Tender?

[drh1965]

What does tender mean when talking about a sailboat? Is this how quickly a boat tends to heel when the wind picks up?

[Vasco]

tender means it heels easily, the opposite of stiff.

[drh1965]

Thanks for the confirmation. Does this site have a "terminology" thread somewhere?

[Chief Engineer]

Gord is the terminology maven

[Wotname]

What's a maven - oh, I should just ask Gord

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by Chief Engineer

Gord is the terminology maven

N.Y. Times columnist (“On Language”, etc), William Safire is the "the language maven".
William Safire

A “maven” is one who is expert, experienced, or knowledgeable about a particular subject.

[MidLandOne]

Originally Posted by Wotname

What's a maven - oh, I should just ask Gord

Is seppo for ant's pant's .

John

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by MidLandOne

Is seppo for ant's pant's .
John

I’m neither American, nor fashionable; but I do have a high opinion of myself.

[Hud3]

Originally Posted by drh1965

Thanks for the confirmation. Does this site have a "terminology" thread somewhere?

Here's a good one: MarineWaypoints.com - Nautical Glossary

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by MidLandOne

Is seppo for ant's pant's .

John

Bees Knees

[drh1965]

Originally Posted by Hud3

Here's a good one: MarineWaypoints.com - Nautical Glossary

Thanks Hud!