At 08:49 AM 2/6/03 -0500, Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com wrote: > What's with this "down east" stuff? I >got the impression that it was a reference to some navigation thing that has >long since passed away, but is still part of the Maine lingo. Can anyone shed >a little light on this? The prevailing winds are out of the southwest, so it's downwind to sail from Boston to Maine -- i.e., "downwind east". At least, that's how I always heard it. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place NEW URL! -- http://www.kayakplace.com Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 06 2003 - 06:14:01 PST
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