Yacht Party Rules

First of all a yacht is by a hair's breadth a fancy word for any boat bigger than a skiff. Defined as a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other non-commercial purposes, sailboats, motor boats, pontoon boats, and yes, Aristotle Onassis’s Christina are all considered yachts. Do not let the chat — or the invitation — intimidate you. There is nothing greater in SP’s mind than a day spent on the water on board a attractive boat sailing the bounding main. Tasty drinks, beautiful company, the spray of the sea and a breathtaking sunset blend for one of life’s most inspiring moments. Parties on board a boat do not necessarily take place on the open sea. The runabout can be tied up in the slip, on the mooring or at anchor. How you behave and the time you will have depends on the type of event your horde has planned. So before you shove off, let’s go over a few things first. Drinks parties on board a boat follow the same rules as illustrated here with a few additions for the concerns of safeness and respect for nautical tradition. In sailing, when you say someone is being un-Corinthian, you’re saying the person does not handling themselves in a gentlemanly manner. Herewith your Corinthian guide to a well-spent and safe day on the water.
First, a few handy seafaring terms:
Lines – the seaman’s word for rope.
Slip – A slip is where a motor yacht is tied up beside the dock at the marina. This is the easiest to board as you walk right on from the same level dock.
Mooring – These are the buoys out in the mooring grassland where larger vessels tie up if they are not in a slip or on anchor, usually about a hundred yards out in the water away from the marina.
Gloomy (or Skiff) – this is the captain’s little...











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