Scuttlebutt New Year Knighthood to.....

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Should we award virtual New Year Knighthoods to those who contributed towards our yachting hobby.
Let me start by stirring things up:
Knighthood to the designer of the "Kobra anchor"
Knighthood to the person who came up with the "Soft Shackle"
Knighthood to the innovator of the "Navionics app"
Knighthood to the designer of the "dyneema rope"
Knighthood to ......................

 

[westhinder]

May I suggest the person who invented GPS, and the one who invented AIS for their contributions to safety at sea.
And less global, but nevertheless worthy: Stephen Jones, for his Starlight designs, amongst many others

 

[Ohlin Karcher]

How about Mr Jordan who invented his series drogue?

 

[jimi]

Mr Eberspacher for his wonderful heater

 

[Pinnacle]

I believe Eberspacher were found guilty by an EU Court of price fixing. Would that disqualify him...…….?

EDIT Now found a link EU imposes 68 mln euro fine for parking heater cartel

 

[dgadee]

We need a class action.

 

[Davy_S]

Mr and Mrs Dan, for giving birth to the buoy.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I believe Eberspacher were found guilty by an EU Court of price fixing. Would that disqualify him...…….?

EDIT Now found a link EU imposes 68 mln euro fine for parking heater cartel
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Agree, let's strip Eberspacher off their Knighthood for price fixing and expensive parts.

 

[[70521]]

Mr and Mrs Dan, for giving birth to the buoy.

And his cousin Lazy Jack

 

[Stemar]

A small number of members of my club who work tirelessly fettling the pontoon, the club house & compound and have been doing so for years. I'm sure most clubs have the same

 

[johnalison]

The man who worked out how to distil rum.

 

[Lightwave395]

Mr Eberspacher for his wonderful heater

One Hang Lo for his excellent reasonably priced copy

 

[AngusMcDoon]

May I suggest the person who invented GPS, and the one who invented AIS for their contributions to safety at sea.
And less global, but nevertheless worthy: Stephen Jones, for his Starlight designs, amongst many others

GPS was developed by many thousands of people over many years, but the main mathematician who made it possible with pioneering work on the shape of the Earth was...

...the little old lady on the right accepting an award for her work, Gladys West.

 

[IanR]

GPS was developed by many thousands of people over many years, but the main mathematician who made it possible with pioneering work on the shape of the Earth was...

...the little old lady on the right accepting an award for her work, Gladys West.

With General North I hope, well done Gladys

 

[Porthandbuoy]

To the RNLI guys and gals who go out in all weathers to rescue us when it all goes pear shaped.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Totally right. The RNLI people should be elevated to the House of Lords.

 

[Quandary]

More locally, I would nominate Vyv Cox for talking sense when all around are ..................

 

[Stemar]

 

[Tomahawk]

Totally right. The RNLI people should be elevated to the House of Lords.

Can we limit that to the crews?

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Can we limit that to the crews?

The crew indeed who risk their own lives to help others in very difficult situation.