tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post6321314161088336945..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: Rich, Corinthian SailingO Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-88408675743473942762009-10-30T23:17:08.079-07:002009-10-30T23:17:08.079-07:00Darn, I was 100 feet from that Mutt (Mutineer) tod...Darn, I was 100 feet from that Mutt (Mutineer) today and didn't know to take a look at it. It's sort of sitting stagnant because the Navy Jr ROTC program it was donated to hasn't been able to use it yet, but won't let anyone else use it or buy it. PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-52616609690464995182009-10-30T08:17:15.155-07:002009-10-30T08:17:15.155-07:00Carol Anne, I'm curious if that's my Mutin...Carol Anne, I'm curious if that's my Mutineer. From time to time I have wondered what ever happened to that old float. She served us well. We had her up at my Folks' Lake Tahoe cabin a few summers, down to Richmond for bay sailing, in the delta, and on various local lakes. We hauled that Bad Boy (Bad Girl)all over California. Alas, when it was time to move on we had a struggle sharing her with others. We literally could not give her away.<br /><br />The first attempt was to gift her to friends with a lakeside summer home; they opted for a canoe. I tried to donate her to NPR; they were having none of that. Plan C, help the kittens and puppies, SPCA wouldn't touch her with a . . . Plan D, the Boy Scouts, Bingo! If she isn't with you in New Mexico, I shudder to think that she may be where some ole' salts go to die, a heap of scrap plastic, fiberglass, and metal;)<br /><br />Awwwww. I do miss the smell of my Dad's Chrysler Luxury Cordoba with Corinthian leather only rival to the fragrance of freshly tanned genuine naugahide. How many naugas does it take to upholster a Barka lounger?<br /><br />Now there's a blog, O Docker-Klove Hitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-28606231003223539902009-10-30T02:48:55.468-07:002009-10-30T02:48:55.468-07:00Going back to your earlier comment, well, we don&#...Going back to your earlier comment, well, we don't need to deal with any fury; we can be intrepid about facing any criticism -- if anybody gives us any storm, we can be like the 300 from Sparta. Our allies can be reliant upon us.Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-19974848450317072982009-10-30T02:28:08.329-07:002009-10-30T02:28:08.329-07:00Klove Hitch, actually somebody donated one to a lo...Klove Hitch, actually somebody donated one to a local high school JROTC program here in New Mexico. The folks running the program are still trying to figure out what to do with it.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in this state, we will remember Señor Montalban, as he is the voice on 11 recorded messages for the state tourism department, which you can hear by tuning your car radio to 550 AM when you see the signs along the roadway telling you to do so to get tourist information.Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-4364012259881500952009-10-28T19:27:44.236-07:002009-10-28T19:27:44.236-07:00Especially if you can pose as a pathetic little bo...Especially if you can pose as a pathetic little boy scout and get one donated to your local troup.Klove Hitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-60200421282206486142009-10-28T18:15:03.022-07:002009-10-28T18:15:03.022-07:00This will probably not be my last post about that ...This will probably not be my last post about that little boat (you have been warned).<br /><br />Despite the crummy jib furler (which a lot of people tossed), it was a pretty sweet ride - stiff enough that you could spend an afternoon learning how to sail, not how to swim. Very dry for a 15-foot dinghy, and enough of a main that you didn't need the jib above about 10 knots.<br /><br />I think the Mutineer and Buccaneer sold a lot better than their other small boats. <a href="http://www.nickelsboats.com/boats/mutineer.html" rel="nofollow">These guys</a> now have the molds and are actually building new ones again - along with Lightnings and Snipes.<br /><br />If that guy in Rhode Island wanted to take his grandkids sailing, he could do worse. Used, they're less than Lasers.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-71310661718868981742009-10-28T16:40:08.857-07:002009-10-28T16:40:08.857-07:00Buccaneer, Mutineer...no Pirateer?
How about the L...Buccaneer, Mutineer...no Pirateer?<br />How about the Lone Star, Barracuda, Dagger or Man O War? Did they all go the way of the Imperial?<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSsUcP13j6E" rel="nofollow">Sing it Frank!</a>Joe "Ellis Brooks Today" Rousehttp://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-9232199522368202022009-10-28T15:46:31.310-07:002009-10-28T15:46:31.310-07:00Ricardo Montalban just affected some people that w...Ricardo Montalban just affected some people that way.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-60939099586326214282009-10-28T15:34:36.065-07:002009-10-28T15:34:36.065-07:00Oh, my, this is so sailor-geeky, I am stunned into...Oh, my, this is so sailor-geeky, I am stunned into silence. <br /><br />Yeah, that's probably a good thing.The O'Sheashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887851548539021097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-86479857793243222052009-10-28T12:18:43.523-07:002009-10-28T12:18:43.523-07:00Pat, I think Corinthian sailing has been discussed...Pat, I think Corinthian sailing has been discussed on a few sailing blogs lately.<br /><br />But when I inadvertently revealed the identity of the dinghy I learned on, I was curious about its history and decided to do a little research.<br /><br />A little research can be a dangerous thing.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-70985496329558735112009-10-28T11:10:05.342-07:002009-10-28T11:10:05.342-07:00Now didn't I post a relatively serious discuss...Now didn't I post a relatively serious discussion of Corinthian sailing a few months ago?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-12368851175227009032009-10-28T09:02:08.994-07:002009-10-28T09:02:08.994-07:00I stand by the soundness of my logic.
I researche...I stand by the soundness of my logic.<br /><br />I researched the truthiness of my argument extensively on the internets.<br /><br />When I could find no corroboration in the first hundred Google hits, I kept digging relentlessly until I found someone who agreed with me. On the internets, we discard counter examples until we find what we're looking for. Finally, there was the proof I needed, on the web site of a used car lot in Paramus, New Jersey, which also had for sale the Chrysler Lebaron once owned by Jon Voight.<br /><br />I think circular logic is just as sound as any other kind. Here on O Dock, we seldom let the facts interfere with a good argument.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-45081613750672282412009-10-28T06:11:04.545-07:002009-10-28T06:11:04.545-07:00Like all good words, Shakespeare used it. Prince H...Like all good words, Shakespeare used it. Prince Henry says in Henry IV part 1 ...<br /><br /><i>I have sounded the very base-string of humility. Sirrah, I am sworn brother to a leash of drawers; and can call them all by their christen names, as Tom, Dick, and Francis. They take it already upon their salvation, that though I be but the prince of Wales, yet I am king of courtesy; and tell me flatly I am no proud Jack, like Falstaff, but a <b>Corinthian</b>, a lad of mettle, a good boy, by the Lord, so they call me, and when I am king of England, I shall command all the good lads in Eastcheap.</i><br /><br />I'm no expert on the bard but the word seems to mean being "one of the lads" in this context.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-43384642762121337012009-10-28T02:09:58.300-07:002009-10-28T02:09:58.300-07:00Further to my last comment, I have found this on t...Further to my last comment, I have found this on the history page of Corinthian YC in san Fransisco. (circa 1886 - also pre Chrysler)<br /><br />The Corinthian was founded in 1886 by a group of high-spirited young yachtsmen who wanted to promote amateur small boat yachting in the Bay Area. The word "Corinthian" is taken in the sailing world to mean "amateur" and is derived from the Corinthian games in ancient Greece, contemporary to the Olympic games and took place on the ithsmus of Corinth.David Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734945637020676079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-80879330618668989572009-10-28T02:04:08.362-07:002009-10-28T02:04:08.362-07:00This is a pretty circular argument. Let me get thi...This is a pretty circular argument. Let me get this right. <br /><br />1. Nobody knows why the word Corinthian is applied to amateur 'sport' although it has been used for a long time (e.g Corinthian football club established 1882 - quite a while before Chrysler)<br /><br />2. It was used in sailing and Chrysler adopted the phrase for their marketing purposes. <br /><br />3. Sailing continued to use the word despite the guys in Madison Avenue or equivalent. <br /><br />Not sure this advances the argument any... <br /><br />The closest I have come to a reason why the word is associated with amateur sport is:<br /><br />Corinthian (FC) refused to join The Football League or to compete in the FA Cup due to one of their original rules forbidding the club to "compete for any challenge cup or prizes of any description."<br /><br />Why the team was named Corinthian in the first place, I am still trying to work out.David Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734945637020676079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-76827587037958086662009-10-28T01:43:34.046-07:002009-10-28T01:43:34.046-07:00I was afraid someone would find me out, Carol Anne...I was afraid someone would find me out, Carol Anne.<br /><br />But I thought the Chrysler product in the Seinfeld photo was well enough hidden that no one would notice. My contract with Chrysler requires eight product placements per month, although half of those can be subliminal.<br /><br />With all of this blogging I'm doing, I'm looking for a better caliber charger for my laptop, and I'm considering adding more RAM, too.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-51541882018714184762009-10-28T01:01:07.181-07:002009-10-28T01:01:07.181-07:00So that's three posts in a row with Chrysler p...So that's three posts in a row with Chrysler products. When do we get the homage to Lee Iacocca? Is somebody about to start singing "Volare"?Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.com