Is it True

[Gazza]

Found this the other day read and ponder

Some saying about weather I've come across are.

Red Sky at night sailors delight.

Red Sky in morning sailor take warning.

Evening red and morning gray will set the sailor on his way.

Rainbow at night sailors delight.

Do you know where the words, Port and Starboard came from?

This is how the names Port and Starboard came into use. Early ocean going sailing ships were maneuvered by a so-called steering oar, which was hinged to the right side of the hull, the principle being similar to the manner in which an oarsman controls a canoe. The right side of a ship soon became known as the "steerboard side." This was later shortened to "starboard side." "Port side" comes from the fact that ships of the 17th century could be loaded from only one side, the left, as they had only one loading port on the left side of the ship. This side became known as the "Port side."

Ahoy! This Seamans hail was originally used as a call by English farmers to get the attention of their hogs. In the US early telephone operators used "Ahoy" in place of "Hello", it did not take.

Growing Old is Inevitable; Growing Up is Optional

Why is a Sextant, called a Sextant?

Because it's scale was on an arc of 1/6th of a 360 degree circle.

An earlier instrument to the Sextant was called an Octant, yes, based on 1/8th of a circle.

With rising wind and falling glass

Soundly sleeps the silly ass.

Learn from the mistakes of others.

You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

Gaz

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[faulked]

didnt know about port and starboard very interesting makes perfect sense though