Favorite cruising related sayings

[sinnerman]

Originally Posted by Fore and Aft

I always love to make the toast "Wives and lover's may they never meet"
Cheers
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How about the toast: "May our wives never become widows..."

[iduff]

Two come to mind:

There are two kinds of sailors, those that have been seasick, and those that will become seasick.

and my silent prayer, stolen from Alan Shepard: "Dear Lord, please don't let me f*** up."

[jr_spyder]

“All swearing and screaming at your mate while docking or anchoring is to be immediately forgiven and forgotten.”

[Ratbasher]

If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have bought a boat.....

[sailorladd]

Mackerel skies and mares tails make tall ships carry small sails...

The only way to get a good crew is to marry one..

A fresh turn to windward, with the water chuckling in the scuppers...

[Geitz]

"If you can't go easy, don't go".
Fritz - A guy I met in FL 30 years ago

[jr_spyder]

“Believe me my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” - Ratty the Mole

[Curmugeon]

I once heard that the two most useless things on a sailboat were a naval officer and an umbrella

[wholybee]

Originally Posted by iduff

Two come to mind:

There are two kinds of sailors, those that have been seasick, and those that will become seasick.

and my silent prayer, stolen from Alan Shepard: "Dear Lord, please don't let me f*** up."

Two kinds of sailors. Those that have run aground, and those that lie about it.

[MV Caroline]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Working from some experience we've altered one old saying:

Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning.

Red sky at night, sailor take warning!

Stems from the fact that such observations have different meanings in different areas of the world.

Other common ones:

The wind always blows from the bow.

He who scorns the calm has forgotten the storm.

Mackerel skies and mare's tails mean soon tall ships will wear short sails.

And if you are a serious ocean racer:

Confusion to the French!

Jim

Jim, My most favorite throughout my sailing career are:

If Ocean Racers had good memories, they wouldn't.

Sailing is fun,....Sailing is fun,.... Sailing is fun. I'm just not sure how much more of this fun I can stand. (spoken from the foredeck, doing sail-changes in a whole gale)

WHAT the F..K WAS That?? (response to a loud BANG)

[Bill_Giles]

When you think of shaking a reef out wait 20 minutes.
Never take your boat where your brain has never been.
You can never have to much fuel aboard unless you are on fire.
If it takes full power to get moving check that you have pulled the anchor up.
Never pass up an opportunity to eat, to sleep or to use the heads
Sailboat cruising is an opportunity to do boat maintenance in new places, try out new marine suppliers and to meet new people who are all too ready to take advantage of people far from home.
You start your sailing career with two buckets with leaks in them, one is empty, the other is full of luck. The idea is to fill the empty bucket with experience before your luck runs out.
When afloat always make sure that there is at least one other person on board who can pick you up if you fall overboard.

[Jackpmyers1948]

BOAT. Break Out Another Thousand!

[billcrowley]

“The floggings will continue until crew morale improves”

[Bloodhound]

Originally Posted by CaptTom

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.

Relieved certainly, and forever sad, though it gets better with time.

[SuW]

One stolen:
"Here in the land of sun and fun, we never flush for number one!"

And two, we coined ourselves:
"Never travel in the ICW at weekends or public holidays."

"If you're docked in a port-side slip, do check you have removed the starboard bow line before leaving."