Favourite clothing at sea

[James Curry]

So you are off duty and relaxing, having a beer be it in the bar or a sundowner. What would you wear that you thought was comfortable. Sundowners probaly a old pair of cut off jeans or shorts.
I remember wearing a thing I bought in Sri Lanka or Burma I think it was called a Longee or Longyi. Basically it was a long skirt and you rolled the top and tie a knot. It was really cool to wear when in the tropics and the AC was rubbish. Also would wear a dishdasha
when in my cabin. I would even wear it at home until the wife put a stop to it.
Most comfortable with a cool breeze blowing than wearing a pair to tight shorts, I am sure you get my drift

[Ivan Cloherty]

Before JS has a go at me, wore whatever was in the current rag bag!

[Keith Tindell]

No such thing as a bar, except on passenger ship pig and whistle, evening cans of beer was at the poop, and dressed in T shirt and shorts, and Japanese safety boots ie flip flops.

[Keith Tindell]

I think most of us were Schooner rigged in those days, one set of *go ashores*, usually levis and a shirt, or one of those short wrangler jackets, and the rest was working rig, boots 0lilies etc. All had to be packed into a couple of grip type bags and humped everywhere signing on and off. Hopefully you had enough space for a small radio, the only entertainment at sea we had.I usually had a crib board with me and a pack of cards. You could not depend on anything on board, a dartboard maybe, with a set of darts with the flights missing, and cards were rarely a full set. When i read here of later, washing machines, films, satellite TV, a bar etc. we were lucky if you could get anything of luxury from ships bond.

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Thats not a complaint, i would do it all again

[Tony Taylor]

I think most of us were Schooner rigged in those days, one set of *go ashores*, usually levis and a shirt, or one of those short wrangler jackets, and the rest was working rig, boots 0lilies etc. All had to be packed into a couple of grip type bags and humped everywhere signing on and off. Hopefully you had enough space for a small radio, the only entertainment at sea we had.I usually had a crib board with me and a pack of cards. You could not depend on anything on board, a dartboard maybe, with a set of darts with the flights missing, and cards were rarely a full set. When i read here of later, washing machines, films, satellite TV, a bar etc. we were lucky if you could get anything of luxury from ships bond.

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Thats not a complaint, i would do it all again

I was on one job where the engine room storekeeper joined dressed in wrangler jacket and jeans , white teeshirt and baseball boots, that was it.
He turned to in jeans and tee shirt and baseball boots minus the laces. He washed all his gear every night and spent the night in a towel.
He put the laces back in his baseball boots to go ashore. He told me that he took out the laces when working as he wanted to keep them white.

[Marian Gray]

#6, Reminds me of my late cousin Peter, he and his friends [early 20's] always dressed smartly in three piece suits when heading into the City on a night out. Once with friends a mellay commenced inside the pub and they decided to leave. In true Glasgow fashion the Police arrived in black mariahs lifting all in sundry regardless of indignant objections from him. Forced to spend the night at Her Late Majesty's pleasure, he was the only one who asked the Officer for a wooden hanger for his suit.

[Rodney Mills]

James Re. #1

I bought a couple of thwab/dishdasha while in Saudi, that's the long sleeve ankle length white gown the Saudis and other middle eastern men wear. I wore them around the house of an evening and to sleep in for years, really comfortable. I have to wear clothing to bed, PJs or whatever covers me as I sleepwalk. Sadly, they are long gone now.

It's not true , the story that you mustn't wake up a sleepwalker. My elders would wake me up and tell me to get back to bed as a child and youth, I never was aware in the Merch if I did, if anybody saw me they propably thought I was going to the head.

My first wife would wake me up as did my second wife. My second wife would say "What are you doing up?" In a commanding voice. I would wake up and half asleep I would come up with an outlandish lie, she would say "B.S.! Get back to bed".

Now I am a widower and live alone, I must be still doing it, as I occasionally go to get something out of a drawer or cupboard and it's not there, eventually I find it in an outlandish place, Like a drum of salt in my clothes closet.

By the way, though I'm asleep or not conscious my eyes are open, and I go downstairs or open doors, drawers, etc.

I double lock my apartment entrance door, so I won't be able to go outside. And rely on pajamas for decency and I prewarned the apartment management just in case I do get outside.


Cheers, Rodney

[Ivan Cloherty]

Well Rodney, look on the bright side, you're acting normal for your age!

[James Curry]

Only ever came across a sleep walker once at sea. Soon learned to keep the cabin door locked at night. This guy had a habit of using your wardrobe as a toilet. He knew nothing about it the next day. He soon knew he was in bother when I handed him a mop and bucket and cleaning materails. Felt sorry for him as he was really embarrassed and a lovely guy.

[Doc Vernon]

When at Sea , after the Duties we had done, i mainly just got into my nice old worn out Jeans, a T Shirt and down to the Pig and Whistle for a couple of good Pints!

When ashore always was in the best of clobber, the Suits, or Jacket and Trousers always Hand Tailored! In the cold Months of course as mentioned i had my great Duffle Coat, and that too was a costly one !
Oh yes we at Sae i think never went out especially with ones Gal, without being dressed to Kill!
Cheers