Shipping Forecast
Forties Cromarty Forth Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight
The Shipping Forecast from the British Broadcasting Corporation is unintelligible to ordinary human beings. Even the Two Chaps, Englishmen with sailing in their blood, can make neither head nor tale of it. That does not diminish it's beauty.
It is clear that when the various shipping areas surrounding the United Kingdom were named those doing the naming were high as kites. Thus we have Dogger off the North East coast. And beyond Dogger we have German Bight. The list goes on.
It is rumoured that the names are intentionally misleading to prevent Johnnie bloody foreigner from invading in little boats with his cheap wine and fags.
Though this is doubted by the Chaps who quite like French wine.
Listening to he Shipping News on a short wave radio, or indeed via their website, is a rare delight and should be enjoyed regularly for its calming effect.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/shipping.shtml