Question: What is the Difference between a Boat and a Gaffer?
By TinaGarner | Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 15:39
No, not a joke.
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The boat is on the left.
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Lil and Steve Downey from the Old Gaffer's Ossociation and Edgar the elephant. They came over from the Isle of Wight for the Regatta.
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Philip Meakins and Jim Taylor
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Very many thanks to both Lil Downey from the Old Gaffer's Association and to Philip Meakins for jointly drawing this picture for me at the Regatta on Saturday and making it all clear...
..ahem.
Tina
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I'm afraid the definition isn't suitable for this forum, farehamite, but this link will enlighten you! ;)
http://tinyurl.com/26tf7bg
By BuiltClever Solutions at 21:53 on 31/08/10
Reportaw, you got there before me, BuiltClever :)
As an aside, I heard a new (for me!) and interesting 'sailing term' the other day - someone referred to sailors (or the leisure variety) as WAFIs. When I asked what that meant I had to laugh. Anyone know what it stands for? ;)
By farehamite at 18:12 on 31/08/10
ReportHi Tina!
A 'Gaff Rig' or 'Gaffer' is the term used to describe the sail configuration on certain types of Boat! (which is a generic term for several types of craft, hence the confusion!)
Specifically, a Gaff-rig has a both fore & aft sails, which are four-cornered sails. These are controlled at their peak or head by a Spar (Gaff)(Pole)(Boom)(Yard)(Bowsprit) that, with the aid of a Halyard (rope) both supports and raises/lowers the sails. The advantage of these sails is of course the extra size, thus gaining more wind propulsion. Other types of sailing vessel possess three-cornered sails.
I hope this helps you!
By BuiltClever Solutions at 17:18 on 31/08/10
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