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tjr818 · Post by **tjr818** » Dec 17th, '13, 10:29

...and there is always:

Never approach the dock any faster than you want to hit it.

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Dec 17th, '13, 10:52

When your brother-in-law asks how he can help, "Just sit there and don't touch anything," might be the best answer.

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Dec 17th, '13, 10:57

Never let out more anchor rode than you have!

Carl Thunberg · Post by **Carl Thunberg** » Dec 18th, '13, 08:32

Never, ever, EVER run a lantern up a halyard (poor man's anchor light) without first attaching a downhaul.

Bill Goldsmith · Post by **Bill Goldsmith** » Dec 22nd, '13, 18:53

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Dec 22nd, '13, 20:11

If there's risk of collision between you and a powerboat, anticipate a near death experience.

Stan W. · Post by **Stan W.** » Dec 23rd, '13, 15:34

Surprised no one else mentioned this one:

It is better to shake out a reef when you're bored than to tuck in a reef when you're scared.

swpatooty2 · Post by **swpatooty2** » Jan 1st, '14, 18:04

How about these:

Mackerel sky and mare's tails make tall ships carry lower sails

and

Comes the wind before the rain, soon the sun will shine again??

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Jan 1st, '14, 19:29

I was a kid when I first heard this one:

Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

Red sky at night, sailors delight.

Think spring,
O J

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Jan 1st, '14, 21:21

swpatooty2 wrote:How about these:

Mackerel sky and mare's tails make tall ships carry lower sails

and

Comes the wind before the rain, soon the sun will shine again??

I've long wondered what "soon" means here. Is it minutes or days?

David Morton · Post by **David Morton** » Jan 1st, '14, 21:49

I'm sure it relates to sailing in many ways, but my ol' Pappy wasn't a sailor when he told me,

"If you don't think too good, don't think too much..."

fenixrises · Post by **fenixrises** » Jan 7th, '14, 07:59

Hi all,

My two favorites...

"Don't sail where the birds are walking."

"Always hit the softest, least expensive thing you can find."

Jim.
-----------------
s/v Momentum
Sarasota, FL

A corallery to the first is
"Do not sail on the brown part of the chart. it's the sh**."

The likelihood of the second happening is the same as the buttered side of the bread landing butter side up.

Off to the south tomorrow. Next stop Lankawi, Malaysia.

Take care,
Fred

Joe Mac Phee · Post by **Joe Mac Phee** » Jan 7th, '14, 15:54

Bill Goldsmith wrote:Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

Do unto others BEFORE they do it to you!

Joe

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Jan 11th, '14, 00:25

Give a man enough rope and he'll

START A CIGAR FACTORY.

O J

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Jan 11th, '14, 05:44

Give a sailor a rope and he'll give you back a line.

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