Local Quiz Thursday November 22nd 2012

[maxymax]

The theme is "How well do you know the sea and ships?" Nearly all the answers are cryptic.
1." Don Quixote's target "(4)
2." Hewer" (7) Could be clipper although I already have that for another clue but that does not necessarily rule it out.
3. " I heard he followed the cortege" (6)
4. "Vessel for airborn Hollander" (5,4)
5. "Fly boys here" (7)
6. "A cat and a half so to speak" (8)
Any help much appreciated

[Flyhalf]

1 sail (of a windmill)

[Wharton]

1 sail (windmill)

[Flyhalf]

2 is cutter more apt?

[shaneystar2]

4 Ghost ship

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1190141.html

[maxymax]

Thanks for your ideas. Can't see the connection with D.Q's target and sail. Can't be cutter - only 6 letters. Can't see why Ghost ship is connected to airborn Hollander.Under answerbank I notice whaler for no.3 but how about tender?

[Flyhalf]

Sorry, missed the number of letters for 2.
How about collier instead?

For 5, I considered jetties, but couldn't relate ties to boys.

[cg51]

5 jetsam?

[Flyhalf]

6 Trimaran (catamaran has 2 hulls)

[Cruciformist]

4. Dutch Flyer www.stenaline.co.uk/ferry/rail-and-sail/holla
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[cg51]

or jetsams

[Cruciformist]

2, cutter

[Flyhalf]

On behalf of shaneystar, who doesn't seem to be around:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman

[Cruciformist]

3. whaler (wailer) given in a thread yesterday 21.11.12

[maxymax]

Not sure how collier ties in with hewer. Not sure about jetties either - I wondered if it could be airship but that is an aircraft rather than a ship!

[Cruciformist]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchflyer

[Flyhalf]

cg51, I didn't realise you could pluralise jetsam, and rejected that possibility.

[Cruciformist]

4. Ghost ship. Ignore my previous posts. Shaneystar is right.

[cg51]

You're right. My mistake

[Flyhalf]

maxymax,
a collier can be both the miner who digs (hews) the coal, and the ship which carries it.