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Forum: General Cruising Forum 06-20-2017, 09:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,054
Posted By Frank
Sorry about my tardy reply but I have been 'off...

Sorry about my tardy reply but I have been 'off the grid' for a while.

Arrived in Pto Williams 2 weeks ago after a trip not without interest down from Pto Montt.

Now on a friend's boat back in...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-11-2017, 07:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,054
Posted By Frank
Cruisers Wiki

Some time back I started updating the info that I have on Cruisers Wiki and was given to understand that works were in progress and that I should desist until they were completed.

Well, here I am...
Forum: General Message Board 01-10-2017, 04:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,948
Posted By Frank
Radio Australia

Sailing in the South West Pacific?

Sign the petition!
...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-17-2013, 02:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,188
Posted By Frank
What is your present boat and why is it not...

What is your present boat and why is it not suitable?
Lots of different types of boats hang out in Patagonia they only thing you really need is to have the ability to insulate the inside where...
Forum: Living Aboard 05-22-2011, 08:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,054
Posted By Frank
Gday Rob, The attraction of the...

Gday Rob,

The attraction of the Falklands?.... Its on the way back to Chile I guess.... not much there but sheep, birds and fish...... and wind.

They have no recip arrangements with anyone so...
Forum: Living Aboard 05-22-2011, 09:44 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,054
Posted By Frank
In April I fired up PSKMail on the yacht and find...

In April I fired up PSKMail on the yacht and find it is quite handy. I was using it in the Falklands with a local server that is not on the inet list of servers as it is 'intermittent'. Worked well...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-06-2011, 05:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,303
Posted By Frank
Hello Jeanne, Probably about the same...

Hello Jeanne,

Probably about the same time.... the Atlantic is pretty skinny around the Equator...

Up until you are crossing the doldrums it would be the same in both cases... then you are in...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-05-2011, 08:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,303
Posted By Frank
Considering that if you try to go the Red Sea...

Considering that if you try to go the Red Sea route the odds are that you will spend several years eating rice and fish in Somalia and never see you boat again I would think the Cape route would be a...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-16-2010, 11:51 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
One thing that nobody seems to have realised is...

One thing that nobody seems to have realised is that she has been rescued and taken to a safe place. The rescue is over..

There is no obligation for the French to do anything now but feed and...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-15-2010, 01:32 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
OK... I'll do it for you.... stupid to the nth...

OK... I'll do it for you.... stupid to the nth degree...the whole bloody tribe of them....

They filter all the comments to her blog... they have managed to post a cupla hundred of several 1000 or...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-13-2010, 01:08 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
The Australians reckoned that the Southern Ocean...

The Australians reckoned that the Southern Ocean lies directly south of Australia and the Argentinians still reckon it doesn't exist.... they say that south of South America is the Argentinian Sea....
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-13-2010, 08:18 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
Oh its a scam alright... but an official...

Oh its a scam alright... but an official Sunderland scam... https://soloround.blogspot.com/

So what happens to the money when they realise the $3000 or $30,000 wont get a search plane off the...
Forum: The Galley 06-13-2010, 01:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,266
Posted By Frank
No, that's it as written.... we have made them to...

No, that's it as written.... we have made them to that recipe and it works OK.

Cheers

Frank
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-13-2010, 12:38 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
Anybody seen this yet..?...

Anybody seen this yet..? https://www.savewildeyes.com/

That is either a blatent scam or her parents have absolutely no idea what they are suggesting... OK who gave the 11c?
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-12-2010, 09:29 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
Sorry Jeanne, not directed at you..... the...

Sorry Jeanne, not directed at you..... the southern ocean thing is just one of my little issues....

Cheers

Frank
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 06-12-2010, 05:59 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 14,961
Posted By Frank
Point of order for starters.... she wasn't in the...

Point of order for starters.... she wasn't in the Southern Ocean... that starts at either the Antarctic Convergence or 60*S... take your pick.... she was in the Indian Ocean... said by Vito Dumas to...
Forum: The Galley 06-10-2010, 10:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,266
Posted By Frank
We were given this recipe by June and Robert off...

We were given this recipe by June and Robert off the Shetland yacht 'Keita' which we shared some Patagonian anchorages with a few years back. A good alternative to breadmaking.

Described just now...
Forum: Power & Electronics 05-25-2010, 02:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,073
Posted By Frank
Being new gadget addicts doesn't make us bad...

Being new gadget addicts doesn't make us bad people....

One of my newer toys is a Dell Mini 9, its supposedly a backup for when the main kit dies..... I have Open Office, Open CPN and Sailmail...
Forum: The Poop Deck 03-25-2010, 12:36 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 31,756
Posted By Frank
Two elderly women went out for a drive.. ...

Two elderly women went out for a drive..

As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection.

As they did the lights went to amber but they just went on through.

After a few more...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-25-2010, 12:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,245
Posted By Frank
I must admit to using 'Z' in the written form -as...

I must admit to using 'Z' in the written form -as in 0230Z - but speak of GMT.

Most times I just use the simpler 'BT' form, 'Brekkie Time', 'Beer Time' and 'Bed Time'

I find the military...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-24-2010, 09:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,245
Posted By Frank
UTC ( Universal Time Co-ordinated ) once known as...

UTC ( Universal Time Co-ordinated ) once known as GMT ( Greenwich Mean Time ) for the meridian on which it is based... I reckon UTC is nonsense... it isn't universal... its a Bonapartist plot..... I...
Forum: Living Aboard 03-12-2010, 06:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,054
Posted By Frank
Its a bit fussy getting into but it is still...

Its a bit fussy getting into but it is still 'free' etc.... password comes with registration & no demands for dosh... ... maybe pskmail should have its own thread?
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-02-2010, 04:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,659
Posted By Frank
I heard this morning from a friend who lives in...

I heard this morning from a friend who lives in Santiago. Seems he was camped on the coast somewhere and had the sea come to within 5 metres of his tent.... bringing a boat with it... he sounded a...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-01-2010, 03:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,659
Posted By Frank
A bit more... it seems that the 500+ deaths ( ie...

A bit more... it seems that the 500+ deaths ( ie about 2/3rds of the total so far ) in Chilean coastal towns may have been caused by the tsunami.
Forum: General Cruising Forum 03-01-2010, 01:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,659
Posted By Frank
Pretty much a non event in Oz and NZ and I think...

Pretty much a non event in Oz and NZ and I think elsewhere in the S Pacific ... seems the main force went NNW. Lots of damage along the Chilean central coast by all accounts.
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