All in a Day’s Work

I was at it most of the day and it feels like we are truly at sea. To be honest, whenever the anchor gets stowed for the sea, it feels like I’m parading about town without any pants on (Not that I would truly know what that feels like). The anchor is truly your first line of defense when in soundings and with it stowed, I somehow feel vulnerable even though the nearest land is days away. But getting the weight out of the ends of the boat is critical to sailing performance, especially on designs with longish overhangs like Seaburban.

Speaking of overhangs and hawses, things on boats have funny names. Just look to the list above. There’s a gooseneck and a bower and a stuffing to go along with.

Nani and I have all but given up on nautical nomenclature. It just makes easier and, I have to admit, more fun. If we are forever stumbling over the name of something, we just make one up that suits. On Seaburban, fenders, for example, are called hot-dogs given 1) That they look like sausages and 2) I really like hot dogs.

Oh, the sacrilege of it all!