Sailing Quotes And Sayings – Some Funny, Some Inspirational

by allinspiration.com

“Their elegant shape, showy colors, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form quite a feature in the physiognomy of the forest, compensating for the scarcity of flowers.”
– Henry Walter Bates

“Some years ago, never mind how long precisely, having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.”
– Herman Melville

“I think becoming an actor because it’s a ridiculously insecure profession to go into. I feel very comfortable but very lucky. I think any time that you imagine that it’s plain sailing for hereon in, then you’re kidding yourself.”
– Hugh Dancy

“Dear Disney Cruise Line, I would very much like to go on one of your cruises, but I have certain accommodations that need to be made before I book my trip. I need a room large enough to comfortably fit a king-size bed, as well as a king (Juan Carlos of Spain). Juan is afraid of people and will only come aboard incognito. He will be arriving in the costume of a small cat and answers to the pseudonym of “Mr. Fizzlebush.” He will need his litter box changed daily, the finest dry cat food, and fourteen bottles of your finest champagne (he is royalty, after all). His Majesty Juan Carlos is not to be touched, but should he decide to lick a crew member’s face, he or she will be expected to kneel and grovel at His Majesty’s paws. I hope you won’t turn your back on a royal customer. We look forward to sailing with you soon. Thank you, Jarod Kintz”
– Jarod Kintz

“Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness.”
– John Calvin

“I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.”
– John Dyer

“I this day was spectator of the most magnificent Triumph that certainly ever floted on the Thames, considering the innumerable number of boates & Vessels, dressd and adornd with all imaginabe Pomp: but, above all, the Thrones, Arches, Pageants & other representations, stately barges of the Lord Major, & Companies, with varius Inventions, musique, & Peales of Ordnance from both the vessels & shore, going to meet & Conduct the new Queene from Hampton Court to White-hall, at the first time of her Coming to Towne, exceeding in my opinion, all the Venetian Bucentoro’s &c on the Ascention, when they go to Espouse the Adriatic: his Majestie & the Queene, came in an antique-shaped open Vessell, covered with a State or Canopy of Cloth of Gold, made in forme of a Cupola, supported with high Corinthian Pillars, wreathed with flowers, festoones & Gyrlands: I was in our new-built Vessell, sailing amongst them.”
– John Evelyn

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.”
– John F. Kennedy

“It’s fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that–it’s all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it’s unknown and it’s plain sailing. Everything is unknown–then you’re ahead of the game. That’s what it is. Right?”
– John Lennon

“Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.”
– John Moody

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm’s way.”
– John Paul Jones

“Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.”
– John Updike

“Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.”
– Joseph Addison

“The hair of his face, on the contrary, carroty and flaming, resembled a growth of copper wire clipped short to the line of the lip; while, no matter how close he shaved, fiery metallic gleams passed, when he moved his head, over the surface of his cheeks.”
– Joseph Conrad

“Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.”
– Joseph Conrad

“If the Spray discovered no continents on her voyage, it may be that there were no more continents to be discovered. She did not seek new worlds, or sail to pow-wow about the dangers of the sea.”
– Joshua Slocum

“To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.”
– Joshua Slocum

“The days pass happily with me wherever my ship sails.”
– Joshua Slocum

“We were wavering around like a ship without a sail.”
– Judy Holliday

“Sailing is a completely new sport for me and I wasn’t sure what to expect but I’ve definitely got the bug.”
– Kirsty Gallacher

“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

“We clear the harbor and the wind catches her sails and my beautiful ship leans over ever so gracefully, and her elegant bow cuts cleanly into the increasing chop of the waves. I take a deep breath and my chest expands and my heart starts thumping so strongly I fear the others might see it beat through the cloth of my jacket. I face the wind and my lips peel back from my teeth in a grin of pure joy.”
– L.A. Meyer

“Go small, go simple, go now.”
– Larry Pardey

“The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft.”
– Lawrence Hargrave

“Back on the ferry, I sip some vodka on the rocks and have a chat with God.
– Lexis De Rothschild

“You can’t believe how bleeding scary the sea is! There’s, like, whales and storms and shit! They don’t bloody tell you that!”
– Libba Bray

“If you can’t repair it, maybe it shouldn’t be on board.”
– Lin and Larry Pardey

“Thing about boats is, you can always sell them if you don’t like them. Can’t sell kids.”
– Lin Pardey

“I grew to judge every purchase by how many bronze screws I could buy for the boat if I didn’t spend on this or made do without that.”
– Lin Pardey

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