 | John Adams - 1822 - 144 pages
...day-light, this wind veers to the west, and lays the ship's head off shore ; by eleven am 98 the sea breeze will have acquired its strength and true direction,...fathoms water, where it will be proper to wait for the land wind. By adopting this method, a vessel is placed in the best possible situation for taking early... | |
 | John Adams - 1823 - 292 pages
...expected. Soon after day-light, this wind veers to the west, and lays the ship's head off shore. By 11 am, the sea-breeze will have acquired its strength...advantage of the breeze from the shore: whereas, if she were kept under weigh during the night, the probability is, that she would lose all the ground she... | |
 | John Purdy - 1844 - 534 pages
...expected. Soon after day-light this wind veers to the west, and lays the ship's head off shore; by eleven am the sea-breeze will have acquired its strength...vessel will have made a good offing. Tack and stand in-shore, anchoring when in 8 fathoms of water, where it will be proper to wait for the land-wind.... | |
 | John Purdy - 1855 - 634 pages
...daylight this wind veers to the West, and lays the ship's head off shore ; by eleven am the sea breeze will have acquired its strength and true direction,...vessel will have made a good offing. Tack and stand in-shore, anchoring when in 8 fathoms of water, where it will be proper to wait for the land wind.... | |
 | Alexander G. Findlay - 1867 - 738 pages
...daylight this wind veers to the West, and lays the ship's head offshore; by eleven am the sea bieeze will have acquired its strength and true direction,...vessel will have made a good offing. Tack and stand in-shore, anchoring when in 8 fathoms of water, where it will be proper to wait for the land wind.... | |
 | Alexander George Findlay - 1883 - 938 pages
...after daylight this wind veers to the West, and lays the ship's head off shore; by 11 am the sea breeze will have acquired its strength and true direction,...vessel will have made a good offing. Tack and stand in-shore. anchoring when in 8 fathoms of water, where it will be proper to wait for the land wind.... | |
 | Alexander George Findlay - 1895 - 1126 pages
...after daylight this wind veers to the West, and lays the ship's head off shore; by 11 am the sea breeze will have acquired its strength and true direction,...vessel will have made a good offing. Tack and stand inshore, anchoring when in 8 fathoms of water, where it will be proper to wait for the land wind. By... | |
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... as soon as the wind blows steadily from the land, hugging the shore on board as near as may be prudent; for by that means every advantage is derived from it that can be expected. Soon after day-light, this wind veers to the west, and lays the ship's... 