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--Apple-Mail-27--1039348855 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Mike, thanks for both notes -- those were very helpful -- AND your mention of yards makes me ask, what is relationship between a yard and a yard-arm? -- latter is one of my favourite words, part of the "rule" some have of not partaking of alcohol until the Sun is below the yard-arm (a boom?)" -- Who started this interesting subject? -- Dave?? -- and thanks to all who answered my questions -- my dad was a sailor, but it didn't rub off on me, who loves canoes and their ilk, but I did learn the hard way what a boom was, and why it was called a boom! (followed by an expletive from me!!). Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Mike McCall <frogmore@xcountry.tv> > Date: September 27, 2012 6:22:02 PM ADT > To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Spar, masts, yards etc. > > > Jim: > > Since I was paid for 30 years to be a sailor, I'll make it simple. > > Yards, booms and anything else that is not vertical are spars. > Masts are vertical, no matter what size the vessel is. > > I offer this knowing that someone will say I'm wet, but this > happens in any public debate. Complaints Ahoy!!! > > Mike --Apple-Mail-27--1039348855 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Mike, thanks for both notes -- those were very helpful -- AND your = mention of yards makes me ask, what is relationship between a yard and a = yard-arm? -- latter is one of my favourite words, part of the "rule" = some have of not partaking of alcohol until the Sun is below the = yard-arm (a boom?)" -- Who started this interesting subject? -- Dave?? = -- and thanks to all who answered my questions -- my dad was a sailor, = but it didn't rub off on me, who loves canoes and their ilk, but I did = learn the hard way what a boom was, and why it was called a boom! = (followed by an expletive from me!!). Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Mike McCall <<a = href=3D"mailto:frogmore@xcountry.tv">frogmore@xcountry.tv</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 27, 2012 6:22:02 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Spar, masts, yards = etc.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Jim:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Since I = was paid for 30 years to be a sailor, I'll make it simple.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Yards, = booms and anything else that is not vertical are spars.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Masts are vertical, no matter what size the vessel = is.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">I offer this knowing that someone will say I'm wet, = but this<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">happens in any public debate. Complaints = Ahoy!!!</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Mike</div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-27--1039348855--
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