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Royal Yachting Association: 'Man overboard' is offensive & 'sportsmanship' isn't inclusive
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:05 pm
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The boating term "man overboard" is offensive, and the phrase "sportsmanship" isn't inclusive, the national governing body for sailing has claimed.
The Royal Yachting Association has suggested that these traditional sayings should be revised in an inclusive language guide.
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The body has said that "man overboard" should be replaced with "person in water", while "sporting behaviour" should be used instead of "sportsmanship".
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Some additional banned terms include "Seamanship", "Chairman" and "Mother duties".
The national governing body for sailing, which was founded in 1875, urges members to use language which "honours and values" women and non-binary people within the sport and recreational activity and avoid the terms that "might not be comfortable for a person who recognises themselves to be a woman or non-binary".
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The Royal Yachting Association guide states: "Some language in sailing and boating environments might not value or represent people who identify as female or prefer gender neutral terms.
It added: "For a long time, some terminology focused on the male perspective of being involved in sailing and boating.
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Two crew member roles, "winchman" or "grinder", should be replaced with "person on the winch" or "winchperson", according to guidance.
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Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:07 pm to SPEEDY
Thank God, finally.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:08 pm to SPEEDY
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For a long time, some terminology focused on the male perspective of being involved in sailing and boating.
I can't possibly imagine why.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:09 pm to SPEEDY
Go ahead and sniff out the mental patient involved there and get rid of them, these people have got to stop being catered to
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:11 pm to LuckyTiger
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Thank God, finally.
The earth will finally be healed.
PC and Wokeness can GTFO.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:13 pm to LuckyTiger
Think of all the women who died before they finally got a sign.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:14 pm to SPEEDY
My favorite Hollywood Squares celebrity answer:
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:14 pm to SPEEDY
I had one of these demons at my company protest because we sent a note to the company that had the phrase "grandfathered in".
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:14 pm to SPEEDY
Have they been living under a rock?
I don’t think this will go like they think it will. People are sick of it.
I don’t think this will go like they think it will. People are sick of it.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:15 pm to SPEEDY
Sailors are pussies now?…
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:15 pm to Knight of Old
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Sailors are pussies now?…
Ask a Marine.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:16 pm to SPEEDY
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Royal Yachting Association: 'Man overboard' is offensive & 'sportsmanship' isn't inclusive
Nope. We're done with this crap. Read the room, losers.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:19 pm to SPEEDY
How about "Tran" overboard, would that be OK ?
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:21 pm to SPEEDY
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person on the winch
The wench working that winch.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:22 pm to SPEEDY
Are a few yachts about to go on sale?
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:22 pm to SPEEDY
Whether it is man or woman it's a human.
So, who cares?
So, who cares?
This post was edited on 9/14/25 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:23 pm to SPEEDY
They need to start paying reparations to all women who have ever fell overboard
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:25 pm to SPEEDY
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Two crew member roles, "winchman" or "grinder", should be replaced with "person on the winch" or "winchperson", according to guidance.
What, they couldn't keep grinder?
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:25 pm to SPEEDY
And in other news the party of science finds the word human being not inclusive and the term homo sapien offensive.
Posted on 9/14/25 at 12:28 pm to SPEEDY
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The body has said that "man overboard" should be replaced with "person in water", while "sporting behaviour" should be used instead of "sportsmanship".
When seconds can determine life or death, we should totally change a common three syllable statement with a politically correct five syllable response.
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