Ancient Anchors - John Vigor

[dylanwinter]

John Vigor is an ex-pat Brit living on the North West Coast of the US. He writes a consistently entertaining and informative blog and he posts new articles every Monday, wednesday and Thursday.

His latest is about anchors - the pay-off is brilliant

its here

http://johnvigor.blogspot.com/2010/10/about-ancient-anchors.html

Dylan

 

[AndrewF]

Was really disappointed thought this was thread about the best types of old anchors. Had several puns about Romans already worked out.

 

[Twister_Ken]

No mention of the fpade.

 

[Lady Campanula]

Was really disappointed thought this was thread about the best types of old anchors. Had several puns about Romans already worked out.

Smartafs!

 

[dylanwinter]

smartaff

Smartafs!

Smartaff - you filly sool

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[Twister_Ken]

Fmartarfe, furely?

 

[Spyro]

How does a snooker player know about anchors

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

Smartaff - you filly sool

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Hughie Smartaff from Swansea?


I thought it a great little website
thanks Dylan

 

[30boat]

Oh fff,ftop it.

 

[dylanwinter]

best cruising blogger

I think he is the best cruising blogger out there

he psts dead regularly and always has something of interest to say

for instance he explained why its traditional to have the galley to port

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[penfold]

stuff

Cool video blog of Ramsport Gate. Your presentation style is like Tiffany Dell off Top Gear only much much better!

 

[Twister_Ken]

for instance he explained why its traditional to have the galley to port

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Cooking when heaved-to on stbd tack. Thought everyone knew that.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

Cooking when heaved-to on stbd tack. Thought everyone knew that.

clever git!

 

[dylanwinter]

man I am stoopid

Cooking when heaved-to on stbd tack. Thought everyone knew that.

I did not know that.

I guess thats what comes from being a completely untrained sailor - the bilges of my ignorance are deep and murky

 

[DownWest]

I did not know that.

- the bilges of my ignorance are deep and murky

Careful, you might get arrested for that sort of exposure...
A

 

[dylanwinter]

Confessions

Careful, you might get arrested for that sort of exposure...
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not for exposure but for stupidity -

when I took the slug with my son aboard up to Beaumont Quay I took a stupid, stupid risk with some powerlines after taking advice from a Drascombe sailor

third film on the fron page

available for free for two nights only

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