Boat Quotes

848 Boat quotes by 678 unique authors

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… — Dave Barry
It takes a minimum of six people, working in close harmony, to successfully flush a nautical toilet. That's why those old ships carried such large… — Dave Barry
You have to be careful on the deck, because of the "hatches," which are holes placed around a sailboat at random to increase the insurance… — Dave Barry
It was not easy victory in the America Cup. Our boys spent years experimenting with different designs for their boat before they came up with… — Dave Barry
Fortunately the boat we rented had a motor in it You will definitely want this feature on your sailboat too, because if you put up… — Dave Barry
He's a boating enthusiast, although that phrase seems too weak to describe the level of his interest, kind of like describing someone as a heroin… — Dave Barry
Sailboats are the slowest form of transportation on Earth with the possible exeption of airline flights that go through O'Hare. — Dave Barry
The S.S. Sierra was a ten-thousand-ton vessel. Today, lifeboats bigger than the Sierra are found on the Queen Mary and other luxury liners. — Fred Allen
You can always tell the old river hand by the way in which he stretches himself out upon the cushions at the bottom of the… — Jerome K. Jerome
A dugout is much superior to a conventional manufactured canoe because you can get soaking wet without bothering to capsize it. — P.J. O'Rourke
This is the most elaborate and luxurious method of convincing others that you can cook. Take everybody out on your yacht until they're green in… — P.J. O'Rourke
I don't think I'll ever be a real boat reporter. My Rolex isn't big enough. — P.J. O'Rourke
If the wind is blowing like stink and everything is working right, a twelve-meter sailboat can go eleven and a half or twelve miles an… — P.J. O'Rourke
The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborgini to the Gran Prix track to watch the charter buses race. — P.J. O'Rourke
There are a lot of mysterious things about boats, such as why anyone would get on one voluntarily. — P.J. O'Rourke
In Western Australia they don't even know how to make that vital piece of sailboating equipment, the gin and tonic. — P.J. O'Rourke
It was just the sort of yatch you'd expect a rock promoter to have. Mirrored ceilings, marble, Jacuzzis and leopard-skin everything, it made the merely… — Pamela Anderson
We call it keeping up with the Joneses. They buy a boat and we buy a bigger one. They get a new TV and we… — Melody Beattie
To supply people for ages in camps makes no sense... you have to rebuild that cabana that they rent out to tourists on the weekend.… — Sam Worthington
When you sail on a boat you take with you the minimum of resources. You don't waste anything. You don't leave the light on; you… — Ellen MacArthur

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