Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 310William Blackwood, 1971 |
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Page 256
... wind on to our quarter and get under the lee of the Lleyn Peninsula- and , if conditions did not improve , to head for Port Madoc instead of carrying on southward and mak- ing Milford Haven our next port of call , which had been our ...
... wind on to our quarter and get under the lee of the Lleyn Peninsula- and , if conditions did not improve , to head for Port Madoc instead of carrying on southward and mak- ing Milford Haven our next port of call , which had been our ...
Page 340
... wind , hove - to on the starboard tack . The ship was now lying - to , stop- ped to all intents and purposes , head - reaching a little , falling off , then coming up to the wind again , drifting . The seas were tearing towards our ...
... wind , hove - to on the starboard tack . The ship was now lying - to , stop- ped to all intents and purposes , head - reaching a little , falling off , then coming up to the wind again , drifting . The seas were tearing towards our ...
Page 413
... wind remained strong and the sea continued to increase . So we sailed on , thankful at least that the wind remained behind us , thus forcing us to steer our intended course . With only staysail and mizzen set we were making a higher ...
... wind remained strong and the sea continued to increase . So we sailed on , thankful at least that the wind remained behind us , thus forcing us to steer our intended course . With only staysail and mizzen set we were making a higher ...
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