Reels in Bishop of Columbus ("tandem" reels and "dolphin" reels)

Volleyballjerry

July 8, 2011, 3:37 p.m. (Message 61075)

Hereabouts (Southern California) we've often called the reels in Pelorus  
Jack "dolphin reels" (must be another localism!..."dolphin reels" anywhere  
else?), and have typically left tandem reels in their logical state  (cf. 
someone's previous reference to a tandem bicycle) as reels in tandem with  the 
leader and follower remaining unchanged.  Apparently then our  "tandem" 
localism, albeït logical, is now in conflict with official  RSCDS terminology.
 
Robb Quint
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

Steve Wyrick

July 8, 2011, 4:59 p.m. (Message 61077, in reply to message 61075)

IIRC, there should be a long discussion of this issue somewhere in the
Strathspey archives from maybe 2-3 years ago if anyone's curious; I don't
have time to check. -Steve