A shanty is a rhythmic work song, sung by labourers as they work in large groups at hard, repetitive work. The sea shanty was a song used by sailors as they went about their work onboard a ship.
I’m a bit behind with the blogging this month due to a two-week sailing trip in the Ionian. Part of the trip included a few days in the Faraway Islands north of Corfu, Greece.
Here a just a few of the Crewing Events posted by some of the Lovesail members for the Autumn. If you are looking to crew just login to your Lovesail account and click on the Sailing and Crewing Events section at the top. If you are not a member of Lovesail then join our friendly sailing community for dating, companionship and crewing opportunities.
Popular among the sailing fraternity a gin and tonic has graced many a cockpit after a hard day racing around the cans. What are the origins of gin and why is gin so popular?
Up until a year ago, I hadn’t even heard of Yacht Rock. This may be due to my age (I was still listening to Disney soundtracks in the mid-70’s!), but I had to investigate, it sounded intriguing.
Some areas of the world have alarming levels of freshwater scarcity. Such locations are known to suffer severe droughts. Some soils that used to be highly fertile have also been reduced to deserts due to the lack of adequate fresh water. However, there is freshwater under the oceans, wells under the sea bed could hold the key to averting a water crisis.
SailGP is a yacht racing league using foiling catamarans. Professional racing teams compete against each other at different locations around the world. This year is the inaugural year and 8 teams are competing in Sydney Australia, San Francisco USA, New York USA, Cowes UK and Marseille France.
Here are a few of the crewing posts that have been posted by the Lovesail members. Click on the title to view crewing events in July 2019 or visit the crewing section of the site for more details and other posts. If you are not a member of Lovesail yet then why not join and have a look around.
Skippetydoodah has sent in a recipe for Greek Quesadilla, a delicious twist on the popular Mexican dish.
Skippetydoodah is a private chef and qualified yacht chef (available for hire) who has cooked in villas and on boats. She is an experienced ocean sailor with 27,000 miles behind her including a transit and lots of crewing and racing. One of her cheffing jobs was on a charter yacht in the Western Isles in Scotland in horrific weather for 5 months where she was cooking regularly in F8s and 9s – and once in a F11. Over to Skippetydoodah….
Quesadilla – kay-sa-deeah – try saying that when you have spent all evening in the pub!!!
Many of you will be familiar with these three words. Explore. Dream. Discover. They are taken from the end of a quote that is attributed to Mark Twain. I see it a lot. It’s a very popular quote and one which adorns the profile of many a sailor on Lovesail. Here is the quote in its entirety:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”