Today’s challenge is: Williamson Turn. Do you know what this phrase means and how it originated?
Sailing Lingo aims to test your knowledge of the peculiar and sometimes indecipherable language of sailing. We pose a question and see who can answer it most accurately in the comments on the post. The following day we’ll post the [...]

Fethiye is a small, yet popular, resort town along the Turkish Turquoise coast, that once was home to the ancient city of Telmessos. Here, guests on board Star Flyer will sail into a beautiful wide bay, strewn with many islands.
The town still retains a sense of its old-fashioned rural character, with herds of goats [...]

Yesterday we asked, what does “chewing the fat” mean and where did the term originate?
Now commonly used to refer to a lengthy discussion to solve a problem, chewing the fat, has its origins in the sailing word.
“God made the vittles, but the devil made the cook,” was a popular saying used by seafaring [...]

Today’s challenge is: Chewing the Fat. Do you know what this phrase means and how it originated?
Sailing Lingo aims to test your knowledge of the peculiar and sometimes indecipherable language of sailing. We pose a question and see who can answer it most accurately in the comments on the post. The following day we’ll post [...]