Quotes About Nautical

Two blue jackets, sir, one pea jacket, two pair of blue trousers, two pair of shoes, six shirts, four pairs of stockings, two Guernsey frocks, two hats, two black Barcelona handkerchiefs, a comforter, several pair of flannel . . .' he blushed and in a low voice said 'drawers. And two waistcoats; as well as one bed, one pillow, two blankets and two hammocks

Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O'Brian

Stephen, what is the French for a double sister-block, coaked? With a pair of them and a proper hold-fast, I could raise the Temple.' 'A double sister-block, coaked? The Dear alone can tell. I do not even know what it is in English.

Patrick O'Brian

The Captain Has An Uncommon Genteel Figgar

They had good reason. Cyrus Pembridge was easily the worst captain in British nautical history. He had never bothered to learn even the basics of seamanship, choosing instead to occupy his time consuming vast quantities of rum.

Footnote: 79) The anchor is gigantic and must weigh a hundred tons, and -- delightfully -- it really is anchor-shaped, i.e. the same shape as anchors in tattoos.

Thomas opened the throttle all the way and passed me, I kid you not, a shiny brass telescope. "Seriously?" I asked him. "Ever since those pirate movies came out, they're everywhere," he said. "I've got a sextant, too." "Any tent you have is a sex tent," I muttered darkly, extending the telescope. Thomas smirked.

A pirate apparently also often referred to his penis as a "yard." I

Paul shouted "Mayday!" over the radio. "Where did they come up with that word?" I asked Mother. "Easy to understand on a radio, I guess.

Veneeni on kevyt ja nopea

The boat—no, it was a ship, as one of the crew had explained, since it had a solid superstructure and was stabilized by ballast,

How do you break into a ship?" "The same way you do a house, only wetter.

I'm fond of anything that comes from the sea, and that includes sailors.

Muchos estudiosos sotienen que el mareo de un perro en alta mar se debe a que no están colocados de manera correcta los listones que equilibran las embarcaciones.

It takes a minimum of six people, working in close harmony, to successfully flush a nautical toilet. That's why those old ships carried such large crews.

I was at sea the other day and loads of meat floated past. It was a bit choppy.

is measured; thus, the departure between the meridians of T and T' is the number of miles corresponding to the distance Tn in

The French and Spanish ships showed a light at each masthead, to indicate their positions.

One of them was a three-decker,

The Royal Sovereign carried straight on and just squeezed through, almost shaving the Santa Ana's stern

They were complemented by another twenty-nine ships of the line, five frigates and two brigs – a total of forty vessels in all.

Turning hard aport, the Royal Sovereign quickly drew alongside the Santa Ana,