[stylist] POSH Writing - RE: Some wave making!

Tue Jun 9 02:54:52 UTC 2015

Michael

Building on the port and starboard theme:

Do you guys know where the word posh comes from? 

P O S H were four letters written by your name, on the passengers manifest,
if  you had the money to purchase the best accommodations on ship board.
Read the below explanation:

When in past years, the wealthy Brits would sail south to avoid the cold
wintery days, they would purposely choose the more comfortable side of the
ship as they sailed south in the fall, and then north in the spring. That is
to say they would request the port side going out-bound (the left side of
the ship which placed them on the east side of the ship where they would
catch the warmth of the morning sun and protection from the too hot rays of
the afternoon sun) 

then, sailing home-bound in the spring, to again catch the morning sun and
avoid the late afternoon heat, they would request the starboard or right
side of the northbound ship, again placing them on the east side of the
vessel.

Again, P O or Port outward bound, gets you the better temps upon board a
ship going south to a winters haven. Where S H or starboard home bound gets
you the best ride going back home in the spring.

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Subject: [stylist] Some wave making!

A little wave making or walking a slanted deck for the moment! 
For anyone who does not know what "listing to port" might mean. In general,
aboard a ship, yacht or sailing craft and even in an airplane, facing
forward, port pertains to the left. While starboard means to the right side
of ship facing forward or towards the bow. Now, "listing to port" could mean
several things.

If you did not know this marine phrase, leaning to the left.this could be
taken as a political statement, such as voting for an Obama or a Clinton.
This would really be a left side tilt! This tilt or lean could be measured
in any degree. It could be a drastic pitch and actually mean that the ship
is not just leaning to port or to the left but going down fast on the left
side-with little chance for survival!

Alternatively, listing to port is just that, the vessel is slanting to the
left and the deck is possibly unsafe to walk on at the time.

To remember these phrases and fit them to the correct side is easy. Port is
a four-letter word as is left. Starboard is the lengthier word which the
word right is in contrast to the left. Therefore, you are left for port and
right for starboard.

But if you choose to apply port or starboard in a political sense then you
do this at your own risk. 
When a ship is listing too far to port, it is often safer to be up on the
starboard side. You get a better perspective of things below and you can
help the ship from rolling over or breaching.

Hope that readers understand that this note is simply trying to set the
course dead ahead! Remember, one degree in the beginning can make all the
difference in the end. Have a nice journey and be careful walking those
decks in times of big seas. Maybe a little listing might bring everyone out
of his or her cabins.huh?

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 By Michael M. Michaelson (MMM)  

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