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Contest/Game - Identify this picture

639K views 5K replies 130 participants last post by  obelisk 
#1 ·
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:


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#228 ·
Need a bit of help. Ocean ?

You've obviously been to Newcastle. If not recently there have been some pretty major changes. What was once a really awful dirty dump of a place is now quite nice. We always pull in for a few days whenever we are up that way.
 
#229 ·
You have to look out quite a way before you see a mast, so it’s a shallow bay…. it somehow looks Caribbean and fallard’s last pic was from the Caribbean so that's what I’m thinking... ‘Reminds me of the Abacos so somewhere in the Bahamas, maybe??

Follow me, I’ll lead you up the wrong path for sure :)
 
#233 ·
Well I must say you did a good job of identification.

Speaking of which ... are you saying that your pic is not Sandy Ground/Road Bay Anguilla ?
 
#234 ·
I think Fallard didn't make to the last page.. I don't think there's much doubt that you've nailed it once again!
 
#236 ·
FAllard ... blind luck on my part.



Ok .... I've never been here but I have spent time on the larger island to its west. Large island is home to the capital city of the group. Stong wartime connection with the USA. Somewhat off the beaten track for south pacific cruisers but most definitely on my bucket list.
 
#237 ·
Well the islands that seem to tick all the boxes would be the Philippines but most of the small islands are east and south of Luzon and I can't match it to anything east.

I assume "off the beaten track" excludes Fiji. Or do you mean this island rather than the group?

Looked at the other obvious WWII islands but so far.....
 
#238 ·
Not nearly as major a group as the Phillipines nor as on the track as Fiji. This island itself is very much off the track but the group as a whole is not exactly overun with tourists. Popular with divers I believe.
 
#240 ·
Geoff,
Sovereign nation, landmass of nearly 30,000 kilometres or about 11,000 square miles so its not simply a tiny archipelago.

I could give you hints re connection with America and WWII but as soon as I did you would have me.
 
#242 ·
Using the size of that house for scale, it's not a very big island wherever it is.

To be South Pacific yet out of the way, I'm guessing somewhere along the North Island of New Zealand, but I must admit 'ol Fuzzy's clues are a little cryptic to me... and if I'm right, there are an awful lot of islands to choose from.
 
#247 ·
Can you think of another "Sovereign nation, landmass of nearly 30,000 kilometres or about 11,000 square miles" anywhere in the Pacific? Everywhere else is either too big or too small - nowhere else is "just right". :)

I think I've looked at every little spec in the Solomans, so I'm ready for somewhere else.
 
#250 ·
Well done Steve.. even with the name it took a while. Interesting the GE shot's 2012.. perhaps the pier isn't there anymore..
 
#251 · (Edited)
Bilge shoots, Bilge scores .... well done that man.

Generally known as Tivanipupu but GE spells Tavainipupu ... sneaky buggers.

Wharf is still there but much shortened and hidden under cloud cover on GE.

I need to sail there one day to pay my respects to an old friend who once owned the island and is buried there.

The wartime connection with America that is most well known would be the sinking of PT109 and a certain JFK who was skipper of the thing. That was away to the north west.
 
#255 · (Edited)
This was a very very poor choice on my part. It was getting late last night so quickly picked something I had on hand, so I blame it on the previous one taking so long. ;):D ...The one that didn't look the same on GE.

Yes, it's a waterfall in Western Canada. We're looking for the name of the bay, I don't think the waterfall has a name. This bay is just off a channel which shares it's name with many of the world newspapers. The bay is on the mainland of BC.
 
#256 ·
Well, I found it but I can't name it, nor the falls. Unfortunately for non locals, GE isn't very good about naming channels and passes (but I got THAT hint - also the name of a delightful bay further south...) makes it tough. And this location is utterly un-named as well.
 
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