Thoughts, musings and rantings on the cruising, racing and liveaboard lifestyle in Maryland and all points within 180 degrees of longitude in either direction.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Nautical word of the day
MAYDAY: The distress call for voice radio, for vessels and people in serious trouble at sea. The term was made official by an international telecommunications conference in 1948, and is an anglicizing of the French "m'aidez," (help me).
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