Running Against the Tide: True Tales from the Stud of the Sea

by Captain Lee

“What are we running out of? We’ve only been gone a day. Fuel? Food?” “Worse. Cigarettes,”

This was another benefit of life on boats. When you could cross the waves, you could see things that most of the world never could. You had access to experiences that 99 percent of the rest of the world was denied. Being able to see those birds was like being able to see a flower that only grew on the top of Mount Everest.

Not the most productive fishing trip, but the thing about going to sea is that you never make a trip where the ocean doesn’t teach you a life lesson, provided you survive it.

nobody played any practical jokes on him, like insisting that the meal include vegan bacon or some shit.

You only have one shot at integrity, and you can’t blow it all just to make a couple of dollars.

because you get a thrill out of being on the water, of being able to see the sunset over the horizon, of knowing you can go places and see things that most of the world is denied, then that vessel will be an instrument to open your eyes and touch your soul.