Dear wwh,

Nautical terms are lovely. I don't know squat about them, but whenever I hear them, they all sound lovely.

I would love to know exactly what a futtock shroud is. Funny term, that.

And what are those little clamps called that ropes are wrapped around? The ones that sort of look like little sharks on two feet--or a bit like andirons?

We had some fun here a while back with "Three sheets to the wind."

And a drunken sailor is a drooping sail?

Byron called his Newfoundland "Boatswain"--and I always thought that was nice, too.

There she blows!
Wordwind