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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Our current playground, The Isle of Wight and The Solent.....

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      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • goosehdG
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        @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

        We had a Burgee made....

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        I wish that the piping on this matched one of the colours of the Cherry blossom...as I find that the black distracts instead of enhances.

        “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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        • GilesG
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          You are not wrong. When this one gets trashed, as it will. We'll do better next time....

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • GilesG
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            The cabin door on PILGRIM has a curtain that snaps into place. Decided, like a feral cat, to mark my territory.

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            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • dinobarnesberlinD
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              @Giles that’s a “baller” move😎

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              • GilesG
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                We have been assigned a Call Sign and MMSI*

                Call Sign: MNKT8
                MMSI: 232046961

                • Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs) are nine-digit numbers used by maritime digital selective calling (DSC), automatic identification systems (AIS) and certain other equipment to uniquely identify a ship or a coast radio station.

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • SKTS
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                  Will this information allow forum users to contact you at sea and ask important questions like when something will be back in stock? 😜

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                  • dinobarnesberlinD
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                    @Giles Monk Tate? Is that code for something ?🤔

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                    • GilesG
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                      @SKT said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                      Will this information allow forum users to contact you at sea and ask important questions like when something will be back in stock? 😜

                      Yes

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • louisboscoL
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                        should've gone with WNK8R 😜😜

                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                        • dinobarnesberlinD
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                          @louisbosco had to laugh at that one—- close but no cigar Louis

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                          • GilesG
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                            In seven or so weeks, SAKURA should be sailing out of this port, getting ready for the trip home.....

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                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • dinobarnesberlinD
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                              @Giles how exciting is that? !!

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                              • GilesG
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                                Not as exciting as this 🙂

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                                She will be complete in 2 weeks......

                                More photos to come.....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • NikN
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                                  Beautiful

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Or as engine-room-porny as this:

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      That's awesome! Two things I noticed: The incredible amount of room in the compartment including the head room and I like the camera mounted so you can keep an eye on the area when you're underway. That's pretty smart!!

                                      “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        Headroom is brilliant, I have to dip my head a tad, but really just a tad....

                                        The camera is a cock-up. I ordered it, then decided that I would prefer an Infra Red camera in there, so deleted it from the spec, with a view to retrofitting an IR. Obviously, a lost-in-translation moment, I'm hoping they say, "oh fuck it, you may as well keep it"........:hand_with_index_and_middle_fingers_crossed:

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Photo-dump.....

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                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            And hull number 53 was launched today (ours is number 54). This is a flybridge version, ours is hard-top.....

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                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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