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DandV

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  1. My first sighting of the Waverly was that my father was on the list for first loans of the "Amateur Photographer" magazine from our local library. And their camera reviews, in the 1960's had comparitive photographs of the old ladies, including Discovery and Waverly, against the embankment. So an already familiar view when I first saw it for real in the 1970's. Very much depleted when I next saw it in the early 90's I am so glad that the Waverly was restored to being operational. Old dead boats are a bit sad. But old boats still doing what they were built to do are simply stunning.
  2. As the OP, I very much still enjoy all the contributions. The time stamping of photos over the years has added the dimension of how things change, and has increased the value and enjoyment to me, of this thread. So thanks especially to Peter Scott, but also to Naughty Cal, I enjoy your photos of UK coastal escapades. So hopefully this thread remains as a valuable record of the ongoing recent history of Britain's inland, and coastal waterways. 14k replies and 640k views obviously means that I am not alone in pursuing this branch of voyeurism.
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  4. We just knew the set up phase as "site establishment" And the phase at the end as "site disestablishment" We had both cost and time allowances for both. But then again out here in the colonies we don't use the Proper English.
  5. At all times whilst underway you are expected to keep effective lookout. Relying only on having complying navigation lights, or anchor light, is often inadequate to ensure you have been seen when threatened with a collision. From talking to people who have faced this situation, A torch flashed in the direction of the navigating position on the threatening craft, plus then perhaps illuminating your sails, or structure, has then provoked the threatening vessel to then making out your nav lights or anchor light, and then making a required course change to avoid a collision. A solitary steady little red light on yacht slowly proceeding under sail in a vast empty ocean is easily missed by a big ship making good speed on the wide ocean. But a few flashes by a torch much less so.
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  9. Wonderful how the subject of this thread evolved, from the subtleties of shades of post box reds, and their resistance to blue photon bombardment. Whether it is appropriate to navigate within Sheffield City with your fenders down Then how far the River Lee could claim title to water further west. And now the most interesting bit. What an enclosed area at the front of a narrowboat can be called? and what it has been, and can now be used for.
  10. Walked that section many times but only navigated it twice, later in 2014. Memories.
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