Sailing Quotes

“Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be. Just a dream and the wind to carry me.”

“The sailor is the slave of the capstan.”

“A ship is a little world of its own, which the sailor considers his home for the time being.”

“It's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me. And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.”

“To me, a raft is a beautiful thing. It's a floating island.”

“Sailing is a wonderful metaphor for life. You're constantly adjusting your sails to the wind.”

“I had resolved on a voyage around the world, and as the wind on the morning of April 24, 1895, was fair, at noon I weighed anchor, set sail, and filled away from Boston.”

“All that was required to make the passage was patience.”

“A sailor's life has its advantages.”

“You've got to be a little bit of a masochist to be a sailor.”

“They were a hard-favored set, with voices husky with shouting in polar gales.”

“Eight dollars a month, and find yourself, was the wages of a common sailor.”

“The days passed happily with me wherever my ship sailed.”

“The wind was still in my favor, and the sea was smooth.”

“My ship was sailing better than ever before.”

“A voice from the forecastle has now been heard on shore.”

“The captain, in the first place, is lord paramount. He stands no responsibility to any one.”

“A ship is a prison. A prison with a chance of being drowned.”

“A sailor is an artist whose medium is the ship.”

“I have a great passion for sailing. It's a kind of meditation for me.”