Tristan Jones quotes
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“A small craft in an ocean is, or should be, a benevolent dictatorship.”
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“If you can not arrive in daylight, then stand off well clear, and wait until dawn. After all, that's one of the things God made boats for- to wait in.”
-- Tristan JonesSource : Tristan Jones (2014). “Outward Leg”, p.114, Open Road Media
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“A small craft in the ocean is, or should be, a benevolent dictatorship. The skipper's brain is the vessel's brain and he must give up his soul to her, regardless of his own feelings or inclinations.”
-- Tristan JonesSource : Tristan Jones (1990). “One Hand for Yourself, One for the Ship: The Essentials of Single-Handed Sailing”, p.26, Sheridan House, Inc.
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“I can't wait for the oil wells to run dry, for the last gob of black, sticky muck to come oozing out of some remote well. Then the glory of sail will return.”
-- Tristan JonesSource : Tristan Jones (1998). “Ice!”, p.35, Sheridan House, Inc.
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Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.12, Thomas Nelson Inc
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“I drink from a small spring, / my thirst excedes the ocean.”
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“Haters are a drop in the ocean. Theres that much more love”
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