the Jacqueline Renee  

Vi står til rors

I just found a new hobby-sailing.  My boyfriend and I spent last weekend learning how to sail.  I had been out sailing with my dad a couple of times, but it was years ago and I forgot most of the things he taught me about sailing.  Unless you grow up with it, I think it is really something you need to learn from someone who has done it for a long time.  Although my father is obsessed with sailing, you might say, he is no U.S. Coastguard Captain.  The guy that took my boyfriend and I out last weekend was of that breed.  He is nearly 60, started sailing before he was 20, got hooked, and has been sailing ever since.  He frequently upgrades his license, which can no longer be upgraded anymore, and loves nothing more than teaching others how to sail. 

Our incredible experience got me thinking about sailing in Norway.  As I wrote about in a recent post, Norway is home to many bodies of water, including the ocean and hundreds of fjords.  Now that I have been introduced to the beauty of sailing, I would love to sail in Norway.  Shall we learn some sailing terms? 

å seile is to sail

en seilbåt is a sailboat

en sjømann is a sailor

et ror is a rudder, stå til rors is to be at the helm, ta roret is to take the helm

et skipsskrov or skipssgrov is a hull

en aktersavn is a stern (back of the boat)

en baug is a bow (front of the boat)

styrbord is starboard (as in starboard side of the boat, which is the right side if you’re looking at the bow)

babord is port (as in port side of the boat, which is the left side if you’re looking at the stern)

en vinsj is a winch (the drum that helps to tighten lines (ropes))

vind is wind

en knop is a knot (as in speed)

en knute is a knot (as in a tied rope to secure a line) remember russeknuter?

å heise seil is to set sail

å dra på seiltur is to go for a sail

kaptein is captain

bølger are waves

Anyone out there like to sail?  Join me and the Vikings, dra på seiltur! 

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