“To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.”
Quote by Joshua Slocum
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The Voyages of Joshua Slocum
The book recounts the adventures of Joshua Slocum, who completed the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe aboard his sloop, the 'Spray.' more
Author
Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum was an American writer and sailor, renowned for his circumnavigation of the world. His book 'Sailing Around the World' documented his adventurous journey, making him the first person to complete a solo sailboat circumnavigation. more
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Source: Moby-Dick
“Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.”
“Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.”
“Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk.”
“Bad cooking is responsible for more trouble at sea than all other things put together.”
“Off Cape Horn there are but two kinds of weather, neither one of them a pleasant kind.”
“For one thing, I was no longer alone; a man is never alone with the wind-and the boat made three.”
Source: Hills and the Sea
Source: The Annotated Sailing Alone Around the World