My Favorite Nautical Terms...

[leohandyman]

Laveer is my favorite nautical term

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by leohandyman

Laveer is my favorite nautical term

From Dutch, like most nautical terms...

[boatsail]

Can't believe its not up here yet...

SEXtant

[bobconnie]

I still like "WARP" It can have both good and bad meanings aboard any small boat !

[goboatingnow]

"Sold"

dave

[Dulcesuenos]

"Blind mullet"

[kjames]

Abaft
Abeam
Aboard
About
Abreast
Adrift
Aground
Ahead
Alee
Aloft
Amidships


and then there's:
Head

[tamicatana]

Some racing terminology:

'blow the guy'
'upfukkr'
'downfukkr'
'head's blown'

'donkey dick' on your chute or pole

[s/v Jedi]

Avast

Originally Posted by kjames

Abaft
Abeam
Aboard
About
Abreast
Adrift
Aground
Ahead
Alee
Aloft
Amidships


and then there's:
Head

[Octopussy]

When I reported to my first ship in the Navy in the mid 90's I was in the "first wave" of women to be stationed aboard combat vessels.

The CO forbid the word "abreast" to be used after we arrived.

While in the past, the announcement would go over the 1MC (public address system on a ship), "Muster a 30-man working party abreast the Quarterdeck," he ordered everyone to use the word "adjacent"...

So as not to offend those of us with breasts?!?

I guess, he just didn't want to lose his command over an old nautical term.
[and if there was a smiley face icon covering his a$$, I'd have inserted it here]

Cheers,
Octopussy


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