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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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 Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 7:00 am Post subject: why? |
 
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such long mooring ropes...I realise that part of it is to allow for the tide....
boats at Ballantrae Harbour |
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Woo
Joined: 19 Sep 2011
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Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 7:24 am Post subject: |
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i see the sunshine and blue sky, in Wales! 
maybe they are training the boats to come back!  |
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sgt.colon
Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Northern Boy
Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| Woo's world wrote: |
i see the sunshine and blue sky, in Wales!
maybe they are training the boats to come back! |
I think it's Scotland!
Tho the Sun is out in SW Wales today. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 10:05 am Post subject: |
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It looks like a slipway that is quite shallow, so probably needed for low tide to stay afloat? |
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crofter
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 11:03 am Post subject: |
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It might be because on a rough day the backwash from the piers meeting the incoming waves means that the safest place for a boat is a bit further out? Although the larger boat alongside the pier might not fare very well against the concrete. What sort of fetch is there to the right of the photo? |
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crofter
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 11:07 am Post subject: |
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| Rob R wrote: |
| It looks like a slipway that is quite shallow, so probably needed for low tide to stay afloat? |
You are correct...
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| crofter wrote: |
| Rob R wrote: |
| It looks like a slipway that is quite shallow, so probably needed for low tide to stay afloat? |
You are correct...
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*Does a little dance [internal]* |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 6440
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, crofter...we didn't stay long enough to see the tide go out!
(South of Girvan, if anyone wondered  ) |
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Woo
Joined: 19 Sep 2011
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Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 12 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Northern Boy wrote: |
| Woo's world wrote: |
i see the sunshine and blue sky, in Wales!
maybe they are training the boats to come back! |
I think it's Scotland!
Tho the Sun is out in SW Wales today. |
didnt see the bit at the bottom of the picture.
i was too busy admiring the sunshine! |
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