Daffy Sailing Definitions
Gary Mull
Sailing - The fine art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly
going nowhere at great expense.
Beam Sea - A situation in which waves strike a boat from the side,
causing it to roll unpleasantly. This is one of the four
directions from which wave action tends to produce extreme
physical discomfort. The other three are `bow sea' (waves
striking from the front), `following sea' (waves striking
from the rear), and `quarter sea' (waves striking from any
other direction).
Bulkhead - Discomfort suffered by sailors who drink too much.
Calm - Sea condition characterized by the simultaneous disappearance of
the wind and the last cold beverage.
Course - The direction in which a skipper wishes to steer his boat and
from which the wind is blowing.
Crew - Heavy, stationary objects used on shipboard to hold down charts,
anchor cushions in place and dampen sudden movements of the boom.
Current - Tidal flow that carries a boat away from its desire
destination, or towards a hazard.
Flashlight - Tubular metal container used on shipboard for storing dead
batteries prior to their disposal.
Fluke - The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom,
holding the boat in place; also, any occasion when this occurs
on the first try.
Seabag - 1. Canvas sack in which a sailor's gear is carried.
2. Aging mermaid.
Zephyr - Warm, pleasant breeze. Named after the mythical Greek god of
wishful thinking, false hopes, and unreliable forecasts.
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Then there's:
Jibe: A common way to get unruly guests off your boat.
Tack: A common sticky substance left in the cockpit and
on deck by other people's kids, usually in the
form of foot- or hand-prints. (See Jibe for
removal technique.)
Painter: A line you use to tow the dingy... also especially
useful for preventing Tack.
Jack Lines: "Hey, baby, want to go sailing."
COB: Cash Over Board
Perhaps we should make a compilation of these....
Jonathan
Brian Moum
<several definitions snipped>
> Perhaps we should make a compilation of these....
>
> Jonathan
Someone already has. Called "The Sailor's Dictionary." I'd give the author
as well, but my copy is at work right now. Apparently Gary Mull also has
a copy - I recognize all those def'ns from the book.
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Brian
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
- N. Peart
Ron Flanagan
In <4olad6$2...@sally.dma.org>, gary...@dma.org (Gary Mull) writes:
>
>Sailing - The fine art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly
<< Snip rest of COPYRIGHTED material >>--
>Gary Mull, ATM - President, GKI Business Services, Dayton, OH
Gary, It would appear that these definitions are a word for word copy
of Henry Beard and and Roy McKie's book "A Dictionary for Landlubbers,
Old Salts, & Armchair Drifters", (C)1981, and you have just violated the
copyright laws.
Knocka
On May 31, 1996 22:26:20 in article <Re: Daffy Sailing Definitions>, 'Brian
Moum <bc...@psu.edu>' wrote:
>Brian
>
>If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
> - N. Peart
- Unknown-
mh...@freenet.vcu.edu
>Jibe: A common way to get unruly guests off your boat.
>Tack: A common sticky substance left in the cockpit and
> on deck by other people's kids, usually in the
> form of foot- or hand-prints. (See Jibe for
> removal technique.)
>Painter: A line you use to tow the dingy... also especially
> useful for preventing Tack.
>Jack Lines: "Hey, baby, want to go sailing."
>COB: Cash Over Board
Anchor: a metal casting used to provide negative buoyancy to
those annoying lengths of line and chain; to be thrown
overboard at the end of each voyage ceremoniously.
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Paul Kamen
flan...@gate.net (Ron Flanagan) writes:
>Gary, It would appear that these definitions are a word for word copy
>of Henry Beard and and Roy McKie's book "A Dictionary for Landlubbers,
>Old Salts, & Armchair Drifters", (C)1981, and you have just violated the
>copyright laws.
Naw, I would argue that this is "educational fair use" in this context.
However Gary still gets forty lashes with a printer cable for failing to
attribute the source.
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Thomas Monette
I had some professionsl stand-up comedy people on board for a charter
recently and they re-named just about everything on the boat, like a
winch handle became a Frammis, the head became the Grrriviness, the
gooseneck became the Finnegin Pin. It went on and on but these three I
remember.
Tom Monette
"Windsong"
Tom Zinn
Ron Flanagan wrote:
>
> In <4olad6$2...@sally.dma.org>, gary...@dma.org (Gary Mull) writes:
> >
> >Sailing - The fine art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly
>
> << Snip rest of COPYRIGHTED material >>--
>
> >Gary Mull, ATM - President, GKI Business Services, Dayton, OH
>
> of Henry Beard and and Roy McKie's book "A Dictionary for Landlubbers,
> Old Salts, & Armchair Drifters", (C)1981, and you have just violated the
> copyright laws.
Well Ron, looks like you'd better have him keelhauled, before things
really get out of control.
Don't you have anything worthwhile to post instead of playing policeman.
Of course, I guess I should talk. So...
------------------------------------------------------------------------Obligatory worthwhile posting below:
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Anyone who has cruised Baja care to post a list of what they consider
the necessities to improve life on board. This could be either equipment
or something as simple as tupperware.
Thanks,
T o m
John Curtis
There's also:
Boat - Bring Out Another Thousand
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Jack Curtis
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