In a message dated 2/6/2003 8:51:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com writes: > ... 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. ... The Maine coastline runs roughly west to east, the prevailing winds are westerly, so as you sail down wind, you head down the coast in an easterly direction,"down east" is where you end up -- unless the wind is too strong and takes you too far east, then you end up in Europe's west. Up north, over in the west, down south ... how about if the good people down under weigh in with a bit of perspective here, eh? Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Ralph_at_Atlatl-Kayaks.com / Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.Atlatl-Kayaks.com / www.PouchBoats.com phone: +1-203-324-0901 *************************************************************************** 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 - 06:19:40 PST
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