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Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk. - Sir Francis Chichester |
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Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk. - Sir Francis Chichester |
Grog
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Binder--one
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Black varnish--bottled stout Bottle the tot--save the drink for later Brown food--beer, ale, stout Bug juice--cocoa Cape Horn rain or Nelson's blood or Stagger juice--rum Chai--tea Cow--mild Dead marine--empty bottle Devil's toothbrush--half brandy, half gin Giggle water--cocktail Gimlet--gin and lime Goffer--any drink with fizz Gunfire--morning tea Horse's neck--brandy and ginger ale Kye--cocoa Monkey piss--lime juice Panther piss or Tiger piss--beer Round-the-world--sherry, gin, whiskey, and brandy together Sluggers--sloe gin Swipes--near beer Switchel--molasses, vinegar, and water Thickers--strong tea Tonsil varnish--low-grade tea Wallop--beer |
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Anchored
in Sot's Bay
Back teeth awash Bonkers Carry three red lights (lights shown by a vessel not under control) Cockbilled Deado Sewn up Stitched Three sheets to the wind Trimmed down Under full sail |
The Backstreet Bushwacker
1 ounce of Vodka |
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Grog:
Traditionally, 2 parts water, 1 part Pusser's Rum. Tot: 1/8th pint rum, the standard daily ration. Sippers: A small gentlemanly sip from a friend's rum issue. Gulpers: One, but only one, big swallow from another's tot. Sandy Bottoms: To see off whatever's in a mug when offered by a friend. "Splice the Main Brace!": A double tot for a job well done, or an invitation aboard for free drinks--and to say to a friend, "Let's Splice the Main Brace!: is synonymous with, "Let's have a drink!" The framework of Hospitality: Where 3 sippers equal 1 gulp, and 3 gulps equal 1 tot! Bob's--a--Dying: In Nelson's day, meant a "stupendous, drunken bash." A Long Swig at the Halliards: To "tie" one on! |
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But the standing toast that pleased the most was: "The wind that blows The ship that goes And the lass that loved a sailor!" |
The Perfect Kalapana Colada
4
ounces of pineapple juice Mix all ingredients with cracked ice in a blender and pour into a chilled Collins glass. Float an extra shot of dark rum on the top and garnish with a Maraschino cherry and an orange slice. |
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1794
- U.S. Navy established by an act of Congress
1797 - First captain's commission granted to John Barry 1797 - First frigate, the United States, was launched 1798 - Navy Department was established 1799 - First chaplain, William Balch, was commissioned 1830 - Sloop-of-war, Vincennes, first U.S. Navy ship to circumnavigate the globe 1837 - First real seagoing steam-powered man-of-war of the U.S. Navy, USS Fulton, was launched. 1861- Daily issue of rum for enlisted men was abolished 1862 - First ironclad floating battery, USS Monitor, launched 1862 - Liquor was banned from Navy vessels, except for medicinal purposes 1893 - First true battleship in U.S. Navy, USS Indiana (BB-1), was launched 1898 - First practical submarine in the Navy, USS Holland, was launched 1911 - First naval aircraft, the A-1, made its first flight 1914 - Alcohol was banned from Navy yards and stations 1920 - First aircraft carrier, USS Langley, was commissioned 1942 - WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) was established 1954 - First nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, was launched 1959 - First nuclear-powered surface ship, cruiser USS Long Beach, was launched 1960 - First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, was launched 1997 - U.S. frigate Constitution, oldest warship afloat in the world, got underway under sail in celebration of her bicentennial |
The Peace & Love
2
ounces of Bailey's Irish Crème Served over ice in an Old Fashioned Glass. |
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