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Sailor’s Superstitions

August 26, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

Sailor’s Superstitions   ‘I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.’   Louisa May Alcott ‘The sea finds out everything you did wrong.’ Francis Stokes   I’ve always been fascinated by the tradition of breaking a bottle of champagne over the bow of a ship being launched. It must be … [Read more…]

Posted in: animals, Historical, Mavericks & Renegades, Observations, Sailing Tagged: boats, Ernest Shackleton, Frank Hurley, Henry 'Chippy' McNeish, Henry McNeish, maritime superstition, maritime superstitions, Mrs Chippy, Perce Blackbarow, sailing ships, sailor's superstitions, sailors, ship's figureheads, ships

Messing About In Boats

February 26, 2022 by Lesley Truffle

    Messing About In Boats   As the Water Rat in Wind in the Willows, advises the mole, ‘Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing –  half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.’ I messed around in boats when I learned to sail on a lake. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Australia, Observations, Sailing, Sports / Recreation Tagged: Australia, Lesley Truffle, Lesley Truffle Writer, sailing, sailing boats, small yachts, Wind in the Willows, Yacht Clubs

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