VicS
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On board your yacht you presumably wear a uniform when raising or lower your ensign. You could also wear the uniform if you wish when hoisting your motor sailing cone, just as you would when hoisting your anchor ball.
"Hoist the storm cones"
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On board your yacht you presumably wear a uniform when raising or lower your ensign. You could also wear the uniform if you wish when hoisting your motor sailing cone, just as you would when hoisting your anchor ball.
chrishscorp
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Arghhh, so the uniform would have a double use. Well in that case i will put one on my Christmas list for boaty bits
Resolution
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Still done when I was in Hong Kong in the seventies.
ex-Gladys
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And Tol Pedn CG in the 70's
franksingleton
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As usual, I am behind the pace on this one.
Storm cones were started by Admiral Fitzroy as head of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade in the 1860s. Point up meant a gale was expected from a northerly point somewhere in the sea area adjoining the coast. Point down from a southerly point. For a time, cylinders were also used to warn of storm force 10. They were stopped in the mid 70s. Apparently, see Reeds Almanac, they are still used in some countries.
They did cause some confusion. In the early 70s, when I was a senior forecaster, I was on duty when the Commander of RNAS Lee on Solent called us and asked, “Do you chaps know what you are doing? My wind sock shows a light northerly but there is a southerly cone outside my window!” To which I replied, “Yes. We have a cold front lying east-west in mid Channel. To the north, winds are light northerly. To the south we have a WSW gale force 8. Hence the cone.”
Storm cones were started by Admiral Fitzroy as head of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade in the 1860s. Point up meant a gale was expected from a northerly point somewhere in the sea area adjoining the coast. Point down from a southerly point. For a time, cylinders were also used to warn of storm force 10. They were stopped in the mid 70s. Apparently, see Reeds Almanac, they are still used in some countries.
They did cause some confusion. In the early 70s, when I was a senior forecaster, I was on duty when the Commander of RNAS Lee on Solent called us and asked, “Do you chaps know what you are doing? My wind sock shows a light northerly but there is a southerly cone outside my window!” To which I replied, “Yes. We have a cold front lying east-west in mid Channel. To the north, winds are light northerly. To the south we have a WSW gale force 8. Hence the cone.”
Hydrozoan
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As 'Whereisits?' seem popular at the moment, how about this?
http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_275405/James-Ward/Hoisting-the-storm-cones
(Seems to be a bit late, judging by the sea state.)
http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_275405/James-Ward/Hoisting-the-storm-cones
(Seems to be a bit late, judging by the sea state.)
sailorman
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Breeches Bouy anyone
r7obin
New Member
Still in use at Polruan NCI at the entrance to Fowey Harbour where it has the advantage of being visible from within the harbour.
Hoisted by volunteers, not yobs.
Hoisted by volunteers, not yobs.