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  • 02 Nov 2010 14:54
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    Reply # 455561 on 421050
    Anonymous member
    I've sent some photos from the 2009 rally in the Solent which show up to 7 different JR boats in one wide shot. It was quite a nice sunny day, so it mght look a bit more cheerful and a relief for Arne from the Scandinvian gloom of approaching winter. The bad news is that one of the boats had just lost its foremast, or at least the top half, perhaps not the ideal recommendation for strangers to JR! There are perfectly good explanations for this rare event, but they don't appear in the photos... Maybe I could Photoshop the evidence out if the shot is generally OK :-)
  • 01 Nov 2010 21:50
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    Reply # 454992 on 454183
    Anonymous member
    Arne Kverneland wrote:

     

    Stavanger, Sunday

    I’m not entirely happy with that header photo. I bet it was taken at the JRA rally in Stavanger Saturday 19th August 2006, early in the day. Zillions of photos have been taken from the Stavanger rallies in bright sunshine, so why choosing that dark (and under-exposed?) one?

    With some luck the link below will bring you to the photo section of the Yahoo JR Forum. There you can see for yourself.

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junkrig/photos/album/0/list?mode=tn&order=title&start=61&count=20&dir=asc

    Cheers,

    Arne

    Personally, I rather like it. Dark and gloomy, just like Europe. Contrasts what you have with what you could have (the tropical island) :-)
  • 01 Nov 2010 21:47
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    Reply # 454990 on 454132
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    Graham Cox wrote: I like this header, very dark and mysterious looking, contrasting to the tropical scene behind, which reminds me of the bright aquamarine we get here in the Whitsunday Passage.  The bright sky profiles the rigs very nicely and draws your eye to them.  I also think the design of the website is highly commendable and easy to navigate.  I look forward to seeing more content, all the back issues of the newsletters etc and interesting discussions.  I have already had invaluable assistance from several members as I work towards my 2011 conversion of my yacht Arion to junk sloop.  I like that fact that the general public can access some of the pages and get a feeling for the rig and its issues.  One thing interests me.  What about members without email addresses ( I know one) who are nonetheless keen to access the site?  I guess we'll have to help them set one up.
    It's very easy to get an email address from Google. Does not cost you anything, you do not have to reveal any personal information and if it suits, just use it to get onto the site and nothing else.

    That being said, I cannot image why anyone would not want an email address in the 21st century. Used wisely it is no security problem at all and that's the only possible reason that I could think of not to have an email address. Of cause if you do not have a PC....
  • 01 Nov 2010 20:23
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    Reply # 454915 on 454893
    Anonymous member (Administrator)
    David Tyler wrote:
    Arne Kverneland wrote:

     

    Stavanger, Sunday

    I’m not entirely happy with that header photo. I bet it was taken at the JRA rally in Stavanger Saturday 19th August 2006, early in the day. Zillions of photos have been taken from the Stavanger rallies in bright sunshine, so why choosing that dark (and under-exposed?) one?

    With some luck the link below will bring you to the photo section of the Yahoo JR Forum. There you can see for yourself.

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junkrig/photos/album/0/list?mode=tn&order=title&start=61&count=20&dir=asc

    Cheers,

    Arne

    Hi Arne,
    I'm not happy with it either. I asked some time ago for people to send me a better one, without result. I would like a photo with good light and lots of colour,  in a wide, low format suitable for the header, and with several junkrigged boats of different kinds, sailing together. If you would like to find such a photo and send it to me I would be most grateful.

    David

    As said, zillions of photos have been taken, but it isn’t quite as easy to find such a string of different boats. Would it be an idea to see if brightness could be adjusted up a bit on the existing photo? As it is, it looks as if it were taken late in the evening, but it must have been taken between 10 and 11 AM.

    Arne
  • 01 Nov 2010 19:31
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    Reply # 454893 on 454183
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    Arne Kverneland wrote:

     

    Stavanger, Sunday

    I’m not entirely happy with that header photo. I bet it was taken at the JRA rally in Stavanger Saturday 19th August 2006, early in the day. Zillions of photos have been taken from the Stavanger rallies in bright sunshine, so why choosing that dark (and under-exposed?) one?

    With some luck the link below will bring you to the photo section of the Yahoo JR Forum. There you can see for yourself.

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junkrig/photos/album/0/list?mode=tn&order=title&start=61&count=20&dir=asc

    Cheers,

    Arne

    Hi Arne,
    I'm not happy with it either. I asked some time ago for people to send me a better one, without result. I would like a photo with good light and lots of colour,  in a wide, low format suitable for the header, and with several junkrigged boats of different kinds, sailing together. If you would like to find such a photo and send it to me I would be most grateful.
  • 31 Oct 2010 09:41
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    Reply # 454183 on 421050
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

     

    Stavanger, Sunday

    I’m not entirely happy with that header photo. I bet it was taken at the JRA rally in Stavanger Saturday 19th August 2006, early in the day. Zillions of photos have been taken from the Stavanger rallies in bright sunshine, so why choosing that dark (and under-exposed?) one?

    With some luck the link below will bring you to the photo section of the Yahoo JR Forum. There you can see for yourself.

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/junkrig/photos/album/0/list?mode=tn&order=title&start=61&count=20&dir=asc

    Cheers,

    Arne

    Last modified: 31 Oct 2010 09:41 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 31 Oct 2010 04:58
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    Reply # 454132 on 421050
    Anonymous member
    I like this header, very dark and mysterious looking, contrasting to the tropical scene behind, which reminds me of the bright aquamarine we get here in the Whitsunday Passage.  The bright sky profiles the rigs very nicely and draws your eye to them.  I also think the design of the website is highly commendable and easy to navigate.  I look forward to seeing more content, all the back issues of the newsletters etc and interesting discussions.  I have already had invaluable assistance from several members as I work towards my 2011 conversion of my yacht Arion to junk sloop.  I like that fact that the general public can access some of the pages and get a feeling for the rig and its issues.  One thing interests me.  What about members without email addresses ( I know one) who are nonetheless keen to access the site?  I guess we'll have to help them set one up.
  • 04 Oct 2010 09:33
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    Reply # 437811 on 421050
    Anonymous
    What an extremely pleasant surprise. Well done and it looks great.
  • 29 Sep 2010 06:15
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    Reply # 429127 on 421050
    Anonymous member
    It's brilliant to see that Arne's wonderful articles and drawings are now so easily accessible.  How much easier it is now - especially for those people newly discovering his work - to find all this good information.  I hope that more people will send good stuff to be uploaded onto the site.
  • 21 Sep 2010 10:48
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    Reply # 421935 on 421918
    Anonymous
    Lesley Verbrugge wrote:Congratulations David, the site looks very professional and I'm really looking forward to seeing it develop.  A journal, albeit beautiful to look at and interesting to read, was never enough for me!! A superb idea to go electronic. This has taken a lot of work, well done.
    Looking forward to meeting up next month
    Regards
    Lesley and Rene
    Thanks, look forward to meeting you too.
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