Are Sailing Terms Confusing to You?
“Avast ye landlubbers!”
You may recognize that phrase, because you’ve been to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, or maybe because you’ve heard Johnny Depp say it as Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
But other than that, hearing people use sailing terms is like hearing a foreign language.
If you’re a beginner in the sport of sail boating, it would probably be a good idea to become familiar with the words and phrases that seasoned sailors use.
What Rules of the Water Must Be Obeyed?
Just like on land when driving a car, there are rules of the road. So it is with boating, there are rules of the water.
With the wide open spaces of lakes, large rivers and oceans, you wouldn’t think it would be necessary to have rules like the traffic laws we obey on the road.
But it’s just as important on the water that everyone has the same understandings and expectations of one another so that chaos and accidents can be avoided.
My Dream to Sail Around The World
My dream of sailing around the world started in the 4th grade at North Beach Elementary in Ballard.
It began when two friends Arne and Kristen said their parents were taking them out of school for a year to go sailing.
I thought “Someday that is what I am going to do”. That same year,when I was 10 yrs old, my dream inspired me to create this drawing of a sailboat.
Dreams come true
