God bless it and all who sail in it

[jana]

I see in the news today that Lloyd's List will no longer refer boats as "she" but rather as "it" ie "it slipped it's moorings" What other nautical phrases will we lose in this example of political correctness?

jana

 

[rogerroger]

Maybe it was due to ignorance rather than PC? (both worrying for Lloyds I guess...)

Roger Holden
www.first-magnitude.co.uk

 

[Buck]

Well boats will always be "she" to me.

Buck

the past is past, only the future can change.

 

[Guest]

According to yesterday's Evening Standard, the Navy thinks this is an absurd decision, and has no plans to follow suit. They also spoke, I think, to Ellen MacArthur and various other famous yottie types, none of who liked it any more than the Navy did

"El manana es nuestro, companero..."

 

[alant]

How can anyone looking at some of the VLCC's, Large Container vessels & large slab-sided car transport vessels, even consider them as 'She'. A 'She' is a 'graceful' vessel (ship or boat) - even the Navy has 'graceful' ships - Nuclear Subs are 'graceful' compared to some of the uglies currently plying the high seas.

 

[davel]

Have you seen Jo Brand?

Dave L.
Location: 50 51.0 N 1 18.6 W

 

[jimmie]

well mine will always be a she ... she's costs me a lot of dosh when I'm not prepared, I get lots of dirty weekends (no shower!), and I think she's beautiful ...

 

[cynthia]

Velsheda will always be she

as well as the other fantastic J boats. If only ....................................sadly my beam is much too broad.

 

[Guest]

Man Overboard to Person Overboard?

Seaman/Seamen to plain old sailor?

 

[ToMo]

What on earth did we do to deserve an age as silly as this ?
The next will be that we are instructed as to how we must address each other; Can you imagine it..."Good morning person!"

 

[Giles]

and when she gets to port

She always heads straight for the buoys

 

[phodger]

"Person the lifeboats"