Sailing terminology
zski
Pigott) is working on a sea chantey that consists
mostly of goofy-sounding nautical terms. It's
very silly as of now, but we need more!
(bwaahaahaa)
So, dig out those reference books for me, and if
you know any particularly odd or obscure-sounding
sailing words, please e-mail them or post them.
You've gotta hear this thing!
Wendy Z - Chicago, IL
Penny Whistle
"Though she be but little, she is fierce"
Wench #525 OOOO #?
(Wouldn't you like to know...)
Bubble-Bath Otter
English Dog
Although I've enjoyed 16 years in the fleet, I've never understood "stand
fast." How does one be still quickly?
Unfortunately most of my references are packed away for my impending
transfer, but I seem to recall the book "Under The Black Flag" included a
fair list of terms and there definitions.
Might I also suggest a bit of research through the folks at
http://www.history.navy.mil/
Fair Winds and following seas!
--
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Master of the Golden Osprey,
Last Lord of the Corsaires,
Clan McDobhran Minister of Seaborne Acquisitions & Commodities
Transfer Services.
Captain Crunch (which is what happens when a sailor drives something
with a wheel not a keel!)
"By Wit Or By Blade, We Shall Claim The Seas!"
- Motto of the Golden Osprey
zski wrote in message <7cua6q$can$1...@gail.ripco.com>...
Wulfie
>One of our musicians (John Wiseman aka Jonathan
>Pigott) is working on a sea chantey that consists
>mostly of goofy-sounding nautical terms. It's
>very silly as of now, but we need more!
>(bwaahaahaa)
>
>So, dig out those reference books for me, and if
>you know any particularly odd or obscure-sounding
>sailing words, please e-mail them or post them.
>
>You've gotta hear this thing!
::glancing at Peg, Kat and Skivvy:: What the hell's a 'rolling king'? (And
while we're at it, what's a 'negila'?)
Wulfie
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Woof!
LCLacemker
In article <7cuva7$1c4u$1...@newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>,
<ABSYKES@.ENGLISHDOG.Prodigy.net> wrote:
>Although I've enjoyed 16 years in the fleet, I've never understood "stand
>fast." How does one be still quickly?
Are you serious? ::::side-long suspicious look::::
It is the use of "fast" as in "firmly fixed in place."
Lara the Lacemaker
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<snippity snip>
>Are you serious? ::::side-long suspicious look::::
>It is the use of "fast" as in "firmly fixed in place."
>
Gaffer Applewright
"A Sea of Words"
A lexicon and companion for Patrick O'Brians Seafaring Tales.
O'Brian's yarns concern Nelson's Navy and the Napoleonic Wars, i.e. 18C
but 16C sea chanties are uncommon.
In the Sea of Words
You will find terms like:
aviso
becket
burgoo
carline
cascabel
draggle-tail
fid
futtock
grog
hawse
kickshaw
knocking-shop
stunsail
tierce
wolding
On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:56:59 -0600, "zski" <zskiG...@ripco.com> wrote:
>One of our musicians (John Wiseman aka Jonathan
>Pigott) is working on a sea chantey that consists
>mostly of goofy-sounding nautical terms. It's
>very silly as of now, but we need more!
>(bwaahaahaa)
>
>So, dig out those reference books for me, and if
>you know any particularly odd or obscure-sounding
>sailing words, please e-mail them or post them.
>
>You've gotta hear this thing!
>
>Wendy Z - Chicago, IL
>
Gaffer Applewright
16C Scholar/Philosopher/Eccentric and member of
St Cuthbert's Guild of Pageants and Parades
Discoverer by right of Kingdomality
Purvayor of some 9,200 Gaffered Apple to date.
and sometimes Gosh of Street Performers
AKA Roger Russell
Quinnalt
Applewright) writes:
>If you are serious I might recommend
>"A Sea of Words"
>A lexicon and companion for Patrick O'Brians Seafaring Tales.
Gaffer, once again, gives the best advice I could think to offer.
Great cook, and a great series. I'm at book 16 Gaffer. You
done the series yet?
Quinnalt@*DELETE*aol.com (Leigh) http://members.aol.com/quinnalt/
AFR God O' Cynical Intellectuals,
Blivit of Sarcastica, "Filler of all and Full of none." to the God O' Sarcasm.
"Impiety, n. Your irreverence toward my deity." -AMBROSE BIERCE
brother william
gods eh? Like the one imortalizing the great god Upshee? We'll just let me
tell you... it does have a catchy tune to it though..
<wanders off humming Say hay and Upshee's risin...>
--
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or soot and smoke.
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zski wrote in message <7cua6q$can$1...@gail.ripco.com>...
>One of our musicians (John Wiseman aka Jonathan
>Pigott) is working on a sea chantey that consists
>mostly of goofy-sounding nautical terms. It's
>very silly as of now, but we need more!
>(bwaahaahaa)
>
>So, dig out those reference books for me, and if
>you know any particularly odd or obscure-sounding
>sailing words, please e-mail them or post them.
>
>You've gotta hear this thing!
>
>Wendy Z - Chicago, IL
Gaffer Applewright
immediately hooked. Got the rest mail order when I got back to town.
In the interim I visited Old Ironsides and picked up some of the lore of
the battle O'Brian works into one of the books, from the American point
of view. Interesting contrast.
We were treated to a full dress re-enactment the day we visited. It
added much to the spirit of the ship.
RE nautical terms, another source is
"The Lore of Ships"
ISBM 0-517-328933
Drawings diagrams and nomenclature etc from earliest reed rafts to
modern steel, includes wonderfully detailed sketches and drawings of
rigging and hull construction.and ordinance and (for later ships,
engines)
On 21 Mar 1999 12:25:51 GMT, quin...@aol.comQDELETEQ (Quinnalt) wrote:
>In article <36f6cba1...@nntp.netcruiser>, rbru...@ix.netcom.com (Gaffer
>Applewright) writes:
>
>>If you are serious I might recommend
>>"A Sea of Words"
>>A lexicon and companion for Patrick O'Brians Seafaring Tales.
>
>Gaffer, once again, gives the best advice I could think to offer.
>Great cook, and a great series. I'm at book 16 Gaffer. You
>done the series yet?
I was a bit disappointed in the very last book, but you will have to
find out for yourself, else I give away the plot.
>
>
>Quinnalt@*DELETE*aol.com (Leigh) http://members.aol.com/quinnalt/
>AFR God O' Cynical Intellectuals,
>Blivit of Sarcastica, "Filler of all and Full of none." to the God O' Sarcasm.
>"Impiety, n. Your irreverence toward my deity." -AMBROSE BIERCE
Gaffer Applewright
zski
those resources sound wonderful)
I'm forwarding all the cool words to John for
further use. Let me know if you have more.
At least now I know what a "jackass rig" is.