Nine

Force was 9 brewing when I left Portsmouth.
Note the horizontal wins sock?
I’m safely home after a ferry rock n’roll ride, no problem for the ‘#Bretagne‘ of #BrittanyFerries, thank you Brittany Ferries.
 

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Nantes, where, when?

Marquis de Vaudreuil”, Built Nantes.

I am trying to find out where exactly on the Loire at Nantes Marquis de Vaudreuil was built and by whom …

Racehorse

What we do know : She was an 18 gun sloop of war, a privateer, said to be a fast ship.

Meaning she was a private ship licensed to act as a warship and intended to prey upon enemy merchant shipping.

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‘She’ Ships?

An argument over gender neutral ships has arisen as the former head of the Navy argued that to scrap the “she” title for ships is to “insult generations of sailors.”

Type 23 frigate
Dawn Patrol, HMS Somerset on anti piracy duty.

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50 Years on

Britain’s most distinguished sailor, 50 years on, a splendid role model for the youth of today.
Suhaili & Robin Knox-Johnston
Captain Sir Robin Knox-Johnston recrossing the finish line.
Robin Knox-Johnston
Same day same hour, same minute, 50 years after he won the first single handed non stop circumnavigation “Golden Globe” race.

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Which Sails?

A question from a Master Mariner of Malta, about the sails set on ‘HM Sloop Racehorse’ via Linkedin;
Racehorse
I’m at a Portsmouth with naval author and former Keeper of HMS Victory, Peter Goodwin.
Peter has just confirmed what I thought.
A bit different from the experience of our captain at Malta who wrote “we always set courses last, and took them in first.”
Racehorse, detail

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St Malo +

Saint Malo this morning, at its beautiful best. Up at 05.30 [CET] to reach St Malo in good time with my unreliable car. Bound for the lovely ‘Bretagne’ ferry and Portsmouth, England. Wish you were here …  

Under way

Early, quite early, tomorrow morning [Thursday] I’m heading for St Malo and the ferry for England, more adventures … This means I may be a bit slow to respond to messages. Normal service will I hope be resumed as soon as possible. Thank you for your comprehension.

Fish bidding

Packed today and ready to go to online charity auction for The Fishermen’s Mission. www.fishermensmission.org.uk
Double Fish
This is for distressed fishing families, wives and children so do please bid generously.
Where in your house or office would they look good?
My efforts appear on page 3, they are authenticated by being signed with gold paint and the year, under the base. https://fishmishauction.org.uk/auction/page/3/
Grab a bargain, bid before you forget !

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