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Any other information is available from Karen of ‘Antigua Lady’ on VHF ch 69. A range of jackets is available in the office, please find your size and add your name and size to the sign-up sheet. The jackets will be distributed a couple of days before the trip so we can all get together for a group photograph, more details later. |
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Please sign up on the list for transport; a contribution for the fuel is all that is expected from the guests. Last year the cost was 50 ytl. This is a memorable trip, we already have 180 people signed up, don’t miss it! In the next issue of The Porthole we will give you tourist tips for first time visitors and people returning to Istanbul.
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In Case of an Emergency
Put a number in your mobile phone directory of a person who can help a rescuer if you have an emergency. The name ICE will tell the rescuer who to call for vital information that could save your life. Yotties can change the details as they move around the world and, of course, if you should be attending an accident, look for ICE in the victim’s phone. |
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Salty Tim’s Nautical Facts · We are all heavier at low tide. Because of the salt water content of our bodies, we each lose a fraction of a kilogram in weight with each rise of the tide, only to gain it back again when the tide recedes. · Monthly tidal rhythms, averaging about 29.5 days, are reflected in the reproductive cycles of many plants and animals, including the menses of human females. · Aristotle is said to have drowned himself because he could not explain the current in a channel of water off the island of Euboea in the Aegean. Scientists are still mystified by the current and can’t explain why it reverses its direction some 14 times a day. |
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Improve Your Turkish
Thomas of ‘Viva Solo’ Pervane Propeller Şaft Shaft Lazım I need Sebze Vegetable Karada Hard/out of the water Yeni New
Try translating the following: - My boat is on the hard - I need a new propeller Shaft - I go to Marmaris, I need vegetables See next issue for the answers
This new feature is the result of Thomas’s extremely popular Turkish lessons, attended by over fifty yotties! The proceeds were given to the staff for all their hard work.
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PC Doctor By A Guest Contributor….it could be you! |
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Wi-fi Connection Having problems connecting to the internet? The Porthole readers have been sending in their own solutions to this computer age-old problem.
The ‘Cowrie’ Crew says “desperate times lead to desperate measures when attempting to connect to the internet on Juliet pontoon! If you are wondering how successful a bowl lined with tin foil is for this quest...very! However you do have to hold it over your head while typing and you do look rather silly!”
Meanwhile it seems that someone has been multitasking. “This is possibly the best hotspot in the marina”, he claims. Fair enough, but who took the photograph?
If you are a computer user and are interested in co-ordinating the PC Doctor column we would be very interested to hear from you. |
