Quotes About Nautical

The bateaux canonniers were more seaworthy, but could not traverse their guns.

Several small boats were drawn up on the strand, their crews engaged in the mysterious occupations of mariners on land.

This short watch that is about to come, or rather these two short watches--why are they called dog watches? Where, heu, heu, is the canine connection?' Why,' said Stephen, 'it is because they are curtailed of course.

The post had a fresh coat of white paint with two jaunty black stripes, making it look like a buoy fixed and still in a bright emerald sea. Though

Hooper ladled chum, which sounded to Brody, every time it hit the water, like diarrhoea.