Sailing Quotes and Sailor Sayings

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Ever been on a boat, enjoying the salty breeze of air touching your face, enjoying the noise of the water as it hits the boat? Sounds like a cosy, romantic, and fun moment right? I once wrote an entire short story while taking a 9-hour boat ride which was published online.

Perhaps you were recently on a boat trip with friends and family and you have been itching to share it to your friends on social media but can’t decide what caption to match it with. Well, look no more, we compiled the best and most inspiring sailing quotes and sailor sayings which we hope can help you bring the best photo caption.

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SAILING QUOTES AND SAILOR SAYING

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Ready to get inspired? Here’s a compilation of the most motivating sailing quotes and sailor saying from sailors themselves, writers, authors, and poets. Here are some fun wall hanging quotes about sailing.

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“They change their climate, not their soul, who rush across the sea.“

— Horace

“A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.“

— John A. Shedd

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes.“

— Marcel Proust

“Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.”

— Paul Theroux

“My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still as sound as a nut, and as tight as the best ship afloat. She did not leak a drop – not one drop!”

— Joshua Slocum

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things 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.”

— Mark Twain

“We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.”

— Winston Churchill

“Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.”

— Herman Melville
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SAILOR SAYINGS AND SLANG

Ready to board? Hold on, now that you pumped with inspiration and excitement, take a moment to learn these simple but common sailor slang to keep your in the light mood during your journey.

  • “Aye” – means yes
  • Aye Aye Captain” or “Aye Aye Sir”– a sign that the order from the higher rank person was received and understood
  • “Ahoy!” – to greet or call the attention of someone, most likely from distance
  • “Matey” – friend
  • “Me” – as in “my”
  • “Ye” – as on “you”
  • “Land Ho!” – a call when someone spotted a land

Now, it seems like you are ready to get on board and take the world of sailing. We hope that this compilation of sailing quotes and sailor saying has inspired and awaken the adventurous in you.

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