Passages

[CapnK]

Thought I'd start a thread where we could post sailing-related quotes, spoken or written or whatever.

Feel free to drop off your own favorites... :)


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These two were so good, I had to do them up a bit...  8)

[CapnK]

Numero dos...

[sailorflo]

We were crowded in the cabin,not a soul would dare to sleep---
It was midnight on the waters,And a storm was on the deep.

'Tis a fearful thing in winter,To be shattered by the blast,
And to hear the rattling trumpet thunder,
"CUT AWAY THE MAST"!!!


So we shuddered there in silence,
For the stoutest held his breath,
While the hungry sea was roaring
And the breakers talked of death.

As thus we sat in darkness,
Each one busy with his prayers,
"We are lost" the captain shouted
As he staggered down the stairs.

But his little daughter whispered,As she took his icy hand,
"Isn't the lord upon the ocean,
Just the same as on the land?"

Then we kissed the little maiden.
And we spoke in better cheer,
And we anchored safe in harbor
When the morn was shining clear

[sailorflo]

He who thinks he has mastered the sea,
Only to find that,
The sea has mastered he!!!!!!!

[sailorflo]

No matter where you go,
There you are ;D

[Captain Smollett]

"It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything, that prevents us from living freely and nobly."
- Bertrand Russell

[Manannan]

''the act of dreaming is important in itself.
I wish you an endless flood of dreams and
the intense desire to make some of them come true.
I wish you love for what should be loved
and forgetting for what should be forgotten.
I wish you passions.
I wish you silences.
I wish you bird song on awakening
and the laughter of children.
I wish you resistance to being swallowed up,
to indifference,
to the negative virtues of our age.
Above all, I wish you to be yourself.''
                                                         Jacques Brel, the great singer and he was also a great sailor

[Pappy Jack]

"Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanders of the world who can not, or will not, fit in. If you are contemplating a voyage and have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about."

                                                  Sterling Hayden

Fair winds,

Pappy Jack

[Manannan]

" If you are contemplating a voyage and have the means, abandon the venture until your fortunes change. Only then will you know what the sea is all about."

                                                  Sterling Hayden

Fair winds,

Pappy Jack

you stole it from me Pappy Jack... What a great line and so true, that should be meditated on   :) . Sterling Hayden ''Voyage''  has been one of my favorite too.
Let me quote Bernard Moitessier here :
''I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present. In this limitless nation, this nation of wind, light, and peace, there is no other ruler besides the sea...''

[Pappy Jack]

Thanks Manannan,

The last part of it is also good... "The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before you know it, the tomb is sealed. Where then, is the answer? In choise. Which shall it be: bankrupcy of pruse or bankrupcy of life?"

                                           Sterling Hayden

Fair winds,

Pappy Jack

[Manannan]

It is so great to start the day with a little poetry. This one is from the Sea Symphony by Walt Whitman :
To-day a rude brief recitative,
Of ships sailing the seas, each with its special flag or ship signal of unnamed heroes in the ships -
Of waves spreading and spreading far as the eye can reach.
Of dashing spray, and the winds piping and blowing,
And out of these a chant for the sailors of all nations, fitful like a surge.
Of sea-captains young and old, and the mates, and of all intrepid sailors.
Of the few, very choice, taciturn, whom fate can never surprise nor death dismay,
Picked sparingly, without noise by thee, old Ocean, chosen by thee
Thou sea that pickest and cullest the race in time and unitest nations,
Sucked by thee, old husky nurse, embodying thee
Indomitable, untamed as thee

[Shipscarver]

My favorite stanza by, Whitman:
"Passage, immediate passage! the blood burns in my veins!
Away O soul! hoist instantly the anchor!
Cut the hawsers - haul out - shake out every sail!
Have we not stood here like trees in the ground not long enough?
Have we not grovel'd here long enough, eating and drinking like
    mere brutes?
Have we not darken'd and dazed ourselves with books long enough?"
.....Passage to India

[Captain Smollett]

Small boat haiku:

Small boat, sails, take me
Rythmic waves, breezes singing
Anchor Up - Voyaging

--Captain Smollett

[Manannan]

A shorty today  ;)

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.   Marcel Proust

Have a great day  :D

[Pappy Jack]

Does this remind you of anybody?  " ...we are dreamers of dreams, wandering by lone sea breakers..." Auther William O'Shaughnessy

[Manannan]

...If you want to build a ship do not drum up people together to collect wood and do not assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea..

Antoine de Saint Exupery

[Manannan]

Good Sunday  morning to the sailors of all latitudes. I hope some of you are planning a nice day sailing
In case some are still hesitating between a clear crisp day on the water or a lazy afternoon in front a TV or computer screen, here that is for you :  :)

''The sea is everything. It covers seven tenth of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides ''
Jules Verne (born in my hometown : Nantes)

Enjoy your day !

[CharlieJ]

Thanks for the thoughts. Here's our forecast for the next few days-Yesterday however, was picture perfect. Too bad it (and today) were workdays.  Our weekend is Weds-Friday ;D

By the way, it's already gusting 25 as of 0645

Forecast

Today...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy...cooler. Highs in the mid 70s inland...in the lower 70s coast. East winds 15 to 25 mph becoming 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Windy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 20 to 25 mph increasing to southeast 20 to 30 mph after midnight.

Monday...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s inland...in the mid 70s coast. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph becoming 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph.

Tuesday...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

[TJim]

Perfect temperature, Perfect winds, Just enough rain,  don't forget the soap.
Sounds like a ball....I'll be heading for the Bay (SFran) Friday for a couple weeks. I'm already dreading coming back to Salt Lake....TJim

[Manannan]

Hi T-Jim

Wish you nice sailing in the Bay. I've been living there for 4 years, in Berkeley. End of March should be lovely there. I can almost smell all the flowers blooming and feel a nice warm breeze sweeping the water. If we just can get rid of all the traffic and at least 2 millions people, it would be paradise. Would be so nice to go back in time and sail in through the Gate into the Bay with only the green hills around and some tall ships anchored !!
I am in a dreaming mood again  ::)