Over the coming months I will include some humorous old nautical sayings, which will intrigue all and offer an explanation as to their origin.
Shroud - equipment used in connection with a wake.
Spanner Wrench - One of the most useful tools for engine repair; in some cases, the only suitable tool. Not currently manufactured anywhere in the world.
Read MoreAlex Rogers, Chair of the Hauraki Gulf Forum, talks to Geoff Evans about the focus now for HGF and what DYC members can do to support their work.
Read MoreDuder Cup Day was a day when everybody raced, even those who seldom raced. I still remember the picture one made that morning. Bright blue sky with a light to moderate northerly, the club house and section a hive of activity.
Read MoreHere we are again struggling with Covid-19 lockdowns. After such a long period of almost normal life and a successful sailing season, lockdown has hit again, and suddenly. In fact, the day before our AGM which, of course, was cancelled. (The clubrooms are still set up ready to go but look somewhat forlorn and abandoned.)
Read MoreHere are some humorous old nautical sayings, which will intrigue all and offer an explanation as to their origin.
Sailing ‑— The fine art of getting wet and becoming ill, while going nowhere slowly at great expense.
Schooner — A sailboat with a fully stocked liquor cabinet in the cabin
Read MoreSustainability is a word so frequently heard in official and marketing contexts that the expression could be becoming a bit over used, and somewhat ambiguous. We feel that for Devonport Yacht Club sustainability could go beyond ensuring that our DYC clubhouse and haulage operations are clean and green and the way we operate our boats is environmentally sustainable.
Read MoreAt the time I joined the Yacht Club in 1959, I had been sailing my pram dinghy on Ngataringa Bay with an oar for a mast, a pole for a yard, and a bedsheet for a sail. This involved a lot of rowing back up weather.
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