Another sailing barge.
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Another sailing barge.
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More of a floating windmill I would say.
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Rob.
This beer features a buoy.
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So does this one.
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Rob.
So does this one. This beer is brewed exclusively for the 'Sunny Sailor' pub in Maldon.
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I wonder how many people will understand the double entendre in your last entry, Rob.
Anyone who is a Matelot or has any memory of.......
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Rob.
Or indeed..........
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Rob.
Here is another buoy beer. These buoys marked wrecked ships but the name could also describe someone who has drunk too many of these beers.
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To make up for not posting one yesterday, here is a beer from Maldon's barge series.
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I will conclude my set of Pugwash beers with this one.
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Rob.
And just to round it off........
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Today HMS Leigh. But where is the ship, you ask?
During the Second World War Southend Pier was taken over by the Royal Navy and was renamed HMS Leigh with surrounding areas being renamed HMS Westcliff. It was closed to the public on 9 September 1939.
Its purpose in the war was twofold. Firstly it served as a mustering point for convoys. Over the course of the war 3,367 convoys, comprising 84,297 vessels departed from HMS Westcliff. Secondly, it was Naval Control for the Thames Estuary. Notable in its career was the accidental sinking of the Liberty ship SS Richard Montgomery which, still containing several thousand tons of explosives, is visible from the North Kent coast and Southend beach at low tide, and continues to pose a threat to navigation and the surrounding area to this day. [From Wikipedia]
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Interesting bit of history there Dave.
My beer for today is a bit whimsical too.
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Rob.
Here we have a label showing the first of the famous barge series from Maldon Brewery.
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I have this one resurrecting the Pirate theme as my latest copy of Black Sails series three has just arrived.
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Here is a drink for this time of year.
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Nice one Dave.
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Another barge but with an unusual name.
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I bet that gives you a bit of a lift!
Rob.
Sticking with the Pirate theme, as I don't want to barge in on Dave's selection.
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Perhaps someone needs to have a reminder.
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Still a pirate theme for me.
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Here is Maldon's latest product.
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Nice one Dave.
Back out to sea.
Rob.
My tipple for today is.....
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Here is a drink for frustrated fishermen.
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And one for some who have caught something.
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Here we have a sea creature.
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How about.........
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"Black Sails Walrus."
Rob.
Now back to my ale for the day.
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Rob.
Here is a famous name. The Duke of Wellington was known as 'The Iron Duke' but there have also been two Royal Navy ships named H.M.S. Iron Duke - a battleship built in 1912 and a Type 23 frigate.
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I like the way we are getting a bit of history to go along with the Ale Dave.
Wish we had thought of it in the beginning.
Rob.
I cannot promise you a historical note every time, Rob, but I will see what I can so. Today, some natural history:
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Sound in the Sea
Sound waves travel through water at a speed of about 1.5 km/sec (0.9 mi/sec), which is four-and-a-half times as fast as sound traveling through air.
Killer whales probably rely on sound production and reception to navigate, communicate, and hunt in dark or murky waters. Under these conditions, sight is of little use.
Sound Production
Killer whales produce sounds for two overlapping functions: communicating and navigation (in the form of echolocation).
Killer whales produce whistles, echolocation clicks, pulsed calls, low-frequency pops, and jaw claps.
A killer whale makes sounds by moving air between nasal sacs in the blowhole region.
In contrast, a human makes sound by forcing air through the larynx. The vocal cords in the larynx vibrate as air flows across them, producing sounds. Our throat, tongue, mouth and lips shape these sounds into speech. The larynx of a killer whale does not have vocal cords.
A tissue complex in a toothed whale's nasal region, called the dorsal bursa, is the site of sound production. This complex includes "phonic lips" (sometimes called "monkey lips") — structures that project into the nasal passage. Toothed whales make at least some sounds by forcing air through the nasal passage and past the phonic lips: the surrounding tissue vibrates, producing sound.
Releasing air isn't required for sound production. During some vocalizations, killer whales actually release air from the blowhole, but these bubble trails and clouds are probably a visual display.
Another piratical ale, but from closer to home this time.
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I think that possibly in some parts of the U.S.A. the crow's nest on a ship is known as the Eagle's Roost.
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Continuing with the freebooter theme.
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Today, a Square Rigger.
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My contribution is...
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Today a famous modern ship.
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Last of me Piratical line for a while shipmates. Arrrr.
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