"The courage, skill and determination shown by all on board have my highest commendation", he wrote, adding "
Splice the mainbrace", an order given to issue the crew with an alcoholic drink.
Daring rescue to be commemorated
WHILE YOU'RE THERE Head upstairs to Jack Speak Bar and
splice the mainbrace with a tot of Navy-strength gin.
HOTEL of the week; LINCOLN PLAZA LONDON, CURIO COLLECTION BY HILTON, CANARY WHARF
QUESTION 1 - for 1 point: What is the traditional meaning of the naval term '
splice the mainbrace'?
The Accumulator Quiz; Each question has four possible answers and is worth from one to 15 points. Circle your chosen answers and keep a record of your points total. Maximum total points 120
The Royal Navy personnel gathered at Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, to "
splice the mainbrace" - a celebration involving drinking a tot of rum.
Sailors will drink to new prince
Nowadays the order to "'
splice the mainbrace" is issued to mark special occasions such as a change of monarch, royal birth or royal wedding.
Royal baby Prince George gets a traditional toast from 600 Brit sailors
One tradition which is still observed is when the signal "
Splice the Mainbrace" is flashed from Buckingham Palace to the fleet, which entitles every man, and probably now women, to a special tot.
My time in navy was a rum do; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..
That included French brandy - just to help us
splice the mainbrace before heading home.
Do-it-yourself river cruising; River cruising is all the rage this year - so why not hit the water and give it a try in your own boat like EDWARD STEPHENS?
Let's
splice the mainbrace and celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day in true style.
Shiver me timbers, it's pirate day
Once out of dock it was a case of "
splice the mainbrace" and a fond Slan leat.
Sail meet again..
Every evening we would
splice the mainbrace, with Doc's cocktail the size of a powder keg, and the pirate-isms would fly again.
North with Doc: swashbuckled Doc
BRUTAL: Pirates' weapons;
SPLICE THE MAINBRACE: Malcolm and Lindy at sea; ANDREW CHANTPICTURES
I KNEW MY MALCOLM WAS GONE WHEN I STOOD IN HIS BLOOD; Lindy tells of yacht nightmare GRAN'S ORDEAL AT HANDS OF BURMESE PIRATES
"Actually, it was four because, being endlessly polite, he had to offer the driver a glass too, and, pulling out the cork, he shouted: '
Splice the mainbrace'!
SPIRIT IN THE SKY; behind the headlines SUNDAY FOCUS: Nathan Bevan recalls the life and times of Dirty Dai
I derive great pleasure in the "Quiz Challenge" daily but do not quite agree to the answer to the question "What is the meaning of
splice the mainbrace?"(Daily Post April 5).
Letter: Rum do
What old naval custom, abolished in 1970, is recalled in the phrase '
splice the mainbrace'?
Quiz of the Day
Words and phrases such as 'brightwork', 'lazy jack' and the sailor's favourite '
splice the mainbrace' are all defined and explained in the "Naval Terms" edition (which is pictured)--thankfully, as the tongue of the sailor is a language in its own right.
Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations