"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, …
Author: CapnChris
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 …
Mathews to Phoebus
Having topped up our water, and waited awhile for the tide to rise, it was time to depart Queens Creek. Our OCC friends Bill and Chris helped with our lines as we backed out of their dock. We waved a bittersweet farewell to our friends, whilst accepting that pushing through shallows of muck is only …
Chesapeake Rendezvous Galore
We waved goodbye to good friends, dropped our American Yacht Club mooring lines and departed Newburyport early on a sunny morning. After overnight anchoring stops at Block Island, the Delaware River mouth, and catching the early tide north, we traversed west through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. We turned south again making another stop near …
SV Fayaway 