Quotes on Sailing And Wind

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.