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Post by tiddles on Mar 30, 2012 14:08:46 GMT 1
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 30, 2012 15:48:02 GMT 1
we have school kids that come over to our club to see boats being built, the plans that we use ect....and then they have a sail with the scale boats and yachts....they have fun but learn at the same time as it takes in maths.....the kids are from not only primary but secondary as well and we get a lot out of it
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harpotheton
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Post by harpotheton on Mar 30, 2012 16:29:44 GMT 1
Greetings and Salutations to you all !!
I once sank a boat you know.....I was touring in the 60 footer and had had a few 18 year old Highland Parks (much better than the 12 year old I may add) and didn't notice the blighter off my bow....anyway where was I ? Ah yes - I was leaving Hong Kong with the idea of a surprise visit to and old lady friend of mine in Taipei (if you know what I mean) when there was an almighty crunch.....it was certainly a Junk by the time my 60 footer went through it....oh - good lord !! do you think I should have stopped to see if the oiks were ok ?? Ah well.
Toodle Pip !!
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Post by tiddles on Mar 30, 2012 16:38:11 GMT 1
 Actually I was being flippant about the irony of the JWC teaching people about how ships sink when their own, 'ship' is holed below the waterline. You're right, they'd have spent their time much more productively visiting the Murdie because I'm quite certain that most people there could have told them about buoyancy and watertight bulkheads |
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 30, 2012 22:01:23 GMT 1
oh yea and they have an idea how the titanic could have got away.....cant remember now but it is so easy its a wonder they never did it........they guys can do it with the scale boats and its so simple....the last time we had secondary kids at the club they loved it and learned a lot about scale and how things fit together and how to work out scale
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Post by samfregreenock on Mar 31, 2012 10:27:11 GMT 1
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Post by tiddles on Mar 31, 2012 13:06:19 GMT 1
I have always planned to visit this thing but stopping in Dumbarton for anything seems such an extreme thing to do |
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Post by linda wallace on Mar 31, 2012 18:11:20 GMT 1
we are always looking for a place to test our boats and subs...i wonder if they would allow us to test in that tank.........the last time we were looking into that the baths at the waterfront were going to allow us....then they phoned us and they said they would book us in and it would cost us just over £30....we offered to check their tiles for any cracks as pat's sub has a camera in it....we didnt bother with them........we are always on the look out for a place to check our boats
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Post by samfregreenock on Apr 1, 2012 13:03:41 GMT 1
we are always looking for a place to test our boats and subs...i wonder if they would allow us to test in that tank.........the last time we were looking into that the baths at the waterfront were going to allow us....then they phoned us and they said they would book us in and it would cost us just over £30....we offered to check their tiles for any cracks as pat's sub has a camera in it....we didnt bother with them........we are always on the look out for a place to check our boats They had a raft racing team, who won virtually every race going in the area. The rafts were built and tested in their tanks. |
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Actually I was being flippant about the irony of the JWC teaching people about how ships sink when their own, 'ship' is holed below the waterline.