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coppertop 1958
22-Aug-09, 13:12
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coppertop 1958
22-Aug-09, 13:16
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coppertop 1958
22-Aug-09, 13:23
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Mystical Potato Head
22-Aug-09, 13:25
Great set of shots.
Fisherbigin
22-Aug-09, 16:36
Was you spewin coppertop? :lol:;)
stromaboy
23-Aug-09, 01:09
How does your last photo show the cruise ship port side to when she was moored starboard side to.:confused
Great to get so close to big ships. Nice set.
A terrific set, coppertop. Almost felt like I was out on the boat taking the photos myself. Well done! :)
How does your last photo show the cruise ship port side to when she was moored starboard side to.:confused
Possibly a pic from when she was last moored at Scrabster?
coppertop 1958
23-Aug-09, 14:22
How does your last photo show the cruise ship port side to when she was moored starboard side to.:confused
your right stromaboy that photo was from the start off the year 1st time it was in ..
moored starboard side to.. as i know with all the ropes that came off her ...lol...
Better line-of-sight etc with a starboard helm is not coincidental. The earliest sailing boats in Britain did not have rudders, they used a large steering oar that was called a board in the old Norsk language. This device was on the right hand side looking forward. The term steering-board side was a bit of a mouthful and became starboard.
When the boat docked the board would be damaged if it was moored starboard side to. On the other side there was a sort of a ramp that was fitted between the boat and the quay. It was used for access to and from the boat and goods were carried on-board before derricks were used. The ramp was, in effect, a loading board so that side of the boat became to be the larboard side.
As boats got bigger it became more difficult to differentiate between the two terms when the weather was bad so the word port was ordered to be used in Britain around 1840(?). It was chosen simply because that side of the boat/ship was the side against the quay or the port.
By this time, of course, the steering-board had been replaced by a rudder and the rules-of-road were under development.
If you ever forget which side is which and what colour it is just remember the Captain who drank too much wine from Portugal, Oporto which is better known as Port in English. Anyway, he asked the steward if there was any red port left.
Fisherbigin
23-Aug-09, 21:06
Very interesting coppertop:confused the internet is good tae ye:lol:
coppertop 1958
24-Aug-09, 11:00
A terrific set, coppertop. Almost felt like I was out on the boat taking the photos myself. Well done! :)
not bad for phone Camera and Settings: Nokia, N95, Exposure:9/1000, f/2.8, ISO:160, f.length:6mm
Even Chance
24-Aug-09, 15:30
Aye aye stinky pinky, you swallow a whole book?
Fine pics tho, you must be fair enjoyin at job. Can I get a start there too, I could do with a cheap mooring!!??
BS
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