10 QUOTES WITH «SAILING»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
sailing.
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.
Instead of sailing off into the sunset, he hopes to sail into the next century.
I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.
E.B. White's essays are the best things I've read about Maine - especially the one in which he's not sure if he can go out sailing any more in his sloop.
Their elegant shape, showy colours, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are so great that they form quite a feature in the physiognomy of the forest, compensating for the scarcity of flowers.
I really enjoy sailing on Lake Geneva because I can just look at the shore and see my wife having a barbecue with the kids.
No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation; you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout; in the galley you're cooking.
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAILING»
Discover the use of
sailing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sailing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Quickly and easily master the sailing fundamentals you'll need to get out on the water. Here is all you''ll need for the confidence to sail, from acclaimed instructor and decades-long sailor Dave Franzel.
This book covers every aspect of beginning sailing—from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring—and specifically prepares the learner to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards.
The cleverly essential volume defines and illustrates the terms of sailing, from "ahoy" to "zephyr". Drawings throughout. . . . Quite simply the funniest book I have ever read.
Henry Beard, Roy McKie, 2001
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Offshore
Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips
Since many of his stories are pretty funny (when they aren't painful), Offshore Sailing is one of the most winning boating books I've read--as well as one of the most helpful."John Rousmaniere, author, The Annapolis Book of Seamanship ...
Bill Seifert, William Seifert, 2001
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American Small
Sailing Craft, Their Design, Development, and ...
From the author of Yacht Designing and Planning and Boatbuilding: the definitive history and survey of the great classic American small sailing craft.
Howard Irving Chapelle, 1951
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Royce's
Sailing Illustrated: The Sailor's Bible Since 1956
"Volume 1 -- on-the-water manual remains unchanged for rapid reference underway. It survived the test of time in endless sailing worlds on one, two, and three hulls"--Back cover note.
8
Catamaran
Sailing: From Start to Finish
The classic guide to catamarans, updated to bring readers the latest for everyman's sailboat.
Sailing enthusiasts will delight in this treasure trove of images and facts about the world's most spectacular sailboats.
Valeria Manferto De Fabianis, 2010
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Sailing from Byzantium
Colin Wells. Chapter n i he A Threat frodi the Horth On an early summer
afternoon in the year 860 — June 18, to be precise — the inhabitants of
Constantinople began the most terrifying ordeal that most of them would ever live
through.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAILING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sailing is used in the context of the following news items.
New Bedford picked as sailing site in new Olympic venue plan
The new sailing venue presented well at a news conference Thursday at the waterfront park at Fort Taber: relentless wind whipped flags and neckties, while ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
For Volvo racers, even in practice, sailing's a serious pursuit
NEWPORT, R.I. — The sails of Team Alvimedica's 65-foot racing machine are slack in a disappointing breeze as the crew and its skipper, Charlie Enright, ... «The Providence Journal, May 15»
Race village for Volvo sailing event opening in Newport
The race covers 44,580 miles over nine months and is widely considered the world's most prestigious offshore sailing event. The teams left Oct. 11 from Alicante, ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, May 15»
Volvo Ocean Race: Passing the Caribbean Islands
(May 1, 2015; Day 13) – This week has been glorious trade wind sailing for the Volvo Ocean Race, with the crews focused mostly on just sailing fast. However ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, May 15»
Giles Scott wins gold at the Sailing World Cup
The domination of Giles Scott in the heavy Olympic singlehanded Finn class brought another gold medal at the inaugural re-launch of the Sailing World Cup in ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
Rio 2016 sailing events could be moved from polluted Guanabara Bay
A man walks along the shoreline of the polluted waters of Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay, venue for some of the 2016 Olympic sailing events. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Queen of the waves! Duchess of Cambridge and her passion for …
During her gap year, Kate crewed a Round the World Challenge boat in the Solent - the spiritual home of English sailing. And during her student days she ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
Rio official: 'No plan B' for 2016 Olympic sailing despite polluted bay …
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro Olympic organizers said Tuesday they have ''no plan B'' for the 2016 games' sailing competitions, despite a recent ... «FOXSports.com, Jan 15»
Ben Ainslie's honeymoon distress call answered by Sir Richard …
(CNN) Given his sailing pedigree it's the last thing you would expect, but America's Cup hero Sir Ben Ainslie had to send out a distress call after sailing into ... «CNN International, Jan 15»
US Sailing Releases Rio 2016 Olympic Trials System
US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athletes racing at the site of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Image: Will Ricketson/US Sailing. «US SAILING, Dec 14»
