Marine Trivia Quiz 155

1. A Force 5 wind on the Beaufort Scale will have:
   _White horses and wind speed 11-27 knots
   _No white horses with wind speed 0-10 knots
   _Spume and spray with winds from 28-47 knots

2. Spectacle Island in Sydney Harbour was so named because:
   _It provided fine viewing for harbour races
   _It resembled a pair of spectacles
   _Unsavoury activities took place there in 1822

3. Top cadet at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s Cadet section’s presentation night was:
   _Nicola Armstrong
   _Nikola Dixon
   _Jessica Case

4. The Sydney International Boat Show to be held from 30 July to 3 August will be the:
   _40th
   _41st
   _42nd

5. The ANMM’s HMAS Vampire was commissioned on 23 June:
   _1949
   _1959
   _1969

6. Patonga Beach in NSW is adjacent to:
   _Brisk Bay
   _Porto Bay
   _Parsley Bay

7. Port Moresby in PNG takes it name from a:
   _Royal Navy officer who explored the coast of New Guinea
   _Pidgin word meaning ‘more fish’
   _Tool used to secure pearl divers’ helmets

8. A ‘panama plate’ is a:
   _Pass issued to warships passing through the Panama Canal
   _Columbian dish based on dolmades and lamb
   _Metal plate that closes the gap in a fairlead

9. The length of small boats is measured:
   _From the bow point to the transom excluding bow sprits, motors etc
   _From the bow point to the rear end of any motor or other appendage
   _From the end of the bow sprit to the point where the transom is attached

10. Distress beacons may be used:
   _Whenever the skipper decides to do so
   _When there is a threat of grave and imminent danger
   _To save mobile phone and radio batteries

Last month’s winners –

Adrian Marshall, Toronto, NSW; Kim Johnson, Rhodes, NSW.

Answers to Quiz 154

   1. The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland was built as a Millennium project to link two canals with a total difference in height of 115 feet. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 during her Golden Jubilee Celebrations.
   2. The 2009 Huon Tasmanian Salmon Port Esperance Regatta was won by Adrian Marsh’s Mottle 33 Myfanwy.
   3. New NSW Maritime regulations require all vessels venturing more than two nautical miles off shore to carry a 406 EPIRB.
   4. Bobbin Head in NSW lies on Cowan Creek.
   5. Lords Bay in Cowan Creek is situated on the western side, between Winson Bay and Waratah Bay.
   6. The first RAN Battle Cruiser to launch an aircraft was HMAS Australia in 1918, when she launched a Sopwith 1½ Strutter biplane. The ship was sunk in 1924 under the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.
   7. Australia acquired in 1919 six J class submarines from the Royal Navy. They were in poor condition. Five were sold in February 1924 and the last in 1929.
   8. A Sea Anchor may be constructed from anything that will hold a vessel’s bow to the sea in harsh weather. It may be based on a canvas drogue, the ship’s anchor, loose sails or other materials.
   9. Sailing vessels underway at night under engine power require the same lights as power driven vessels of the same length.
   10. Six flashes on a cardinal mark’s light indicate that deeper water lies to the south.