Sailor's Adage about Wind
June 26, 2024. Calm morning, then a sudden change in wind direction resulting in a wind from the west with rain imminent. It then rained -- maybe 20 mins -- the the wind picked up in a blow from the gap. Gramps looked at me with that famous serious look: "If wind before rain you may soon sail again. If rain before wind, topsails and halyards mind." "Do you have other adages?" I asked. "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning. " "These are not my originals."