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Nick
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August calendar

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Sorry if the wee boat in the foreground looks a bit familiar . . . looking forward to getting some great shots from some of you after your Summer adventures.
- Nick 8)

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Thanks Nick,
Would this do for next month?
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Approaching Puffin Sound & Trwyn Du light from the North.




or this one?
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Evening departure, Caernarfon Slate Quay
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I like the top one. Can you send me a high-res copy?
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Nick,
e-mail sent to Pictures@bluemoment.com with 3 pics including the one above. Please feel free to use any, but my son would like a credit or link of some sort if you use his!

Cheers & please keep up the good work.
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Beautiful crisp folds on the mailsail in the picture, Nick. I fancy Starch was used.
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Arghiro wrote:Nick,
e-mail sent to Pictures@bluemoment.com with 3 pics including the one above. Please feel free to use any, but my son would like a credit or link of some sort if you use his!

Cheers & please keep up the good work.
Ooops! That email adress has been out of action for a while (since the last server movwe in fact). I have re-activated it - can you send the pix again. Sorry to be a pest.
- Nick 8)

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lady_stormrider wrote:Beautiful crisp folds on the mailsail in the picture, Nick. I fancy Starch was used.
An example of Extreme Ironing . . .
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Nick wrote:
Arghiro wrote:Nick,
e-mail sent to Pictures@bluemoment.com with 3 pics including the one above. Please feel free to use any, but my son would like a credit or link of some sort if you use his!

Cheers & please keep up the good work.
Ooops! That email adress has been out of action for a while (since the last server movwe in fact). I have re-activated it - can you send the pix again. Sorry to be a pest.
There you go, even tested your web site for you! :D

Fancy ironing my 35 year old sails?

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Gottem this time, thanks. Will use one of them next month. I always put a credit in if I use someone else's photo.
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Nick,

Here's some of the sunset that I took from the visitors buoys in Cromarty a couple of nights before we met in Whitehills. You're welcome to use any that you think might be suitable.

Jim

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FOR THEY ARE THE ONES WHO LET IN THE LIGHT
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Do you have the second one at a reasonably high resolution?
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Nick,

I've emailed you a copy of the second photo as requested. Let me know if you get it ok.

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