Sailboat Quotes

[Soñadora]

"A sailboat is a hole you throw money into"

to that I say:

"A sailboat is a safe used to store treasured memories"

heard that one today

[JoeP]

A sailor’s joys are as simple as a child’s.
Bernard Moitessier

[Orestes Munn]

The proper attitude for a sailor is a state of morbid vigilance bordering on paranoia.

Still looking for the attribution for that one, but words to live by.

[BeauV]

You guys are too high-brow for me. Here's my contribution:

Old sailors never die, they just get a little dinghy.

[Orestes Munn]

Never run ashore with the anchors in the pipes; it upsets the underwriters.

Anonymous Cunard captain

[Ish]

Never run ashore with the anchors in the pipes; it upsets the underwriters.

Anonymous Cunard captain

Or with full sail up. Here's a little photo op for the crew of the Glenesslin.

[Orestes Munn]

Never run ashore with the anchors in the pipes; it upsets the underwriters.

Anonymous Cunard captain

Or with full sail up. Here's a little photo op for the crew of the Glenesslin.

Perfect illustration of the necessity of accurate tide tables.

[BeauV]

Today, I'd guess that was a PhotoShop Job. Then, I'd guess that some drunken skipper wanted to make port in record time. What in the WORLD were they thinking??

I especially like the guys standing on shore: "The crew paused for a photo with their ship prior to walking down the road to the local pub."

[SloopJonB]

Sailors view power boaters the way aristocratic Romans viewed the Goths.

[SloopJonB]

Caribbean racing rules - "De biggest boat got de right o' way mon".

[SloopJonB]

Here's one for Bob, from a Bahamian beach builder - "A t'ird de length is de wid', plus a little more, more or less".

[BeauV]

Sailors view power boaters the way aristocratic Romans viewed the Goths.

And we all know hoe that ended

[SloopJonB]

Looking around, it appears to be happening the same way again.

[Jamie]

Caribbean racing rules - "De biggest boat got de right o' way mon".

We called that the "thicker laminate rule". A related rule is the better paint job rule. The boat with the better paint gives way.

[Lin]

One of my faves, reputedly from Paul Elvstrom. "You haven't won the race, if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors."

One other ...

[BeauV]

Lin, that is certainly Paul Elvstrom, and it's one of the best quotes ever. Sadly, few of our modern racers understand what the heck he was talking about. BV

[LarryHoward]

Lin, that is certainly Paul Elvstrom, and it's one of the best quotes ever. Sadly, few of our modern racers understand what the heck he was talking about. BV

You are far too right. Today if you hit a mark, the first thing you will hear is "anyone else see that?"

[Blackbird]

To any young (person) contemplating a voyage, I would say, go!
Joshua Slocum

[Soñadora]

One I remember...not sure where it came from or if I've got it right

A sailor never complains about the weather.

[BeauV]

Old sailors never die, they just get a little dinghy.... (I'll get my hat now)

[SloopJonB]

A T-shirt from the 70's - "Only sailors get blown offshore".

[SloopJonB]

I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked, nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster.

Captain Edward Smith (Captain of Titanic) in 1907.

[IrieMon]

In addition to being a sailor, my father was a minister in his later years.... my mother needle-pointed him a saying:

Lord, give us this day
Our daily breeze.

No idea where the saying came from.... obviously I fell far from the tree

A T-shirt from the 70's - "Only sailors get blown offshore"

Very scary that I had this shirt.

[SloopJonB]

Did you have the one that said "Sailors do it with long poles"?