Quotes tagged with 'sailing'

There are three sorts of people; those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who are at sea.
—Anacharsis 6th Century Bc sailing

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
—Louisa May Alcott sailing

Without patience, a sailor I would never be.
—Lee Allred sailing

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
—Thomas Aquinas sailing

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
—Brooks Atkinson sailing

The right of way goes to the vessel with the least competent crew.
—Mike Baiocchi sailing

We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm. Some of us are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar.
—Damian Barr life sailing

There is nothing as relaxing as being out on the open sea, listening to the waves and the wind and the sails and voices downstairs yelling "HOW DO YOU FLUSH THESE TOILETS?"
—Dave Barry sailing

The sea drives truth into a man like salt.
—Hilaire Belloc sailing

Cruising has two pleasures. One is to go out in wider waters from a sheltered place. The other is to go into a sheltered place from wider waters.
—Howard Bloomfield sailing

Most of my money I spent on boats and women. The rest I pissed away.
—Skipper Bob economics sailing

The ocean has always been a salve to my soul...the best thing for a cut or abrasion was to go swimming in salt water. Later down the road of life, I made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land.
—Jimmy Buffett life sailing

Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.
—Charles Buxton sailing

Man marks the earth with ruin – his control stops with the shore.
—Lord Byon sailing

What she really loved was to hang over the edge and watch the bow of the ship slice through the waves. She loved it especially when the waves were high and the ship rose and fell, or when it was snowing and the flakes stung her face.
—Kristin Cashore / Graceling sailing

To the question, 'When were your spirits at the lowest ebb?' the obvious answer seemed to be, 'When the gin gave out'.
—Sir Francis Chichester sailing

Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk.
—Sir Francis Chichester sailing

A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind. Live passionately, even if it kills you, because something is going to kill you anyway.
—Webb Chiles sailing

I also cherish the dreams I have about the wind carrying me to far away places and my sailboat serving as home.
—Webb Chiles sailing

If you're a sailor, best not know how to swim. Swimming only prolongs the inevitable—if the sea wants you and your time has come.
—James Clavell / Tai-Pan sailing