Just for Fun

There seemed to be a little space unoccupied here, so I picked up a few interesting facts from the Internet for your reading pleasure. Being the knowledgeable nautical experts that you all are, you may or may not agree with the definitions I found. Not to worry, I hereby issue my disclaimer that I simply used these without permission and am not responsible for their accuracy :) The Editor

Familiar terms with nautical beginnings......... Under the Weather: If a crewman is standing watch on the weather side of the bow, he will be subject to the constant beating of the sea and the ocean spray. He will be under the weather.

Three Sheets to the Wind: A sheet is a rope line which controls the tension on the downwind side of a square sail. If, on a three masted fully rigged ship, the sheets of the three lower course sails are loose, the sails will flap and flutter and are said to be "in the wind". A ship in this condition would stagger and wander aimlessly downwind.

Footloose: The bottom portion of a sail is called the foot. If it is not secured, it is footloose and it dances randomly in the wind.