The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 73National Geographic Society, 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 81
... sail , American merchant ships were the world's best for speed and sea- worthiness . Probably lack of money led to elimina- tion of the ornate and top - heavy forecastles and cabins that were characteristic of for- eign - built ships ...
... sail , American merchant ships were the world's best for speed and sea- worthiness . Probably lack of money led to elimina- tion of the ornate and top - heavy forecastles and cabins that were characteristic of for- eign - built ships ...
Page 265
... sail the Topsy around Cape Cod to Narragansett Pier , Rhode Island . " How much does she draw ? " he asked . " About 15 inches with the centerboard up , " I replied . He laughed and turned to the listening men . " She'll sail on a heavy ...
... sail the Topsy around Cape Cod to Narragansett Pier , Rhode Island . " How much does she draw ? " he asked . " About 15 inches with the centerboard up , " I replied . He laughed and turned to the listening men . " She'll sail on a heavy ...
Page 289
... sail , the puffs would put our lee rail under , and at one time we were afraid the sail would be blown away . The whole of Guadeloupe re- ceived severe injury in the 1928 hurricane . Basse - Terre , the capital , near the south- ern end ...
... sail , the puffs would put our lee rail under , and at one time we were afraid the sail would be blown away . The whole of Guadeloupe re- ceived severe injury in the 1928 hurricane . Basse - Terre , the capital , near the south- ern end ...
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