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Page 334
... sail loft , ropewalk , and the shops of sail - age artisans , Nomad's crew could almost imagine themselves living in the parlous times of 1812- 14 , when nettled British officers referred to Mystic and Stonington as a " cursed little ...
... sail loft , ropewalk , and the shops of sail - age artisans , Nomad's crew could almost imagine themselves living in the parlous times of 1812- 14 , when nettled British officers referred to Mystic and Stonington as a " cursed little ...
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... sails proved too unwieldy . I need not have worried . It was quickly obvious that the Elizabethan sailors knew what they were doing , and the spritsail in particular showed itself to be a splendid ma- neuvering sail . It was so far ...
... sails proved too unwieldy . I need not have worried . It was quickly obvious that the Elizabethan sailors knew what they were doing , and the spritsail in particular showed itself to be a splendid ma- neuvering sail . It was so far ...
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... 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 ...
Contents
Across the Frozen Desert to Byrd Station Tractorborne Explorers | vi |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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