Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 297William Blackwood, 1965 |
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Page 75
... sail us out of this , Mr Dalzel ? " I got the sail up , hoping that the high land behind us would mask our silhouette . The sail filled lazily with the light offshore breeze , and we gathered speed . A white stream of phosphorescence ...
... sail us out of this , Mr Dalzel ? " I got the sail up , hoping that the high land behind us would mask our silhouette . The sail filled lazily with the light offshore breeze , and we gathered speed . A white stream of phosphorescence ...
Page 211
... sail boats , strictly speaking we'd have been issued at birth with our own personal fore , main and mizzen . " A visitor to the wardroom of my later ship - a cruiser - would have judged it a hotbed of sailing enthu- siasm . Had the ...
... sail boats , strictly speaking we'd have been issued at birth with our own personal fore , main and mizzen . " A visitor to the wardroom of my later ship - a cruiser - would have judged it a hotbed of sailing enthu- siasm . Had the ...
Page 252
... sail ! " In the distance , down to leeward , there were the white sails of a barque beating up in our direction . All was excitement ; we shouted and waved for all we were worth , although it was madness to hope we could be heard or ...
... sail ! " In the distance , down to leeward , there were the white sails of a barque beating up in our direction . All was excitement ; we shouted and waved for all we were worth , although it was madness to hope we could be heard or ...
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