For once, the movie Jaws does not provide us with the appropriate quote - we're certainly not gonna need a bigger boat...

















That last shot is my friend Cam pretending to be a pirate with the eye patch and the hook hand and all. His cries of "Aaaaargh, prepare to be boarded ye skurvy dogs!" drew the attention of the Port Authority guards. who respectfully ordered us to stay about 50 metres from the ships. I explained to Cam that 50 metres is about the maximum distance you can kick a football. Sadly, Cam kicks a football like a girl, and consequently drifted about 20 metres from the hull as this final shot shows...

Waterhorse said...

Quenn Victoria

Facts and Figures
Key Dates Official start date of work: 14 April 2005
Keel Laying: 12 May 2006
Float Out: January 2007
Sea Trials: August 2007
Naming Ceremony: December 2007
Guest Accommodation 990 staterooms

Gross Tonnage 90,000 tons
Length 964.5 feet (294 metres)
Width 106 feet (32.3 metres)
Draft 25.9 feet (7.9 metres)
Height 179 feet (54.5 metres)
Guest Capacity 2,000
Guest Decks 12
Available as single fin only
Deck pad inc

Yep slow day at work
Cheers Scott

I think I'll wait for the AST version.

planesailing said...

I'm "VERY" suprised you didnt get chased off by security
...be careful going to CLose to these vessels.
Just a heads up !!!

Yeah they're fairly consistent with the 50 metre exclusion zone as the blow up from the photo below might show...

Yes Lance, I fear that the sandpit created by the AC/DC concert has given young Gazza a nasty taste of the life he has destined for himself on the Gold Coast. Perhaps he should take up SUP instead.

planesailing said...

I'm "VERY" suprised you didnt get chased off by security
...be careful going to CLose to these vessels.
Just a heads up !!!

So did we get too close to the ships on this day???.. .. www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50741&SearchTerms=willy

DJ

Harro, can I get a job at your work ??!!
The work life balance must be fantastic!


Mick

PTWoody said...
...."Aaaaargh, prepare to be boarded ye skurvy dogs!" ....

Perhaps that should be:

Aaaaargh, kujiandaa kuwa boarded nyinyi skurvy mbwa!

(That's Swahili which is the closest I could get to Somali and what a 21st century pirate would sound like.)

Hey PT
great shots mate you need to find out when she is leaving she would probably throw a 10foot wake to surf
cheers