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[Landlocked]

The origin of a lot of nautical terms are lost to history or hidden through the corruption of foreign tongues.  However, for this new (to me) local term, a picture is worth a thousand words of explanation.


While sailing on an historic schooner in Maine, as we approached the anchorage, the mate turned to me and told me to "ballentine the halyard" in preparation of lowering sails.  I was a bit surprised as I expected the order to flake out the halyard which was presently coiled and hung on the belaying pin.  Recognizing my blank look, the mate quickly showed me what he wanted as he displayed an overlapping flaking method.  What did "to ballentine" mean?






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[RAAArtyGunner]

Am still waiting???????

[derekwarner]

 ........Ever tasted American beer?......my best description would be like cloudy dirty dish water ... so I can only assume Ballantine it has to do with the 3 coils!

courtesy of Google......
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Term: ballantine (v)
Definition: To flake the foresail halyards in a large coil, then three overlapping smaller coils within, then repeating. The system is used by schoonermen to keep the halyards ready to run free in the event the sail must be doused quickly. (From the logo of Ballantine Ale. Jargon) Thanks to Lindsey Philpott

[Nemo]

As in  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hiqlfRCCHk  -  the Ballantine bit begins 1.30 in.

[Landlocked]

Nemo,

Thanks for the video link.


It appears that my picture needed at least 10,000 words to explain it (Derek, do you drink Fosters?).  The video was much better.


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[derekwarner]

Fosters?... ..no landlocked

 ...no we sold that to the Poms years ago......& the world castigated them for the brew they made of the recipe

Now I am in the near middle of South Australia for a few weeks ......thirsty work in the garden.....

So I replenish fluids with VB 

Derek

[Liverbudgie2]

Fosters?... ..no landlocked

 ...no we sold that to the Poms years ago......& the world castigated them for the brew they made of the recipe

Now I am in the near middle of South Australia for a few weeks ......thirsty work in the garden.....

So I replenish fluids with VB 

Derek

OK if you like bland insects wee

[derekwarner]

OK LB...hard to get a good grog these days....

So come on....scrape the salt encrusted barnacles off your favourite bottle of tipple & post a picture  ..... Derek

[Arrow5]

This was the only choice I had when a conscript.  Anybody else taste it ?

[Baldrick]

This was the only choice I had when a conscript.  Anybody else taste it ?

Our club bar flogs it off to customers who ask for a lager.   this is my tipple !