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The above chart is about 20 miles to the East of Ushuaia, Argentina, and is the narrowest part of the exit to the Atlantic. note the soundings(depths) are in metres, and the tidal range is about one metre((4feet). Which means that the narrow side channel can not be used.

“Long considered myth, freakishly large rogue waves are very real and can split apart ships and even damage oil rigs. Using 700 years' worth of wave data from more than a billion waves, scientists at the University of Copenhagen and University of Victoria have used artificial intelligence to find a formula for how to predict the occurrence of these maritime monsters. The new knowledge can make shipping safer.“ This is from a science Magazine, and is necessary a summary of the situation. Two important points. Although rogue waves have been known for 700 years, good scientist data has been available only since 1995. Thus said, engineering information, (the North Sea oil rig lower deck went underwater twice last year) has been available since about 1965 The paper it refers to, which uses latest “AI” to construct a predictive mode, only claims it is better than previously available model. If you wish to know more about wave height, I can recommend this article https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_06/waves.shtml When Do Ocean Waves Become 'Significant'? A Closer Look at Wave Forecasts

this story is set in May 1997 plus 9 or 10 years "2007". AIS was still in its infancy. The coast guards and Port autorities had accesss to rudamentary displays but information was restricted to line of sight. Satellite use was only introduced in 2008. Internet availability (MarineTraffic) was introduced in 2007. Public did not have access to out of sight information, but special accesss to government officials would obtain information of a particualar boat if it was within say 10miles of port or Traffic monitoring station. Dirk would not readily have that information.

@raven1 99% is CJames. I just checked the script for techical details and Location details, and suggested alternatives when noticeably incorrect.

Brad A saying that seamen use is that they are not afraid of the sea; they are afraid of the land. 100 feet cliffs, rocks, sand banks, hard sandy beach, with a following sea with large waves will utterly destroy a yacht. The only places that are safe are sheltered bays/harbours. At this point Trevor must be very insecure, not knowing where he is and what the seas around Florida and The Bahamas, with their high waves and coral reefs are like. Trevor believes he is looking for a gap of 50 miles in a coast 900 miles long, and the hope that he does not run into the unknow land in the dark. One point that is not widely realized is that 3 miles is the maximum distance you can easily see a yacht at sea. The chances of finding another yacht is rare. Seeing a ship is easy, them seeing a yacht unlikely. I have sailed for two days along the Dover Straits and the South coast of England and not seen another boat (motor or sailing). And these are the most popular waters in the world. Trevor has already suffered not being seen.

Apologise quokka, for the confusion. From my notes at the time <<""Basingstoke turned north, to land at Perth’s Jandakot airport; Perth’s large general aviation airfield, ten miles south of Perth’s city center and the same distance southwest of Perth International Airport."" Perth Centre (bridge) [-- south 9.9 miles---> Jandakot Airport <--- south south west 11.5miles--] Perth Airport>> Since Jandakot Airfield is one mile long and Perth Airport (Domestic and International ) is Two Miles across, when I was checking, I did not feel the approximation was incorrect, and it did give the impression that Jandalot was not Perth's main airport. I am sorry for the confusion.

oops we got it wrong. This is the story from the Independent News Paper.https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-essay-the-fantome-menace-1123862.html Which is more reliable than Wiki, but not always correct. We knew about it in October 2012 but it slipped thru. 😥 😧.

“I’ve only heard rage sea here, so off to ask my friend Google what exactly that means.” Normally the expression used would be raging sea or angry sea. It means different things to different people. To me, it means crawling along the deck (to avoid being knocked off one’s feet), in the dark (even though it is midday), feeling if one is on a roller coaster, having a constant stream of stinging spray hit your face, and every minute being knocked by a heavy dodge ball. In summary, a sea that you should not be out in. I was surprised when C. James used it, as I had come across it in the North of England as a polite way of saying “F******” sea or something stronger.

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Welcome back, I Missed you.

"The First Time I Saw Your Face" as performed by Peggy Seeger was written by her lover Ewen MacColl (James Henry Miller) for her. Years latter Ewen MacColl said that it was addressed to Peggy Seeger as a love song to her as she was in the USA and he was in the United Kingdom. Although written for Her to perform, I always hear Ewen when I listen to Peggy Seeger, as it was deliberately written for either or both to sing, although I have never heared Ewen sing it, and although it is listed on records as Ewen performing, it is always Peggy.

At Uni, I used to sneak off and dance to this One all nighter and two days solid to recover

Here is my five The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkein Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov Terry Pratchett, Discworld series The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris Sliderule by Nevil Shute "Norway" although War and Peace was near the top, only to be read once or twice,. Hitchiker Guide to the Galaxy, was also near but which one the radio series(the first one I came across), the books or the television series?

RIP you did many good things on and off the site

Category 5 Is the one for me. The description of the physical elements were so real, the cliff jumping exactly as Yonathan did it in the Canaries. It is a must!