Quotes about Nautical

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I should say we’d reach England by Tuesday or thereabouts, with a decent wind behind us. It would be a lot quicker than — Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
I should say we’d reach England by Tuesday or thereabouts, with a decent wind behind us. It would be a lot quicker than — Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
SS Seawise GiantSeawise GiantOrdered in 1974 and delivered in 1979, the longest ship ever built was the supertanker Seaw — Hank Bracker
SS Seawise GiantSeawise GiantOrdered in 1974 and delivered in 1979, the longest ship ever built was the supertanker Seaw — Hank Bracker
Shandy looked ahead. Blackbeard, apparently willing to get the explanation later, had picked up his oars and was rowing — Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides
Shandy looked ahead. Blackbeard, apparently willing to get the explanation later, had picked up his oars and was rowing — Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides
I have a hunch the world is darker than I could ever imagine and there is less reason for hope than I am able to see. It — Brian K. Friesen, At the Waterline
I have a hunch the world is darker than I could ever imagine and there is less reason for hope than I am able to see. It — Brian K. Friesen, At the Waterline
The Bane...where coxswain's dirtand seaman's shirtsbrushed bawdily upon her chest... — Muse, Enigmatic Evolution
The Bane...where coxswain's dirtand seaman's shirtsbrushed bawdily upon her chest... — Muse, Enigmatic Evolution
I phoned the Admiral back.'It's no use, Admiral, the French speak nothing but French.'There was a short pause on the end — Tim FitzHigham, In The Bath: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing
I phoned the Admiral back.'It's no use, Admiral, the French speak nothing but French.'There was a short pause on the end — Tim FitzHigham, In The Bath: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing
Mr. Bird flung his food away and leaped to his feet, glaring around at no one in particular. 'I am not a dog!' he shoute — Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides
Mr. Bird flung his food away and leaped to his feet, glaring around at no one in particular. 'I am not a dog!' he shoute — Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides
It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening. They emptie — Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening. They emptie — Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
Through all his years of roving, even on nights like this, he had remained blind to the beauty of the sea, and now his f — William Outerson, Monster Mix
Through all his years of roving, even on nights like this, he had remained blind to the beauty of the sea, and now his f — William Outerson, Monster Mix
The cork was in the bottle. He and the Atropos were trapped. — C.S. Forester, Hornblower and the Atropos
The cork was in the bottle. He and the Atropos were trapped. — C.S. Forester, Hornblower and the Atropos