Sailing Quotes

331 quotes by 258 authors

You have discovered the spiritual universe. Many others have discovered this same world, but each must make the discovery for himself. You are going to… — Ernest Holmes
Unless you really understand the water, and understand the reason for being on it, and understand the love of sailing and the feeling of quietness… — Humphrey Bogart
Herschel removed the speckled tent-roof from the world and exposed the immeasurable deeps of space, dim-flecked with fleets of colossal suns sailing their billion-leagued remoteness. — Mark Twain
It is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, ina government ship, with five hundred men and boys to assist… — Henry David Thoreau
The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show. A companion with whom I was sailing one… — Henry David Thoreau
Our future is like that of the passengers on a small pleasure boat sailing quietly above the Niagara Falls, not knowing that the engines are… — James Lovelock
Here in Miami, on weekends, amusement-seekers will come to the marina, set up folding chairs, and spend a highly entertaining day watching boat owners perform… — Dave Barry
I shared this insight with some other boat owners, and they all agreed that, definitely, putting your boar into the water is asking for trouble.… — Dave Barry
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

Who Wrote These Sailing Quotes

258 authors contributed a total of 331 Sailing Quotes, led by these top contributors: