Re: [Fwd: Sailing Terms -- a test.]
Ron Force (rforce@uidaho.edu)
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 11:45:23 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Well, to "sally ship" is to have the crew rock the boat by running as a
group from side to side, so I guess it refers to doing that to get under
way (weigh)-- or maybe salying while under way???
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> One term I didn't see there......
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> "sally in her weigh"
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> I would give a big Navy BZ (bravo zulu) the the mate who can define it.......
> It was a question just thrown in on my ESWS board by an 'old salt'...
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> Russ de Ment
> Silverdale, WA
> Borrowing Grandpa's P19
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