Adrian Morgan: Nautical Terminology, Ropes and Social Media || Classic Boat
Adrian Morgan treats us to his monthly column, a reflection on the world of social media, ropes jargon and nautical terminology.
Sailing and Social Media Misinformation
You may have noticed how every large, old, possibly wooden, gaff-rigged (maybe) sailing yacht is now a J Class, judging by the reactions on social media to a splendid photo of any large, old, possibly wooden yacht. Why do we go there? It only makes us angry! Invariably after the first, wearisome, predictable exclamation of “Awesome!”, you will be forced to endure posts from those who claim the photo is “definitely a J Class”.
