From ye ol’ source… to be distorted or mixed up Garbling was the prohibited practice of mixing rubbish with the cargo.
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By Dr. M, on  September 23rd, 2009  Leave a comment  Nautical Terms and Phrases  cargo, garble, nautical, rubbish, Sailing By Dr. M, on September 17th, 2009 3 comments Nautical Terms and Phrases brass monkey, cannon balls, cold, freezing, nautical, Sailing, tall ship A special one for Kevin Z’s time aboard a tall ship… On ships, cannon balls were sometimes stacked in what was called a monkey, usually made from brass. When it got really cold the monkey would contract, forcing some of the cannon balls to fall off. By Dr. M, on September 16th, 2009 4 comments Expeditions, Scientist! Beagle Project, Darwin, Duke, oceanography, Sailing, Science, tall ship Duke News and Communications just put up a press release about the Beagle Project! “In an inspiring mix of 19th and 21st Century technologies, a Duke Marine Lab researcher will play the role of Charles Darwin on an upcoming oceanographic cruise off the coast of Brazil.” By Kevin Zelnio, on September 1st, 2009 4 comments Expeditions, Scientist! Brazil, Darwin, Paraty, Sailing, The Beagle Project, Tocorime In only a couple weeks The HMS Beagle Project will conduct a feasibility study for doing modern oceanographic research aboard a sailing ship. The Brazilian tall ship Tocorimé will serve as the analogue HMS Beagle. I am honored to say that I will serve as the modern day counterpart to Charles Darwin. My position will . . . → Read More: Following in Darwin’s Footsteps
By Kevin Zelnio, on August 22nd, 2009 5 comments Expeditions, Scientist!, Social Sciences exploration, HMS Beagle, Karen James, Sailing, The Beagle Project Karen James, director of science for the The Beagle Project, has published a letter (subscription required) in the taxonomy journal Zoologica Scripta outlining the reasons that The Beagle Project is a timely, relevant, and necessary scientific endeavour. It is no surprise that Deep Sea News has solidly stood beside The Beagle Project from the beginning. . . . → Read More: A Flagship for Science in a New Age of Sail
By Dr. M, on August 19th, 2009 One comment Nautical Terms and Phrases discipline, infraction, nautical, Navy, officer, quarterdeck, Sailing, Sailor, ship to be reprimanded The quarterdeck at the stern of the ship was officer’s country. A sailor didn’t go there unless he had work to do or if he was being disciplined. A sailor caught in some infraction might be called aft for a Stern Lecture – being balled out by an officer. . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Phrase/Term: Stern Lecture
By Dr. M, on August 12th, 2009 Leave a comment Nautical Terms and Phrases Ballast, cargo, cranky, irritable, nautical, Sailing To be irritable. “Dr. M. is cranky because it is before 10AM and he has not had coffee” From Brian Berlin…“Possibly from the Dutch krengd, a crank was an unstable sailing vessel. Due to a faulty design, the imbalance of her cargo, or a lack of ballast, a crank would heel too far to the . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Term/Phrase: Cranky
By Dr. M, on July 7th, 2009 Leave a comment Nautical Terms and Phrases above the board, bulwarks, Captain, crew, deck, merchantmen, nautical, pirates, Sailing, telescope, warships meaning: openly, without trickery From Brian Berlin… A trick, common to warships and pirates alike, both of which had very large crews, was to keep all but a few of their men out of sight. At long distance, someone inspecting them with a telescope might be fooled into thinking they were seeing a peaceful merchantman . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the Board
By Dr. M, on June 30th, 2009 One comment Nautical Terms and Phrases bamboozle, Denzel Washington, flags, hoisting, hoodwinked, Malcolm X, Obama, Sailing, Spanish to deceive I knew of the scene in Malcolm X, where Denzel Washington states “Every election year, these politicians are sent up here to pacify us,” he says. “You’ve been hoodwinked. Bamboozled.” Apparently and totally missed by myself when it actually occurred, Obama during his campaign (at the very of this clip) used similar terminology . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Bamboozle
By Dr. M, on June 24th, 2009 Leave a comment Nautical Terms and Phrases biscuits, gravy, maritime, nautical, rib sticking food, Sailing, square meal, stuffing, Turkey, vittles a substantial, balanced, and satisfying meal like biscuits n’ gravy or turkey n’ stuffin’, rib sticking food like mama only makes. From Brian Berlin In good weather, crews’ mess was a warm meal served on square wooden platters. |
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