Marine Trivia Quiz 161

Compiled by Jim Broadside
1. The famous Australian marine architect Ben Lexcen was born in:
-    Sydney, NSW
-    Newcastle, NSW
-    Newcastle, England
2. The 1902 three-masted schooner that visited Sydney Harbour in late November was:
-    Hearts of Oak
-    Shenandoah of Sark    
-    Rhythms of Blue
3. The northern extremity of the Port of Brisbane is near:
-    Caloundra
-    Redcliffe
-    Mud Island
4. The formal entries in the 2009 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race numbered:
-    116
-    125
-    112
5. The Female Sailor of the Year category in the 2009 Australian Yachting Awards event in November was won by:
-    Matilda Winall and Georgia Inchgate, from NSW
-    Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson, from WA
-    Emma Hamilton and Dimity Mitford, from SA
6. The 36th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race was won by:
-    Ian Kiernan in Sanyo Maris
-    Bill Gilbert in Southern Cross
-    Dennis Cooper in Amante
7. A ‘ratline’ is a:
-    Story told by a deceitful sailor
-    Mooring rope used by rodents to access vessels
-    Rope steps ascending the shrouds of a mast
8. To ‘seize’ is to:
-    Bind one end of a rope to another or form an eye in the end of a rope
-    Cough as a result of inhaling paint fumes
-    Jam hatches when a deck flexes in heavy seas
9. ANZAC class Frigate HMAS Toowoomba, just returned from counter terrorism and counter piracy operations in the Middle East, is based at Fleet Base:
-    East, NSW
-    West, WA
-    Brisbane, QLD
10. The theme of the 26-29 January 2010 RAN Sea Power Conference is:
-    Protection of Submarines from Surface Vessels
-    Combined and Joint Operations from the Sea
-    Cost and Benefits of Fleet Air Arm Operations

Last month’s winner –  

Olivia Weston, Beaumaris, VIC.

Answers to Quiz No 160

    1.    Cougar Ace was the Pure Car Carrier whose almost 90 degrees list on 24 July 2006, due to unbalanced ballast, led to the greatest loss of cars at sea (4,813 new Mazdas and a few other private imports, valued at around $US100m).   
    2.    The 2009 Mandurah Boat Show in WA attracted over 18,500 people.
    3.    The premier sailing dinghy for junior sailors in WA is the two person, 2.9 metre gaff-rigged Pelican type.
    4.    The only surviving vessel that carried convicts to Australia is the Edwin Fox, built 1853 in India. It has been preserved in Picton New Zealand.
    5.    The Royal Victorian Motor Yacht Club at Williamstown was established in 1904 (as the Victorian Launch Club).
    6.    Australia’s easternmost sea port is the Port of Yamba in NSW.
    7.    Winner of the October 18ft Hartley Queensland State Championships was 91-year-old Bill Leeke skippering Lady Gladys.
    8.    To ‘parbuckle’ is to haul or lower a heavy object where it is difficult to obtain a purchase. For example, the technique was used to raise heavy coastal guns up to their deployment position.
    9.    A ‘pierhead jump’ is said to be made where a ship is joined at the last moment after an unexpected appointment to her.
    10.    Husband and wife team Gwen and Derick Warne, from the Chelsea Yacht Club in Victoria, won a Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Gold medal in the Taser 55+ group at Woollahra Sailing Club in October.