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Gloss
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Initially Posted - 01/20/2003 : 07:33:27

while clicking on a link to a story about Louis Vitton I found this site. Go there, click on sailing news, when this comes up, click on sailing dictionary.

Great laughs, check it out.

Frank

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 01/21/2003 : 17:12:13

Frank,

Is it me or did you forget to give us the site?

Don Peet
c25, 1665, osmepneo, sr/wk
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY

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Mark Maxwell
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Response Posted - 01/21/2003 : 18:22:47

Here you go Don
http://www.bowmansunion.com/2002_web/html/2002_Sailing_News.htm
give it time to load and then select 'Sailing Dictionary' it'll be on the right side of the page

Funny reading Frank

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Mark-
'Impulse'
C25 #533 DINN/FIN ~_/)~
Bakersfield, CA.

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 01/21/2003 : 22:59:44

sorry don,

It was bowmansunion.com

But mark did a great job of clarifying that for me.

Been busy buying a new boat

Frank

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/21/2003 : 23:13:08

Interesting website, Frank!

<img src="http://www.bowmansunion.com/webroot/html/images/promo6.jpg" border=0>

Leech
A crewmember that never seems to have a dime when its time to pay for drinks or meals

Luff
The Front part of a sail that everyone but the helmsman seems to pay attention to
(see also Telltales)

Luff up
Something racers do to each other to catch the back of the fleet

Head
(See Stern Pulpit)

Halyard
Something that only jams or breaks when you're winning

Sheet
A line made to rip gloves or hands apart. Has ability to tangle on anything.

Bow
The part of the boat that no one should have to work on.
Temporary section of an offshore Catamaran

Backstay
The last thing to grab as your falling overboard

Stem Fitting
The hole made in a competitors boat when your helmsman misjudges a Port / Starboard crossing

Snatch Block
Men use to spend a lot of time at sea. They must have been shaped very differently in those days.

Hatch
A hole to fall into

Companionway
Another name for a hole to fall into

Heave to
Newcommers quite often find themselves heaving too

Anchor
The thing rotting in the bilge of every racing yacht (unseen)

Sewerman
A sailor that has a fetish for wet soggy nylon

Foreguy
First guy to the bar

Afterguy
Last guy out of the bar

Lazy Guy
Most YachtRacers when they're not Racing (if this one offends you, please leave)

Winch
A thing you grind till it squeals

Wench
A thing you grind till it squeals

Keel
A very heavy depthsounder only used on Unamarans(monohulls)

Interior
A term not used in conjuction with racing yachts

Comfort
Another term not used in conjunction with racing yachts

Bunk
A small uncomfortable area for wet sailors to attempt sleep

Inside Overlap
The part of a race that resembles a political debate

Round Up
Easiest way to get the oncoming watch on deck

Round Down
A bad, bad thing for a bowman out on the spinnaker pole

Gybe Set
A great way to end up on Port Tack right in front of the whole Fleet thats approaching the mark on Starboard

Pop the Chute
The sound a Poly Chute makes just as it blows apart(see America One)

Cunningham
A Sly Pig or a complicated term for a downhaul

Tactician
A kind term for a Smart Ass or Arrogant SOB or Dumb Ass or Lucky SOB

Helmsman
The nut attached to the rudder through a steering mechanism

Don Lucier, 'North Star'
C25 SR/FK
Cradled on the hard, 200ft from Lake Erie

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 01/22/2003 : 06:02:51

Hey don, thanks for printing the dictionary.

I especially appreciated you special touch, Bubba. I hear he's due any minute! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Don Peet
c25, 1665, osmepneo, sr/wk
The Great Sacandaga Lake, NY

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 01/22/2003 : 20:26:18

I especially like the difference between a winch, and a wench

Frank

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