Great Britain

[sheppane]

Today, I'm very proud to be British.

Britain went down into the arena, and we didn't get our nose punched... We took the risks...

I'll be proud to be British when that beautiful 26 foot long blue boat returns to the shores of Lake Coniston, as I'm sure will thousands of others...

We're not finished... We're only just getting started...

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[Renegadenemo]

I was proud to be British yesterday too. In fact I still am today and there'll be none more chuffed than our little team when the tin machine goes home.

[mtskull]

Funny how a month ago the rest of the world thought we were cr*p at sport and great at music. After last night they know the truth!

[wbjohn]

I was proud to be British yesterday too. In fact I still am today and there'll be none more chuffed than our little team when the tin machine goes home.

Hear, hear !

[Mike Bull]

Funny how a month ago the rest of the world thought we were cr*p at sport and great at music. After last night they know the truth!

I thought that the closing gig was a bit of a mish-mash...I found it very telling that two of the most effective spots of the night, which gained the biggest spontaneous reaction from the crowd, both involved musicians that have been dead for years- i.e, Lennon and Mercury. Just how alive did dear Freddie seem on that screen? For a brief moment, for me anyway, he was THERE; terriffic stuff. I thought the 'Imagine' sequence with the children from the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir and Liverpool Signing Choir was very moving- especially as John's face was built up towards the end, and then separated again as it were a flock of birds.

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Not sure why we had some young fella singing 'Wish You Were Here' backed by a token member of Pink Floyd, and a member of Genesis?!

The less said about the likes of that Jessie creature and the Spice Girls etc, the better.

The Olympics surprised me- I really thought it would be a big exercise in massively over-budget farce and cynicism, but the whole thing was a triumph to be proud of. But what with the Jubilee and the Olympics now over, I hope a jolly spirit persists and the country doesn't descend back into the glums again.

As for the boat, had circumstances allowed it to be finished for this year then I'm sure we could have ridden an extra wave of Cool Britannia, though I do now feel that we'd have gotten lost in there somewhere and that when her time does eventually come, she's quite capable of making her own news thank you very much!

[Renegadenemo]

I really thought it would be a big exercise in massively over-budget farce and cynicism, but the whole thing was a triumph to be proud of.

I was of a similar mind but I must agree that it was spectacular. What was especially heartening was the concept of the Olympic 'legacy' and the determination to inspire young people. At last, someone has caught on. But that leaves a niggling concern in the background of the BBP because last I heard, a dither of bureaucrats was suggesting that K7 runs outside of the school holidays when all the young people are banged up in school, of all the stupid ideas! They'd best get that sorted before we're ready to go!

[malcolm uk]

What was especially heartening was the concept of the Olympic 'legacy' and the determination to inspire young people. At last, someone has caught on. But that leaves a niggling concern in the background of the BBP because last I heard, a dither of bureaucrats was suggesting that K7 runs outside of the school holidays when all the young people are banged up in school, of all the stupid ideas! quote]

A new phrase "a dither of bureaucrats" I like it ........... but these people may prefer the human endeavour of the Olympic sports (probably to give good results in weight loss and health improvements) and hate the engineering use of a jet engined boat with a pilot who goes at speed across water. Of course this shows the lack of joined up thinking with central government who have been supporting the efforts of Bloodhound SSC in the area of an education adventure.

Tell me which holiday are they most likely to agree to?

[Renegadenemo]

I'll be proud to be British when that beautiful 26 foot long blue boat returns to the shores of Lake Coniston, as I'm sure will thousands of others...

Now that we have a genuine sponson to play with the absolutely official size of K7 is 25ft 10 inches from tip of sponson to the transom not including the rudder but we can't bolt the rudder on at the moment because rollover jig is attached. It works out at about another 7.5 inches.