Some ten years ago, William Galvani started to collect nautical
quotes, old and new, from the world over. He has since put them
into print for the rest of us to read. So, you say, who wants to
read a book full of nothing but quotes? Well, once you start
reading this book, you're hooked. I've read my copy cover to cover,
page by page, and quote for quote.
*Arts Fuse*
Mainsail to the Wind is a collection of sailing quotations that is
both a valuable resource and fun to browse. Topics include
everything from the America's Cup to waterspouts; those quoted
range from the Roman emperor Caligula to John Paul Jones. Some of
the quotations are familiar to just about everybody: Red sky at
night, sailors' delight and English playwright John Poole's
observation about the efficacy of any port in a storm are known to
even the most land-bound farmer. But others are both obscure and
particularly insightful, like the Bahamian sailors' adage that if
you haven't run aground you haven't really been cruising, and Dr.
Ruth Westheimer's observation that sailing is the second sexiest
sport.
*Sailing*
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