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Huh?Aww, the jib's just eye candy, mate. On the this cutter, it's the stays'l that's the driver.
He's talking "Navy speak"Huh?
The navies "of wooden ships and iron men". But I turned my 24 ft sloop into a cutter by adding a staysail. Raised her speed on a reach by a knot.He's talking "Navy speak"
I knew exactly what you were talking about. Being a rag picker myself.The navies "of wooden ships and iron men". But I turned my 24 ft sloop into a cutter by adding a staysail. Raised her speed on a reach by a knot.
Fie on all stinkpot drivers!I knew exactly what you were talking about. Being a rag picker myself.
Especially drunken midnight cigarette drivers! Been on the receiving end of their marauding.Fie on all stinkpot drivers!
Symphony in motion!Motor boats? Nah.
Now, Bogie's yacht, the schooner Santata? That's the real deal.
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(said with a Crocodile Dundee accent)Motor boats? Nah.
Now, Bogie's yacht, the schooner Santata? That's the real deal.
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Yep, it is carrying "boats".Actually, it's a ship.
Potaatoe, Potahtoe...Actually, it's a ship.
"In the last analysis, in any right-of-way confrontation,...TONNAGE ALWAYS WINS!"power boaters have no knowledge of or respect for sailcraft. They apparently think all sail boats have aux engines and should give way to any thing larger.
Says the Nimitz to the SS Minnow. Now we know what really happened to Gilligan."In the last analysis, in any right-of-way confrontation,...TONNAGE ALWAYS WINS!"