7</div></div><br><div style='position:relative;display:inline-block;width:17px;height:12px;background-color:darkred;margin-bottom:2px;'><div style='position:absolute;left:22px;height:12px;width:30px;'>5</div></div><br></td></tr></table>

Peter.
I’m obviously regressing again didn’t get three in a row,better take another tablet 😂😂
Bill

If they joined this forum, they would automatically get access to the question should they wish to.
Peter.

I was Reading in thé forum that visitors would-be love question of the day from différent forum membres. I would-be day no problem. If you want a belgian one to whom do i sent thé question?

Let’s hope the latter Bill.😃

Blimey.
I’ve got two correct consecutively.
Unbelievable 😂😂😂
The questions must be getting easier or I’m feeling better 👍🥹
Take care all
Bill

Good job that the stabbing finger wasn’t required today. Could have been very embarrassing.😬😬

Rninmunich
Mr. Lightfoot is as down to earth as one can get. I thanked him for sharing his songs and the stories they told especially the Fitzgerald
The song about the Fitz was one that needed to be told ( his words )…. I wish he had more time that night, but he had prior commitments. He joked about going for coffee, I told him it’d be an honour to pick the tab.

I'll do my best Dave.
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Great video and info Doug! Thanks for posting them. Keep the good stuff coming! Dave RR. 👍👍👍

Great video Doug. A chilling song to be sure.
Would have thought a better result from Canada with the correct answer.
Rick

Gordon Lightfoot's haunting words have always sent shivers down my spine ever since I first heared it back in the mid 70s. Every time I hear it I can feel the icy waters of Lake Superior swallowing me up. A well crafted song and no mistake....

Now I'm free to post the vid and further info😉
Cheers All, Doug😎

Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" - Chicago - 1979


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald

Hurrah😀
An unambiguous 'no-brainer' question today.👍
A tragic story. Have watched the National Geographic docu about the finding of the wreck and determining the causes of the loss. She broke up in a violent storm.🌪️☹️
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PS Videos deleted as, on testing, I noticed that whereas the text is blended out when not logged in (analogous to not having answered the relevant question) the videos are still accessible ☹️ Sorry about that, I'll remember in future.
Bon chance everyone, cheers Doug😎

For info-
"Who we are

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT).

We provide a 24-hour maritime and coastal search and rescue emergency coordination and response service for the United Kingdom."
Hence the ambiguity!😉

"The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom that responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It works to prevent the loss of lives at sea and to prevent marine pollution. It is a subsidiary executive agency of the UK Department for Transport and responsible through the Secretary of State for Transport to Parliament. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations since 2015.[2] Its motto is "Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas". The organisation is currently led by Damien Oliver.

Responsibilities

Its responsibilities include coordinating search and rescue (SAR) on the coastline and at sea through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards, monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution and testing and issuing Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (licences) for ships' officers and crew to STCW requirements.[3] The MCA is chiefly responsible for the syllabus and national training standards issued by the Merchant Navy Training Board (based at the UK Chamber of Shipping).[4]

The MCA has three distinct "outward facing" elements - provision of search and rescue and prevention activity through His Majesty's Coastguard, port and flag state control of shipping through a network of Marine Offices and the development of international standards and policy for shipping through the International Maritime Organization. MCA utilizes airborne assets in the form of helicopters, fixed wing aircraft and drones for SAR, and other, operations and is going to make greater use of these technologies under the UKSAR2G contract to be awarded in 2024.[5]

The MCA has now established an automatic identification system (AIS) network around the UK coast, for real-time tracking and monitoring of shipping movements from the shore. "

Cheers, Doug😎


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_and_Coastguard_Agency

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about

Thank you Stephen, very fair of you👍
Cheers, Doug 😎

My house is in Torbay. I thought it was a trick question.😬 Yes, I got it wrong!!

It’s definitely a country dependant question. Perhaps due to the fact I live near the coast and regularly walk past various RNLI lifeboat stations (they’re everywhere), to me, it’s the answer I’d put first 🤣

Reworded the question slightly, anyone who put MCA up to now I’ll honour a point to 😁👍

Stephen

The RNLI is the premier search and rescue agency, not controlled by government and will be first responder as a rule. They may, as they seem fit, call the MCA, helicopter search and rescue or other organisations. The MCA is a government department that deals with all things maritime, training, certification and a whole host of other roles. I took a screenshot from their website as I couldn't be doing wit typinf it all out. It can be seen that the Coastgusrd is but a tiny cog on a large machine.. I think that one of the problems here is that different nations have different organisations, different words for things and different acronyms. I think the 'cure' will be to have questions from members from oyher countries. Germany, Holland, USA, Canada etc.

Ref today's,15th April, question-
I knew I shouldn't have answered as once again two answer options were ambiguous and questionable. The other two were obvious nonsense.
Sure enough my answer was deemed incorrect! Although the answer deemed correct is actually called in and directed by a different organisation which carries the responsibility, as a government agency responsible for providing and coordinating SAR services.
I thus herewith bow out of this quiz.
At least I won't have to stay up til 2am to see the new question anymore.

Good luck to all remaining participants in what often seems to be 'pot-luck'.
Cheers, Doug😎

Keel

If the keels NOT the bottom of the boat, do we have to change the saying “may you always have a hands breadth of water under your keel”?
My God, ladies and gentlemen we’re messing about with tradition here!!
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To paraphrase a well known playwright -
"O, be some other name!
What's in a name? That which we call a 'keel' (😁)
By any other name would smell as 'foul - at the bottom of the ship'(😁)."
With apologies to Willy S. and poor Juliet.😭

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Well, so much for that, what I thought was a very simple question, as in what is the bottom of a boat called, I, of course, replied KEEL as in my book that just happens to be the correct answer. To be informed I was wrong and the correct answer is HULL. Oh well, back to the drawing board and better luck tomorrow.

Hi Stephen,
Flat bottomed boats are a minority exception that proves the rule. They don't 'ave no keel so in their case the question is irrelevant.😁

I recall that before this quiz started you mentioned that you had somehow automated the question generation (with enough questions to last into next year)! I'd be very interested to know how that algorithm works and also the guidelines/procedures for the 'checkers'.
Cheers, Doug😎

Agreed Colin,
and most of the hull is above the keel, and the waterline of course.
So if your keel is above the hull, especially on sailing yachts, you've got big problems shipmate!

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I suppose it depends on the type of boat/ship. On modern steel ships there is no visible keel, it's hidden within the hull plating, so the bottom of the vessel would be the hull. However, it could be said that traditionally built wooden vessels, from clinker built rowing boats to tall ships, where the hull is planked up to the keel, starting/finishing with the garboard strake depending on which way up the vessel is being built. So, in my humble opinion the bottom, or lowest part of the boat would be the keel. If this reads like a load of old tosh, please bear in mind it's way past my bed time...😆😆😆

Oops!
If you're upside down Roy then I 'spose you ain't got no balance problem no more!😮
Maybe a few others though!
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This poses a fundamental problem for me with my yachts. Have I been calling the keel by the wrong name for the last XX years? I know that if the hull is under the keel we really do have a balance problem. Or perhaps yachts are not boats?
Roy

Bit like a trick question in school exams this last one I passed it on to my oppo who is in charge of the build of luxury versions of the modern Huntress at 470,000 they have over 100 on the books.
it made him laugh over the answer he said bet it was a American who set the question as they call the bottom of the boat the Hull we have been doing it a tad longer