OT: Super yachts

[Martin]

[fred]

Re: planes.

Google had an agreement with the US Navy to use one of their airports f.o.c. for scientific flights with their jets.

Someone complained they were also being used by Google jets for non scientific purposes.

Google's response was that these were not 'Google Jets' but jets owned by Google employees.

How do I get a job with Google ?

[Davey]

The whole film is really good.

[Huge]

[Huge]

Blimey, I remember seeing this at the cinema when I was at college in the early 70's.

[whisky-dave]

Does anyone rememeber the daily mirror doing some sort of boating DIY back in the 70s.

More recently one of the ugliest boats I've seen was the Steve jobs super yacht. Well from the outside anyway.

[Davey]

Yep, and it was paired with an animation called 'Fantastic Planet', or something like it. I have them both on DVDs somewhere.

(Cough), I was already working then, and had left my higher education behind.

[Huge]

That's the one!

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it?

[cpvh]

You are remembering a Mirror Dinghy. Still a very much alive and kicking r acing class, and still being built (homebrew and professionaly) in both woo d and fibreglass. IIRC a number of our current Olympic Sailors spent some time racing Mirrors in their youf.

[Mini Me]

Designed by Jack Holt and Barry Bucknell, 51 years old this year

This is a good read as to their abilities, even for non sailors, North Wales to the Black Sea in a year.

[Johny B Good]

Ditto for me except the main feature movie was "Fritz The Cat".

[fred]

IY back in the 70s.

g racing class, and still being built (homebrew and professionaly) in both wood and fibreglass. IIRC a number of our current Olympic Sailors spent so me time racing Mirrors in their youf.

That (The Unlikely Voyage) looks like a good read. Thanks for the tip

[Theo Markettos]

Exterior things may want special parts. But inside it's just a caravan on water - don't need marine grade cupboard handles.

I'm saying nothing :)

Theo