tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post141766788268497290..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: A three hour tour.Johnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-6081739167831382702017-02-10T10:42:12.007-05:002017-02-10T10:42:12.007-05:00er, that was Chris Craft and Ho Jo. Columbus and ...er, that was Chris Craft and Ho Jo. Columbus and Johnson were not contemporaries.pugpusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866053029376354871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-51939570500780451412010-10-06T16:52:35.459-04:002010-10-06T16:52:35.459-04:00Well Gilligan got off the island..
this is great ...Well Gilligan got off the island.. <br />this is great Johnny.. wow, you and Dad built a boat.. damn, I never heard of that before.. Kewl..<br /><br />I heard there is the laymens nautical dictionary that uses words like "clusterfuck", "Big ass-Kicking waves", and "What the fuck" when the wind gets whipping ultra fast..<br /><br />Serious,<br />enjoy every last minute on that water. I'm a beach baby from Va Beach and have sailed many times.. Bon Voyage (or in laymens terms, "get the damn boat amoving buddy")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-65402119309341154662010-10-05T16:38:51.125-04:002010-10-05T16:38:51.125-04:00After yet another spectacularly crappy day, I just...After yet another spectacularly crappy day, I just read this and started laughing...Thank you!<br />My dad was in the Navy and even now only reads books with boats (aaarrggghhh what am I saying? It's SHIPS not BOATS girl, get the terminology right...) on the cover. He's yearned to be a sailor all his life (and never made it), but boy, does that vocabularly make me blank out... I couldn't even read "Treasure Island" without skipping over the nautical-ly parts (ie most of it). Hardly surprising I never really "got" that book...Magic27https://www.blogger.com/profile/08701211538213404730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-9009157551699396372010-10-04T22:47:29.571-04:002010-10-04T22:47:29.571-04:00I've no idea how I got here, but I'll BE B...I've no idea how I got here, but I'll BE BACK. I don't sail, I don't even FLY over the ocean if I can help it, but I DO love the scent and finger-satin of good lumber, and I could listen to the tide come in til the cows . . .<br /><br />And I do know good writing when I read it---this was absolutely wonderful.<br /><br />Can't wait to come back and dive into your archives. (That's one of the sea-going terms I DO know). <br /><br />rachelRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-60413086845073319062010-10-04T15:29:12.118-04:002010-10-04T15:29:12.118-04:00yeah, the boat thing's kinda lost on me. anyth...yeah, the boat thing's kinda lost on me. anything larger than a canoe and i'm technicolor yawning over the side. i still have nightmares about the ferry to martha's vineyard.mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953101917558794175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-90521122846705999002010-10-04T09:58:13.083-04:002010-10-04T09:58:13.083-04:00Knots and nautical miles are good things.
A nau...Knots and nautical miles are good things. <br /><br />A nautical mile is equal to one minute of latitude. So you don't need to use a separate scale to measure distance, the latitude marks on the chart will work fine for that.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-30980713982615491522010-10-03T14:17:46.062-04:002010-10-03T14:17:46.062-04:00Well, you survived. That's a bonus right there...Well, you survived. That's a bonus right there.Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-78666175016007986272010-10-03T12:25:32.909-04:002010-10-03T12:25:32.909-04:00Yeah, Glad you (and I) don't talk about oursel...Yeah, Glad you (and I) don't talk about ourselves like those other assholes on he dock!Mick Brennanhttp://mickeybrennan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-73796826689096668552010-10-02T17:15:53.447-04:002010-10-02T17:15:53.447-04:00Aaaahhhhrrrrr....let the scuppers run red with blo...Aaaahhhhrrrrr....let the scuppers run red with blood....<br /><br />I noticed that comment was missing from this thread...Rick Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905849865193996698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-16543181060112502422010-10-02T15:44:34.535-04:002010-10-02T15:44:34.535-04:00This is too funny. I love sailing, but get to do s...This is too funny. I love sailing, but get to do so little. I learned as a boy. <br /><br />I read the proctology post, too, and together, they made my day!<br /><br />Good luck, fair winds!<br />Jay in VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-91688305512478487732010-10-02T09:21:03.567-04:002010-10-02T09:21:03.567-04:00I have a friend who is a sailor and everyone at he...I have a friend who is a sailor and everyone at her boat club is the same way. I think it's in their bloodlines..like saying "hey, I'm Protestant" or whatever.Allinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-24745363593568836812010-10-01T17:43:14.654-04:002010-10-01T17:43:14.654-04:00You, Sir, are one hell of a funny man!
AHOY!
jwYou, Sir, are one hell of a funny man!<br /><br />AHOY!<br /><br />jwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52964883580786013902010-10-01T13:18:56.525-04:002010-10-01T13:18:56.525-04:00Someone once told me the measurement for speed in ...Someone once told me the measurement for speed in "knots" referred to the number of knots tied in a long piece of rope approximately 1 foot apart hanging from the stern showed above the water line while moving.<br /><br />Not being a sailor, I had no idea, but being a logical thinker, I wasn't sure really believe them...<br /><br />Glad you returned from your "Clusterfuck" in one piece!kristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-46494550249251072012010-10-01T10:26:47.982-04:002010-10-01T10:26:47.982-04:00As a son of a sailor, I know exactly how you feel ...As a son of a sailor, I know exactly how you feel with all the terminology- It really is like another language. I've been on boats most of my life and as I was reading your paragraph in English I tried translating as best I could into nautical before reading what you translated it, and I didnt even get it all. Just remember, even if your no good at sailing, boats make great floating bars!Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-62962496270365659822010-10-01T09:59:55.720-04:002010-10-01T09:59:55.720-04:00Anonymous, yes I know that. Now. And I'll adm...Anonymous, yes I know that. Now. And I'll admit it makes sense. Smartass. :)Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-41066382489917947532010-10-01T00:33:37.475-04:002010-10-01T00:33:37.475-04:00"Does anyone here know what "knots"...<i>"Does anyone here know what "knots" are?"</i><br /><br />A knot is a Nautical Mile per hour. A nautical mile is the length of 1 minute of latitude (approx 6070ft), vs the statute mile of 5280ft (1k paces of a Legionaire??).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-49971800622681604482010-09-30T22:54:23.819-04:002010-09-30T22:54:23.819-04:00Fragrant, we narrowly avoided that, and it's a...Fragrant, we narrowly avoided that, and it's a good thing. This boat will not unturtle. It's a bad design that way.<br /><br />Chris, you explained it better than I could. Just because you roll ten sixes in a row, it doesn't mean you're more or less likely to roll another six the eleventh time. It seems counterintuitive.<br /><br />Rowena, I like that term. Sailor-shamed. I'm stealing that.<br /><br />Daisy, I like the term railmeat too. As an aside, I'd rethink where you keep your beer.<br /><br />Jen, it's totally for real. Someone suggested I read up on it to understand why sailing a little unballasted boat when there are whitecaps with foam blowing off the top isn't a great idea. <br /><br />Ed, knots in rope are another whole thing. I paid thirty bucks for something called a "fid" and a hank of rope and I was supposed to be able to make a perfect eye splice with a bit of practice. What I was able to make was a lot of little pieces of rope. And I thought the outboard motor was invented by the Roman god Mercury.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-39227634477133196112010-09-30T22:45:20.372-04:002010-09-30T22:45:20.372-04:00I was in the Navy. I am familiar with knots. All k...I was in the Navy. I am familiar with knots. All kinds.<br /><br />I also know that only crazy people operate boats with sails.<br /><br />That's been true since Christopher Columbus and his hotel buddy, Howard Johnson, invented the outboard motor.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425014053974689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-47781432723259973992010-09-30T22:43:35.777-04:002010-09-30T22:43:35.777-04:00Tell me true: is that Beaufort Scale for real? I...Tell me true: is that Beaufort Scale for real? I read things like "large branches in motion, whistling in telegraph wires, umberellas used with difficulty" and I think I've been transported to a mystical JV sailing place where "wind raises dust and loose paper, small branches move." Are you supposed to keep this chart handy so that when the Coast Guard comes to your rescue you can accurately describe the "moderate waves of pronounced long form. Many whit horses, some spray?" Horses? Really?<br /><br />Never mind that whoever this Beaufort character is, he can't spell.Jen Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900261769824561993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-31796628186733190462010-09-30T20:08:46.378-04:002010-09-30T20:08:46.378-04:00i get bitched out for referring to the "metal...i get bitched out for referring to the "metal thingie", which is apparently a cleat, not knowing a genoa from salami, and drinking too much when i'm supposed to be doing something else.<br /><br />they tell me "Go to the high side, Railmeat!" and so long as i keep my beer in a coozie, tethered with a halfhitch to a cleat, i'm happy.daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-49133288971290705452010-09-30T19:21:00.130-04:002010-09-30T19:21:00.130-04:00i always get sailor shamed for calling charts &quo...i always get sailor shamed for calling charts "maps".Rowena Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043866731861753316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-33973013728700951392010-09-30T18:35:07.753-04:002010-09-30T18:35:07.753-04:00Funny you should mention math, because I put this ...Funny you should mention math, because I put this in the same category as how most statisticians don't understand random processes, and most accountants don't really understand math. Sailors think knowing all the terms for things equates to knowing how to sail. This is probably why they say, "I've been doing this for XX years." What they mean is that they've been doing it that many years and they are still alive.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458043604859768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-73763035846840145262010-09-30T18:08:12.208-04:002010-09-30T18:08:12.208-04:00Yeah, I always appreciated the nautical term, clus...Yeah, I always appreciated the nautical term, clusterfuck. Sailing really gets interesting when you turtle the boat.<br /><br />Yeah.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.com