zanny's definitions

skipper

The person who steers a sailboat or is in charge of giving directions to the other people on the boat.

The skipper looked quite pleased as he directed his boat across the lake.

by zanny May 26, 2004

flying the hull

When sailing a catamaran, which has two pontoons, the boat tilts drastically to one side as a result of the force of the wind on the sail, causing one of the pontoons to raise out of the water.

The girl felt like she was flying across the water as she flew the hull of her catameran.

by zanny May 26, 2004

pontoon

The part of a catameran that keeps it afloat on the water. A catameran has two pontoons that are shaped like canoes. They are connected by a platform that the person sailing the boat sits on.

Without pontoons, a catameran would not be able to sail.

by zanny May 26, 2004

hick

Another term for a cowboy or a person that has any association to horses. They are usually picked out of a crowd by their cowboy hats, baseball caps and wranglers.

If you went to Willits High School you would definitely know a lot of hicks.

by zanny May 26, 2004

edumacation

Used to refer to an education that someone received at a crappy school, or a lack of education all together.

I received my edumacation at Willits High School.

by zanny May 26, 2004

Tree Nine

A legendary tree at UC Santa Cruz located above College Nine. The story goes something like this: There once was a young girl who had just turned nine years old. On her ninth birthday she took a walk in the woods that today lie at the top of the UCSC campus. Along her way she found an enormous pine tree that reached high above all the other trees around it. She was fascinated by the spiraling formation of the branches as her gaze moved up to the tippy top of the tree. Being the adventurous girl that she was, she decided to climb to the top. She got all the way to the top and was amazed at the beautiful sight. She could see all the way across the bay to Monteray. As this girl, on her ninth birthday, was descending Tree Nine, her foot took a fatal slip and she fell all the way to the bottom, hitting nine branches along the way. The impact of this great fall killed her, and it is said to this day that if one goes to Tree Nine, they can sometimes see her hiding in the spiraling branches.

If you believe in ghost stories, don't climb Tree Nine!

by zanny May 26, 2004

the falling leaf

When someone is first learning how to snowboard and they are scared shittless to attempt carving, so they go all the way down the slope on their heal side by first heading downhill with their dominant foot, and then their other foot, immitating the motion of a falling leaf.

Sarah was tired of falling on her ass every time she tried to carve, so she just did the falling leaf all the way down the slope.

by zanny May 26, 2004