Windy Weather + RealAndy might know boat

[PinHead]

A bit blowy around the place today:

Looking across to Redcliffe:
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/grog_02/bribie2/toredcliffe1.jpg

Up towards the bridge:
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/grog_02/bribie2/tobridge.jpg

looking towards Moreton:
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/grog_02/bribie2/bay2.jpg

along the beach:
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/grog_02/bribie2/beach1.jpg

towards Moreton again:
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/grog_02/bribie2/bay1.jpg

in that pic I spotted a boat over towards Moreton so I cut that pic and blew it up:
http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz54/grog_02/bribie2/bay3.jpg

any ideas what it is ????

[Gon Fishun]

It looks like a 4 masted schooner.

[Lucky_Phill]

Not a 4 pot Screamer ?

[Muddy Toes]

Nar, 4 pints and a schooner.

[cormorant]

looks like esmarelda- bigger than you think

I'll google and check as at the start of the month it was in syd and is spectacular. Doesn't mess around to get up their either

http://www.afloat.com.au/press-releases/chilean-navy-tall-ship-esmeralda-visits-sydney-harbour-on-world-circumnavigation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmeralda_(BE-43)

[gruntahunta]

Hey Pinny...stop ur skiting mate...just cuase u live at the beach.

[Axl]

Windy day you would have thought the sails would be up, impressive looking nun the less.

[finga]

wow pinhead..not many people take fuzzy pics of choppy water..well done.

Hehe hehehe....giggle gigggle

[PinHead]

wow pinhead..not many people take fuzzy pics of choppy water..well done.

Hehe hehehe....giggle gigggle

touche..BUT..most of the pics on this site have water..only YOURS have rust.

[lucee81]

Not only do they have rust they are black and white to boot. That's professional.

[finga]

touche..BUT..most of the pics on this site have water..only YOURS have rust.
So where is spot X??

[Tangles]

so did you take the yak out?

[webby]

Was heading offshore saturday with ray and sandman, but have just canned that idea.

[Gon Fishun]

Here's a link to the Esmeralda , currently docked in Bris if anybody wanted to have a look. At the dock where the Pacific Dawn etc berth.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=725019006&header=true

[TheRealAndy]

Yup, Esmeralda. Its a Chilean navy training ship. Wouldn't mind going for a sail on it though.

Wish I had that weather on the weekend. We had 2-3knots on average, my boat does not start sailing till we get 7knots. Whatever happened to the winter westerlies?