[elhanley]

I love the old lingo. Have to say I''ve never heard "Helm''s aweather!" "Ready about!" and Helm''s alee!" take you thru a tack. "Prepare to jibe!" and "Jibe ho!" take the stern thru, and "Wear ship!" says you are bearing off to leeward and will jibe when the wind comes aft, with no further orders. Personally, I make it clear that "Ready about!" is an order, not an invitation for the crew to let me know when they would like to tack.