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Re: Carl Is Right On, Again

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Oswego John wrote:So what is proper, heaving to, hoving to, hove to?
Heaving to will leave you hove to.
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Another correct term question

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Then what is the correct past tense term for when you are bent over the rail, loosing you lunch (heaving)? Is it just hoved, or maybe have hoved?

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Re: Another correct term question

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Mark Yashinsky wrote:Then what is the correct past tense term for when you are bent over the rail, loosing you lunch (heaving)? Is it just hoved, or maybe have hoved?
"Hove to" refers to the boat. "Hove over" would refer to the crew.
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Heaving

Post by Steve Laume »

The captain was kind enough to heave to so that the crew member in distress could hove over the rail and heave in relative comfort while the boat was hove to. Heave, hove, hooved. Hang, hanged, the English language never made any sense to me, Steve.
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Re: Another correct term question

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Neil Gordon wrote:"Hove to" refers to the boat. "Hove over" would refer to the crew.
Not "Hoved over", or is that too close to what one is, the day after the wild celebration of winning the latest regatta in your CD?

Sailing has too many techical terms!
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