Favorite cruising related sayings

[Mirage35]

Every boat is a series of compromises.

[ewsponberg]

B.O.A.T. = Bring Out Another Thousand.

B.O.A.T.T. = Bring Qut Another Ten Thousand. (Australia)

Y.A.C.H.T. = Yet Another Castrophe Handled Today.

[pbmaise]

An "adventure" is a near disaster, we don't like adventures.

[Bromo]

Ernest Hemingway:

'Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.'

[JPA Cate]

Originally Posted by GrowleyMonster

"SLEEPS SIX!"

Yeah, Growley, I heard it a little differently in the '80's: the ideal French boat of the day, 30 ft. overall in length; slept 10.

Ann

[SeanPatrick]

“I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted.”


- Elmore Leonard

[Klaartu]

‘Yeah, OK,, what could possibly go wrong’

[nautilee]

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are." Toast yourself with a glass of vino in front of this little plaque at the end of a particularly trying day when you have conquered both boat and elements .... well, sort of.
The other is "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" - earns you another glass of vino when safely ensconced wherever you have chosen to be.

[EXTangen]

You always make me smile!

[Kettlewell]

Hunter S. Thompson

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”

[JD111]

It costs HOW much?!

[Paramotorgreg]

Something on your boat breaks every day…if you are lucky you know what it is.

[ewsponberg]

Never stand when you can sit. Never sit when you can lie down.

--Uffa Fox

[Thomas1985]

“If you don’t have to step up in to the life raft you are abandoning ship too early”

[carstenb]

Don't worry - that will buff right out

Gentlemen don't sail to weather because

1 - they have people to do that for them
2- They might spill their drink

maybe that should be in reverse order