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== Location ==
 
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1.9 km out at sea near Hopton (Norfolk) and Corton (Suffolk), UK.
  
 
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Perhaps I can do a message in a bottle Macgyver Achievement. I have checked the Met Office charts for wind direction to estimate where to launch the bottle for it to sail to the hashpoint. I have checked for [http://www.yachtpilot.net/lowestoft.html tidal flows]. If I launch before noon, there should be little tidal flow and the wind should take the bottle to the point.
 
Perhaps I can do a message in a bottle Macgyver Achievement. I have checked the Met Office charts for wind direction to estimate where to launch the bottle for it to sail to the hashpoint. I have checked for [http://www.yachtpilot.net/lowestoft.html tidal flows]. If I launch before noon, there should be little tidal flow and the wind should take the bottle to the point.
  
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Here is the message.
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Here is the message and its bottle.
  
 
[[File:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 3.jpg]] and [[File:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 4.jpg]]
 
[[File:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 3.jpg]] and [[File:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 4.jpg]]
  
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== Expedition ==
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== Expedition - Fail ==
  
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The point was just over one mile out at sea. Am I doomed never to reach these points? Will I ever complete my minesweeper with [[North_Sea_53,_1]]?
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The point was 1.9 km out at sea. Am I doomed never to reach these points? Will I ever complete my minesweeper with [[North_Sea_53,_1]]?
  
 
* [http://www.leisuremarinetraining.co.uk/LMT-course-info1.html RYA Day Skipper] - Get the qualification!
 
* [http://www.leisuremarinetraining.co.uk/LMT-course-info1.html RYA Day Skipper] - Get the qualification!
 
* [http://www.boatsharefinder.org/search.aspx?region=East&type=All&minprice=0&maxprice=9999 Boat Share] - Buy a boat share.
 
* [http://www.boatsharefinder.org/search.aspx?region=East&type=All&minprice=0&maxprice=9999 Boat Share] - Buy a boat share.
 
* [http://www.charterboats-uk.co.uk/port/lowestoft/ Lowestoft Boat Charter] - Or perhaps charter a boat with a trained skipper.
 
* [http://www.charterboats-uk.co.uk/port/lowestoft/ Lowestoft Boat Charter] - Or perhaps charter a boat with a trained skipper.
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*Launched Macgyver bottle - Failed - Retrieved bottle. Now seeking a better launch point.  -- [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.53394425&lon=1.73923552&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @52.5339,1.7392] 11:55, 28 February 2015 (GMT)
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*Macgyver bottle re-launch - Success - Bottle heading south and out to sea.  -- [[User:Sourcerer|Sourcerer]] ([[User talk:Sourcerer|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.57202089&lon=1.73855424&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @52.5720,1.7386] 12:24, 28 February 2015 (GMT)
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The cliffs at the first launch point were creating a wind vortex which caused the launched Macgyver bottle to sail ashore almost immediately. Plan B was to head north and make use of the tide now flowing south after the time delay. Away from the cliffs, the wind would push the bottle out to sea. This worked perfectly. Of course the fatal flaw was the lack of any ability to track the launched bottle. The technology exists and has been used to track whales, dolphins and birds but never Macgyver bottles.
  
 
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 05.jpg | Track logs and launch points
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 06.jpg | Beach access
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 07.jpg | Ignore this sign
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 08.jpg | This is more of a problem
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 09.jpg | Closest approach 1.9km
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 10.jpg | Gorleston Harbour Wall - New launch point
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 11.jpg | Waves in the harbour entrance
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 12.jpg | The Macgyver Bottle
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Image:2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 13.jpg | The Macgyver Bottle on its journey
 
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'''Watch this space in case someone finds the message-in-the-bottle and posts here. How cool would that be?'''
  
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 28 March 2022

Sat 28 Feb 2015 in Norwich, UK:
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Location

1.9 km out at sea near Hopton (Norfolk) and Corton (Suffolk), UK.

Participants

Sourcerer

Plans

Go to the beach, as close as possible and then cry! Return home and search for Boat Shares and Day Skipper certification. These marine hashpoints are getting me down.

There are cliffs which are eroding rapidly. The beach can be unsafe at high tide.

2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 1.jpg

You don't want to be too close if there is a land slide.

2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 2.jpg

BBC Report - House Falls Into The Sea

Perhaps I can do a message in a bottle Macgyver Achievement. I have checked the Met Office charts for wind direction to estimate where to launch the bottle for it to sail to the hashpoint. I have checked for tidal flows. If I launch before noon, there should be little tidal flow and the wind should take the bottle to the point.

Here is the message and its bottle.

2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 3.jpg and 2015-02-28 52 1 Sourcerer 4.jpg

Expedition - Fail

The point was 1.9 km out at sea. Am I doomed never to reach these points? Will I ever complete my minesweeper with North_Sea_53,_1?

  • Launched Macgyver bottle - Failed - Retrieved bottle. Now seeking a better launch point. -- Sourcerer (talk) @52.5339,1.7392 11:55, 28 February 2015 (GMT)
  • Macgyver bottle re-launch - Success - Bottle heading south and out to sea. -- Sourcerer (talk) @52.5720,1.7386 12:24, 28 February 2015 (GMT)

The cliffs at the first launch point were creating a wind vortex which caused the launched Macgyver bottle to sail ashore almost immediately. Plan B was to head north and make use of the tide now flowing south after the time delay. Away from the cliffs, the wind would push the bottle out to sea. This worked perfectly. Of course the fatal flaw was the lack of any ability to track the launched bottle. The technology exists and has been used to track whales, dolphins and birds but never Macgyver bottles.

Photos

  • Track logs and launch points

  • Beach access

  • Ignore this sign

  • This is more of a problem

  • Closest approach 1.9km

  • Gorleston Harbour Wall - New launch point

  • Waves in the harbour entrance

  • The Macgyver Bottle

  • The Macgyver Bottle on its journey

Achievements

Impala.PNG
 Sourcerer earned the MacGyver Achievement Honourable Mention
by launching a message in a bottle taking account of both wind and tide in the hope that it would reach the hashpoint at (52, 1) geohash on 2015-02-28.

Watch this space in case someone finds the message-in-the-bottle and posts here. How cool would that be?

Expeditions and Plans

2015-02-28
Des Moines, Iowa Trenchcoat Somewhere
Portland, Oregon Jim North of Beaverton, near Barnes Road
Frankfurt am Main, Germany GeorgDerReisende The hash lies on the cycle path along the state road from Garbenteich to Li...
Rotterdam, Netherlands FelixTheCat In Mastenbos forest, just south of Breda.
Norwich, United Kingdom Sourcerer 1.9 km out at sea near Hopton (Norfolk) and Corton (Suffolk), UK.



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