Pesky Words

[carstenb]

The reason some boats have a poop deck is that is where old salts stand and try to intimidate everyone with their vocabulary

'The only thing you'll find on a poop deck is bull

[goboatingnow]

I'm like....holy schitt...these guys are some SERIOUS sailors. Way WAY beyond my depth.

well certainly serious Internet forum sailors thats for sure LOL

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by carstenb

The reason some boats have a poop deck is that is where old salts stand and try to intimidate everyone with their vocabulary

'The only thing you'll find on a poop deck is bull

did you mean to say bull POOP?

[Dauntlessny]

Originally Posted by chile1

Thanks for the welcoming words Ann. It's all about the country, not the condiment. Cruising Forum is inspirational; I'm 3 years from retirement. I live in Kyoto, Japan or I should say my body is here but my mind is out on the waves. John Montpetit.


Landlocked for now.

Welcome aboard.

It's never too soon to start.

Will you be in Japan until you can retire?

[carstenb]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

did you mean to say bull POOP?

I thought I would be nice and leave off the last four letters. I figured that pretty much everyone on this forum would add them themselves.

[chile1]

Originally Posted by Dauntlessny

Welcome aboard.

It's never too soon to start.

Will you be in Japan until you can retire?

Yes, it's likely that I will be here until retirement. luckily I'm in one of the finest cities in Japan - Kyoto.

[jwing]

I've learned a lot about sailing, and continue to do so, by doing a web-search for sailing terms while reading forum discussions and articles on the internet. I simply copy the unknown term, open another tab, and paste the term into the URL box. The search engine does the rest.

As an example, I didn't know the meaning of 'heave to.' So I searched the term, read why and how the maneuver is done, then went out and practiced it on my boat. A glossary might have given the definition of 'heave to,' but it would not have been as informative as the descriptions I read. Go ahead and look up 'heave to' in the glossary that Ex-Calif linked to; its definition is accurate, but is it informative? Then search the term 'heave to' and read a couple of the articles - you'll see the difference I'm writing about.

But you really need to get sailing to truly understand. Why wait? With a small boat you can learn lots, even on a small, inland lake.

[chile1]

Originally Posted by carstenb

I got a lot them too, including thingamagigs, doohickeys, pointy things and others I don't remember

I can't find this one anywhere. In a reference to baking bread the writer wrote 'baking bread is a PITA bread doesn't turn out...." Why PITA bread in upper case letters? Pita bread is difficult to make and in at home I imagine that it would be even more difficult on a boat.

[Bill Seal]

Pain In The Arse

[Ex-Calif]

Originally Posted by chile1

I can't find this one anywhere. In a reference to baking bread the writer wrote 'baking bread is a PITA bread doesn't turn out...." Why PITA bread in upper case letters? Pita bread is difficult to make and in at home I imagine that it would be even more difficult on a boat.

As opposed to PETA bread which is no good for making meatball sandwiches, Philly Cheesesteak or even a simple ham sandwich...

PETA bread is pretty useless...

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by carstenb

I thought I would be nice and leave off the last four letters. I figured that pretty much everyone on this forum would add them themselves.

"dust"