Hurray - by popular opinion I did choose the correct answer - staysail! Thanks for planning to correct the answer.😊😊

I can’t fix the answer right now, but I’ll swap it to staysail and update everyone’s scores later today! 👍

Meanwhile thinking again what can be done to improve the daily questions…

Scrap sailing questions, more historical nautical questions (these seem to be popular), I did consider the option of a free text ‘none of the above’ option, but realistically we want these questions to be factually correct in the first place… I think well referenced evidence of the correct answer and reason for it should be added too.

Once I’ve time to work on this, I will do. The last thing I want is everyone to be annoyed at the inaccuracies of it all the time.

Stephen

I'm slowly circling the drain here!! I too went for staysail!! Ooops!

Correct answer is staysail 😐

Correct answer is staysail

Me too Nick, I agree it depends on rig and also local terminology which often doesn't stick to the official names.
Cheers Colin.

Could't agree more Dave. When I don't know the answer I can only blame myself but if the question is wrong that's a completely different area of incompetence.

I went for staysail, which is usually found between the jib and the main, (see picture) Another point to consider is what sort of sail plan are we talking about? Burmudan? Schooner? Full blown square rigger?

Totally wrong answer. I am not taking part in this quiz any more. Too many answers clearly inaccurate.
dave976

I don't believe you could set a spinnaker between the jib and the mast. For a start the forestay would get in the way. 😊

Hi Tall Paul The Genoa is similar to a large jib, mounted on the forestay and these days often unfurled to the required amount. It is attached by a sheet to a winch back in the cockpit area.

It has 2 ropes (sheets), one each side of the yacht, and when tacking the taut rope is released and the other sheet hauled in and the sail goes across the bow area.

When furling the sail up there is a sort of winding device on the forestay that winds the sail back around the forestay.

There is often a dark stripe of material on the sail, this is not decoration. It is a strip of material that resists UV light and helps preserve the sail, sometimes known as a sacrificial strip.
It can also be easily replaced if necessary. When the sail is fully furled the dark strip completely covers the sail.

Hope this helps.
Roy

If you had a spinnaker between mast and jib, it would end up ripping out either the forestay or jib. A spinnaker is a powerful sail, even though it is made of light material, as evidenced by the surge of speed when a decent wind is blowing and the spinnaker is released from its ties. The other alternative is that the spinnaker would be split by the forestay, which in an off-shore yacht will cost thousands of $/£ to replace.

How come a spinnaker billows out ahead of the yacht with no jib in sight?
See piccy.
Roy

I know Jack s### about sailing so I went with the only one I knew which was wrong 😆

I always thought you lowered the jib when raising the Spinnaker. I should avoid sail questions . I always get them wrong…. Or do I?

Where is the Genoa?

I'm sorry the spinnaker is forward of the jib not between the jib and the mast.
trev

Got it today back on track, for now🤣

Veery interestink!
I was just about to suggest to Stephen (Fireboat) that he cap/delete the 'Quiz' thread where I responded to MikeC2. But when I tried to go back to it to do that I found it gone: 'Invalid Forum Thread'. He'd beaten me to it👍👍
BUT! Unfortunately there are still 7 other threads re the Daily Quiz with the same problem; they bypass the anti-spoiler Stephen built into the QotD thread🤔
See attached Screen Shot.
Doug😎
PS: I notice also that Mike's post has been transferred to this thread👍
God, and our First Lord of the Model Boats Admiralty, move in mysterious ways😮😉

Hi (Acting) Commodore-H, (of Force H fame😁),
I do love a good drop of irony CPO👍
Keep it coming.
Cheers, Doug😎

Hi MikeC2,
Ref your post on the Quiz thread.
I'm posting this here coz Quiz is an open thread and would betray the answer to anyone who reads it! Not sure quite what you meant by your cryptic but I don't think The Inner Farne Lighthouse is famous for anything particular.
😎
From Unca Wiki about the Farne Islands.
"Lighthouses
The lighthouse's curved brick foundation supports the stout conical red-and-white-striped tower and adjacent building.
Longstone lighthouse in the Farnes from where Grace Darling and her father launched their rescue.
Currently, two lighthouses are operated by Trinity House on the Farne Islands:

Farne Lighthouse was built in 1811 and originally named Inner Farne Lighthouse.
Longstone Lighthouse was built in 1826 and originally named Outer Farne Lighthouse."

There are several entries about the Farnes, many with a colourful mix up of the names and former names of the lighthouses.🤔
But ONLY ONE with a connection to Grace Darling.
No wonder the AI algorithm got it's digital knickers in a twist 😮
Cheers, Doug😎

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farne_Islands#Lighthouses

Yes, of course, I should have known. It's very famous. People in Pottstown Pennsylvania talk about it all the time.

But I learned that the Farne Islands are off Northumberland......now if I can figure out where Northumberland is...oh, Google.😁

... c'est la Guerre Colin🤔

Was looking for Longstone lighthouse , visited the Grace Darling museum on a trip to Bamburgh last year ,so had a stab at that

As the correct answer wasn't available I guessed wrong, but thats life.
Cheers Colin.

🙈🙈🙈
Another wrong guess and learned something in the process
Riddle greetings
Michel-Cl.

No official Grace Darling lighthouse. She lived with her father in Longstone Lighthouse on Longstone Island.

Ok I risked it, and my intuition proved correct.
Probably a colloquial name due to it's history🙄 but NOT the official Trinity House name.
😎

Another 'None of the above' question🙄
THINKS! Do I risk my 90% score on what appears to be the only half logical correct 'wrong-en'?
Yours cogitating, Doug😎

The correct answer is the Longstone Lighthouse. This is where Grace Darling lived with her father who was the lighthouse keeper.😉

Well….missed it on a blind shot….and I’m really trying not to Google these things….😊

Grace Darling lighthouse is the Longstone lighthouse. Lindisfarne is considered one of the Farne islands.

What is the name of the famous lighthouse on the Farne Islands off the coast of Northumberland?

Longstone lighthouse was the famous one, it was the home of Grace Darling, her father was the keeper

Hi I took a chance and much to my surprise it was right. Never heard his name mentioned in that way though.
Roy

Lucky guess this morning 👍

My last thought reminded me of a photo from Oz of a sign I saw in an old Model Maker magazine. It said.

"It is an Offence the throw stones at this notice".
I guess a lot of Australians have a sense of humour too!
Roy

Hi I agree bad manners, but I have only seen this behaviour in Sydney Harbour and they were all young people possibly out of their depth in more ways than one.
I have sailed along the UK south coast and all was sweetness and light.

On the canals around Birmingham and before the whole lot was cleaned up, going under a bridge could be a problem.
After experiencing small boys dropping stones on the boat. My brother and I decided to go ahead and see what was waiting for us and we sometimes had to chase the little s**s off.
But since those days the very large canal basin, I think more canals than Venice, has been made a feature of Birmingham and probably it does not happen now.

Neglected areas enable more trouble to appear. Some years ago councils made sure any damaged notices would be repaired straight away. Which apparently has the desired effect. An area allowed to run down costs more in the end than one that is maintained.

Regards
Roy

OK, I broke down and answered it, BUT, it was only to enable me to read your comments.🤣
I could tell stories, but I've not enough Screech to carry me through.😁

Being polite is a nice gift but it is not given to every body. I must say I have been sailing for over 25 years and never had this sort of inpoliteness. Maybe i was too good looking😂😂😂😂😂😂

Hi Colin I agree with the care and atttention aspect and then there is the incompetent lack of ability

However there is rage when some people just loose their temper for whatever reason. Also bad behavour.

In Sydney Harbour, probably 10 years ago, we were anchored up (yacht). We were there to see some event and a 30 odd foot motor boat found a not very large space to anchor in.

The boat stopped and then was slowly drifting down on us. The 3 people on board apparently could not lower the anchor and all attention was there.
My son went forward and picked up a boat hook to fender them off with, just in case. The boat got closer and my son called out to them to let them know. The mouthful of abuse that came back was unbelievable, even to my innocent ears!
He asked, I thought quite nicely, if there was a competent person on board, he could speak to!

At the last minute they gave up and started the engine and went.

On another occasion we were anchored there with no other boats around. After an hour or so a motor boat appeared and circled us, I suspect he thought this was his spot!

We did not move but waved a greeting which was ignored and a few minutes later he decided to go round and round our yacht continuously until the rocking motion of our yacht was too difficult to accept.

We were forced to up anchor and move. There are some pig boaters over there!
So one case of rage and another of intentional harm.

I have seen occasions like this but 30 years ago now when we used to hire canal boats especially in the midlands! Only 1% but they stick out from the general friendliness seen elseware.

Roy

All of the above???
But the legal terms used according to Aberaeron harbour master ,
Reckless endangerment,
Dangerous use of watercraft likely to cause injury or death.
Plus a lot of minor offences such as causing a nuisance by inconsiderate use, failing to abide to local rules regarding protected areas.
And many more.
Cheers Colin.

Thought Road rage so why not road rage .

I am now full of fury and rage at my total madness for picking insanity.😬🤡

I think someone said it could be all of them. Fully agree.
Rick

I got it wrong! Hurrah! hurrah! I avoided 'boat rage' thinking it was a trap and went for 'boat madness'. Wrong! What would it be called if it was a cruise ship or a Panamax cargo vessel? Merchant Marine madness?

Can I have a prescription please Bill.😬😬

Colin.
If you get this wrong today you need to up your tablets 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Regards
Bill 👍

Have a good day yourself Michael 😊

🙈🙈🙈🙈!
Difficult for me to translate, but you never stop learning English terms! 😉😉😉
Nice Day,
Your Michel-Cl 😎