tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post9127351927332128467..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: The Mad HatterO Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-45210755251706341082011-02-11T14:24:13.247-08:002011-02-11T14:24:13.247-08:00Fantastic idea O Docker. But here has already been...Fantastic idea O Docker. But here has already been an international Laser competition in the Shetland Islands.<br /><br />Thanks to The Google I discovered that there is an event called the <a href="http://www.islandgames.net/" rel="nofollow">Island Games</a> which is a sort of multi-sport mini-Olympics between a number of islands ranging from Rhodes to Prince Edward Island, St Helena to Bermuda. How splendid!<br /><br />Naturally the sailing event in the Island Games is sailed in Lasers and Laser Radials. And in 2005 the Shetland Isles were the "host nation" for the Island Games. Here are the <a href="http://shetlandresults2005.com/Sports/SAILING/default.aspx?SportID=10&SportCode=SAILING&EventID=136&MeetingEventID=230" rel="nofollow">results</a> for the Lasers. (How did Gibraltar get in there? It's not an island is it?<br /><br />Anyway, I see that this year the Island Games will be in the Isle of Wight. Maybe we could compete in our Lasers on the way to the Tall Ships Lollapalooza in Fair Isle? I will be applying in my capacity as Fleet Captain of the <a href="http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/g.cgi?fid=1218557&state=RI&ftype=island" rel="nofollow">Spar Island</a> Laser Fleet. You could sail for Alcatraz!Marl Inlethttp://propercourse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-78283260260702958882011-02-11T13:38:54.835-08:002011-02-11T13:38:54.835-08:00Mean Trill - sorry, I don't mean 'mean'...Mean Trill - sorry, I don't mean 'mean' in a mean sense, Mean, only that you're name is actually Mean - I have also been reading something fascinating about Shetland weather:<br /><br /><i>Between October and March there may be 30-40 days of gales; between April and September we wouldn’t expect more than about 10... Steady wind speeds of 60-70 miles an hour are not uncommon during winter gales and, a few times each winter, we may experience gusts of 100 mph or more...</i><br /><br />So, it looks like Fair Isle would be a perfect place to hold the next heavy weather Laser slalom competition. Or maybe even the next Laser Masters Worlds.<br /><br />One thing's for certain. Any hat constructed in Shetland is bound to hold up very well as a sailing hat.<br /><br />I do notice that the crabby hat has been designed to be used for sailing. The appendages are built low to substantially lower the center of effort, unlike ordinary crabby hats.<br /><br />And I do wish you hadn't mentioned the ABBA thing. I've nearly completed the twelve-step program and have been entirely ABBA-free for nearly seven months now.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-24932833806726996952011-02-11T13:12:44.601-08:002011-02-11T13:12:44.601-08:00This just gets better and better. I see now that B...This just gets better and better. I see now that Björn Again, performing the greatest hits of ABBA, will be appearing as part of the Tall Ships Lollapalooza. How can you miss the chance to see them again O Docker? I know what a big ABBA fan you are.<br /><br />One thing to remember is that July comes every 12 months, but it would seem that a Tall Ships Race comes to Fair Isle but once a lifetime. Or maybe about every 12 years.<br /><br />In addition, its worth remembering that as of this morning, there are already 50 Tall Ships signed up. If you continue to ponder then the decision may be made for you!Mean Trillhttp://propercourse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-41336108043151011312011-02-11T11:54:31.560-08:002011-02-11T11:54:31.560-08:00Tommy, I think Lint Realm may be right. This is lo...Tommy, I think Lint Realm may be right. This is looking like an opportunity too good to pass up.<br /><br />(And I've just noticed - can you believe it - yet another commenter whose name is an anagram of 'Tillerman' ! What are the odds of that?)<br /><br />I do see that the official race stop is Lerwick and that Fair Isle is an 'open port' for the race.<br /><br />Does this mean that sailors too inebriated to be admitted at Lerwick will be accomodated at Fair Isle?<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-52870646162762536942011-02-11T07:26:33.427-08:002011-02-11T07:26:33.427-08:00O Docker, how can you resist an invitation like th...O Docker, how can you resist an invitation like that? <br /><br />I see that the Tall Ships Lollapalooza includes a "cruise in company" that stops in at Fair Isle, and that the festivities include a football game between Fair Isle and the Rest of the World! You need to be in on that!! Think of how you could write it up on your blog!!!<br /><br />Contact Jimmy Stout NOW to reserve your berth.Lint Realmhttp://propercourse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-59429551452653487582011-02-11T05:00:06.440-08:002011-02-11T05:00:06.440-08:00I just posted about the Fair Isle Harbour and a ta...I just posted about the Fair Isle Harbour and a tall ships race this summer for you to look at?<br />http://fair-isle.blogspot.com/2011/02/tall-ships-race-2011-shetland-fair-isle.htmltommyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705724106186463989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-28215878207619361282011-02-10T12:46:18.735-08:002011-02-10T12:46:18.735-08:00I moved from Saratoga Springs New York. 5 years ag...I moved from Saratoga Springs New York. 5 years ago, I did live in North Syracuse "CICERO" from the age of 3 to 14 - a wise man once told me " the most expensive way to get something is for free... or stealing it. come and get it!tommyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705724106186463989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-91880821760339351632011-02-10T08:57:15.994-08:002011-02-10T08:57:15.994-08:00O Docker, as the spiritual leader of our blogging ...O Docker, as the spiritual leader of our blogging community, perhaps you would prefer one of Tommy's <a href="http://fair-isle.blogspot.com/2011/01/bishop-visits-fair-isle-and-so-do-birds.html" rel="nofollow">Bishop Hats</a>?Nall Mitrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-29947207723683027992011-02-10T08:37:06.317-08:002011-02-10T08:37:06.317-08:00I think we need to plan a Sailing Bloggers' Re...I think we need to plan a Sailing Bloggers' Reunion/ Fair Isle Cruise for the summer solstice.mall nitrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-7510310031385792632011-02-10T08:29:54.261-08:002011-02-10T08:29:54.261-08:00Tommy, thanks for the replies.
I do see quite a l...Tommy, thanks for the replies.<br /><br />I do see quite a lot of traffic from the UK is now being referenced to my blog from <a href="http://fair-isle.blogspot.com/2011/02/you-your-hats-and-photos-i-have-stolen.html" rel="nofollow">your post</a>.<br /><br />Hopefully, my post will have some of the same effect for you.<br /><br />But this symbiotic blogging is giving me an idea. It seems you may need an agent in the US to help direct inquiries to your web site and O Dock has been looking for a promotions rep in the Shetland Islands for some time, to help flesh out the European sales operation.<br /><br />I'll have the O Dock accounting department investigate the feasibility of entering into a commercial relationship with Tommyart as soon as they complete their current task which is calculating the real cost of my complimentary crabby hat.<br /><br />I have long held that there is, in fact, no such thing as a free hat.<br /><br />You will note some remarkable properties of my vast readership. Many of them have names which are, amazingly enough, anagrams of 'Tillerman', who is the <a href="http://propercourse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">sometimes crabby blogger</a> who is somewhat responsible for the beginnings of my quest for the crabby hat.<br /><br />Patricia's comment leads me to believe that I may have gotten the story of your origins wrong and I would like to hear more about that, if so.<br /><br />And I think most of my readers would love to hear more about sailing in Fair Isle and its environs and about what life in general is like in such an apparently idyllic spot.<br /><br />And JP is a Londoner who is a frequent visitor here. I would highly recommend <a href="http://captainjpslog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">his blog</a> to you, if you aren't already aware of it.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more from you.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-60103580419128806962011-02-10T07:47:42.833-08:002011-02-10T07:47:42.833-08:00Looks great up there: I'd join you in a sail u...Looks great up there: I'd join you in a sail up there - just get your tub round cape horn, across the atlantic and moor its somewhere northish.<br /><br />But watch out for those pirates Renal Milt and Arm Lentil - terrible at disguises and will lace your food with Marmite.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-91296797801450442902011-02-10T04:34:24.698-08:002011-02-10T04:34:24.698-08:00Tommy said, "the day you sail in as many do, ...Tommy said, "the day you sail in as many do, I'll sew you a Crabby Hat while you wait with my compliments."<br /><br />Woo hoo O Docker. You are going to own the hat of your dreams. <b>And</b> you get to have a little sailing trip. <b>And</b> you can write a blog post every day during the voyage. <b>And</b> Tommy gets oodles of free publicity for his hats with your vast worldwide readership.<br /><br />It's win-win-win-win.<br /><br />When do you leave?Renal Miltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-45978163541740916392011-02-10T03:48:31.271-08:002011-02-10T03:48:31.271-08:00Oh come on Tommy, don't let "Syracuse, Ne...Oh come on Tommy, don't let "Syracuse, New York" get the credit.LipedemaFitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109690957449610313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-23544873141865192142011-02-10T02:56:23.876-08:002011-02-10T02:56:23.876-08:00O Dock? take a look at my new post about your emai...O Dock? take a look at my new post about your email: http://fair-isle.blogspot.com/2011/02/you-your-hats-and-photos-i-have-stolen.htmltommyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705724106186463989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-51398474719926029662011-02-10T02:51:49.971-08:002011-02-10T02:51:49.971-08:00No Snow! sometime we do get some but it quickly me...No Snow! sometime we do get some but it quickly melts even though we are about 60 degrees north. It's because we are so close to the sea. the Summer's top temps reach 65 to 70 degrees max again because of the surrounding sea temps. The humidity does make it feel much warmer until you go swimming... ouch! you can fly into Fair Isle? but the day you sail in as many do, I'll sew you a Crabby Hat while you wait with my compliments. Cheers!tommyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705724106186463989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-3317629509496569952011-02-09T15:23:34.540-08:002011-02-09T15:23:34.540-08:00Don't worry Tommy. O Docker is a fearless ocea...Don't worry Tommy. O Docker is a fearless ocean going sailor. He has a Catalina 30 and knows how to use it. He is preparing now to head out of the Golden Gate Bridge and keep turning left (or maybe it's right) until he reaches Fair Isle. Please have a couple of Crabby hats and one Viking hat ready for him when he arrives.Renal Miltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-14295672295178867312011-02-09T15:16:58.666-08:002011-02-09T15:16:58.666-08:00Tommy!
Thanks for joining the conversation. I rea...Tommy!<br /><br />Thanks for joining the conversation. I really do think you need a consultant wise in the ways of search engines. Or, maybe, I do.<br /><br />Can you tell us what the weather has been like in beautiful, downtown Fair Isle. Some of us have been wondering.<br /><br />I hope that 'bbbut' was a typo and that you're staying warm.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-12968944863310314142011-02-09T15:09:44.568-08:002011-02-09T15:09:44.568-08:00Congrats! you found me. LOL! I'm the designer ...Congrats! you found me. LOL! I'm the designer and maker of the Crab hats in Question? bbbut by the time you factor the exchange rate and shipping from the other side of the world on a custom made had you may wish you hadn't! Cheers! Tommy here is a link to my Blog:<br />http://fair-isle.blogspot.comtommyarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705724106186463989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-43657562659258259162011-02-09T14:58:20.576-08:002011-02-09T14:58:20.576-08:00Compared to Iceland, Syracuse must seem like China...Compared to Iceland, Syracuse must seem like China.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-8377874747160573422011-02-09T14:38:36.265-08:002011-02-09T14:38:36.265-08:00Yup, a good hunting dog named Nat Miller.Yup, a good hunting dog named Nat Miller.<br><br>Eco Dorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-61388572849112676632011-02-09T14:33:05.464-08:002011-02-09T14:33:05.464-08:00He had a good hunting dog to help him.He had a good hunting dog to help him.arm lentilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-60369576777241850702011-02-09T14:13:14.349-08:002011-02-09T14:13:14.349-08:00Compared to Syracuse, Fair Isle must seem like the...Compared to Syracuse, Fair Isle must seem like the tropics. <br /><br />Great hats. Thanks for tracking that down (if that's how you hunt crab).Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-44626653636821314942011-02-09T11:25:58.013-08:002011-02-09T11:25:58.013-08:00I have a distinct accent, too, after just a wee bi...I have a distinct accent, too, after just a wee bit of Scotch.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-59274955985218510232011-02-09T11:19:07.574-08:002011-02-09T11:19:07.574-08:00He's got some good looking puffins there. An...He's got some good looking puffins there. And they must have Scots accents! (Puffins have accents...there is a puffin aficionado who has documented <a href="http://www.peconicpuffin.com/the_peconic_puffin/2007/04/puffin_accents.html" rel="nofollow">the difference in accents of Icelandic and Maine puffins</a>.PeconicPuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727526949787504644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-28384592760487567672011-02-09T10:28:05.771-08:002011-02-09T10:28:05.771-08:00LOL. Really. I did laugh out loud.
Actually I had...LOL. Really. I did laugh out loud.<br /><br />Actually I had a chuckle at that "sunniest place in Britain" claim too, but for another reason. As Fair Isle is so far north it must have very long days in the summer, so it can clock up more hours of sunshine than anywhere else in the UK. It didn't say it was warm.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.com