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> And if I may say something about English - I was amazed by the enormous
amount
> of terms used to describe different sea regions. We have almost zero
analogues
> in Russian - the British were in fact great sailors:

> Trade Winds
> Roaring Forties
> Furious Fifties
> Screaming Sixties
> Horse Latitudes
> Doldrums
> Westerlies
> etc.

> Or the classical:

> The sun is over the yardarm.

> My favorite ;)

> Nothing even close exists in the Russian language.

Intersting observation.  I have heard many of those English terms, but only
know what some of them mean.  Others I am not so sure about.  ;)

Mike


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