| I knew it was coming to rescue us so I took down the sail and mast, took up the centerboard and brought in the rudder and lashed it all secure. |
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| Racing to the third bend James Fancy got into a challenging position along the rails and quickly set sail for home. |
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| The full moon rose just after the sun went down, its shimmering reflection laying a carpet for me to sail on. |
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| Even if you don't know your aft from a rudder, you and your kids can learn to sail at Colonna. |
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| As soon as the first breath of wind rippled the ocean about them, the sail was unfurled and everyone aboard had a purpose again. |
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| Their sleek build enabled them to sail under large vessels so that frogmen could plant limpet mines on their hulls. |
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| With the sail laying down, rake sail back until the foot of the sail is touching the tail of the board. |
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| A car that can drive on land, sail on water and fly through the air will be unveiled next month. |
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| He was not only an outstanding helmsman, but also a designer, boat builder, sail maker and rigging specialist par excellence. |
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| Having lost his sail and rig, he was found curled around a buoy clinging to his board by a coastguard rescue helicopter from Lee-on-the-Solent. |
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| The topmen were already working to rig the last of the sail and running rigging. |
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| He looked up at the starry sky, at the one sail they had rigged, and then at the ship's deck. |
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| A sail blows off the foredeck and a spinnaker drum jams so they can't jibe on the downwind leg. |
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| One must be careful not to cup the sail with too little tension on the foot of the sail by having the outhaul to loose. |
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| He was an inspiration to those who wished to get out and sail in the yawl but were seeking the courage to do so. |
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| Having succeeded in rigging jury masts and putting the vessel to rights, sail was made. |
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| The trainee programme offers those aged 16 to 25 the opportunity to sail to France on a traditionally rigged sailing ship. |
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| Although she can sail to windward, it is generally quicker to row into head winds, or through crowded anchorages. |
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| Water-skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, sail boating and snorkeling are complimentary on the entire Windstar line. |
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| On this rare day, a windsurfer with black rubber body and transparent sail swings around like an insect. |
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| People were invited and encouraged to sail close to the winds of slander as the show and the presenter sought out audience share. |
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| She has a complement of six officers and 27 men as permanent crew and can accommodate and impart sail training to 30 cadets. |
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| I would sail away to fantastic places that existed only in the deep recesses of my mind and describe them in verse heavy with rhythm. |
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| Then, we'll sail on a rhumb line straight in and hope the only ships we meet are ours. |
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| He was also the first yachtsman to sail a multi-hulled sailing boat around the world non-stop. |
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| He was busy with the ropes, letting down just two yards of sail from the spar attached to the top of the mast. |
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| You can, of course, charter sail or power yachts in the Bahamas, but the real kick is arriving in your own small vessel. |
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| In 1982, the writer Jonathan Raban set out in a 30-foot ketch to sail round the British Isles. |
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| From the equator she will sail past the Cape of Good Hope and then to Cape Leeuwin in Australia. |
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| Then came the boat with what was known as a lateen sail which could be adjusted to catch the wind. |
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| It has two masts, square rigged on both with a spanker sail on the aftermost mast. |
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| The first organised ferry service from Auckland to Devonport began in 1854 using sail or oar propelled whaleboats. |
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| Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail, was changed to accommodate the more modern rig. |
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| An old family friend had hooked a lateen sail while fishing at a local creek. |
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| After four months of intense training, Pak, Malcom and 118 partisans boarded four junks and set sail for the mainland. |
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| The vessel put about on the other tack, but for want of wind, or not having sail enough, she drifted into the ground swell towards the beach. |
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| In normal times, motoring and the solar panels kept us flush enough so the generator did little but rust in the sail locker. |
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| The joyous soldiers prepared to sail home as they imagined the celebrations in their honor. |
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| Ships of the 16th and 17th centuries entering the Pacific from Cape Horn would not attempt to sail into these westerly winds. |
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| I want to be the leader of the pack, and to reach that goal, I'm going to have to sail in uncharted waters. |
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| They sail to and from not only the 185 ports mentioned but also an even larger number of smaller moorings and anchorages. |
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| Walking to larboard, he tipped the bucket over watching the crab sail down the side of Indefatigable, back from whence it came. |
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| Hop on at Queen's pier and sail out for a few beers or supper at one of the waterfront restaurants. |
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| Marcus just e-mailed me to say that the container holding all our worldly possessions is scheduled to set sail for Trinidad on February 9th. |
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| Another went racing across the wash of the boat, its sail and sickle shaped tail leaving no doubt as to its identity. |
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| The sail were loosed and reefed, furled and unfurled, braces manned, halyards tested. |
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| Players make it to the big leagues because of their ability to drive the ball, not watch it sail past them. |
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| There is a tip wand that stretches the sail out to fit onto the winglets, which are held in place by the aluminum tip tube. |
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| But thanks to today's weather-resistant fabrics, even a landlubber's deck can sail into the comfort zone. |
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| With hundreds of lakes and rivers, you could sail and water ski the day away without even coming close to the coast. |
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| I figured she'd have leeboards and a very low single sail Chinese rig of no more than 63 square feet. |
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| Having all but the mizzen sail reefed, he bade Lasky a goodnight. |
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| A keen sailor, I was envious of the crew on board having the chance to sail on these stunning, shimmering blue waters. |
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| The mast is quite flexible, and, with this much sail and no standing riggings, the top is prone to twist to leeward considerably when the wind picks up. |
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| Families of ducks, sail boats and kayakers round out the serene picture. |
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| A ship is anchored and ready to set sail for England on my command. |
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| Sounds like you better sail back to Raro and get her to the hospital. |
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| Bigger ships known as carracks, mixing square and lateen sails and weighing up to 1000 tons, could sail further and carry more merchandise than ever before. |
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| Mars shone brightly once again as we put to sea for the overnight sail into the Thames and debarkation at Tilbury, a landing stage downriver from London. |
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| The race began to develop in the final quarter-mile, with Tony Culhane getting a dream run up the rails a furlong out on the 40-1 shot and setting sail for home. |
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| A three-week rest and relaxation period, originally scheduled for Geraldton, will now be held in Carnarvon before the ship sets sail for the Mid West again. |
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| Just as the Long Island Mackerel yawls had returned to sail again. |
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| In this way the ships captain kept a tight rein on his men and when the ship set sail it was with a suitably chastened crew, or so the Captain thought. |
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| Permanent changes to law should not be able to sail through on a majority vote. |
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| I could take on a crew and sail to Canada in my own boat instead of booking passage, or turn into a rover of the sea, going where I please and doing what I like. |
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| The bill passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday and is expected to sail through the Democratic-controlled Assembly. |
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| Slick Swiss syndicate Alinghi finished first after the round robins and will sail defending Louis Vuitton Cup challengers champions Prada of Italy in the quarter-finals. |
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| Working with a sextant for two days, she figured out her bearings and rigged a sail to position herself in currents she hoped would take her to Hawaii. |
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| Anytime we have to put up the sail or tack or do any maneuvering, it requires all hands on deck. |
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| In August 1939, with a single novel to his name, Gombrowicz was invited by the Polish government to sail on the maiden voyage of the ocean liner Boleslaw Chrobry. |
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| Some 7,000 Confederates set sail for Brazil in the aftermath of the American Civil War, settling in a city called Americana. |
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| Perhaps they hadn't figured out how to reef a sail 600 years ago. |
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| When we found she could sail in stronger winds, we fitted a stronger mast and rigging and, later, a keelson, an internal timber spanning three frames. |
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| What a fragile vessel to sail into the rough seas that lay ahead! |
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| At least the old elites learned to sail and row while acquiring proof of their right to rule. |
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| I want that schooner mast patched and sail rigged as soon as possible. |
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| He told Matthews of his desire to have all available sail rigged and set. |
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| At first when sails triumphed over oars, a large square sail was rigged on the mainmast while two smaller sails fore and aft gave the ship maneuverability. |
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| Her performance off the wind is very good, and the full keel and centerboard make the boat easy to balance and comfortable to sail on beam and broad reaches. |
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| We sail with the main sail and a jib sail, about 135 degrees off the wind. |
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| Wind shrieked through the rigging as the mast groaned under the strain of its huge triangular sail that drove the vessel before the wind, its rigging taught as harp strings. |
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| So then I get bombarded with 18 million resumes and 8x10s, and I'm being chased down the street by agents and actors, and so I get on a boat and sail out to sea. |
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| At best, they would be processed and free to return home to sail again. |
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| They deepened the river so that larger boats could sail through. |
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| The junk was nearer, beating in toward the island, her brown batwing sail suddenly tall and terribly conspicuous against the sky. |
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| Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting. |
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| As I was in a state of extreme debility, I resolved to sail directly towards the town, as a place where I could most easily procure nourishment. |
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| In Jacob's Room, by Virginia Woolf, the hero and a friend of his sail around the islands. |
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| Evolved from fishing ships designs, they were the first that could leave the coastal cabotage navigation and sail safely on the open Atlantic. |
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| After returning he possibly went to Bristol to sail in the name of England. |
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| They decided to sail south and, by April 1528, reached the northwestern Peruvian Tumbes Region and were warmly received by local Tumpis. |
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| Another eighteen transports of cavalry were to sail from a different port, probably Ambleteuse. |
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| There are two sailing clubs close to York, both of which sail dinghies on the River Ouse. |
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| Alaric then moved south, intending to sail to Africa, but his ships were wrecked in a storm and he shortly died of fever. |
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| In the summer of 1015, Cnut's fleet set sail for England with a Danish army of perhaps 10,000 in 200 longships. |
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| The Norman fleet finally set sail two days later, landing in England at Pevensey Bay on 28 September. |
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| Henry was about to sail for England to pursue his claim when his lands were attacked. |
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| He then took the decision to sail for England in January 1153 to meet Stephen. |
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| It was not until August 1297 that he was finally able to sail for Flanders, at which time his allies there had already suffered defeat. |
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| After this major setback, he set sail again on 13 December aboard Pelican with four other ships and 164 men. |
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| On 28 May 1588, the Armada set sail from Lisbon and headed for the English Channel. |
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| At that moment however the wind changed and the fog lifted, enabling the fleet to sail into Torbay, near Brixham, Devon. |
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| Declining the post, he returned to his regiment, now at Southampton preparing to set sail for the West Indies. |
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| Wellesley was promoted full colonel by seniority on 3 May 1796 and a few weeks later set sail for Calcutta with his regiment. |
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| He rushed to sail on the same ship as the newly appointed British commander, Sir Redvers Buller. |
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| In 1699 Liverpool was made a parish by Act of Parliament, that same year its first slave ship, Liverpool Merchant, set sail for Africa. |
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| I don't want us on a freeflight trajectory that entails lithobraking if we lose power and can't get the sail back. |
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| One Viking innovation was the 'beitass', a spar mounted to the sail that allowed their ships to sail effectively against the wind. |
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| In the maritime history of Europe, the carrack and caravel both incorporated the lateen sail that made ships far more maneuverable. |
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| Suddenly in 1823, the ship's Captain decided to sail to Genoa and offer the Hercules for charter. |
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| The 1946 Lions tour saw the team sail to Australia on HMS Indomitable, stoking the boilers to keep fit. |
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| Conventional sailing craft cannot derive power from sails on a point of sail that is too close into the wind. |
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| Sailors may also adjust the trim of the sail to account for wind gradient, for example, using a boom vang. |
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| The point of sail describes a sailing boat's course in relation to the wind direction. |
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| How closely a boat can sail into the wind depends on the boat's design, sail shape and trim, the sea state, and the wind speed. |
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| This can be the most comfortable point of sail but requires constant attention. |
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| Here the main sail is placed on the windward side of the boat, leading to a heightened risk of gybing. |
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| Depending on the sails, this can often give as much sail area as a spinnaker, but is easier to control. |
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| It is also easier to handle than going wing and wing, as the main sail is not set and does not disturb the air flow to the head sails. |
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| An important safety aspect of sailing is to adjust the amount of sail to suit the wind conditions. |
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| Reefing means reducing the area of a sail without actually changing it for a smaller sail. |
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| However, the sail can become jammed in the mast or boom slot if not operated correctly. |
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| Mainsail furling is almost never used while racing because it results in a less efficient sail profile. |
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| The most basic control of the sail consists of setting its angle relative to the wind. |
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| The sails are adjusted to create a smooth laminar flow over the sail surfaces. |
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| The combined efficiency of this sail plan is greater than the sum of each sail used in isolation. |
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| Increased heeling reduces exposed sail area relative to the wind direction, so leading to an equilibrium state. |
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| A spinnaker is a large, full sail that is only used when sailing off wind either reaching or downwind, to catch the maximum amount of wind. |
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| It is a test not only of sailing skill and boat and sail design, but also of fundraising and management skills. |
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| In 2003, several strong challengers vied for the right to sail for the cup in Auckland during the challenger selection series. |
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| In 1970, Chichester attempted to sail 4,000 miles in twenty days, in Gipsy Moth V, but failed by one day. |
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| Vikings set sail from Greenland and Iceland, discovering North America nearly 500 years before Columbus reached the Caribbean islands. |
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| The traders would then sail to the Caribbean to sell the slaves, and return to Europe with goods such as sugar, tobacco and cocoa. |
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| An invasion force set sail in 1719 with two frigates to land in Scotland to raise the clans. |
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| From the summer of 1940 a small but steady stream of warships and armed merchant raiders set sail from Germany for the Atlantic. |
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| On 1 April, Leach sent orders to a Royal Navy force carrying out exercises in the Mediterranean to prepare to sail south. |
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| The officers on board were told that they could not sail to Bluff Cove that day. |
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| They would then have the choice of walking the seven miles to Bluff Cove or wait until dark to sail there. |
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| They mounted a single square sail on a yard, with an additional spar along the bottom of the sail. |
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| On 18 June 1824 Robert had set sail on the Sir William Congreve from Liverpool for Colombia with a contract for three years. |
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| In 1813 Uville set sail again for England and, having fallen ill on the way, broke his journey via Jamaica. |
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| In June 1888, Stevenson chartered the yacht Casco and set sail with his family from San Francisco. |
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| He almost immediately set sail for England to urge Edward II for reinforcements. |
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| Skye is linked to the mainland by the Skye Bridge, while ferries sail from Armadale on the island to Mallaig, and from Kylerhea to Glenelg. |
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| Hubert de Burgh, Henry's justiciar, set sail to intercept it, resulting in the Battle of Sandwich. |
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| Boats sail from Tenby's harbour to the offshore monastic Caldey Island, while St Catherine's Island is a tidal island. |
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| After the ship set sail Dionysus invoked his divine powers, causing vines to overgrow the ship where the mast and sails had been. |
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| At that time, as well as shipwrights, New Quay had half a dozen blacksmith shops, three sail makers, three ropewalks and a foundry. |
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| Ferries from Great Britain also sail to Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Ireland. |
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| Both ferries are based in the northern Tasmanian port city of Devonport and sail to Melbourne. |
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| The envoys boarded three treasure ships and set sail from Sumatra to the port of Aden. |
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| He convinced the shipowner who had bought his Royal Academy picture to let him sail on a freighter to Istanbul. |
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| Pleased with the gift, Matholwch and Branwen sail back to Ireland to reign. |
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| This collection method drops a weighted line to the bottom at intervals and records the depth, often from a rowboat or sail boat. |
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| The Kingdom of the Franks under Charlemagne was particularly devastated by these raiders, who could sail up the Seine with near impunity. |
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| The Vikings could sail through on the main river and branch off into different areas of the country. |
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| Because of the ships' negligible draft, the Vikings could sail in shallow waters, allowing them to invade far inland along rivers. |
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| The approach from the west through Bering Strait is impractical because of the need to sail around ice near Point Barrow. |
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| He made the trip in 86 days to sail back from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Vancouver, British Columbia. |
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| This pair was the first to sail the passage, although they had the benefit of doing so over a couple of summers. |
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| The goal was to navigate west to east through the Northwest Passage by sail only. |
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| Between 1700 and 1815, the North Sea saw only 45 years of peace, and could be regarded as the most dangerous eras to sail the sea. |
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| Even though no longship sail has been found, accounts and depictions verify that longships had square sails. |
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| By looking at the place where the shadow from the rod falls on a carved curve, a navigator is able to sail along a line of latitude. |
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| At sea, the sail enabled longships to travel faster than by oar and to cover long distances overseas with far less manual effort. |
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| By the time of Augustus up to 120 ships were setting sail every year from Myos Hormos to India, trading in a diverse variety of goods. |
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| He attempted to set sail on 20 February with 152 merchantmen, but was held back for three days by high winds and rough seas. |
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| Agent Bulloch arranged for a civilian crew and captain to sail Enrica to Terceira Island in the Azores. |
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| The Veneti manoeuvred so skilfully under sail that boarding was impossible. |
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| On 30 March 1191, the French set sail for the Holy Land and Philip arrived on 20 May. |
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| By 13 March Richard had returned to England, and by 12 May he had set sail for Normandy with some 300 ships, eager to engage Philip in war. |
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| When Villeneuve set sail from Ferrol on 10 August, he was under orders from Napoleon to sail northward toward Brest. |
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| Losses of ships travelling out of convoy however were so high that no merchant ship was allowed to sail unescorted. |
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| As the voyage was intended to be completed under power, the tug was rigged as steam propelled with a sail auxiliary. |
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| May was unable to sail the Herald out of the harbour, sinking twice and damaging the vehicle beyond repair. |
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| The powerful monsoons also meant ships could easily sail west early in the season, then wait a few months and return eastwards. |
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| In 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope and became the first European to sail to India and later the Far East. |
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| Cruise ships and pleasure craft regularly sail through the region, and commercial and private aircraft routinely fly over it. |
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| On July 5, 1610, John Guy set sail from Bristol, England with 39 other colonists for Cuper's Cove. |
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| After spending more than a week in Portugal, and paying his respects to Eleanor of Viseu, Columbus again set sail for Spain. |
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| Allegedly the crew grew so homesick and fearful that they threatened to sail back to Spain. |
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| Eager to set sail for home, he ignored the local knowledge of monsoon wind patterns that were still blowing onshore. |
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| Organising the expedition on his own account he set sail from Gades and began to work down the African coast. |
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| The second division, consisting of one nau and one round caravel, set sail for the port of Sofala in what is today Mozambique. |
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| Tristan tells Kahedin to sail back with white sails if he is bringing Iseult, and black sails if he is not. |
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| Olaf was three years old when they set sail on a merchant ship for Novgorod. |
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| Thorfinn and Thorkel sail to Norway to visit and gain the friendship of King Olaf. |
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| The British fleet was ordered to return home, and set sail from Gibraltar to Portsmouth in late September. |
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| Prior to the era of engines on small craft, a launch was the largest boat carried on a sailing vessel, powered by sail or by oars. |
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| As sail size grew linen was too heavy to be practical so cotton became more popular. |
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| The characteristics of a sail are due to design, construction and the attributes of the fibers, which are woven together to make the sail cloth. |
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| International maritime travel is mainly provided through the Port of Odessa, from where ferries sail regularly to Istanbul, Varna and Haifa. |
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| The native peoples could navigate their kayaks through the canals, which would not have penetrable by large sail ships. |
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| Being smaller and having a shallow keel, the caravel could sail upriver in shallow coastal waters. |
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| The armada would then just sail east, and let the monsoon carry them headlong across the Indian Ocean until India. |
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| When the next armada arrived, it would simply load up the accumulated spices from the warehouse and set sail out at once. |
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| The casualties suffered in the Philippines left the expedition with too few men to sail all three of the remaining ships. |
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| Afonso de Albuquerque set sail in April 1511 from Goa to Malacca with a force of 1,200 men and seventeen or eighteen ships. |
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| In 1147, George set sail from Otranto with seventy galleys to attack Corfu. |
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| During all the voyages, the fleet would sail westward across the Indian Ocean after departing from Sumatra. |
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| Two or three days after sighting this geographical feature, the treasure fleet would adjust their course to sail south of Dondra Head at Ceylon. |
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| It is believed that when Lancelotto Malocello set sail from Genoa in 1312, he did so in order to search for Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi. |
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| It is also known that Chinese trade ships traveling to Japan set sail from the various ports along the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. |
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| The fully developed junk design exhibited innovative, though subsequently very little further developed sail plans and hull designs. |
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| In theory this closeness of what is called sheeting allowed the junk to sail into the wind. |
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| In practice, evidenced both by traditional sailing routes and seasons and textual evidence junks could not sail well into the wind. |
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| The main drawback to the junk sail is its high weight caused by the 6 to 15 heavy full length battens. |
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| Thus these ships sail without avoiding strong winds and dashing waves, by the aid of which they can make great speed. |
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| Hasler realised that he could sail Jester across the Atlantic without ever leaving the cabin. |
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| People sail on the China seas only in Chinese ships, so let us mention the order observed upon them. |
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| Rivalry between the European powers produced intense competition for the creation of colonial empires, and fueled the rush to sail out of Europe. |
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| In 1488, Bartolomeu Dias becomes the first European to sail around the southernmost tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. |
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| Then refitting the boat, they set out again, this time intending to sail further upriver. |
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| Cadamosto, Usodimare and the unnamed Portuguese captain set sail back to Portugal. |
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| He recommended that the Portuguese should sail south along the coast of Africa and the seas of Guinea. |
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| It is most famous for being the place from which Columbus set sail in 1492, eventually reaching America. |
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| Ships built in Europe in the fifteenth century were designed to sail the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic Ocean coastlines. |
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| Ojeda set sail from Spain in January 1502 and he followed the same route as his first voyage. |
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| The main flotilla finally set sail from Santo Domingo on 10 November 1509, a few days ahead of Nicuesa. |
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| The intention was to sail around the southern end of the African mainland into the Indian Ocean. |
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| Shortly after, three more ships of the 2nd Armada sail into Mozambique island and make junction with Cabral. |
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| With his remaining six crewmen, Dias set sail back to Portugal, hoping to catch Cabral's armada on the return journey. |
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| He doesn't go ashore, and instead contents himself with scouting the city from his ship, and then sets sail back home alone. |
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| De Gonneville stated that this land was six weeks' sail east of the Cape of Good Hope. |
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| In April 1511, Alfonso de Albuquerque set sail from Goa to Malacca with a force of some 1200 men and seventeen or eighteen ships. |
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| After a month with no definitive reply, Andrade decided to sail up the river to Guangzhou without permission from Ming authorities. |
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| Ferries sail to the Dahlak Islands and the nearby Sheikh Saeed Island, aka Green Island. |
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| Scurvy set in, ultimately killing 30 men and leaving only 20 to sail the ship. |
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| Thus a few recreational sailors continue to sail this route, sometimes as part of a circumnavigation of the globe. |
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| They would sail to the latitude of their destination, turn toward their destination and follow a line of constant latitude. |
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| From West Africa, the Portuguese had to sail away from continental Portugal, that is, to west and northwest. |
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| On June 14 they set sail again looking for a chain of islands in the west that had been described by their captives. |
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| He was there joined by his brother Hernando and the remaining men in two vessels that would sail back to Panama. |
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| Rajah Kolambu the king of Mazaua told them to sail for Cebu, where they could trade and have provisions. |
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| Guinness Book of World Records has awarded world records to various classes such as luxury liners, sail boats, and rowing boats. |
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| These ships used sail power alone to haul commodities in the mediterranean. |
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| Continuing westward, the shallop's mast and rudder were broken by storms, and their sail was lost. |
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| Through the middle of town there was a clear river which ships and gale junks could sail into. |
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| Within months, four ships set sail due west for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, but a violent storm and rough seas caused the loss of two ships. |
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| Repairs were completed in the final weeks of 1523, and they set sail again. |
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| During the search, Hudson decided to sail his ship up the river that would later be named after him. |
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| On April 20, 1534, Cartier set sail under a commission from the king, hoping to discover a western passage to the wealthy markets of Asia. |
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| Jacques Cartier set sail for a second voyage on May 19 of the following year with three ships, 110 men, and his two Iroquoian captives. |
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| While Roberval waited for artillery and supplies, he gave permission to Cartier to sail on ahead with his ships. |
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| Hudson had been told to sail through the Arctic Ocean north of Russia, into the Pacific and so to the Far East. |
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| He first discovered Delaware Bay and began to sail upriver looking for the passage. |
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| He managed to sail through the Kara Gates, the strait between the islands of Vaygach and Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean. |
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| By July 2013, the administrators of the Northern Sea Route had granted permission to 204 ships to sail during the season. |
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| The square sail and flat bottom meant that they would not sail well without a following wind. |
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| Six days later they lost sight of each other in a thick fog, but both vessels continued to sail east. |
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| The Dutch took this opportunity to extinguish the fire and set sail with the foresail, the only sail remaining, and with a skeleton crew. |
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| Each tack was only for 100 yards and now we had the right sail while they had reachers. |
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| The reefing system for a mainsail must be designed to operate efficiently under adverse conditions and to provide proper sail shape when reefed. |
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| Many had the bald-headed sail rigging, so crews would not have to go aloft in the winds to do dangerous reefings. |
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| Decatur knew his only hope was to dismantle Endymion and sail away from the rest of the squadron. |
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| Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway. |
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| With Evgenia, he had a trial sail in Norvad the following month in a hard offshore wind. |
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| It tells the story of the Walker children, who sail a dinghy named Swallow, and the Blackett children, who sail a dinghy named Amazon. |
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| In this day there were no compasses, and it was the habit of navigators to sail their ships along the coast and to stop at night for victuals. |
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| The business failed in 1968 not long after Donald Crowhurst's attempt to sail around the world. |
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| Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honour more justly for scouring the seas, and taking from the rovers 846 sail of ships. |
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| Not into the sunset but into the sunrising did he love to sail some goodly black-hulled ship. |
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| If you happened to be a Westchesterite without a boat, you could still sail to the fair aboard a cruiser out of Mamaroneck. |
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| Our yachties, too, ruled the Olympic waves benefitting from pounds 22 million pre-Olympic funding to sail away with a raft of medals. |
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| A BRITISH yachtsman became the first quadriplegic to sail across the Atlantic yesterday when he crossed the finish line in the Caribbean. |
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| A RECORD-breaking quadriplegic sailor is finalising her preparations to sail solo round the British Isles using controls powered by her breath. |
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| We chose the surf, sail and cycle break in Porto Heli, a small and largely unspoilt town on the Argolic peninsula opposite the island of Spetse. |
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| It is a four-masted, square-rigged barquentine, 360 feet long, with 36,000 sq feet of sail and carry up to 170 passengers and 75 crew members. |
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| Non-divers can surf or sail on the lagoon, or simply snooze under rubber plants, mangroves and screwpine trees. |
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| Argent Gerbera, Nedlloyed Hudson, Commodore, Sea Lark and Al Abduli will sail later today. |
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| Greedy for gold, Alvarado had set sail for the south without the crown's authorization, landed on the Ecuadorian coast, and marched inland to the Sierra. |
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| There the Admiralty ordered him to fit Albemarle for sea and join the escort for a convoy collecting at Cork in Ireland to sail for Quebec in Canada. |
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| They then proceeded to sail from Bengal straight to Calicut. |
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| The large quantity of outdoor equipment stores and bike shops are an indication of the number of people who hike, bike, kiteboard, sail and run here. |
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| This almost unbelievable speed under sail was not coming from a kiteboard or radical sailing 'thing' that held no resemblance to a 'real' sailboat. |
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| And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. |
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| This enabled oceangoing ships to sail right into the Port of Manchester. |
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| In 1573 English shipwrights introduced designs, first demonstrated in Dreadnought, that allowed the ships to sail faster and manoeuvre better and permitted heavier guns. |
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| Soon after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, London merchants presented a petition to Queen Elizabeth I for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean. |
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| Anxious to secure his bride, Henry recruited mercenaries formerly in French service to supplement his following of exiles and set sail from France on 1 August. |
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| Confident that many magnates and even many of Richard's officers would join him, Henry set sail from Harfleur on 1 August 1485, with a force of exiles and French mercenaries. |
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| Leeboards and centerboards, used to stabilize the junk and to improve its capability to sail upwind, are documented from a 759 AD book by Li Chuan. |
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| In February 1217, Louis set sail for France to gather reinforcements. |
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| To relieve Harfleur, Henry sent his brother, John of Lancaster, the Duke of Bedford, who raised a fleet and set sail from Beachy Head on 14 August. |
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| Since travel by sea during the period was dangerous, he would also take full confession before setting sail and use auguries to determine the best time to travel. |
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| Urdaneta set sail from San Miguel on the island of Cebu on June 1, 1565, but was obliged to sail as far as 38 degrees North latitude to obtain favourable winds. |
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| Legend has it that Spanish explorers cultivated grapes here for six years before setting sail for Central America in search of the great Aztecan Empire. |
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| After a week in Portugal, he set sail for Spain and on 15 March 1493 arrived in Barcelona, where he reported to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. |
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| They preferred the junk, a ship using a more robust sail layout. |
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| It has a maritime and industrial tradition including boat building, sail making, the manufacture of flying boats, the hovercraft, and Britain's space rockets. |
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| In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon. |
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| We'll be able to sail safely across the bay once the storm dies down. |
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| This made it difficult to recruit crew members, and a small number were jailed prisoners given a lighter sentence if they would sail with Columbus. |
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| Columbus has not seen them himself, but says that local Indians claim the monsters have many canoes, and that they sail from island to island, raiding everywhere. |
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| In 1501 Fernandes set sail for discovery of lands in the name of England. |
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| I went over and asked him to let down the clews or corners of the mainsail, which had been drawn up in order to lessen the useless flapping of the sail against the rigging. |
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| On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later. |
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| Until 1593, two or more ships would set sail annually from each port. |
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| Cabral, feeling there's nothing to be achieved here and worried about missing the monsoon winds to India, decides to break off the negotiations and sail on. |
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| Then she covered her face and let the balloon sail into the sky. |
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