| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
| Total number of notes: | 20724 |
Why is the wind off Freemantle called "the Doctor?"
My theory is that when the weekday afternoon breeze fills in,
a lot of otherwise conciencous workers who happen to sail
have "Doctor Appoinments."
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 490.1 | another answer | PULSAR::BERENS | Alan Berens | Wed Feb 18 1987 18:09 | 4 |
Rather, it is because the afternoon wind reduces the scorching temperatures. | |||||
| 490.2 | Freemantle "Docker" | CSSE::COUTURE | Thu Feb 19 1987 08:52 | 8 | |
The ESPN crew on the America's Cup coverage had a different answer.
It's a corruption of "The Freemantle Docker." Captains of sailing
ships used to wait offshore for that wind to come up to bring them
into port . . . hence "dock" their ships.
If you can't believe Gary Jobson, who can you believe?
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| 490.3 | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Fri Feb 20 1987 13:25 | 2 | |
You mean "Crazy Jobbo" ? | |||||
| 490.4 | ...And you will feel swell.... | PENNSY::GREEN | Mon Mar 23 1987 17:30 | 3 | |
My sources have it that the "Doctor" can heel anything......
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| 490.5 | Boooo | CNTROL::HAYS | Is it Spring Yet? | Mon Mar 23 1987 19:53 | 2 |
| 490.6 | and I thought it was creative! see how much I know | FDCV18::DARROW | Tue Mar 24 1987 14:07 | 2 | |
| 490.7 | It was creative. AND very sick.... | CNTROL::HAYS | Is it Spring Yet? | Tue Mar 24 1987 14:38 | 1 |