Comments on: a true sailor tattoo

By: Cookie

Cookie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:15:59 +0000

So, as I was reading, I was thinking, and have concluded that, as a sailor myself, and crew of a tall ship, it is quite important to be able to ”hold fast” to a line or rigging, so it may be good for me to get this tattoo. Reply’s would be great to have too!.

By: Cookie

Cookie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:12:08 +0000

awesome! now i think i should get the hold fast

By: Naits

Naits — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:18:09 +0000

Hold Fast is actually Norwegian and Danish for “Hold tight”. Both Norway and Denmark have always been seafaring nations – so it´s pretty obvious where the term Hold Fast comes from.

By: John

John — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:50:30 +0000

Im Norwegian, and in bouth Norwegian and danish “hold fast”
means hold on.
With waves as big as skyskrapers you would hear hold on or hold fast a lot, and might as well remind yourself by tattoing it on yopur hands…

By: Rousseau

Rousseau — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:53:34 +0000

oh and im the cook, so thats where the ”Cookie” comes from