Tag Archives: Nautical term

Sandbaggers

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Tony Johnson

The term “sandbag” is used in several seemingly unrelated senses. As a verb it can mean to emplace bags to prevent flooding; to pretend to be a duffer at golf or poker or auto racing, only to reveal your mastery … Continue reading →

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Nautical Terminator, May 2011

Posted on May 3, 2011 by TW-Brandy

By Tony Johnson, Tradewinds Instructor If you like getting frustrated, and who doesn’t, you could do no better than trying to understand the nautical terms associated with tonnage. We have long tons, short tons, avoirdupois tons, imperial tons, gross register … Continue reading →

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