Fair Winds & Following Seas
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Sailor Speak of the Week – Dock
Definition Noun Origin 14th century. From the Middle Dutch word docke, of the same meanings. Comments Most construe the term dock as the thing you walk on, which are technically the wharves or piers. By the above definition, it’s technically the berths where you moor boats. References Kemp, P. (1994). The Oxford Companion to Ships…
Sailor Speak of the Week – Coil
Definition Verb Origin Probably earlier than the early 17th century. From the French word coilier, meaning to gather. Comments This is the normal method for stowing rope aboard a ship. Lines are laid up in circular turns known as fakes. The direction of the coil (clockwise or counterclockwise) depends on the “lay of the rope,”…
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