Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 308William Blackwood, 1970 |
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Page 200
... sail , aiming to position ourselves for the Straits if the wind turned favourable . We were on our way and there was a feeling of adventure and excitement in the air . If we could make the Straits of Le Maire that night , it would be a ...
... sail , aiming to position ourselves for the Straits if the wind turned favourable . We were on our way and there was a feeling of adventure and excitement in the air . If we could make the Straits of Le Maire that night , it would be a ...
Page 317
... sail , pressing down into the water rather than sailing on it . We were nearly out , but as the tide weakened , the current began to set us towards the lee shore , and I saw that instead of passing the coast we were beginning to close ...
... sail , pressing down into the water rather than sailing on it . We were nearly out , but as the tide weakened , the current began to set us towards the lee shore , and I saw that instead of passing the coast we were beginning to close ...
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... sail , to the south - west . The squalls died down early in the morning and by 0800 we were under reefed main , full mizzen and working jib . We were soon back to reefed mizzen and storm jib and continued so all day , taking advantage ...
... sail , to the south - west . The squalls died down early in the morning and by 0800 we were under reefed main , full mizzen and working jib . We were soon back to reefed mizzen and storm jib and continued so all day , taking advantage ...
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PAXOS BY ANTHONY AIKMAN | 48 |
A CHANTYMAN LOOKS BACK BY A H RASMUSSEN 254 | 97 |
PRAESTO BY JAMES MONTGOMERY ROBINSON 385 | 150 |
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