"Joe" wrote in message
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Joe, that is not a nautical term. It is 'barking' as in 'barking mad'
which
just about sums this stunt up.- Hide quoted text -

That bow slamming the waves was like a mad dog "barking", are you
sure?

Definitely "mad" as in Cockney rhyming slang, complete with the appropriate
"f***'ing" expletive.

Alisdair
http://sailing.agurney.com/