Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

Sailing is a big outlet for me.

When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.

I love boats. I can be on a boat for days.

I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own.

Being by the ocean is the greatest thing.

I am not a fan of being in the sea. I like being in a boat - sailing.

I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different.

I was never part of the sailing circle, but I enjoy when I'm invited to sail.

I live in Florida, and I live on a small lagoon. I sit and look out at the water all day - that's what my desk is.

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.

A yacht is not for me. I don't enjoy it.

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.

Sailing is a completely new sport for me and I wasn't sure what to expect but I've definitely got the bug.

As long as there's a body of water nearby, I'm happy. Pools don't count. I like diving into the ocean and coming out refreshed.

I like to sail. My son Caden and I are avid sailors.

I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.

My father was a sailor and our summer vacations were always on a sailboat. I had a little boat before I had a moped.

For me, our beaches have always been a source of personal inspiration.

For pure joy, I look at a small painting by Arbit Blatas. An ocean liner is at the center of the composition, perhaps ready to depart. It holds the promise of discovery.

As I've grown - dare I say it - older, I had hopes of indulging my dreams of being a sailor.

My happy place is 40 feet out in the Gulf of Mexico, sitting on a sandbar in 80-degree water, watching clouds crawl by. Absolute heaven.

I don't feel I've arrived home until I get on the beach. All my life, the theater of the sea has been a very strong thing.

Something about being surrounded by water has a really calming effect on me.

I do enjoy being at the ocean, like most people, but not so much being on the ocean.

A lot of people get home from work and sink into a good chair, the place in their life where they feel most comfortable. I get that comfort in space, the place where I most feel like I belong.