Boat Quote by Jamie Hyneman

I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.

— Van Heflin

Because I had worked the river boats some summers, pushing as far as New Orleans, I joined the Merchant Marine.

— Clint Walker

I became a boat captain because I loved the water and had been on a boat since I was eight. I captained the boat…

— Diane Wilson

I'm a qualified yacht skipper, so I do a lot of sailing.

— Kris Marshall

I dropped out of college and worked on a cruise ship for a time.

— Randy Rainbow

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.

— Tony Curtis

I went into the Navy because I love the ocean, and I am still privileged to have a place that I can go to…

— John F. Kerry

Every year I spend one month just sailing, but I still work when I'm on the boat. You never separate work from leisure. A…

— Renzo Piano

I left the Navy as a lieutenant after spending almost 10 years as a helicopter pilot.

— Mikie Sherrill

I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it.

— David Walker

Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.

— Mark Messier

My father was in the navy. I always found it a bit strange that he would choose to spend an extraordinary amount of time…

— Keith Allen