Thursday, April 21, 2011

Obscure nautical terms

In case you're wondering how the crew passes their time during the passages - here's some useful information picked along the way......
1 Scott (1.83m) = fathom
15 fathoms = shackle
600 ft = cable
10 cables = nautical mile
Shackle = 90ft
6.75 shackle = cable

Fascinating....yes?

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