Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Jeff" wrote
| Release painter. (How many know what that is?)

I know what a painter is. It's the line to a dinghy. You cleat it to your sailboat to
tow the dinghy. I don't think a line to the front of a bigger sailboat is called a painter.


Cheers,
Ellen
As I was taught, if its permanently attached (more or less) to the
bow, its a painter. If not, its a dock line. Since the club boats I
used in my youth (and still use, on occasion) all come and go from the
dock hourly, its handy to have a painter, even if they're 25 feet.