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Page 196
... sails . Their masters cannot hold to their sail when strong wind comes , because they know that if they do not shorten down in time , the chances are that they will not be able to shorten down at all . A few lost sails mean a spoilt ...
... sails . Their masters cannot hold to their sail when strong wind comes , because they know that if they do not shorten down in time , the chances are that they will not be able to shorten down at all . A few lost sails mean a spoilt ...
Page 197
... sails , shrouds , stays , backstays , yards , braces , clew lines , buntlines , ratlines , halyards , and all the maze ... sail leisurely , and would not run more than nine knots if a gale blew right behind them on a sea of perfect calm ...
... sails , shrouds , stays , backstays , yards , braces , clew lines , buntlines , ratlines , halyards , and all the maze ... sail leisurely , and would not run more than nine knots if a gale blew right behind them on a sea of perfect calm ...
Page 206
... sail or two . The first night out the mizzen - topgallantsail blew out of its boltropes , and we set no sail upon that yard thereafter because the ship had none . There was no square topgallantsail fit to stand down there . The mizzen ...
... sail or two . The first night out the mizzen - topgallantsail blew out of its boltropes , and we set no sail upon that yard thereafter because the ship had none . There was no square topgallantsail fit to stand down there . The mizzen ...
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Luminous Life in the Depths of the | 8 |
Present Day Scenes in the Worlds Oldest Empire | 27 |
Through an Asiatic No Mans Land to the Desert | 319 |
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