Forum abbreviations - what do they mean?

[sealegsjim]

Forgive my ignorance but what do the abbreviations AWB and OP mean?

 

[Sandyman]

Average White Boat................

Original Poster .....................

 

[Evadne]

3001 acronyms you never knew you could live without (AWB and MAB - Manky Auld Boat - aren't in there of course)

 

[colingr]

Doesn't include essentials like WTF and WTFIT

 

[ctva]

Liked this one..AWGTHTGTATA... very useful at the first mention of anchors!

 

[RichardS]

Liked this one..AWGTHTGTATA... very useful at the first mention of anchors!

Anchors

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

There are others used here too.
Maybe some smart arts could give us a run down on them all?
C_W

 

[RobbieW]

WDNNS run downs

 

[sealegsjim]

Thanks for the input but nobody has told me what op means

 

[Kilter]

Thanks for the input but nobody has told me what op means

You are the OP! Original Poster and I rather think Sandyman said that too!

 

[Tranona]

Thanks for the input but nobody has told me what op means

In the first response to your request.

 

[Elemental]

Thanks for the input but nobody has told me what op means

Post #2

 

[sealegsjim]

You are the OP! Original Poster and I rather think Sandyman said that too!

Yes, my mistake. I told youI was ignorant

 

[Kilter]

Everybody's gotta start somewhere!

 

[reginaldon]

Commonly used here - SWMBO She who must be obeyed - wife. Came from Rider Haggard via Rumpole.

 

[Tranona]

Everybody's gotta start somewhere!

The trick is to decide whether you want to go up - or down........

 

[cmedsailor]

It's not an abbrevation, maybe not even terminology, but what does "white sails" mean? I believe it means something more than sails that are white colour.

 

[RobbieW]

It's not an abbrevation, maybe not even terminology, but what does "white sails" mean? I believe it means something more than sails that are white colour.

Generally taken to mean non-spinnaker (or other lightweight sail) sailing

 

[prv]

It's not an abbrevation, maybe not even terminology, but what does "white sails" mean? I believe it means something more than sails that are white colour.

Generally taken to mean non-spinnaker (or other lightweight sail) sailing

Or, alternatively, boats which don't have fancy expensive kevlar etc racing sails.

So you might "go downwind under white sails only", with the first meaning, or with the second meaning organise a race (or class within a race) for "white sails", meaning it's aimed at cruising type boats that want to have a go, not top-flight racers with all the gear.

Pete

 

[bignick]

Or, alternatively, boats which don't have fancy expensive kevlar etc racing sails.

So you might "go downwind under white sails only", with the first meaning, or with the second meaning organise a race (or class within a race) for "white sails", meaning it's aimed at cruising type boats that want to have a go, not top-flight racers with all the gear.

Pete

Personally I'd take a cruising race saying "white sails" as meaning spinnakers are banned. i.e. exactly the same as your first interpretation.