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Volume 1 Issue 2 |
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November 2001 |
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EDITORIAL
Merhaba . . . .
Wow…Doesn’t time fly. Here we are with the second edition already. Everything seems to be settling down and
there are lots of activities already organised to keep everyone busy. Lots of new arrivals since the last
edition – too many to mention here but welcome one and all. To date we have not received any items for inclusion
in this illustrious newsletter, where are they??? It would be nice to have a regular feature from some of the
German, French, Danish, Swedish, American or Antipodean contingent (and any other nationalities I may have
missed); any volunteers please? If anyone would like to have an article included or an activity listed please
let Ron or Julie, Gladlee of Guernsey (G33) know the details.
So
– read and hopefully enjoy.
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 EVENTS &
ACTIVITIES
Aerobics:
See
noticeboard (or Kit) for arrangements.
Bridge Club:
Mondays
14.00 – 17.00
Latin American Dancing:
Mondays
19.30 onwards
Turkish
Lessons:
Tuesdays & Fridays
17.00 – 18.00
French Conversation:
Thursdays
17.00 – 18.00
Music and Arts:
See
noticeboard
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Halloween Party
Our first major party of the winter was a great success and thanks must be given to Bob, Jean, Frank and Tari
for organising this for us.
 
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Halloween: Cont’d
Special thanks to all the
marina staff for their hard work and of course for their participation which made the party even more
successful. As you will see from the few photographs we have been able to include everyone had a great
time.
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Sunday Walk
11th November
Our second walk of the season and
what a great success. About sixty brave souls ventured out for this outing to the Chimera to see the
fire-breathing dragon (and it wasn’t me who said I could have stayed on the boat and seen her). Very few decided
to take the easy option of bussing back to the restaurant so the vast majority continued up the steep climb and
over the top to a well earned lunch at the Yesil Vade trout restaurant in Ulupinar. Thanks to Peter and Chen for
the organisation and again special thanks to Umut for looking after everyone especially the back markers.
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Food for Thought
The saddest thing in life is a
missed opportunity.
Woody
Allen
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Nautical Note:
Goods carried within the hull of a ship are legally part of net tonnage and so
included in calculations for harbour dues, light dues etc. Goods carried on deck are not, they are free. That’s
why container ships always have up to 73% more boxes on deck than below.
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Timely
Snippet:
TIME is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening all at once.
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Sunday Walk
18th November
Two walks this week. One for those who felt
they could manage a difficult grade 1 / 2 walk and an alternative to include a BBQ lunch provided by the
Navigator. The ‘long walk’ set off by bus at 06.00 on a miserable morning with a stoic if foolhardy 10
participants
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Sea Fare
Savoury Pancakes
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
5 fl oz self-raising wholemeal or white flour
2 fl oz vegetable suet
Finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon Parmesan or cheddar cheese
(grated)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1.
Mix all ingredients, add pinch of salt and pepper and enough milk or
water to make a stiff dough.
2.
Divide in two, flatten and fry until golden on both sides – about 10
minutes altogether.
3.
Meanwhile the sauce: melt a generous spoonful of butter or margarine and
stir in a similar quantity of flour
4.
Remove from heat and add about a cupful of milk (not too much or it’ll
end up runny) stirring constantly.
5.
Stir over heat until thickened and then
mix in a drained can each of tuna and sweetcorn. Pour equally over your two pancakes.
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Sunday Walk 18th November cont’d:
Two hours later we were dropped off
at about 1,500m near the telephone tower towards Antalya and set off amongst the ice for our walk. Truly
beautiful views all the way with constantly changing vistas from hard rock to soft pine meadows. A cracking pace
set by stalwarts Thiery and Steffan meant that we actually arrived at our destination early some six and a half
hours later and just had to have that large Efes while waiting for the transport. No serious injuries though a
few of us ‘oldies’ suffered with bad knees. Of course the following day showed a few aching muscles around the
Marina. Many thanks to Malcolm and Leslie for transportation services.
The second walk set off a little
later, 09.30 I think with an exceptional turn out of some 30 hikers led off by their fearless leader, Umut. The
walk was to the top of the hill behind the marina (the white house). A perfect day with excellent visibility to
enjoy the spectacular views from the top. The Navigator staff prepared lunch ably served by Ibrahim and Ozkan
and included wine and beer.
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Anchoring Styles:
After years of exhaustive research into the various techniques of anchoring I am now pleased to share with our
readers the most common styles currently in use in the Med;
The Faithful.
Once into the bay, a seemingly random length of
line is dropped in a huge pile on top of the anchor. The captain and crew immediately disappear down the hatch
to pray that it holds well, or maybe to refill their glasses. Occasionally someone comes up again when another
boat starts shouting that they’re too close, but usually they just hang out a fender or suggest that someone
else must be dragging because their GPS anchor watch tells them they aren’t!
The Staring;
When the boat approaches the anchorage, all except
the captain gather on the foredeck to watch the launch of the important anchor. They all stay on deck after the
anchor and a random length of chain have reached the bottom. Their final effort is to stare at the place where
the anchor is expected automatically to have dug itself into the seabed. This technique is often used by charter
boats.
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Anchoring
Styles;
Cont’d/….
The Indecisive;
This category often starts like the previous type,
with a large group of people on deck. The group starts to discuss the various alternatives. One person – often
speaking a Latin based language – gets excited and drops the anchor in a random place. The captain doesn’t know
what’s been decided as he couldn’t hear for the engine noise, but he can see several people pointing at their
favourite spots (all different). He selects his own place, and manages to lay over several other yachts’ anchors
as he aims for the quay. If they anchor off they usually end up only a few meters away from another unhappy
skipper, whose complaints they dismiss with “no problem”.
The Stingy:
The correct spot is identified, and anchor chain
up to two times the depth of water is let go. When the wind increases they often hang out one or two fenders and
ask any neighbouring boat if they may hang on to him/her with a line. Some captains also find it safest to hang
their anchor on another boats chain, on the principle that the other boat must have good holding. This ought to
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wind vane, whose captain thinks the Med is a calm pond. This captain wants to save the long chain until the wild
oceans require it.
The Farmers;
These skippers often look very professional. They
put the boat full astern downwind and order the anchor to be dropped. The crew let go the anchor by means of the
electric windlass push buttons, and it makes a slow decent to the bottom. By the time the anchor is close to the
seabed the boat is going fast enough that the anchor and chain are bouncing along the bottom, ploughing a deep
furrow. This group very rarely get the anchor to hold even in reasonable conditions. If the anchor does happen
to dig in the boat seldom ends up where they want it to be. This category tend to control most things with
electric buttons…..
And Finally….This is you isn’t it?????
The Prepared;
Any discussions of alternatives are conducted in
the cockpit, and all involved are told what the plan is and what they are to do. The anchor is dropped carefully
with due regard to other boats, hopefully in a sandy patch where the holding is good. The captain signals the
actual depth and how much chain should be let out (usually 4-5 times the depth of water; the chain being marked
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It is let out steadily as the boat moves backwards in the expected pull direction until the intended
length of chain has been reached. Engine is engaged, first slowly in reverse until the chain comes up tight,
then hard astern. Bearings are checked to ensure that the boat isn’t moving. If they’ve decided to go with a
line to terra firma then mooring lines and fenders are in place before the approach. 5-10 meters from the
intended stop the chain is temporarily locked to have the anchor dig in and check that it is holding before
making fast to shore.
Ron –Gladlee of Guernsey.
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Thanksgiving
A
wonderful night at the Navigator on Thursday 22nd to celebrate Thanksgiving. A fabulous meal prepared
by the staff yet again this time truly seasonal with turkey, pumpkin, chestnut stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce
etc. After such a filling meal it was amazing that so many people could manage to get up and dance let alone to
a 50’s/60’s revival night. Laurent, Hasan, Cecille and ‘Catty’ managed to show everyone how it should be done.
Entertainment followed with a rare exhibition of male belly dancing by Ron (who will not be giving up the day
job despite the vast fortune made during the evening). Again many thanks to Tari and Frank for organising and
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