A sea-kindly boat is one that handles well on the ocean. The kindly reflects an old use of the word to mean “suited” or “suitable.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Sea-Kindly”
Here’s another bit of nautical slang I didn’t know.
Sea kindly.
It’s a hyphenated term.
Sea kindly.
Can you imagine what sea kindly means?
I don’t know.
Is it as simple as an ocean that treats the boat well?
It’s a boat that’s well adapted to being handled at sea.
It’s an old sense of the word kindly, meaning suited.
Oh, nice.
Suitable.
So not fiddly at all.
Right.
If you’re messing about in boats, this is the boat you want.
Yes.
See kindly.
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