Quotes tagged with '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