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| 1281.1 | for starters... | SRFSUP::PAPA | weight to weather | Thu Jul 13 1989 19:32 | 13 |
| I thought I would start with a few...
if a boat is to be renamed, it is better that the boat is pulled
from the water and the name is given by the new owner.
bananas(the fruit, not the plant) seem to bring misfortune when
carried on a boat.
(the old standard) red sky in morning, sailor take warning, red
sky at night, sailors delight.
John Papa
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| 1281.2 | I don't really believe this stuff but . . . | CSSE::COUTURE | Abandon shore | Fri Jul 14 1989 10:05 | 19 |
| **** A silver coin under the mast
For me, it's a pre-sandwich quarter taped to the step. The tradition
apparently comes from the ancient Greeks who buried people with
silver coins on their tongues to bribe the guards along the
river Styx. Since dead sailors couldn't get a proper burial, coins
were placed under the mast to take care of the afterlife gratuities
for the entire crew.
**** Women aboard
No explanation required :-)
**** Everything must be stowed right side up
This goes for books, charts and cans of Dinty Moore. Apparently, this
one comes from some primal fear that if things are stowed upside down,
they'll end up right-side-up when the boat sinks.
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| 1281.3 | | MSCSSE::BERENS | Alan Berens | Fri Jul 14 1989 10:19 | 2 |
| Never leave port on a Friday.
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| 1281.4 | Correct Note ? | MEMV03::CARVER | John J. Carver | Fri Jul 14 1989 10:28 | 5 |
| Never P*** into the wind.
JC
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| 1281.5 | Taboo too | AKOV12::BILLINGS | | Fri Jul 14 1989 15:16 | 25 |
| - Don't rename a boat. Her soul will depart and wander aimlessly.
- A fast boat is joyous...A joyously sailed boat is fast. (The
inverse, I suppose, is the taboo)
- On the practical side, a phrase taught to all young sailors
where I grew up, before any were allowed to participate in
sailing classes or board a small boat: It is bad luck (sic)
to board a boat without "pump, paddle, preserver, knife, an-
chor, extra line."
- Never tie a knot you can't untie as fast as you tied it.
- A splice is nice, a knot is not. (for running rigging under load)
- Never bring salt on a boat. (An insult to Neptune ?)
- Right over left, left over right,
Will give you a knot that will never go tight.
Right over left, right over left,
Will give you a knot that will leave you bereft.
(Square vs granny knots)
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| 1281.6 | Formula 409 | AKOV12::DJOHNSTON | | Fri Jul 14 1989 17:17 | 5 |
| -One we tell our crew is "A clean boat is a happy boat, and a happy
boat is a fast boat." Sometimes it even works.
Dave
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| 1281.7 | | DEMOS1::GOUGHP | Pete Gough @REO 830-6603 | Mon Jul 17 1989 09:05 | 3 |
| Never whistle on a sailing vessel as it will cause a wind far stronger
than desired.......
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| 1281.8 | | SMVDV1::JMAI | | Mon Jul 17 1989 09:27 | 6 |
| If you're becalmed, scratch the mast & whistle to bring up the wind.
Never turn a winch backwards. If you do, each click means 1 sailor
will die.
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| 1281.9 | Salty Dogs | PACKER::GIBSON | I'm the NRA | Tue Jul 18 1989 12:04 | 14 |
| Never cut hair on a boat, never shave. It will bring misfourtune.
Never chase away a bird that lands onboard.
as said " Never leave on a friday for a long journey"
Allway carry a bottle of rum or wine to share with king neptune
never come down a ladder backwards.
Never name your boat with a name that begins with a "S" ! Very Bad
luck.
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| 1281.10 | NO-NO's | TUNER::THUET | | Wed Jul 19 1989 14:39 | 5 |
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Never say the word "PIG" aboard a sailing vessel.
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| 1281.11 | let's be careful out there | MSCSSE::BERENS | Alan Berens | Wed Jul 19 1989 14:45 | 11 |
| re .10:
>>> Never say the word "PIG" aboard a sailing vessel.
Especially in front of the Coast Guard or other law enforcement types
who are inspecting your boat.
:-)
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| 1281.12 | poo poo taboo | FRAGIL::MCBRIDE | | Wed Jul 19 1989 19:34 | 13 |
| Boat names of 13 letters - Bad Luck
"A Clean Boat is a safe boat" - common sense
Renaming a boat at all - Bad Luck
So, don't rename your boat with a 13 letter name while whistling
and storing salt while hoisting anchor on a Friday with a red sky
at dawn and you should be okay!
Brian "Isle of St. Kilda"
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| 1281.13 | | CHEST::BARKER | My Yacht runs on Lead-Free wind | Thu Jul 20 1989 05:36 | 19 |
| The "Red sky at night, sailors delight, red sky in morning, Sailors
warning" one originates in UK and does have some basis in fact.
Red sky in the evening is caused by the late evening sun ( which
sets in the west ) shining on clouds in the eastern part of the sky.
In Northern Europe, the weather tends to come in from the west,
so red sky at night means that there is cloud in the east, but not
in the west, i.e. the weather is clearing.
Red sky in the morning means it is cloudy in the west, but not in
the east, i.e. its clouding over.
Q.E.D
Chris.
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| 1281.14 | Mother tattoo | HICKRY::ADAMS | | Thu Aug 03 1989 18:57 | 7 |
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If you have a "MOTHER" tattoo you will never drown.
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