Why is the ship called "SHE"?

A boat, or vessel in general, I feel, is called a "she" because they take a lot of upkeep, consume a lot of $$$, and are many times very hard to understand. But we still love them beyond all else.

Tim

 

Load of rubbish - where pray does the wind come from on a sailing vessel? Primarily from the stern, where the skipper/master/captain and their officers are - the last thing they want or need is some little sailor covering them (and of course himself) with unwanted liquids!

 

Right Mike. I'll add that traditionally, sailors were prohibited "aft the mainmast" unless there specified duties took them there. That was officer's territory.

I wish I was flying into London my next trip over, mainly so I could hook up with you & Trev. In other ways though, I'm happy to be flying into Manchester. The pace of life in London was a little to fast for this country boy.

We'll definetly get together once I move over late in the year. My woman has two sisters in London & I'm sure we'll make several trips a year down there.

Tim

 

The Vikings used to say "The sea is a cruel mistress, she makes men humble and women widows"

 

The Vikings still say "Bound is the boatless man".

 

I am bound, completely boatless, oh woe is me!

Can any body help, or is it simply too late now?

 

In the new pirate movee... the godess trap in human form of a carribean woman... wonder why yes

 

its a "she" cause ALL "she's" own us guys hehe

 

I disagree, I find all of the vehicles I own with tires (or Tyres) are far more reliable, predictable and less costly than the other two.

 

Have your family/tribe/friends prepare your funeral ship and pyre; place you on it and light the fire; then set it adrift. Oooooops, no funeral ship. Well you can always stay on this forum. Don't need a boat to participate here.

 

just "play" dead,,once set adrift,,,,JUMP up,,grab extinguisher and put "burial" fire out,,,and lagh as ya sail away,,hehe
my "funeral" is gonna be 1 big joke i pull on my friends,,hehe

 

something they forgot to add to the list of why they call a ship "she": when you take them on long trips they give you trouble.

 

Petros, what is this "long trips"? ANY bloody outing, even to the front garden