The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 630
... sail from Brixham - until April 15 , the easterlies blew beautifully . If I had been able to sail then , I should have reached the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with a favor- able wind . But I could not sail , for the ship was not ready ...
... sail from Brixham - until April 15 , the easterlies blew beautifully . If I had been able to sail then , I should have reached the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with a favor- able wind . But I could not sail , for the ship was not ready ...
Page 665
... sail was so big . Neither it nor the courses could be reefed . The spritsail was in one piece , and in a breeze of wind it put a heavy strain on the unstayed bowsprit . When the bonnets were in , the courses could not be reduced any ...
... sail was so big . Neither it nor the courses could be reefed . The spritsail was in one piece , and in a breeze of wind it put a heavy strain on the unstayed bowsprit . When the bonnets were in , the courses could not be reduced any ...
Page 667
... sail was anything like smothered , and it began to thrash and thunder there while the whole bowsprit waved and writhed like a great fishing rod playing a whale . It was the purpose of the sail's gear- those buntlines and clew lines - so ...
... sail was anything like smothered , and it began to thrash and thunder there while the whole bowsprit waved and writhed like a great fishing rod playing a whale . It was the purpose of the sail's gear- those buntlines and clew lines - so ...
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