At last check-in we had been continuing down the ICW, anchoring along the way. We visited the town of Bath, NC, one of the homes of Blackbeard the pirate... At location of little sailboat icon, we were anchored in the little harbor of Bath, NC. We were purposely going down the ICW to stop and …
Month: November 2024
Some ICW Etiquette
"Pollywog, Pollywog, Big Blue". "This is the Pollywog." "Good afternoon! We're the big trawler coming up on your stern. I'd like to make a gentleman's pass on your port side." "Come on up Sir! We'll pull it back as you approach. Thanks for the call!" As Big Blue approaches behind the port side of Pollywog, …
Boated?
Borrowed from: classicsailor.com You may have heard this saying: ‘There are two types of sailors: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.’ If running aground means literally running onto ground, then what is running onto a… sunken boat? Should that be called ‘running aboat’? Or boated? Well, that’s what happened to …
Two Sheets To The Wind
18th century term describing someone who is Not as drunk as someone who is “three sheets to the wind”. Derived from the act of being unable to control his vessel, hence leaving the sheets unattended. In a recent post, Seven Doo Dads, I briefly mentioned converting over from one to two independent mainsheets, and eliminating …
SV Fayaway 