Sea Storytelling Sailor Mugs

'Ships plumber reporting for duty.'

For his next book, he would write an epic novel of the sea.

The one that got away

Wood Stain and Sun Tan Lotion

'Are we there yet?'

'So Captain Ahab, I put it to you that you were deliberately stalking my client!'

Naval Veterans Drinking at Greenwich Pub

Fishing with God

"May I put you on hold? I was on another line."

"As I was only saying the other day..."

'I wonder why scuba divers always fall backwards off their boats.'

'Well, it wasn't my lucky day... first there was that shark and then I bimped into a bunch of beaver!'

'It's true what they say: People often look like their pets...'

'Son, I told you before: If you circle your prey for too long, you get dizzy...'

Frontispiece to 'Dombey and Son'

Scuba: 'You call that a knot, now this is a knot.'

Octopus Puppet Show (colour)

Two Men Angler's In A Storm.

"How much did it cost to have your ears pierced?"

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

"Call me, Ishmael."

'It was this big. I swear'

"He's a keeper!"

'Fear of getting caught is understandable but fear of water, I think, requires counselling.'

'I win!'

Angler poses with mermaid catch.

'I've told you time and again, if you didn't east so fast, you wouldn't swallow so much flotsam.'

'To think we used to complain about a little flotsam and jetsam.'

'It's grossed over a billion dollars. Let's go see the Titanic wreck.'

"With the benefit of hindsight, I’d say no, Ed, it wasn’t ‘funny’ letting him steer the boat!"

"Have ye seen a whale that matches this swatch?"

'I'm afraid the motion has been carried and you lost.'

'Believe me, it's overrated up here.'

'Well, so much for whale-whispering.'

"I thought it was deeper here."