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| 04 May 2008 07:19:26 |
| Duncan Heenan |
| Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue last year. That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from B&Q. -- Duncan Heenan (Speaking personally) |
| 04 May 2008 09:20:18 |
| Dennis Pogson |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Duncan Heenan wrote: > B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many > months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the > fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue last > year. > That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing > someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's > having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from > B&Q. If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% off? Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon Brown puts a tax on wind. Dennis. |
| 04 May 2008 11:24:37 |
| Martin |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com > wrote: >Duncan Heenan wrote: >> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many >> months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the >> fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue last >> year. >> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing >> someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's >> having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from >> B&Q. > >If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% off? > >Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon Brown puts a >tax on wind. There's plenty of wind without substance in London. -- Martin |
| 04 May 2008 09:39:49 |
| Dennis Pogson |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Martin wrote: > On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" > <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Duncan Heenan wrote: >>> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many >>> months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the >>> fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue >>> last year. >>> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing >>> someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's >>> having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from >>> B&Q. >> >> If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% off? >> >> Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon Brown >> puts a tax on wind. > I kinda prefer this one - http://www.villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=22698804 Dennis. |
| 04 May 2008 12:04:13 |
| Martin |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:49 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com > wrote: >Martin wrote: >> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >>> Duncan Heenan wrote: >>>> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many >>>> months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the >>>> fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue >>>> last year. >>>> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing >>>> someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's >>>> having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from >>>> B&Q. >>> >>> If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% off? >>> >>> Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon Brown >>> puts a tax on wind. >> >I kinda prefer this one - >http://www.villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=22698804 "Login Problems?" Yes, how did they guess? -- Martin |
| 04 May 2008 11:02:25 |
| Dennis Pogson |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Martin wrote: > On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:49 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" > <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Martin wrote: >>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >>> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Duncan Heenan wrote: >>>>> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many >>>>> months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the >>>>> fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue >>>>> last year. >>>>> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing >>>>> someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's >>>>> having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from >>>>> B&Q. >>>> >>>> If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% >>>> off? >>>> >>>> Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon >>>> Brown puts a tax on wind. >>> >> I kinda prefer this one - >> http://www.villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=22698804 > > "Login Problems?" > > Yes, how did they guess? Sorree! http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 Dennis. |
| 04 May 2008 13:05:57 |
| Martin |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On Sun, 04 May 2008 11:02:25 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com > wrote: >Martin wrote: >> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:49 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >>> Martin wrote: >>>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >>>> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Duncan Heenan wrote: >>>>>> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for many >>>>>> months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming to be the >>>>>> fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made that untrue >>>>>> last year. >>>>>> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be costing >>>>>> someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest as she's >>>>>> having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over the river from >>>>>> B&Q. >>>>> >>>>> If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% >>>>> off? >>>>> >>>>> Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon >>>>> Brown puts a tax on wind. >>>> >>> I kinda prefer this one - >>> http://www.villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=22698804 >> >> "Login Problems?" >> >> Yes, how did they guess? > >Sorree! >http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 Is "me!" you? -- Martin |
| 04 May 2008 11:15:46 |
| Dennis Pogson |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Martin wrote: > On Sun, 04 May 2008 11:02:25 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" > <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Martin wrote: >>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:49 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >>> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Martin wrote: >>>>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >>>>> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Duncan Heenan wrote: >>>>>>> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for >>>>>>> many months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming >>>>>>> to be the fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made >>>>>>> that untrue last year. >>>>>>> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be >>>>>>> costing someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest >>>>>>> as she's having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over >>>>>>> the river from B&Q. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% >>>>>> off? >>>>>> >>>>>> Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon >>>>>> Brown puts a tax on wind. >>>>> >>>> I kinda prefer this one - >>>> http://www.villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=22698804 >>> >>> "Login Problems?" >>> >>> Yes, how did they guess? >> >> Sorree! >> http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 > > Is "me!" you? No, my nautical French isn't good enough to sign on as crew. What's the French for "we have lift-off!" Dennis. |
| 04 May 2008 14:25:09 |
| lonchamp |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Dennis Pogson a écrit : > > No, my nautical French isn't good enough to sign on as crew. What's the > French for "we have lift-off!" > > Dennis. > "Décollage!" (= take off) To me, "we have lift-off!" always brings back memories of the Apollo XI flight (almost 40 years ago). I watched with my grand-parents (my grand-dad was born in 1890...) -- http://francois.lonchamp.free.fr Un doigt de linguistique ... et un soupçon de voile |
| 04 May 2008 05:30:04 |
| Ian |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On 4 May, 12:15, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampog...@ntlworld.com > wrote: > No, my nautical French isn't good enough to sign on as crew. What's the > French for "we have lift-off!" "Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerde", in a rapidly rising pitch. Ian |
| 04 May 2008 15:14:33 |
| Claus Frørup |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Isang tao pinangalanan, Dennis Pogson nagsulat: cut >Sorree! >http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 > Does it come with an reinforced cupholder, so the beer doesn't blow overboard? -- Dette er en signatur. Læs den ikke. |
| 04 May 2008 18:48:03 |
| Martin |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On Sun, 04 May 2008 11:15:46 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com > wrote: >Martin wrote: >> On Sun, 04 May 2008 11:02:25 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >>> Martin wrote: >>>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:49 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >>>> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Martin wrote: >>>>>> On Sun, 04 May 2008 09:20:18 GMT, "Dennis Pogson" >>>>>> <dennis_nospampogson@ntlworld.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Duncan Heenan wrote: >>>>>>>> B&Q/Castorama is still in East Cowes Marina (Hasn't moved for >>>>>>>> many months now) with a 'For Sale' sign on it, still claiming >>>>>>>> to be the fastest solo round the planet even though Joyon made >>>>>>>> that untrue last year. >>>>>>>> That's over a year it has been up for sale, and it must be >>>>>>>> costing someone a fortune. The Dame seems to have lost interest >>>>>>>> as she's having a new Open 60 built at the GB yard just over >>>>>>>> the river from B&Q. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you are over 65 and buy it on a Wednesday, do you get the 10% >>>>>>> off? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Actually, I fancy a quick flip around the world, before Gordon >>>>>>> Brown puts a tax on wind. >>>>>> >>>>> I kinda prefer this one - >>>>> http://www.villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=22698804 >>>> >>>> "Login Problems?" >>>> >>>> Yes, how did they guess? >>> >>> Sorree! >>> http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 >> >> Is "me!" you? > >No, my nautical French isn't good enough to sign on as crew. What's the >French for "we have lift-off!" http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en The liftoff ... toc decollage ... -- Martin |
| 04 May 2008 18:50:11 |
| Martin |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On Sun, 4 May 2008 05:30:04 -0700 (PDT), Ian <ian.groups@btinternet.com > wrote: >On 4 May, 12:15, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampog...@ntlworld.com> >wrote: > >> No, my nautical French isn't good enough to sign on as crew. What's the >> French for "we have lift-off!" > >"Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerde", in a rapidly rising pitch. Nah Toute est normale -- Martin |
| 04 May 2008 23:35:22 |
| lonchamp |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Martin a écrit : > On Sun, 4 May 2008 05:30:04 -0700 (PDT), Ian <ian.groups@btinternet.com> wrote: > >> On 4 May, 12:15, "Dennis Pogson" <dennis_nospampog...@ntlworld.com> >> wrote: >> >>> No, my nautical French isn't good enough to sign on as crew. What's the >>> French for "we have lift-off!" >> "Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerde", in a rapidly rising pitch. > > Nah Toute est normale Tout est normal -- http://francois.lonchamp.free.fr Un doigt de linguistique ... et un soupçon de voile |
| 04 May 2008 23:36:15 |
| lonchamp |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Martin a écrit : > The liftoff > ... toc decollage ... top décollage -- http://francois.lonchamp.free.fr Un doigt de linguistique ... et un soupçon de voile |
| 04 May 2008 23:51:57 |
| Martin |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
On Sun, 04 May 2008 23:36:15 +0200, lonchamp <floncham@atfree.fr > wrote: >Martin a écrit : > >> The liftoff >> ... toc decollage ... > top décollage OK why "top"? -- Martin |
| 05 May 2008 06:41:28 |
| lonchamp |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Martin a écrit : > On Sun, 04 May 2008 23:36:15 +0200, lonchamp <floncham@atfree.fr> wrote: > >> Martin a écrit : >> >>> The liftoff >>> ... toc decollage ... >> top décollage > > OK why "top"? onomatopoeia used to pinpoint a precise moment of time (since 1859). "Au 4ème top, il sera 6 h" (at the 4th top, it'll be 6), as used on the speaking clock and on French long-wave radio to broadcast time signal every hour to ships at sea (3 short pips and a longer one) -- http://francois.lonchamp.free.fr Un doigt de linguistique ... et un soupçon de voile |
| 05 May 2008 08:08:19 |
| Dennis Pogson |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Claus Frørup wrote: > Isang tao pinangalanan, Dennis Pogson nagsulat: > > cut >> Sorree! >> http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 >> > Does it come with an reinforced cupholder, so the beer doesn't blow > overboard? There has to be a lower limit, surely, as to how much boat is in the water, to qualify for these RTW record attempts? Dennis. |
| 05 May 2008 23:06:37 |
| Andy Champ |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Dennis Pogson wrote: > > There has to be a lower limit, surely, as to how much boat is in the water, > to qualify for these RTW record attempts? > If being in the water mattered windsurfers wouldn't hold the water speed record. Unlike them, however, L'hydroptère is entirely supported by the water. The fact that the hull is a funny shape - specifically, with wing bits on the bottom - and is entirely planing, not displacement, is surely irrelevant. Andy |
| 06 May 2008 00:59:41 |
| Claus Frørup |
| Re: Da Mellon's boat still for sale |
Isang tao pinangalanan, Dennis Pogson nagsulat: >Claus Frørup wrote: >> Isang tao pinangalanan, Dennis Pogson nagsulat: >> >> cut >>> Sorree! >>> http://www.villagephotos.com/viewpubimage.asp?id_=22698804 >>> >> Does it come with an reinforced cupholder, so the beer doesn't blow >> overboard? > >There has to be a lower limit, surely, as to how much boat is in the water, >to qualify for these RTW record attempts? I've tried once to hit a reasonable sized wave when speeding happily along on a hobiecat. One moment I'm leaning from the windward hull, safe and soundly attached to the trapez..... Next moment, I'm flying out in front of the darned thing, making it roll over the bow.... Imagine that hydrosomething hits a big wave in the southern ocenan at max speed... That cupholder got to be heavily reinforced. -- Dette er en signatur. Læs den ikke. |