Bob F Posted April 17, 2010 Report Posted April 17, 2010 Does anyone know what the old naval terms "standing off and on" and "standing on and on" mean? cheers Bob Quote
pirky Posted April 17, 2010 Report Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) Life according to google... Standing off and on, approaching the shore on one tack and receding from it on the other. keeping a general position possibly when too deep to anchor ?? or for a quick retreat ??or might it be the reference to being at anchor over several tides and just offering one tack ( Side ) to the shore at each change. Not sure about the other !! standing off and on OLD NAUGHTY TERMS Dave Edited April 17, 2010 by pirky Quote
Brian Posted April 20, 2010 Report Posted April 20, 2010 Can't really help with those terms. The term Quote
Bob F Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Posted April 20, 2010 Apparently, they are old naval terms from the Nelson era with the big sailing ships. Probably not used in the modern navy now. Quote
great white Posted April 20, 2010 Report Posted April 20, 2010 A bit before my time [Honest I did not serve with Nelson] Charlie Quote
codpiece Posted April 21, 2010 Report Posted April 21, 2010 They are mostly aplicable to square rig. I was in the ''andrew'' in the 50s and like Charlie said Nelson was long gone!! Derek. Quote
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