PEGLEG'S BOOTY #4
	1. The USS Intrepid, an Essex-class aircraft carrier. It was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1943 saw extensive duty in the Pacific during WWII. The 27,100 ton, 872-foot vessel was retired after service off Vietnam and now serves as home to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum at Pier 86 on the Hudson River in New York City. Two other vessels shared the Intrepid name: The USS Intrepid, a 60-foot ketch built for Napoleon as L'Intrepide in 1798 and Intrepid, a two-time victorious American defender of the America's Cup. (Stolen from The Dictionary of Nautical Literacy.) 2. The first assumptions are that wind is always reported as to where is is from, true wind is when the observer is not moving and apparent wind is when the observer is moving. The first rule is: The true wind always strikes the vessel on the same side as the apparent, but farther aft. The second rule is: When the apparent wind is forward of the beam, the true wind has a lesser speed. The third rule is: When the apparent wind is from abaft the beam, the true wind has a greater speed. (Pirated from Mariner's Weather by William P. Crawford.) 3. To swig on a rope is to make the end fast around a cleat and gain slack by hauling laterally, then taking up what is gained. Now sip slowly ... (Pillaged from Boatwords by Denny DeSoutter.) 4. A boat in the hunt is a boat whose position or cumulative score offers her a reasonable chance of being a top finisher or at least a contender. (Plagarized from Sailorspeak - The Complete Insider's Guide to Yacht Racing Terms, Jargon and Slang by Bob Roitblat.) 5. The answer is C: a single turn with a hard rudder. (Pinched from Get Your Captain's License by Charlie Wing.) MORE O PEG LEG

PEGLEG'S BOOTY #4

1. The USS Intrepid, an Essex-class aircraft carrier. It was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1943 saw extensive duty in the Pacific during WWII. The 27,100 ton, 872-foot vessel was retired after service off Vietnam and now serves as home to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum at Pier 86 on the Hudson River in New York City. Two other vessels shared the Intrepid name: The USS Intrepid, a 60-foot ketch built for Napoleon as L'Intrepide in 1798 and Intrepid, a two-time victorious American defender of the America's Cup. (Stolen from The Dictionary of Nautical Literacy.)

2. The first assumptions are that wind is always reported as to where is is from, true wind is when the observer is not moving and apparent wind is when the observer is moving. The first rule is: The true wind always strikes the vessel on the same side as the apparent, but farther aft. The second rule is: When the apparent wind is forward of the beam, the true wind has a lesser speed. The third rule is: When the apparent wind is from abaft the beam, the true wind has a greater speed. (Pirated from Mariner's Weather by William P. Crawford.)

3. To swig on a rope is to make the end fast around a cleat and gain slack by hauling laterally, then taking up what is gained. Now sip slowly ... (Pillaged from Boatwords by Denny DeSoutter.)

4. A boat in the hunt is a boat whose position or cumulative score offers her a reasonable chance of being a top finisher or at least a contender. (Plagarized from Sailorspeak - The Complete Insider's Guide to Yacht Racing Terms, Jargon and Slang by Bob Roitblat.)

5. The answer is C: a single turn with a hard rudder. (Pinched from Get Your Captain's License by Charlie Wing.)

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