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Old 28-10-2016, 09:55   #16
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And some call their boat: S/Y "Boatname"
SY stands then for Sailing Yacht.
I will leave it to others to explain the difference between SV and SY.
(hehehe, because I don't know)
Hi Hankonthewater

SV stands for Sailing Vessel
SY means Sailing Vessel with Ice Cubes on board
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Old 28-10-2016, 10:52   #17
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Hi Hankonthewater

SV stands for Sailing Vessel
SY means Sailing Vessel with Ice Cubes on board
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Best definition difference I could imagine.
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Old 28-10-2016, 13:59   #18
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Haha. Thanks everyone.
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Old 28-10-2016, 16:32   #19
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Hi Hankonthewater

SV stands for Sailing Vessel
SY means Sailing Vessel with Ice Cubes on board
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Or one where the skipper wears one of these?
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OMG
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Old 28-10-2016, 18:03   #21
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Isn't there a lot of nasty black smoke when you BBQ a RIB?
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Old 28-10-2016, 22:25   #22
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And then there is the guy in Southeast Asia who refers to his boat as H/V for historic vessel. I guess we can call 'em anything we want to.
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Old 29-10-2016, 04:08   #23
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Hi, There is also a " TT " what stands for: Tender to, more used for luxury or super zachts!

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Old 29-10-2016, 08:26   #24
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Or one where the skipper wears one of these?
The Yacht Club.
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Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Jarle.
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Old 30-10-2016, 16:25   #27
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When things aren't going so well:

"IT" - Inflated Tyre
"PDT" - Partly Deflated Tyre

The best hope I have until the cash starts to flow again and I can get back up to SV. (Or as I now understand it SY, with Ice Cubes)
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Old 01-11-2016, 09:46   #28
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I heard the story years ago in Indonesia that a vessel approached and Indonesia port and radioed the harbour master giving the vessels name as SV xyz. The Indonesians sent out a tug as apparently SV to them denoted a vessel of a size with limited maneuvering capabilities requiring a tug which the Indonesians wanted to charge for.

Acronyms like SV are not universal and best avoided if sailing overseas.
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Then there's TSV (Trailerable Sailing Vessel).
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