And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
There is a time in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I was born in the breezes, and I had studied the sea as perhaps few men have studied it, neglecting all else. — Joshua Slocum Copy Share Image
If a man is to be obsessed by something, I suppose a boat is as good as anything, perhaps a bit better… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Whenever your preparations for the sea are poor; the sea worms its way in and finds the problems. — Francis Stokes Copy Share Image
To the question, "When were your spirits at the lowest ebb?" the obvious answer seemed to be, "When the gin gave out." — Francis Chichester Copy Share Image
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Give him a fishing lesson and he'll sit in a boat… — Alex Blackwell Copy Share Image
Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk. — Francis Chichester Copy Share Image
I don't know who named them swells. There's nothing swell about them. They should have named them awfuls. — Hugo Vihlen Copy Share Image
