Out on the South Atlantic the wind has been strong and the sea and swell quite rough. The other morning the wind began to drop but the large swell and wind blown sea was still present.
This situation made me smile as it reminded me of a deck hand who was from the Ukraine and worked with me in Cyprus. His name is Constantine.
When sailing you obviously need some wind to help your boat move. If it is rough, there is normally a lot of wind which gives you the extra power you need to proceed through the big waves. When the weather does what it did here this week, i.e. the wind drops but the sea remains it is a lot of hard work and you basically get nowhere.
Constantine was a prolific womaniser and he used to use this analogy to describe how he was getting on with the current woman of his special Ukrainian attention.
"There is a big sea with no wind captain!" - means, I am really trying hard but not getting anywhere!
"The wind appears to be picking up captain" - Things are going well.
"There is a storm brewing here captain" - I am going to have to hang on tight, this might be quite a ride. My own translation- late for work.
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