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It has been a while since I've seen a thread like this - the rules are simple: attempt to identify the location of the last posted picture in the thread. Once the picture poster confirms the first correct responder that person then gets to add a (sailing-related) picture to the thread and the game continues.
Since I'm no good at this type of guesswork my only chance of getting a picture into the thread is by starting it off with the following picture:
It looks like Obelisk has it. The last photo can be found on a Trinidad, CA site that references the red Jumpin Jack charter fishing boat shown.
Otherwise, the original use of the pier might have been to serve the Trinidad Whaling Station, but that would go back to 1927. Need Azzerac to confirm the location and the original use.
"When the Bruno de Hezeta expedition took possession of the bay on June 11, 1775, he called it Puerto de la Trinidad because it was Trinity Sunday. The earliest recorded wharf was a wharf constructed alongside Trinidad Head in 1870; it was used for both passengers and cargo (especially lumber). The site itself was earlier used as a whaling station.
The current all-wooden pier dates back to 1946 when it was constructed with contributions from the Arcata Lumberjacks' Association. It was then, and still is, one of the main launching sites for sportfishing craft along this wild stretch of coast."
I don't have a pic close to hand, so I'll throw it open to anyone that hasnt yet post a pic on this thread. First one up gets to go. if no takers in 24 hours I'll take it back.
Since momentum is everything on the internet and nobody else has posted a picture, here's a new one:
After posting I realized that I'm off to Denmark today, I'll keep checking to see who identified the picture correctly, but I might not be online as much as I'd like.
Fallard has spotted it first, it is indeed a picture of Lago Como in Italy, a wonderful place to be in summer, and not too shabby in the winter, either. The next lake downhill is Lago Maggiore, but that is overrun by Germans
This one is at sea level. You are not likely to see a lot of recreational boaters in this neighborhood. The name of the structure would be nice, but we need the name of the nearby town or body of water.
Sea level, same country as well. Lovely Italian island to visit, Sicily is. Found this historical report on Wikepedia.
Isle of Torre Avalos is an ' island of ' Italy located in the Ionian Sea in Sicily [1] .
Administratively it belongs to Augusta , Italian commune in the province of Syracuse .
The name derives from the tower built in 1570 by the Viceroy Don Francisco de Avalos Fernandez Aquino, which occupies the entire surface of the islet.
That was fast, Seaduction, but I should have known how fast some folks can identify unique structures. This "rockpile" is located within a large harbor protected by a breakwater. Within the harbor is an Italian naval base and a NATO pier. There are large tank farms that set an industrial tone for a lot of this harbor--not exactly a recreational sailing venue. The ancient town of Augusta itself has some charm.
You're right about "unique" structures. One of the major oil companies had a major investment there in that area, and maybe still does.
Try the above picture, mateys.
Definitely Kimberleys. Prince Regent River maybe ?
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