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[edit] Eugene Platon
Thanks for help. Cheers.
Platon 10:28, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sabot
I added a Sabot (dinghy) article. I really don't know much about it other than that it is a well-liked dinghy similar to the Optimist and El Toro, and, I think, pre-dates those, and, indeed, one version of it was the inspiration for the El Toro. Since the Dinghy template had Optimist and El Toro, I thought it should have the Sabot.
I have been sort of thinking about the sailing class templates. There are lots more that are left out. I will try to add the ones that are most deserving. Last fall I saw a list of world championship raggatas ordered by the number of boats that participated, and I will try to go back and find that and then add any of those boats that are not included.
[edit] Tayleur
The book by Ed Bourke Bound for Australia - The loss of the emigrant ship Tayleur, A detailed look at the loss of the full rigged clipper "Tayleur" off Lambay Island. ISBN: 095230273X, does say that that Tayleur was a clipper. I hope that you don't object. I restored the word 'clipper' to the article --ClemMcGann 12:59, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Mayflower trip
Within wikipedia worldwide I found different dates concerning the trip of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620:
September 06 till November 11, Old Style or the Julian Calendar
and
September 16 till November 21, New Style or the Gregorian Calendar.
TDK
[edit] Sub-Categories
Thanks for your work fixing some of the categories in the boating articles (Francis Joyon, Philippe Jeantot). Just one little thing — because Category:French sailboat racers is a sub-category of Category:French sailors, anyone in French sailboat racers is automatically in French sailors. It's therefore redundant to leave both categories in an article; you should just put the most specific category — Category:French sailboat racers in this case. That's why you don't have to mention categories like "people", "French people", "Sportspeople", "sailors", etc.; because Category:French sailboat racers is part of all of them, so they're included automatically. Cheers, Johantheghost 12:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thames sailing barge
Hi there, could I ask you you to cast a critical eye over this article? And perhaps solve some of the Qs on its Talk page? It's an article you've contributed to before, but I've recently given it a big copy-edit to introduce headings and make it more Wiki-like, so feedback from a Knowledgeable Person would be wonderful. Very many thanks, JackyR 22:16, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks - that's great. I'll make sure that lot gets into the article (pls feel free to do it yourself...). Any thought on the two minor Qs at the bottom? Is a "champagne glass section transom" a known boat-building term, or just a poetic comparison? Cheers again for all your help! JackyR 20:34, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sunday Times Golden Globe Race
Hi, Sunday Times Golden Globe Race is up for peer review, with a view to deciding whether it is ready for the FAC process. I would welcome your comments on it. Cheers, — Johan the Ghost seance 14:49, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Hi again, I thought you might be interested to know that the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race article is now up for FAC. If you like, I'd welcome your comments on the FAC review page. — Johan the Ghost seance 16:41, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sailing Table
I have noticed that you have done some edits on sailboats. I am working on putting a table with the boat ensignia and specifications on every page. If you do any more edits on sailboat pages, I would love it if you added this table (edit it how you like). Thanks Minnesota1 03:53, 5 April 2006 (UTC)Minnesota1 03:53, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
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- OK Boatman 12:16, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Interest in ships and history
I can see you are interested in sailing, ships, boats and related history. You may find interesting information in the articles Framnæs shipyard and List of ships built at Framnæs shipyard. Contributions in the area are also most welcome. Nordby73 09:36, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks, I will take a look. Boatman 15:34, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] International Catamaran Challenge Trophy
Good to see you taking this on. I got as far as I could and ran out of sources of material rather too early. Will you also be able to have a go at its sister article at International C-Class Catamaran Championship? I hope so. Fiddle Faddle 23:29, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
- I will see what I can come up with but it will take time as sources of information are fairly limited. I well remeber reading about these races at the time so many of the boat names are familiar Boatman 07:37, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
- That was precisely the challenge (pun intended?) that I ran up against. The records are sparse. I became interested in C Class primarily because I sailed Tornados and knew Reg White and his son Robert because of the comradeship of weekend open meetings. They, of course, never knew me! I can't find my copy of "Catamaran Sailing to Win" which has some of the details, but I will keep looking. Fiddle Faddle 08:00, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Redhouse Yacht Club
The Redhouse Yacht Club article to which you have contributed has been nominated for deletion due to lack of independent references and a concern that the Club may not be notable enough for inclusion at Wikipedia. I do not agree and am contesting the deletion. As a prior editor of this article, I am asking you to help in the process of clarifying these issues.
Sincerely,
--Kevin Murray 23:26, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Knud Olson
Thanks for your support on Knud Olson. I spent two hours cleaning up an article like this from the clean-up backlog because I recognized Olson's name and knew of the importance of the OK dinghy (I sailed one as a boy) and the Folkboat movement. Then some pisher like Virek, whose obviously never gotten the seat of his pants wet, comes along and wants to delete the article. How is a guy like Virek different to a vandal? I wish there was a way to restrict the power to make deletion recommendations to those who actually do something useful (like writing something) or know the first thing about the subject at hand. Frankly, I grow weary of the tyrrany of the unqualified opinion. There's a whole band of these ignoranti prowling through the stacks. Your thoughts? (Out of a sense of fairness, I will post this on Virus's page as well.) PeterHuntington 17:09, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
- I agree, it is very frustrating. Nominations for deletion seem to range from articles which are one sentence long through to fully detailed articles. A nomination for deletion needs to have some sensible reasons stated for the nomination. I cannot see an easy way around this problem. Boatman 09:36, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
