I've been thinking

LeslieTroyer

LeslieTroyer

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May 20, 2016
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Catalina 36 MK1 94 Everett, WA
Dangerous, I know, but with the lockdown not much else to do.

when tacking and jibing I always give a Ready About & Helms a-Lee or Ready jibe & jibing or jibe ho. But with wheel steering the helm a-Lee doesn’t make sense, I mean I’m not pushing the tiller to the lee side of the boat. Should I say Abouting (or abooting in Canada) or About Ho??? How about Wheels a Weather??

What’s the preferred term, all suggestions are welcome.
 
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Justin_NSA

Justin_NSA

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Jul 7, 2004
8,405
Hunter 30T Cheney, KS
This is what we need. A puzzle thread. I got nuthun' , but I look forward to the discussion. Where's that popcorn emoji.
 
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jon hansen

jon hansen

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May 25, 2012
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john alden caravelle 42 sturgeon bay, wis
i us 'hard to lee'. because my dad did :) plus 3 of my 4 sailboats have tillers
 
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dlochner

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Jan 11, 2014
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Sabre 362 113 Fair Haven, NY
If you sit to the side and steer from the bottom of the wheel with your foot, then "Hard a Lee or Helm's a Lee" works. ;)

The conversation on my boat is always a bit more relaxed or fraught with danger.

"What do you think about tacking? How about now? OK. We're going." or

"Holy :poop:! We have to tack NOW!"

Fortunately the latter does not occur with much frequency.
 
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Hunter216

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Sep 22, 2018
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Hunter 216 Kingston
LeslieTroyer said:
Dangerous, I know, but with the lockdown not much else to do.

when tacking and jibing I always give a Ready About & Helms a-Lee or Ready jibe & jibing or jibe ho. But with wheel steering the helm a-Lee doesn’t make sense, I mean I’m not pushing the tiller to the lee side of the boat. Should I say Abouting (or abooting in Canada) or About Ho??? How about Wheels a Weather??

What’s the preferred term, all suggestions are welcome.
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Well as a Canuck I can’t just let that go! :)

What do you yell when you are in your car and turn the corner?? ;)
 
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DaveJ

DaveJ

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Apr 2, 2013
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Catalina 310 Niagara-on-the-Lake
'Here we go!'
If your crew can't figure out what comes next, then just yell 'hold on'!

For a gibe, try 'I saw this on a cartoon once....'

Cheers
dj
 
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Joe

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
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Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
It's not "tiller alee" it's "helms alee"..... a tiller and a wheel are both helm stations that control the rudder. Or you can think of it as pushing the stern to the leeward side, since a boat steers from the rear. I guess that's why some folks have trouble using a tiller... because they think they're driving a car with front wheel steering.
 
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jssailem

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Oct 22, 2014
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CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
Leeward Rail said:
Don't start bringing facts into this thread. :biggrin:
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Good point. Les lead the post with a reference to 0-Dark 30. This may all have been a bad dream due to some enchilada sauce and onions.

LES: “Be sure and check out my new thread in the cruisers lounge. Strang what you think about at 0-dark 30.”​
 
DougM

DougM

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Jul 24, 2005
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Beneteau 323 Manistee, MI
Learned to sail on a boat with a tiller, hard to even think about changing to a different set of commands even though my present boat has a wheel. At my age I don’t want to get confused with the facts anyway.
 
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