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A number of years ago I was in Braye Harbour, Alderney, as mate on a 37 foot L.O.D. Gaff Cutter, A Pilot cutter. The weather forecast was "Gales Warnings in all Sea Areas...Wight, Portland, Plymouth Wind west gale force 8 imminent, veering NW severe gale force 9, occasionally veering North storm force 10. This was the situation, in 12 hours or less, despite the giant Victorian Breakwater, the anchorage would probably become untenable. The nearest safe harbour was 60 miles as the crow flies, to the North West, and the tide turned in our favour in 5 hours time. We had a choice, stay in harbour and risk the waves over the breakwater, or go out into a storm tacking into the wind. That was the first time, I choose to go into a storm, and I hope the last. So we prepared the boat, secured everything, put both reefs in the main, put all the fore sails in rotten cotton. And went ashore to the pub(bar) up the hill in the town. There with a couple of pints we listen to a singer with a bodhran and this song. www.corries.com The song sum up the situation, change the drums of war, the sounds of battle, and the danger of war; to the sounds of the cruel sea, the crashes and bangs, the violent unpredictable motion, the dangers of the sea. "I will go" reluctantly! The Outcome Uncertain ???. For Trevor, the situation is the same. The Outcome? This version is more appropriate for Trevor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2By5LS3_f0 For some of Jesse songs(not this one) Jesse CD etc or YouTube BardofCornwall.

Thank you for the link, I found it most illuminating. Now Reunion is 1500m high and most of it is 1000m high giving a geographical range of 60 miles from shore, clear conditions as defined by Meteorological Optical Range Table is 12miles and very clear is 30 miles, The question is Trevor an optimist or a pessimist? But then again, reading the above link, it may be 50 miles???

I am waiting for the 17th December

Male Pattern Baldness which is the most common cause of baldness, and is generally believed to have a large genetic component. ~It is most prevalent in Northern European people and in blond people, also it effects ginger headed people more than black headed. This is a simplistic explanation and further details can be found on Wikipedia.

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These are the European drumline Top Secret Drum Corps of Basel Switzerland

The astrolade was used by navigators to measure the angle between the sun and the horizon, it is a direct measurement, as the maximun angle between sun and horizon is 90 degrees, it only needs to be a 90 degree "quadrant". This is a picture of a early navigational astrolade 1388. 1388 astrolade navigational

An interesting article link

When I first read this chapter, I had a discussion with C James, I wanted the title to be "LOST" , I lost.

Sailors are like fishermen, they always want to boast about the speed they make, and fellow yachtmans alway take it with a large pinch of salt. To get 9 knots boat speed in a force 4 to 5 wind (16 to 18 knots) with so little motion is something you want to boast about. Personnaly, I think I could get more out of it, but then I am a super yachtsman?!

Chapter 45: Seychelles Of Trevor's Circumnavigation

Ships of 1800 would in general have 25% less sails and therefore less ropes, but would be thicker as they would be hemp etc, which has much less strength than modern fibres. HMS Trincomalee at Harlepool is the best example in this country link

How about using blotting paper to soak up liquid Nitroglycerin or very fine sand/mud or better still sawdust Ps I have not tried this, so there is no guarantee

When I first saw this, I had my doubts, so I went out with a rubber hammer, and tried it. The fibreglass [glass reinforced epoxy] had a deeper note than the carbon fiber[carbon fibre reinforced epoxy]. The answer was not because of the material but the thickness of the material. Carbon fiber was thinner because it has more strength, producing a lighter hull.

I have made it, I am now one of C James characters, Hopefully a good one?

Cliff James has released Circumnavigation 40 "Circumnavigation 40 : A Package from Home ". Does Trevor receive a Package from Home? and what is in the package?.

Mandelson sexuality and his partner's identity has been an open secret for years, His nickname is Mandy. But do not call him that to his face/ He was outed by mistake on news night about 5 years ago, and the anchor had to go around to Mandelson, and beg for forgiveness on his knees...

this is a link to Little Buddha story on Gay Authors which may be better formatted link

I came across this article fonts and thought it may be of interest

OK I will take the bait, what is mille fleur?

Mozarella strictly speaking is cheese curds(unmatured day old cheese), and except for "mozarella di bufala campana" is uncontrolled. Protected destination of origin water buffalo(female) mozarella is the king of Mozarella. :king: Other types are ordinary water buffalo, cow milk mozarella, pasturised milk mozarella. Macdonalds thankfully do not use the delicious water buffalo but the cheap processed pasturised. Anything else is extremely difficult to keep and cook over long periods ie over 3 days. Mozarella or cheese sticks [origin USA] are coated cheese curd, cooked in deep oil. I may be 20 years out of date, but in the USA, in cheese country, at country fairs, it is beautiful, much better than any other cooked cheese. However cheese curds go off after a day unless preserved with brine( one week?), vacuum packed (3 weeks?), pasturised (3 months?). I Hope you are not on a diet

Food Wise spotted dick is a thick sponge (made with suet[hard animal fat]) which has dried fried in it (currents, raisins). served with custard. It is not unpleasant but also not a super tasting food a cheesy tart is a pastry tray filled with a cooked mixture of milk, cheese, and eggs. fried cheese or saganaki(greek) is cheese covered in batter and quickly fried served with lemon juice. It can be delicious or foul depending on the cheese used. USA cheese is not the best cold, fried it is bordering poison. I would also suggest lime juice is better than lemon.

Here is a link to Circumnavigation Chapter 30: Making plans