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    Yesterday, 12:19
    Bligh started a thread The Other Partizan. in UK Fleet
    Shipmates, don't forget that "The Other Partizan" is this coming Sunday. I hope to see quite a few of you there. Rob.
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    Yesterday, 01:25
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    How dissapointing for you both Dobbs. After all that hard work to be pipped at the post just because you could not point up as well as the others....
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    10-01-2023, 16:15
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    I told Suzanne that the Admiral had commanded an extra tot of rum and she said, "I like Bligh." Race day came with strong current and light winds....
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    10-01-2023, 14:24
    Dobbs replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    A hearty cheer for this month's medal recipients! Well done, gentlemen!
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    10-01-2023, 03:32
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: Daniel is also awarded the monthly top thread starter medal. Congratulations on your double for this month Daniel. Bligh. :salute:
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    10-01-2023, 03:27
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: The second recipient is Daniel, Alpenjon, who is awarded his first monthly top poster medal. Congratulations Daniel. Bligh. :salute:
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    10-01-2023, 03:21
    Bligh replied to a thread Medals and promotions Board. in Wardroom
    :hatsoff: This month we have a dead heat for top monthly poster. The first recipient, who now achieves his Bronze award is Mike, MWBell. ...
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    09-30-2023, 02:00
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    That was some hard graft Dobbs. I can well understand that you made the last eight miles a little easier. Hope your crew got an extra tot at the end...
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    09-29-2023, 16:28
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Yesterday's adventure had us once again battling an ebb tide and small craft advisory. The wind was again on the nose. We sailed 40 miles to go 20,...
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    09-29-2023, 13:17
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Thanks Dobbs. I will have a look at that too. Rob.
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    09-28-2023, 06:05
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Suzanne is still writing. Here's the link: https://suzanneanddobbs.blogspot.com/?m=1 Yesterday we needed to cover 23 miles as the seagull...
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    09-27-2023, 12:48
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    This is starting to get really exciting Dobbs. I am really looking forward to your exploits. Is Suzanne going to run her blog again? She should have...
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    09-27-2023, 05:32
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Yep, that's the drawbridge. We had a ball right across the Center. We dinghied under the bridge to a public dinghy dock which happened to be right...
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    09-27-2023, 02:00
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Thanks Dobbs, I'm going to get a larger chart of that area if I can. Found the Spar Creek Drawbridge. Anywhere near the Annapolis Yacht Club Activity...
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    09-26-2023, 13:19
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    If you head up the Severn River, then turn to port into Spa Creek, there's a mooring ball field off the west bank just past the drawbridge. That's...
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    09-26-2023, 12:54
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Good! I am following your voyage on my map. Which part of Annapolis are you docking at? Rob.
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    09-26-2023, 06:09
    Dobbs replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Here Suzanne takes us south in the lingering effects of Ophelia while I do the dishes. Sunday morning the weather cleared enough (and enough...
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    09-25-2023, 01:02
    Bligh replied to a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Well done that man. To quote Forrest Gump,"when God gives you lemons make lemonade" Rob.
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    09-24-2023, 06:15
    Dobbs started a thread Fall Cruise in Wardroom
    Hampered in our departure by tropical storm Ophelia, Suzanne and I buttoned ourselves down below and hosted a yacht race on our cabin table. Here...
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    09-23-2023, 09:39
    Bligh replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for September 2023? in The Chippy Shop
    Congratulations on your win! :clap: Have a great time Dobbs, and don't forget to keep us up to date with pictures of your progress around the bay....
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    09-23-2023, 05:47
    Dobbs replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for September 2023? in The Chippy Shop
    Aargh! I added a bit more shrubbery after all, then ran out the door to prepare for our Fall cruise on Grace, so it's going to be a bit before I...
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    09-21-2023, 13:21
    Bligh replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for September 2023? in The Chippy Shop
    I think they look just fine Dobbs. Less is more in this case. Rob.
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    09-21-2023, 10:00
    Dobbs replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for September 2023? in The Chippy Shop
    Coming down the home stretch. I've either got enough shrubs or need just a little bit more. I'm in the 'staring at it' phase. I'm inclined toward...
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    09-20-2023, 00:57
    Bligh replied to a thread The Defense of Principio Furnace in After Action Reports
    Dobbs,what you say took me back to when we took our lads up to the lake district when they were about eight and nine. All the photos I took seemed...
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    09-19-2023, 16:09
    Dobbs replied to a thread The Defense of Principio Furnace in After Action Reports
    Thanks, Pete (Stumptonian) for the rep! You guys are making me blush.:embarass: Ever since Bligh introduced me to making terrain, every time...
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    09-18-2023, 16:48
    Dobbs replied to a thread The Defense of Principio Furnace in After Action Reports
    Thanks, Paul! And thanks for the double rep!
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    09-18-2023, 07:03
    Dobbs replied to a thread What's on Your Workbench for September 2023? in The Chippy Shop
    More progress is being made. I'm trying to find a not too sparse/not too lush middle ground. Shrubs to come later.
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    09-17-2023, 01:28
    Bligh replied to a thread New members signing on. in Wardroom
    Today we are joined by a new shipmate from the USA. He is Caedmon, aka Caedmon the Bold from Texas. Rob.
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    09-15-2023, 05:15
    Bligh replied to a thread The Defense of Principio Furnace in After Action Reports
    Good one Dobbs! I suspect that it is in fact British in origin.:happy: Rob.
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    09-14-2023, 08:56
    Dobbs replied to a thread The Defense of Principio Furnace in After Action Reports
    Very entertaining, Rob.:clap: I must say that if it has American roots, it's not a tree that grows on the Chesapeake.:happy:
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Movement Card Boxes - Part 2

by Dobbs on 09-26-2020 at 10:58
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Card Box E.pdf
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Weight of Shot

by Dobbs on 09-14-2020 at 18:43
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I'm sure it comes as no surprise to anyone how fast a sloop falls apart.

It got me to thinking though. A sloop fighting a sloop ought to be able to take damage like a frigate vs. a frigate, or 3rd vs. 3rd, etc. It's just that SoG is treating all guns as the same weight of shot.

I propose that ships with less than 9 pdrs subtract -2 from any numerical broadside damage indicated on a chit. Ships with 9-12 pdrs, -1. Ships with a mix go with the heaviest guns as the

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Reflections on Springing at Anchor

by Dobbs on 08-04-2020 at 18:33
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My newest Springing Rules:

Springing Rules.pdf


This was a test of my newest Springing Rules.



To set the tableau, during the Quasi-war, the American frigate Saratoga discovers a French frigate watering on a small island in the Caribbean. The French, caught off guard and on a lee shore decide to fight from a spring instead of slipping the anchor.


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My Soloplay Mechanism

by Dobbs on 07-28-2020 at 18:24
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The Latest Version of the Rules:

SoG Solo Tables - Sailing Master 1d6 7-28.pdf

In this round, I have incorporated a number of new suggestions, as well as making a small change to the Yellow Arc tables.

I suggest printing out pages 1 through 5. The remaining pages are just an example of play, as suggested by David Manley, and can just be left on your computer for viewing.

The Bearing Template:

SoG Solo SM Bearing Template.pdf

If anyone gives

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Schooner Rules for Sails of Glory

by Dobbs on 05-05-2019 at 09:09
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Here are my House Rules for schooners plus some other wind related rules. Note that the Green Arc is reversed with the Yellow Arc, since fore and aft vessels sail to windward better than downwind. The page numbers refer to the SoG rulebook.

Schooner Rules for Sails of Glory 05-05-19

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Burden 1 Movement: Due to their agility, unlike larger ships which must plan two movement cards ahead, all vessels with a Burden of 1 need only plan one movement card

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