Then he hit us with some complicated stuff on running rigging. Of course I sort of knew what running rigging was, but there were terms I’d never heard of to date. Topping lift, outhauls, Cunningham Downhaul, boom vang, shackles. We were only an hour in to the lesson and I was already feeling my saturation point coming on. 🙂
Filling The Sails
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My ‘To Do’ List
I’m happy to report that today is the day. I won’t actually hit the water (hope I don’t actually hit the water) until Saturday, since today is the classroom portion of the course.
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The Endless Blue
Sometimes you have to bob together for a moment with the tide pushing you along, not toward the shore, but toward the sea where it’s dark and scary, and know and believe God will bring you back to the shore where it’s safe when it’s time.
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Sailboat Sale!
Can’t wait to make my own Sailboat Sale ad, when I will finally rid myself of the dirt on my shoes and replace it with water under my boat and wind in my sails!
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Pile Hitch
Category: Hitch
Applications: The Pile Hitch is a single fixed-loop knot that is easily tied and used for dropping over posts or bollards to act as a mooring hitch. The Pile Hitch offers a little more friction and is easily tied with a bight of line.
How to tie:
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Ship’s Stash: Hiding in Plain View?
In my job as a police officer, I routinely come across some very inventive ways that criminals have learned to conceal contraband. But it’s not just the bad guys hiding things…the good guys have some clever methods of hiding valuables in attempts to thwart
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Figure Eight Bend
Category: Bend or Joining
Applications:
The figure eight bend is a comparatively strong and secure knot for ropes of similar size and construction. It is less liable to jam and kinder to the rope in which it’s tied than a fisherman’s knot.
How to tie:
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Size Doesn’t Matter
Another great thing about this transition are the feelings and experience by ridding myself of all that extra “stuff” that I don’t need, want or even use anymore. What a peaceful feeling!
It’s also a good reminder that when I ultimately move onto a boat in a couple years, there’ll be more downsizing…getting rid of even more stuff!
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Sailing Lessons Scheduled
This is something I’ve been longing for and yesterday I registered for the American Sailing Association ASA 101 class at a local yacht club.
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Double Fisherman’s Knot
Category: Bend or Joining
Applications:
Use a Double Fisherman’s Knot in wet or slippery cords. It is a bulkier version of a Fisherman’s Knot. When used it rope and placed under strain, it may prove impossible to untie.
How to tie: