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At the right moment the helm was put down and the ship brought up to the 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 ...
At the right moment the helm was put down and the ship brought up to the 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 ...
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The skies about us were most likely the end of the cyclone , winds were light and the sea was calm . We hoped to reach northern Spain before ... When I took over at two a.m. the wind had increased to a good Force Six , gusting to Eight ...
The skies about us were most likely the end of the cyclone , winds were light and the sea was calm . We hoped to reach northern Spain before ... When I took over at two a.m. the wind had increased to a good Force Six , gusting to Eight ...
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She told me how much the wind had increased , and added , " The waves are over twenty feet . " I buttoned up the oilskins tightly , pulled the hood over my head , and lurched clumsily up the com- painonway to relieve Father at the wheel ...
She told me how much the wind had increased , and added , " The waves are over twenty feet . " I buttoned up the oilskins tightly , pulled the hood over my head , and lurched clumsily up the com- painonway to relieve Father at the wheel ...
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