Re: may the wind be always at your back

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

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> Running downwind is a rather nervous tack, as there is the
> danger of an unintentional jibe, which can capsize the craft. Conveying
> wishes to be slow and nervous seem more like a curse than a blessing. Is
> there a reference for the assertion that this is a natical term? I am
> familiar with this phrase from a plaque that my grandmother had in her
> parlor, which was titled "An Irish Blessing May the road rise to meet you,
> may the wind be always at your back...may the Lord hold you in the hollow
> of his hand."

The collation with "road" suggests to me that the reference is to walkers,
not sailors; walking with the wind at your back is far more comfortable
than facing into it, as a rule, especially in temperate climates.

-- 
John Cowan						cowan@ccil.org
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