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Leading Off 4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Circle 251 on Reader Service Card Maritime Meanings Bumpkin An awkward, clumsy sort of person (a “country bumpkin:); the archetypal country yokel. From the diminutive of the Dutch boom, tree, spar and found in the nautical word bumkin, a short boom projecting outwards from the stern. The connection lies in the stolid “woodness” of both the boom and the clumsy yokel. Source: An Ocean of Words: A Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases, by Peter D. Jeans; Birch Lane Press , 1999 Pictured Left: Maritime’s Reporter & Engineering News’ Tina Veselov recently relaxed on a family vacation aboard RCCL’s Navigator of the Seas. Captain Rick Sullivan graciously hosted Veselov and her crew for a tour of the ship’s bridge, an inte- grated bridge system that was featured in the February 2005 edition of Maritime Reporter. In the Driver’s Seat MR MARCH 2005 #1 (1-8).qxd 3/2/2005 11:35 AM Page 6
