Poopdeck Pappy

Thanks gents! Hey Dutchman what term should be used to describe masted ships? And don't worry about the soap box... I am here to learn and proper terms are part and parcel of the task.

Tall Ship is not a incorrect term, but a lubber term. Square-rig sailors, which I am one, talk about ships based on there rigs ie: Brig, Bark, Top Sail Schooner etc..

Here's mine:

1)Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

2)Master & Commander

3)Billy Bud

4)Captain Horatio Hornblower

5)Treasure Island (1950)

6)Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

7)The Seahawk

8)Captain Blood

9)Captain Ron

10)Captain Courageous

Coxswain

Hindenburg

In answer to your first question the standard rigging on a square-rigged ship would be Fore Staysail which would be the largest of the forward staysails, then the inner jib, then the outer jib, and finally the flying jib. Also on the Fore mast you would find the course sail, the largest of the square sails; the fore staysail and course can't be flown at the same time, then the lower fore topsail, then the upper fore topsail, then the fore top gallant topsail, pronounced: T'GALLANT, and maybe a fore royal topsail depending on type of ship.

I do have what it takes!

Let's start again

Scrabble - Keep it going!!!

Change one letter of the bottom word posted and let's see who gets stuck and can't continue!

Rules:

You cannot add letters. You cannot use foreign languages. You can only change one letter.

TRAY = PRAY

Poopdeck Pappy

Was finally put on DVD this year, and I will be buying my copy today.

Church

There seems to be some confusion between Marlinspike Seamanship and marlinspike as a tool. I am a Knot Tyer/Square Rig Sailor and I can tell you that Marlinspike Seamanship is alot more than fancy knotwork it includes baisc seamanship knots: bowline, reef knot, buntline hitch, etc, and it also includes splicing, seizing, lashing, coiling, whipping, worming, parceling, and serving line. Marlinspike Seamanship also uses many different tools like: the marlinspike of course, the heaving mallet, the rigging knife, fids, a heaver, a serving stick or mallet. Marlinspike Seamanship is the skill of handling line/rope correctly aboard ship be it belaying a line, tying a knot, or Ballantine coiling a halyard.

I wondered why the Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain didn't come down this season.

Human Body

Fletcher Christian: Well you've done rather well, Ned. Promoted to the rank of criminal. Not even 20 and a death sentence on your head

I still think Crow is the best choice for the role, Errol Flynn was a action star in his day, and I also like Gerard Butler for the role.

Talk Like a Pirate Day, be the same day as my day of birth and I will be at Lobster Fest. ARRRRRRRRRRRRR

If they run they're VC. If they stand still they're well disciplined VC.

X-Ray vision and you know why ladies LOL!!!!!

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Island

Nosferatu

Stoopid Question Tyme: When is Talk Like a Pirate Day?

Tis Sept. 19th, I know this because it also happens to be me birthday.

STRAKE

G.I. Joe

three masted barque