#fowc #compass
Crafted over time for those
On the seven seas to
Move across areas of charts
Positioned to cross from
Areas of land in the north to island in the
South, enabling prospectors to
Sail in the search for treasure
Tag: Sailing
#Strongwinds #Storm #Fishing #Acrostic #Sailing
Someone got a wild idea, while the waves hit the harbour wall
There’s fish for the taking! so out they went. travelling
Over every high wave and breaker
Reality ? the fish they caught – though many, were
Mightily small – hardly good enough for the ships cat.
#CFFC #LetterN #Photography
We begin with something Nautical – the Manchester Ship Canal
(or as we now know it – Salford Quays)
The various waterways are connected by a series of footbridges for Navigation around the quayside.
Located in the Northwest of England the basins are still used by ships and boats at certain times of the year. Everything from Royal Navy and Merchant Navy vessels to Narrowboats which use the waterway as part of their navigation of the canal network
![SalfordQuays[1]](https://inkdropblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/salford20quays1.jpg)
I like the narrowboats as they’re painted to the owners original design.
Salford Quays has its own narrowboat named after the painter LS Lowry, and it does cruises up and down the Canal network.
force of nature
turning tides
moving sails
of mighty mariners
coming from all directions
moving.ears of corn from left to right
making musical sounds in the reeds
heard by animals in the fields
Force harnessed by the sportsman
taking the tide as a challenge
riding the wind with colourful silks
and cutting through water on board with sails
Salford, 6th July 2017
A reminiscence
Out on the great waters of the Irish sea
Seventy two feet of ocean going vessel
designed by a master boatman
Water moving over the hull of the ship
together moving sails to continue the trip
following course – given by the skipper
adventures i’d dreamt of when i were a nipper
Eight novice shipmates with Four Able crew
visiting harbours – some old, and new
steering a course , to places ahead
reaching the dock – before heading for bed
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Navy Blue
Navy ?
A Nautical colour
Very respected as the colour of the senior service
Yachts to Dreadnoughts – are adorned in it
North to South – Compass bearings
Are used to navigate
Vessels through dangerous waters –
Yomping through ice and hiding from the enemy
Naval Company Colours
Anchored off the shoreline are
Very Dark in Colour – when not in camouflage
Yet Revered by all who wear it.
Note, however though all men on ship wear the colour
An officer, wears slightly darker
Verifying his rank on the vessel
Year upon Year
Taken from merchant ships, by
Rascals of the seven seas
Every pirate worth their salty sea legs
Admires the prize of jewels, silver and gold doubloons
Some keep their precious horde hidden
Under tropical sands , deserted shores – only
Revealed many moons later by a younger
Explorer, following the pirates charts and maps
Sent to put fear up the most hardy of crewmen
The wind and rain combine to create an almighty concoction
Onward gales gather in the sheets of a ships sails
Raging waves collide against the hull
Maybe, it wasn’t so wise to set sail tonight after all.
In response to the prompt – https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/voyage/
A tale of youngsters on the ocean wave
I came across the Ocean Youth Club quite by chance. I was helping out at my local parish church, St Josephs RC in Salford when the opportunity came about – provided by the RC Church and centre in the heart of Trafford Park
The crew consisted of Two trainees from the Cereal Factory (Kelloggs), Two from the Printworks and Four from various schools in the area.
I was filling in as the Trainee from St Anthony’s couldn’t attend – and so became part of the crew of the Greater Manchester Challenge – A 72 Foot Long Ketch – with Red Sails.
The one condition laid down by the skipper – because of my balance – if I could manage to climb into the Challenge – I was in. Surprisingly – I did it.
I’d been on ferry boats before on the Irish sea to Dublin – and managed quite well, but it took a day or so to find my sea legs, The first days were ok as we took our positions and went down the North wales coast, the skipper put me on galley duties after a particularly choppy section out of Amlych heading toward the Isle of Man – the waves were playing havoc with my balance – but the second section was much better after my feet touched the Manx headland at peel…I did a papal stretch as I got at the quayside..My Miracle cure? – Burnt toast and Melted Butter.
As my confidence grew I helped lift the Mainsail with other members of the crew.
The hands looking after us on the boat were grateful for my knotting skills as we landed in Peel Harbour – I’d help lift the sails and tie booms to the side of the boat
Upon leaving Peel the challenge crew headed out across the second half of the Irish sea for Northern Ireland, where we were escorted part way by members of the border patrol out on duty.
When we got to Strangford Lough, there were clear skies and some lovely tranquil waters.
Another on deck lunch and a look round Strangford before night hit and we headed back across the Irish sea towards our final homeward destination – the North west welsh port of Holyhead.
We would go on this stretch by night and day to reach the port and was a really good way of finishing the expedition. By the end of the voyage and landing at Holyhead we’d navigated 253 Nautical miles around the Irish sea and faced a Maximum wind speed of 7
Definitely do it again – given the chance, and an adventure well worth taking part in.
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, 26th February 2016
I Went on an excursion with some of the lads from Manchester’s IWM North today to the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, where I learned about the canals and their heritage. The journey involved a brief stop for provisions at the M56 Motorway Services.
I took along my DSC-H300 too – in order to take a few pictures to remind me of the day
There were several Interesting pieces on the Manchester Ship canal which we left to make our way to the museum, including items from the Dock Office as well as pictures and models of the boats.
After seeing some wonderful artefacts, I enjoyed a lovely cup of tea in the café to go with my packed lunch, before going on a fact filled trip on a Narrowboat down the Shropshire Union canal.
