Andrew Bray: Say it right, matey

2019-05-21T18:19:54+01:00April 24th, 2018|Yarns|

By Andrew Bray. Illustration: Guy Venables If you’re fortunate enough to sail a gaff-rigger, she should really come with a dictionary of terminology to differentiate the bobstay from the snotter, the bowsprit from the bumkin The non-sailor might reasonably assume that surrounding all things nautical with language that is as obscure as it is archaic [...]