Quotable Quotes - Sailing

   Something I found slightly amusing was a quote from Nick Maloney on his recent round the world antics talking to a Frenchman on a VHF interview after a serious knock down.
He was asked what it was like down below afterwards. He described how a tub full of his note paper had come open.
"I don't know if you're aware but in England we have this phrase 'Papier Mâchè' it was like that."

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ghotio Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 05 Location: Isle Of Man Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote ghotio Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Quotable Quotes - Sailing Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 3:46pm
	Something I found slightly amusing was a quote from Nick Maloney on his recent round the world antics talking to a Frenchman on a VHF interview after a serious knock down. He was asked what it was like down below afterwards. He described how a tub full of his note paper had come open. "I don't know if you're aware but in England we have this phrase 'Papier Mâchè' it was like that."

Matt Jackson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Sep 04 Location: Darlington Online Status: Offline Posts: 962	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Jackson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 4:56pm
	Nice - like my favourite quote of Dubya's (True or not true depending who you ask):- "The problem with the French, is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur."
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505 CW Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote 505 CW Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 6:32pm
	2 top quotes: "All the gear, and no idea", Ian Barker about someone like me, I expect...! And my all time fave, is Billy Masterman's legendary comments after he and Jeremy Robinson won the 505 Worlds at Mount's Bay in 1995. Q: "Why do you think that you and Jeremy won then Bill?" A: "Well champ, basically we won because the other boats were slower than we were........". Give that man a drink! Edited by 505 CW
	Charlie 505.

hydrographer20 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 867	Post Options Post Reply Quote hydrographer20 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 8:34pm
	lol those are all so funny hmm im going to have to think of 1 to beat that now arent i? ill come back to you in that
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KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 1:17am
	Back to how this one started almost anything Jim Soltensal says can be put down on here. He has a lot of quotes which at the mo i cant rememeber, but one word of adive if anyone gets trained by him dont put any drink that you are drinking down infront of him, it wont b there anylonger.

Soton_Speed Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 19 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Soton_Speed Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 05 at 9:37pm
	(stolen from another sailing site!) While running a charter boat in St Thomas USVI. 1. Guest asked "how do these islands stay here"? To which I replied, "well mam they (the islands) have two big anchors, one at either end. Thats the reason airfares are cheaper in the summer, because of the warmer weather, we are able to move the islands North". 2. Another question asked. "Do you and your crew live here"? "No mam we fly in from the mainland every morning". 3. Upon looking over a harbor full of anchored boats,a guest asked: "Is it proper nautical etiquette for everyone to have their boat facing the same way while parked in harbor?" The answer: "The owners get fined if their boats don't face the same direction". 4. A very large lady and her husband where on a day charter boat with about fifty other guests. Her husband decided to go snorkelling, just before he left the boat, his wife handed him two empty plastic water bottles and asked. "Bob, get me some of that light blue water over there and some of the darker blue water over there"!

KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 05 at 10:28pm
	Oh classic.


Tornado_ALIVE Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Nov 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 611	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tornado_ALIVE Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Mar 05 at 12:38pm
	When its windy...... Its blowing dogs of chains..... or its blowing the numbers of the sails. Rides like this set boats and sailors appart...... often tearing them appart. My old Tae Kwon Do instructor's favorite line was "It's only pain...... It doesnt hurt". Did not make sense to me but I was not about to argue.
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sargethesailor Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 Feb 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote sargethesailor Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 8:37pm
	I have always liked the Harold Cudmorism's Kicking mainsheet trimmer whilst steering and therefore at back " Pass it on!" and as my keelboat helm is often heard to say "I'll just point the boat over here while you guys catch up" We had the last laugh though when at the Worlds he called for a gybe shortly after rounding the spreader - we were down the pan a little. The move begun and we executed a lovely gybe - only to find he had changed his mind and we were starting to head back on the other gybe - Cue - almost in unison - "We'll just trim the sails over here while you catch up with us" Crew relaxed and off we went - back to a pretty good placing!

KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 9:04pm
	LOL, glad u got back at him.