Citaciones nauticas

[Apagapenol]

¡¡Gracias por tu blog, cofrade Darkblue!!

Ahí van un par de ellas:

"To deal with men is as fine an art as it is to deal with ships. Both men and ships live in an unstable element, are subject to subtle and powerful influences, and want to have their merits understood rather than their faults found out [...] After all, the art of handling ships is finer, perhaps, than the art of handling men."

Joseph Conrad, en The mirror of the sea (cómo no)

"A wooden boat can be protected with six coats of expensive varnish for one season, or with one coat of cheap paint for six seasons"

Leído en The woodenboat forum

Hasta otra,