Guess the Sailing Club
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Topic: Guess the Sailing Club
Posted By: radixon
Subject: Guess the Sailing Club
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 9:37pm
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Google Maps now does street view. So lets start a new one, guess the sailing club Easy one for most!  |
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Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 9:54pm
| Damn, it's on the tip of my tongue... |
Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 9:59pm
| Thinking about it, this thread could prove useful. How many of us, boat in tow to an open meeting, havn't spotted the entrance to a sailing club (some are remarkably well hidden), then had the hassle of backing up the road? |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 10:04pm
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EEEEEASY! I almost past the entrance ... Made it look like I was just taking a VERY cautious and wide turning into the club though ...  ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 10:11pm
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i know that one, in part because i've missed it on a number of occations, its a bit too close to the roundabout ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 10:21pm
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I've never been, but the image filename seems to be giving me a clue? ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: Stevie_GTI
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 10:49pm
| its queen mary aint it? |
Posted By: martin555
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 10:56pm
| Looks like the entrance to a landfill site!!!!! |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 19 Mar 09 at 11:02pm
We have a winner!  ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: Fontal
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 12:49am
deffo queen mary thats the road i took to get the I14 for a super far northener thats a long way south  ------------- Owner of international 14 Velociraptor GBR 1389 |
Posted By: Fontal
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 1:07am
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try and name this club ------------- Owner of international 14 Velociraptor GBR 1389 |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 2:32am
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It took a while on Google, but I got there in the end. I wont spoil the fun suffice to say the initials are DBC.
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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 8:16am
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If its where Fontal sails, its inials are LBC? Lerwick Boating Club ------------- |
Posted By: Jamesd
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 10:02am
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Top tip!!! just after those gurt iron prison fence/gates there is a big bit of steel on a hrdraulic ram that comes out of the ground. Next to the steel is a sign that says 1 CAR AND TRAILER AT A TIME, do NOT ignore that sign. in fact sit there revi ng your engine as you wait as you have what seems like 3 seconds to get through before the ground rises and your car gets its ass kicked. and definately do not truy and follow someone through!!!!!! |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 12:11pm
Lerwick is nearby, but I dont think that is Lerwick in the pic. Compare:
With:
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Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 12:35pm
Definately a top tip for any visitors. I've not been to QMSC for 25 year, when I used to be a member, but I found the picture instantly recognisable. It's funny, I wouldn't be able to give someone directions to get there, although I could probably follow my nose and get there myself (provided the road layouts haven't changed significantly). Note to clubs with hard to find entrances; How about putting a picture link in on your directions webpage? |
Posted By: ChrisJ
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 1:16pm
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The Laser 2000 Open Meeting list here: http://www.laser2000.lasersailing.com/chat/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1705 - http://www.laser2000.lasersailing.com/chat/topic.asp?TOPIC_I D=1705 Is mapped out to Virtual Earth here: http://maps.live.com/?v=2&encType=1&cid=9CB8437DAFD21555!175 - http://maps.live.com/?v=2&encType=1&cid=9CB8437DAFD2 1555!175 See where in the country the Opens are, and zoom down to street level for an Aerial view of the dinghy park and launching area. |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 2:05pm
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JohnW, thats easy now you posted that picture. The clue is in the name of the file. Delting Boat Club - Delting Marina.
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Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 4:01pm
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Coal fire powers the lazy breeze .
Bodies are buried amongst the trees Carrion crows caw Chains saw Banjo's Play Wilsonians make hay. Osmosis creeps Boat builders weep It's another week Down at the creek...  ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 20 Mar 09 at 5:49pm
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Aren't there three clubs in that shot GRF? Do we get a point for each?
Edit: there's even possibly, in the far distance, a fourth? ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 21 Mar 09 at 10:47am
Only made it easy for those who cheat by looking at the file name, however you have now made it easy for all! (I think the game was up on that one anyway). |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 21 Mar 09 at 11:07am
Now that is a top tip.  We have a club hidden behind houses, where you woulnt imagine that you would find a sailing club. The www.multimap.com birds-eye view option gives a clear view. This will be going on the club web site soon. http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=sl6%208hz&countryCode=GB#map=51.5347,-0.7103%7C20%7C256&be=22992521%7CNorth&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:51.5347:-0.7103:16%7Csl6%208hz%7CSL6%208HZ - Click (it was a good year for algae when the pic was taken, yuk). |