Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 246William Blackwood, 1939 |
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Pagina 412
... wind came almost with the last gun , at first a rippling breeze , filling the kites aloft and the big spinnaker out to starboard . They made a good start and slipped away from three of their fellows with the breeze hardening steadily ...
... wind came almost with the last gun , at first a rippling breeze , filling the kites aloft and the big spinnaker out to starboard . They made a good start and slipped away from three of their fellows with the breeze hardening steadily ...
Pagina 415
... wind veered almost imperceptibly and freshened . The soft haze in the west hardened into wispy clouds , then into little hard ' puff balls , ' and the little ship lay over and raced along at six knots , close hauled , shining silvery ...
... wind veered almost imperceptibly and freshened . The soft haze in the west hardened into wispy clouds , then into little hard ' puff balls , ' and the little ship lay over and raced along at six knots , close hauled , shining silvery ...
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... wind at last . It was not much , but enough for the ship to run on at seven knots , with all canvas set , except the gaff tops'l . The barometer was steady and so was the wind . About time we began sailing , I thought . Here we are ...
... wind at last . It was not much , but enough for the ship to run on at seven knots , with all canvas set , except the gaff tops'l . The barometer was steady and so was the wind . About time we began sailing , I thought . Here we are ...
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