February 2012
7 posts
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January 2012
3 posts
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“ship-shape and all bristol fashion”
– British saying, meaning in first order
December 2011
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“Make the tail of this block fast to the lower mast well up. If the masts are...”
– Tally board caption
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AayYvoYjidM
September 2011
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August 2011
4 posts
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Three Weeks At Sea
captianmoon:
And this is what I learnt;
1)Sleep whenever you can.
2)When in Brugge… Drink red wine!
3)It is super cool when the coastguard comes to play.
4)The Sea is always, always beautiful.
5) no gorgeous sunny day is perfect without a wind to sail by.
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July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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June 2010
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May 2010
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April 2010
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March 2010
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February 2010
7 posts
status update
the sound of breakers larboard in the night makes the sailor of a certain disposition nervous. however a break in the clouds and a fixed lunar puts the skipper at ease. a mainsail breeze right aft calms the more skeptical; sails are squared; the log is heaved showing a fair 5 knots; and into the offing we go.
January 2010
3 posts
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