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Andy_334
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Initially Posted - 05/12/2007 : 21:56:50

On the grounds that it is forecast to be blowing like crazy here tomorrow (Sunday) I thought it would be entertaining to hear your favorite phrase to describe a windy day.

Blowin' your freckles off..............

Blowin monkeys out of trees........

Etc....

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 00:22:38

My wife and I were talking about the 30 knot gusts we had last weekend here and had to explain to our 11 year old Opti sailor what "blowing like snot" meant. I guess we picked it up in our Hobie racing days.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 01:40:20

After yesterday's sail, Rita has developed a kung fu death grip that puts fingerprints in the winches. Not sure which phrase will stick, and equally not sure that I'll ever get her out on the boat again.

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 01:48:07

On the east side of the Chesapeake, the phrase is "right airish."

Brooke

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 06:23:28

It's 'squirrely!'

Just think about it!

paul

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 07:18:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by delliottg
 After yesterday's sail, Rita has developed a kung fu death grip that puts fingerprints in the winches. Not sure which phrase will stick, and equally not sure that I'll ever get her out on the boat again.
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David,

You're lucky she only leaves fingerprints. On our boat, a five degree heel triggers a panic attack in my wife that could rip the winch from the deck. After 12 years of sailing, I'm thinking this will be the year...(we try meds).

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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 08:08:32

While living in the UK, "blowing an absolute hooley"....

Once I moved to the US...the new fave is....

Blowin' dogs off chains!

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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 11:10:34

Yesterday we went out in our friends Capri 18 in 20-25 knot winds, with at times 2 feet of chop in our little reservoir. Things we've said about the conditions are...

The snot reference, because it's always fun to equate things with snot...

She's really got a bone in her teeth (refering to the boat), because I really like the mental picture that phrase brings to mind...

The sheep are in the pasture, refering to the whitecaps all over the water

Fun thread, thanks for posting it!!

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 11:18:50

We used to say the water's "black and white".

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 11:31:53

"Blowing Stink"......"A bit sporting" And then some words I can't print here.....

You see, it all depends on the quality of the ride.... I've seen 45 knots 100 miles off shore, on the rear quarter in 15 foot waves....nice long ones. Double reefed main, a 'kerchief sized jib....surfing down the backsides of waves doing 10-12 knots....we covered 202 nm in 24 hours...heeeeeeehah! That was "sporting".

Chessie T-storms that show up (almost)out of nowhere and blow 30-50 sometimes more knots with rain sand-blasting your face, you in swim trunks, scrambling to get the canvas tied up women and children not happy....That would be "blowing $^%"£ stink".

Lady Kay C42#76, formerly C250#618

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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 12:00:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Oscar
[br...with rain sand-blasting your face...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Oscar... Some good friends on a Mystic 30 use diving masks for those situations...

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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 12:07:29

I've thought about that....afraid the fish are going to die laughing.

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 13:47:06

We say "it's honkin' out there"

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 15:23:13

here's a similar thread at a different website....
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46904&hl=honkin+blowing+*****+chains+dogs+stink

Around here we get the following a lot:
Blowing like Stink
Blowing like a 2 bit @#$ore on half price night
Blowing dogs off chains
Honkin

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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 20:24:27

Duane: thanks, I was trying to hide that fact that I shamelessly ripped off SA with this thread!

Dave/Oscar: grown men in diving masks when not diving. Where I come from, that's just...........wrong.

Ben: you're thinking Waaaaaay too much! :-)

After today's escapade, I'm in favor of: Honkin' and Nukin'

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/13/2007 : 21:02:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Andy_334
 

After today's escapade, I'm in favor of: Honkin' and Nukin'
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If you get the right guy saying the 1/2 price quote with a solid delivery and a straight face it won't matter how many times you hear it, it is still funny.

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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 07:37:18

My wife is much like Don's... if the boat starts to heel my wife becomes terrified. I am hoping that exposure to it will calm her fears, but back to the question. I guess the best way to describe it would be:

"When the boat starts a heelin', the Admiral starts a squealin.."

BTW: She'd kill me if I repeated this rhyme...

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 09:26:59

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by cat1951
 My wife is much like Don's... if the boat starts to heel my wife becomes terrified. I am hoping that exposure to it will calm her fears,...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I really do hope your wife is able to overcome her fears.

As for me, after 12 years of exposure, my wife and I are convinced that it's just not gonna happen and we're both okay with that.

Oh, so I don't get flamed for going off topic,...

When another sailor asks me, "What's the wind like out there?" I generally adjust my response according to the comfort level of the sailor asking the question, because one man's "fresh breeze" could be another's "hurricane gale".

Since I have a tendency of going out when a more prudent person might stay in port, other sailor's know that when I get chased off the water, it's probably a good idea to stay tied up to the dock.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 11:19:55

To you guys with squeamish admirals... Have you tried giving her the controls--for example, just the mainsheet or the tiller--to see how the heel can be controlled or almost instantly eliminated? One begins to internalize, also, that heel = movement, and no heel = irons. My late admiral started out a bit squeamish, and with some experience with the controls, got to the point where she wanted the boat to heel because that meant we were moving nicely. It can happen!

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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 11:44:20

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 To you guys with squeamish admirals... Have you tried giving her the controls--for example, just the mainsheet or the tiller--to see how the heel can be controlled or almost instantly eliminated?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Dave,

First off, I only wish my wife were merely squeamish, but alas, her panic attacks are pretty much of the sheer terror variety, and will increase in magnitude if she has her hands on the tiller at the time.

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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 12:33:05

Same with mine...If she is on the tiller she locks up with which way to push/pull it. To her it is all backwards and tiller steering just confuses her. To be honest, she is becoming very adept at tacking and resetting the jib sheets. So we are making progress...
So far, my punishment is to be a bigger boat (more stability according to her) and one with a wheel that she will feel comfortable using. I guess I can't complain much when a larger boat may very well be the outcome.

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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 13:21:31

Two Satements:
Sailor "Time to Go Sailing"
Non Sailor "Oh Sh%t"

The second came from my brother when we were on a broad reach on the H16 and pitch poled. Of course I said the same thing with the following added to the end " Did you see how fast we were going just before the bow buried :) :) :)!!!!"

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 20:42:36

I had to put rocks in my pockets!

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esailor
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 21:38:46

It's crankin or the wind was nukin me. Nuclear winds. The winds were/are screamin. when you get hit by a knock down you got nuked.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 21:54:18

Serious Cheese is one the younger generation is using these days. Never thought I'd refer to anyone as the "younger generation"

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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 05/14/2007 : 22:28:04

Or....Bring it on!

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