Favorite cruising related sayings

[Montanan]

Originally Posted by Yojimbo

Will someone please explain to me the origin and meaning "Gentleman don't sail to weather". Spilled cocktails, wrong Yacht Club, Elitist Sea- sickness? How do you even make the weather mark on a Yale Regatta Course. Please enlighten me.

Many reasons, to state a few:

The boat pounds against the waves, .

Spray carries further and everyone gets wetted,

It is causes enhanced windchill due to additive effective of windage, .

One has to tack back and forth because one can't sail directly into the wind, .

Gentlemen DO NOT RACE, because racing involves a lot of commands [yelling, barking orders] and fast actions which makes being on-board a comparatively unpleasant experience. [All based on the crazy notion that somehow one can make an inherently, not mechanically powered, slow boat that can't follow a direct route, get quickly around a circular course; meaning that one ends up back where they started, i.e., lacks purpose, kind of like playing golf.]. And at the conclusion of the "race" there is perceived to be some accomplishment that one can have bragging rights or honor associated therewith but which has zero lasting achievement

[TheOffice]

Everything on your boat is broken. You just don't know it yet.

[Fore and Aft]

I always love to make the toast "Wives and lover's may they never meet"
Cheers
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[John_Trusty]

I don’t remember who has this as a signature line, but I often quote it: “When you own a boat, you’re never out of work”.

Keep the water on the outside and the people on the inside.

Treat the toerail like the edge of a 500 foot cliff.

[Kiwi Dave]

Hi all
I'm surprised that the "BOAT = Bring Out Another Thousand" has not been mentioned yet (or did I miss it!).

[Fore and Aft]

Kiwi Dave that is almost false now, its more like BOATT Break out another ten thousand. I prefer Boati. Bend over and take it.
Cheers

[s/v Jedi]

Sell the RV, let’s try boating!

[wholybee]

The two happiest days of a boat owners life. The day they buy the boat, and the day they sell the boat.

[Knotical]

“..here is our Patreon link”

[boatpoker]

Ship Happens

[Jim Cate]

Buy a boat, they said... it will be fun, they said...

Jim

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by Kettlewell

Very sad story. It reinforces my belief to never, and I mean never, trust local knowledge...

Originally Posted by Kettlewell

The advice you receive on this forum is worth what you paid for it!

“Believing is easy, but thinking is difficult. Thinking about why we believe, this is still more complicated.”
~ Erik Pevernagie

[CaptTom]

Originally Posted by wholybee

The two happiest days of a boat owners life. The day they buy the boat, and the day they sell the boat.

I never liked that one. Yes, I've been relieved when a boat sold. But that was after I'd already bought a new one. Relieved is a lot different than "happy."

I think that saying is perpetrated by the wanna-bees and adventurers who figure they should "try boating" at some point in their lives. The "Been There, Done That" crowd.

Real boaters will always feel some sadness when selling a boat they owned, loved and poured sweat equity into.

[Jim Cate]

Real boaters will always feel some sadness when selling a boat they owned, loved and poured sweat equity into.

Sure has been true for me!

Jim

[Montanan]

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.