https://forgeover.com/tags/brady/ Recent content in Brady on Forgeover Hugo en-us Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:56:41 +0000 https://forgeover.com/articles/social/new-years-ink/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:56:41 +0000 https://forgeover.com/articles/social/new-years-ink/ <p>The tradition of [European] sailors tattooing each other dates back to the 1700s when Captain Cook&rsquo;s crew picked up the practice from the Polynesians. Since then, countless sailors have followed in their intrepid wake. I have chronicled some of my own experiences <a href="https://forgeover.com/articles/2013/12/24/octopus-tattoo">here</a>, and <a href="https://forgeover.com/articles/2015/03/16/coyote-the-trickster">here</a>, but haven&rsquo;t spoken much about how we adopted this tradition or how it has evolved in our cruising community.</p> <p>It started simply enough, with a proper anchor tattoo (Rocna), exchanged with a good friend on a buddy boat. In Johor Bahru, another sailor opted in, and since then, many more of our sailing buddies have asked (in spite of my strong disclaimer that I am not a professional) to exchange or receive tattoos. It&rsquo;s become a bit of a thing.</p>