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HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

@Herman @RogerD @Daniel20 @Jimsky @Pathfinder65 @dockattner @Peter Voogt @Peter Gutterman @Vfordyce @Bill-R @shota70

My Dearest Friends

Thank you so much for your very kind birthday wishes - it is much appreciated! The older I get the more appreciative I am of all the thoughts - especially when I have not been active on the forum lately. It just underlines what a special group of friends we have on SOS.

You are all very cordially invited to join for me a slice of belated birthday cake!

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Good afternoon Heinrich. Apologies for the late wishes. Happy Belated Birthday my friend. Cool cake. You know where I live so a slice of that delicious cake needs to be sentROTF. Cheers Grant
 
@Herman @RogerD @Daniel20 @Jimsky @Pathfinder65 @dockattner @Peter Voogt @Peter Gutterman @Vfordyce @Bill-R @shota70

My Dearest Friends

Thank you so much for your very kind birthday wishes - it is much appreciated! The older I get the more appreciative I am of all the thoughts - especially when I have not been active on the forum lately. It just underlines what a special group of friends we have on SOS.

You are all very cordially invited to join for me a slice of belated birthday cake!

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Yum! Thanks!
 
Dear Friends

Please permit me a wry smile.

I was reading the following post by @richie incident "Cup of the Tsemes Bay 2025 (31.10-5.11.2025) Кубок Цемесской бухты 2025 (Novorossiysk)" when I spotted two builds of Willem Barentz's ship built according to the plans of Captain Naumenkov.

Both ships were - of course - called Mercury!

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Heinrich, my friend,
Both ships were - of course - called Mercury!

It is all coming very close to your own research i believe.
They look beautifull.
Bye the way, a few moments ago, i saw that i missed your birthday, (by a good 5 weeks ) so a very belated birthday wish is in place. ( my apologies ).
The cake looked great.
 
Heinrich, my friend,


It is all coming very close to your own research i believe.
They look beautifull.
Bye the way, a few moments ago, i saw that i missed your birthday, (by a good 5 weeks ) so a very belated birthday wish is in place. ( my apologies ).
The cake looked great.
Thank you very much for the birthday wishes my friend. It is no problem that it's slightly late; it's the thought that counts!
 
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