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see my reply on chapter setups.

I started working for CJ on 14th July 2009. I received the draft for chapter one for checking on 19th October 2009. I believed the first chapter would have been published within a fortnight of this date. I received draft of chapter 151 for checking on 4th February 2013 and believed it was published within the month. I checked the next 6 chapters but do not have dates in my records CJ did this at roughly one a week over 3 to 4 years ( ie 157 weeks). With very few mistakes.

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!

If it not connect to the internet. no problem. The existing programmes are OK, And if you want to add extra data of model use a data stick or floppies, to transfer from internet

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My sister was for ever playing this, and never got it right RIP

GPS is already fitted on 80% of aircraft and the going rate to have that data record by Imarstat (Internationa maritime Statalite comunications ) is 10 to 20 dollars a flight. * Satellite Internet - download current status to Airline Cloud computers The capability is there for the majority of flights, it is a matter of actually agreeing (politically and otherwise) * Buoy the black box for ping transmission Not feasible, the two black boxes are built like brick shithouses, and weight a ton, and situated in the tail of the aircraft for maximum protection, the boxes will sink with no acess to any attached buoy. * black box storage upgrade to 20hrs recording This is already happening, as in all things in the aircraft industry it is being done with new unit having longer time but existing devices are not upgraded until repair or replacement. * black box battery for 12 months I may be wrong but this is not currently mandated, however the the newer units do actually have a longer battery life than specified. However, nobody actual knows what it is. The only way is to run tests which take time and are only indicative. As they are not mandated nobody in their right mind is willing to quote.

Many readers may not realize that C J is a real world traveler and has been to all, or nearly all, the places he writes about. I have spent a lot of time sailing around the Med especially the Eastern Side and only once did he make a mistake. as he had been to all the places except one. He has also been to nearly all of the other places in the story. In fact he has a cameo role in one.

Australia long range radar is based in the centre of Australia and is over the horizon radar. Its true capability is not know. And by its nature is a statistical based system. That is although it is reported to be able to detect aircraft and ships 5000km away. It may only see them for part of the time, for say 5mins in every hour or when the atmospheric conditions are right. For ship and boats, this is not a problem as they do not move fast. The radar is also directed north, and although there are interesting side lobes and back lobes, ie South west towards Atlantis or the alleged positon of flight 370. The aircraft suggested path is on the edge of the Australian radar. Whether Australia radar saw it, a phantom or post mathematical treatement of the radar data indicated possible contact, you guess is a good as mine or indeed the Australian Radar People. Since in the recent past boats have turned up at Christmas Island (3500km) unannouced, it is fair to say that increased radar detection is being sought.by the Australians.

Congratulation a well deserved promotion

It is interesting that the Magnanime and Anson ( the other razees) were not as well received, nor as successful. that I think is one of the most interesting question of the naval wars. It may be:--- Rubbish in rubbish out The crew and particularly the master ship wright that converter her. The captain that commanded her. Rubbish in rubbish out, Indeflagible was a razeed Ardent class ship of the line, the others were Intrepid class ship of the line. Indeflagible may have been in good condition when she was converted, the others may have been not so good. I believe all three were built in different places. The crew and particularly the master ship wright that converter her. The instruction was to razee the ship. That left a lot of scope for the converter and the skill of the convertor(s). Did they have previous knowledge of the French doing this, did they have details of how the ship being converted was built. I believe that the Indeflagible was converted before actual sevice (years uncommissioned). I have no way of checking this as I no longer have a Greenwich readers ticket, but it is possible that Indedefligible was the third in the process by a crew that new her when she was originaly fitted out. The captain that commanded her. Sir Edward Pellow was definately a good captain, but so were the other captains of Indefligible and the other ships. It may be that Sir Edward style matched the ship, and once the ship was run in, following captain would continue in that style. It is now 200 years ago, so no body will know. With that catch, it is reported (rumour no facts) that the other two although they had a better performance than ship of the lines(as you would expect), Indefligible was better and much more like a pure frigate performance. Whatever is said, the conversion of all three ships were a sucess as the basic design of a light built ship of the line was unsucessful, and a frigate was much more useful, and in demand.