Enric Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 They carried a spare. like, spare tyres - for a boat...
Mark Arbour Posted September 24, 2009 Author Posted September 24, 2009 like, spare tyres - for a boat... Yes, only we don't spell it incorrectly like our British cousins. :2hands:
Enric Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Yes, only we don't spell it incorrectly like our British cousins. :2hands: I am a bit uncertain about its spelling anyway.... these are situations where I console with the knowledge that in Middle Ages, the resulting written rendition varied anyway. Edited September 24, 2009 by Enric
Tiger Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 When spending life at sea, extra supplies for just about anything are on board even now. Even with today's technology, it some destinations still take weeks to complete.
Red_A Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 They carried a spare. British navy ships of that date carried two main anchors called right and left bower on the two catheads (beams sticking out at 45 degrees at the bow) anchors and catheads They also carried two smaller (kedge) anchors inside the ship as spares. In normal, calm weather one bower anchor was used and in stronger weather both bowers were used. It was not unusual for one anchor to be lost per year. Traditionally if the two bowers were of different sizes the right bower was the biggest. This tradition is still carried out in the card game euchre, with its right and left bower.
Mark Arbour Posted September 24, 2009 Author Posted September 24, 2009 British navy ships of that date carried two main anchors called right and left bower on the two catheads (beams sticking out at 45 degrees at the bow) anchors and catheads They also carried two smaller (kedge) anchors inside the ship as spares. In normal, calm weather one bower anchor was used and in stronger weather both bowers were used. It was not unusual for one anchor to be lost per year. Traditionally if the two bowers were of different sizes the right bower was the biggest. This tradition is still carried out in the card game euchre, with its right and left bower. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!
Tiger Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 So when can we look forward to more adventures at sea?
paya Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 So when can we look forward to more adventures at sea? Now I feel much better.
Conner Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 Nice dose of politics in chapter 20. Granger's amazing at court as well. Mind you, sex with the Major and then a long horse ride was not good planning. I liked Fitzwilliam's comment that that his son came home with more cash than he had. So it sounds like the gentry will be sending Granger their sons! That is so ironic. Great chapter, Mark!
Mark Arbour Posted September 28, 2009 Author Posted September 28, 2009 Nice dose of politics in chapter 20. Granger's amazing at court as well. Mind you, sex with the Major and then a long horse ride was not good planning. I liked Fitzwilliam's comment that that his son came home with more cash than he had. So it sounds like the gentry will be sending Granger their sons! That is so ironic. Great chapter, Mark! Not gentry, aristocracy. The gentry were people like Calvert's family, sort of your 18th century upper-middle class. The aristocrats like George are at the top of the heap.
Tiger Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 I liked Fitzwilliam's comment that that his son came home with more cash than he had. I wonder what he would think of how much his son loves having cocks in his ass. So it sounds like the gentry will be sending Granger their sons! That is so ironic. Indeed... one of the might lose his cherry to Granger. Great chapter, Mark! Did you have any doubts? I certainly did not.
Enric Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) ch20: the Dutch = the Orange princely dynasty, must have its own chivalric award too. I think the 'principality of Orange' probably had some obscure honor award.... -------- btw, nice to see that Georgie's hunting policy is helping in Brentwood. The hunts organized under his orders, obviously fill quite successfully some of the diet of the loyal villagers, and feed is that much more nutritional too. Edited October 5, 2009 by Enric
HappyReader Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Thanks for a wonderful series, Mark! I only recently discovered GA recently, and was lucky enough to stumble on your novel first. It was funny to read through the MAC forum all at once, and remember some of the early chapters--I'd forgotten all about the rat comments. You've got a fun group here. Remind me to book a trip to Sweden! Scratch that, it's probably already too cold there. Maybe I'll have to find me a nice Swedish tourist, instead.
Mark Arbour Posted September 28, 2009 Author Posted September 28, 2009 ch20: the Dutch = the Orange princely dynasty, must have its own chivalric award too. I think the 'principality of Orange' probably had some obscure honor award.... I checked it out and there wasn't anything, at least not at this point in time. Let me know if you come up with something and maybe we'll give Granger another foreign medal. Thanks for a wonderful series, Mark! I only recently discovered GA recently, and was lucky enough to stumble on your novel first. It was funny to read through the MAC forum all at once, and remember some of the early chapters--I'd forgotten all about the rat comments. You've got a fun group here. Remind me to book a trip to Sweden! Scratch that, it's probably already too cold there. Maybe I'll have to find me a nice Swedish tourist, instead. I'm glad you found us! And speaking of rats, Patrick O'Brien, the author of the Jack Aubrey series, wrote a guidebook on the Royal Navy and he was quite explicit in his description of rat eating. I'll post the pertinent sentences later, before everyone eats. It's a good dieting tool.
Tiger Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Well, I'm still not in consideration of eating a rat. I'd puke anyway, so it's probably not a good idea.
Tiger Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Chapter 21 was interesting. It seems that Mark has discovered yet another fetish, felching. Dude seriously, why felching? To most it sound abhorrent. It's certainly not something I'd try. I'm thinking the next fetish may be piss play. Poor George. He just returned to sea, and now it seems he is sick. I hope it's nothing serious. The last thing he needs is pneumonia. In such a case, wouldn't the second in command take over until such time he were fit for duty? It's not as if they can return to England, so he has to get better on the voyage.
Mark Arbour Posted September 30, 2009 Author Posted September 30, 2009 Chapter 21 was interesting. It seems that Mark has discovered yet another fetish, felching. Dude seriously, why felching? To most it sound abhorrent. It's certainly not something I'd try. I'm thinking the next fetish may be piss play. Poor George. He just returned to sea, and now it seems he is sick. I hope it's nothing serious. The last thing he needs is pneumonia. In such a case, wouldn't the second in command take over until such time he were fit for duty? It's not as if they can return to England, so he has to get better on the voyage. Felching. I didn't even know there was a term for it, and I certainly didn't know what the term is. Yet you do. Interesting.
Tiger Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 I only know about the term from someone who told me. I haven't tried it, and I have no intention of trying it. I did find the definition from Wikipedia. Felching is a sexual practice involving the licking or sucking of another person's anus. This practice involves a high health risk. In particular, it refers to the act of sucking semen out of the anus of one's partner. The semen has been ejaculated into the rectum via anal sex.
Conner Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Yes, poor George is ill. The cold and dampness of England in February will do it every time. Hopefully there'll be some respite in the West Indies. I've been preparing myself for a Granger-Calvert separation. A lot of good that did. A rendezvous in the West Indies sounds good, though! Ok, who thinks Caroline is pregnant again? Young Fitzwilliam got himself some! I bet he was proud to tell Granger that he had to get out of Dodge.
Enric Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 ch21: that Jardines..... bad news? something is missing: some chatty high society babblings.... I mean, Georgie participates the right places - why is he not present (or even participating) the gossiping, such as about people's potential marriages, pregnancies, alliances, adulteries, repudiations property arrangements, the things which in 2000s would be in socialite columns...
Tiger Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 ch21: that Jardines..... bad news? something is missing: some chatty high society babblings.... I mean, Georgie participates the right places - why is he not present (or even participating) the gossiping, such as about people's potential marriages, pregnancies, alliances, adulteries, repudiations property arrangements, the things which in 2000s would be in socialite columns... Maybe he has no interest in gossiping. That's not something that everyone does to begin with.
Mark Arbour Posted September 30, 2009 Author Posted September 30, 2009 Maybe he has no interest in gossiping. That's not something that everyone does to begin with. Besides, gossiping can be dangerous. Say the wrong thing about the wrong person and you're f**ked.
Tiger Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Besides, gossiping can be dangerous. Say the wrong thing about the wrong person and you're f**ked. All the more reason not to be interested.
Mark M Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Well it's about time for some music! the violin! how wonderfull....and someone who is really good at it too!! loved this chapter
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