David Crosby Quotes

I grew up sailing in the North Sea.

Dad was a passionate sailor, and he taught me.

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.

I wanted to sail when I was in grammar school and well remember memorizing the names of the sails from the Merriam-Webster's ponderous dictionary in the library. Now I am actually at sea - as a passenger, of course, but at sea nevertheless - and bound for Ecuador.

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

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

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

I love sailing but hate cruise ships.

I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn't until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patrick O'Brian's 'Master and Commander' novels, that I had the sudden epiphany that I had to go sail on a square-rig ship.

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

I'm a big yachting fan.

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

I'm not an experienced sailor.

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

I've been sailing from the age of 2, and apparently, when I was 4, I told my dad, 'I know how to do this; you don't have to come with me anymore.'

I'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special.

I miss my boats, and I miss having the ability to be out on the water during the daytime and then go skiing at night.

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

I use filming as an excuse to take classes. I got my certification in sailing for 'Wedding Crashers,' and now I can handle a 26-foot boat. I played a seamstress once, so I took sewing classes. I love dipping into these other lives.

Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.

I love the ocean; growing up around Laguna Beach, I spent my summers surfing, diving, and snorkeling.

Whatever you read, there's no better place to read than the cockpit or the berth of a boat. It's kind of like being in a womb.

There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with other people.

When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with 'Georgia on My Mind.'