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**JPA Cate** · 17-11-2014, 01:48

How about, "stand by; I had a wrap."

From me today to Jim, relative to lowering the dinghy onto the deck, but to a bystander, they might have thought someone struck me.

And then, there's the possible confusion with rapt! The mind boggles.

A.

Rustic Charm · 17-11-2014, 03:03

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Originally Posted by a64pilot

According to my wife our boat has
A kitchen
A living room
two bathrooms
two bedrooms
couches
and even a back porch
drive our Son nuts, me, I'm smart enough not to correct her

Only damn post I understand on this thread. Except the. 'Blow a guy' comment, which for the life of me I can't see what it's git to do with this thread.

Steadman Uhlich · 20-11-2014, 10:14

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Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate

How about, "stand by; I had a wrap."

From me today to Jim, relative to lowering the dinghy onto the deck, but to a bystander, they might have thought someone struck me.

And then, there's the possible confusion with rapt! The mind boggles.

A.

What are you doing? Eating a wrap (sandwich)?

Was it chicken or veggie wrap you had?

CatNewBee · 29-03-2018, 02:17

It is even more confusing if you learn the lines in different languages at the same time - and none of the terms make any sense in normal language.

I guess sailors create a secret language to separate landlubbers from seafarer folks.

There are many ambiguous terms even in sailors language - at least in Germany like Schott, what means a sheet (line), but also a watertight door / compartment or in plural - Scottish people. The command "Schotten dicht!" mean either to haul on / tighten the sheet (line) or close all the doors to the bulkheads - in non-sailor slang could mean "the Scotts are filled up /drunken"

InTheDish · 30-03-2018, 05:58

Dog the port port, we are leaving port so pour me a port.

CatNewBee · 30-03-2018, 07:14

cheers!

williamtl · 30-03-2018, 11:00

I first started sailing in Poland as an expat so many of my terms are I Polish in which I claim no fluency.

It was with great relief that I learned that the fok (prounounced fuk) was a fore sail. Meinsch (literally sword) was a reference to the keel.

When I get in a hurry or go on auto pilot I will say tighten the fok sheet, much to the amusement or consternation of the crew.

CatNewBee · 31-03-2018, 03:51

The fock is the jib and not any other kind of foresails, there are others like genoa, genacker, spinacker, code zero, storm fock etc.

danielamartindm · 31-03-2018, 04:59

It IS funny sometimes, to see the look of bewilderment on the faces of newbies trying to understand what we're saying; but sea language is concise, and without it the simplest tasks would take many words and a long time to describe. How many layman's words would it take to convey what "Flake that halyard on the coach roof" says?

Steadman Uhlich · 31-03-2018, 06:05

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Originally Posted by danielamartindm

It IS funny sometimes, to see the look of bewilderment on the faces of newbies trying to understand what we're saying; but sea language is concise, and without it the simplest tasks would take many words and a long time to describe. How many layman's words would it take to convey what "Flake that halyard on the coach roof" says?

And now, thanks to WILLIAMT and CATNEWBEE, I now know:

a jib is a fock among Polish sailors...

So....

"Flake the Fock on the Foredeck"

____________

One that always made me snicker was:

"Handsomely!"

(Is there any other way?)