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Sailchange: - long vivid description; 385
Sailmail: - a non-profit association of yacht owners operating a network of private coast stations in the maritime Mobile Radio Service. It enables Berrimilla to send and receive e mails
Sails: - summary of those on Berri; 394; see also Shilland
St Peter and Paul Rocks 199
Sando: - Australian sandwich
Sarau: - yacht with which Berri had a rendezvous at sea; 28, 30, 32 (rendezvous); 80, 121
Satcom C: - a worldwide communication system allowing transfer of text and data (not voice) using compact and relatively cheap equipment; 366, 395 and many others
Scupper Me Dingbats!: - traditional Oz maritime greeting to old friend; 420
Scuppers: - holes cut in the rail along the outer edge of the deck to let water run out
Sharks: - and lack thereof, to Belmore South 380
Shiiit: - extended shit..
Shilland, Brian: - much-lauded sailmaker for Berri; 248, 274
Simple Harmonic Motion: - Pete on technical tea-drinking; 113
Sked: - short for schedule. A pre-arranged (scheduled)
time and frequency for radio contact often co-ordinated by a shore station,
such as Penta Comstat, which is monitoring location and safety of boats in
their area. Failure to respond to one or more sked can be a sign of trouble
Slarty / Slartibartfast: - Megrathean planet designer from HHGTTG whose favourite job was doing “the wrinkly bits in fjords”; 116, 208
Slave Ships 389
Sleeping and Dressing 449
Sleep Patterns 6 June
Slocum, Joshua: - Nova Scotia-born sailor who departed Boston in 1895 aged 51, to sail around the world alone in his sloop Spray. He returned, successful, in 1898. He is a kind of patron saint of small boat voyagers and navigators and inspiration to many who have followed him; see Alex’s log 438
SOB: - Software on Board, from Digiboat; 5th June
Smack Daberooney Splot: - exactly, as in accurately placed; 29 Jan
Something Understood: - Alex read an extract from log 60 on this BBC Radio 4 programme. It was compiled and presented by Michael Morpurgo and was broadcast on July 17th
Southern Cross: - defining constellation in Southern hemisphere; 162
Spectra™ : - a highly modified polyethylene fibre with many applications such as ropes and sails; 422, 485
Speight’s Distinction Ale: - a Kiwi medication prescribed in Dunedin; 24th Jan
Spreader Lights: - lights mounted half way up the mast which shine onto the foredeck to facilitate work at night below; good for the person doing the work but can ruin night vision in the cockpit, so only used when essential
Stainless Kevvo / Fleming Self Steering Windvane / Kevvo; see Fleming
Stanchion: - upright support on the edge of the deck to carry lines or a safety rail
Steve Jackson; joint (Sydney-based) Berri webmaster with Malcolm Robinson; countless mentions but see 274 for the lowdown.
Storm in a Teacup 253
Stormboards / washboards: - specially made for Berri by Pete for the voyage; 104,122; also see 10th picture in sequence “Departing Falmouth” from photo section of website
Sunrise: - (from Captain Maher),435; see also Sunrise Phenomena 15th January
Swannies, The Sydney Swans Football Club who won the Grand Final of the AFL on September 24th 2005; 384
Sydney-Hobart Race / Syd-Hob / S2H: - often described as the most gruelling ocean race in the world, this annual race starts on 26th December from Sydney Harbour and ends in Hobart. The course is 628 nautical miles
Sysyphus the Moff: - a lesson in West African determination 336
T
Tao 336
Teabags: - supplies and calculus thereof for Belmore South; 378
Tea Drinking Theory: - violent tea drinking, 408; see also Donteverthinkaboutit; Simple Harmonic Motion; Storm in a Teacup
Telstra: - The Telstra Corporation is an Australian Telecommunications Company dominant in the area of land lines, mobile phones and Broadband, amongst other services
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain: - Alex’s reading of, and commentary on, 443, 453, 473
Thunderstorms 178, 333, 359, 362
Times Online / Times Article: - article on the Berri voyage written by Ed Gorman and published in The Times of London, October 11th 2005
Titan Arum: - Amorphallus titanum (known as the Corpse Flower for its attractive smell), and relationship to seaboots;13th January
Titan Uranus: - advice in times of maritime stress; 191, 193, 228, 436, 487; see also Clench-Inducing Times
Tractor: - the engine - as in “running the tractor”. The engine was described by Alex as being “made of tractor parts, not expensive marine parts”. See Witchard
Trafalgar 197, 464, 467
Trisail 441, 442, 445
Tristan da Cunha 332, 345, 388, 403, 415, 424, 428, 430
TRS: - Tropical Revolving Storms; 94
Tropical Ulcers 177, 181, 182; see also Gunwale Bum
Turbine 56, 184,119; see also Generator
Turner, John Mallord William (1775 - 1851); one of the founders of English
watercolour painting renowned for his studies of sea and sky in every weather;
116, 196, 439, 483
Turtles: - 318, 320
Turtle: - bearded; a joke for for Hugh, 323
Twin Poling: - an explanation from Malcolm:
It is quite normal for a yacht to 'pole out' its jib (the foresail) on the opposite side of the boat to the mainsail when running downwind - this is called 'goosewinging'. A spinnaker pole is attached to the mast at one end and the back corner (clew) of the jib at the other. That holds the jib at the right angle so that it catches the wind.
On Berri they've found that they can often get good performance and a comfortable ride by taking the mainsail right down and setting a second jib poled out on the opposite side to the first.
U
Unclench, The Great 483
UTC: - Co-ordinated Univeral Time, formerly Greenwich Mean Time. UTC (sometimes known as Zulu time) uses precise atomic clocks, shortwave time signals and satellites to ensure it remains a totally reliable and accurate standard for scientific and navigational purposes Ursa Major / Great Bear / Plough The Saucepan / Big Dipper: - same name for defining constellation in northern hemisphere; 162
V
Vogons / Vogon Constructor Fleet: - extremely ugly, unpleasant and officious, the Vogons emerged from the seas of Vogsphere and became bureaucrats in the Galactic Government. They destroyed the earth to clear the way for a hyperspace bypass; 364; see also HHGTTG two helpless victims.
Vikings Wool Sails: - reference to article in New Scientist; 162, 164
Virtual Passage Planner: - a software package used by Malcolm R to produce website maps: 148
VMC wxfax: - the Australian Bureau of Meteorology HF Marine Radio Weather by Fax service is the callsign of the Charleville Base Satation in Queensland. VMW is the callsign of Wiluna in WA
VoA: - sophisticated and innovative system of onboard temperature assessment 432; additional data 434, 436
VTS: - Vessel Tracking System; 02 July
W
Washing: - according to Pete; 56
Washing: - or not; 357, 372
Washing Machine At The Other End Of The World, The 104
Watches (as in being on watch): - 203, 431, 462
Water (fresh): - see Desalinator; Reverse Osmosis
Waypoint: - a fixed location with specified latitude and longtitude co-ordinates maintained by GPS; 332
Wollongong: - the town which moves. There is a
Berri-joke about having a beer off Wollongong on the return trip from
Hobart - and how Wollongong seems to move further south each year; 151
Woohoo: - a primitive, exultant, gibbon-like call given out by an old
geezer; many variations as listed, in order of emphasis:
Woohoo
Woo0ohooo
WOOOHOOO
WOOOHOOO!
Woohoo, hoooley doooley variety; 234
Wooooohoooo the arrival one for Falmouth, 277
WOOH!OO! officially entered into Fastnet race 20 June
WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO! post Fastnet version 13 Aug
Woolly Black: - It’s Woolly Black, beginning of log 400; struck a chord with many sailors
WWG: - wet weather gear; see Party Gear
Waves 137; according to Alex 110, 166, numbers according to Malcolm 356
Why are we doing this?: - 244, 438
Why is it so?: - 15th January; 173
Whales 264, 265, 268, 270
Witchard, John: - Berri has one of his 22hp engines, much praised for its reliability; 274; see also Tractor
Yachting Monthly magazine published in the UK; 20 June, 23 July 05 Aug, 327
Yachting World magazine published in the UK; 20 June, 23
July 05 Aug 327, 415
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