 under treble-reefed foresail and mainsail, doublereefed fore- stay sail, and reefed mizen-trysail. With this increased spread of canvas, we were able to make two knots an hour on the direct course for Bermuda, and to keep sufficient steerage way to luff...  11,506 knots in the 'Sunbeam' in 1883 [by T. Brassey.]. - Side 39af Thomas Brassey (1st earl.) - 1884Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1884 - 1108 sider
...which commenced at N. by E., and ended at four PM on the 30th of November with the wind at NW We lay-to on the 27th under treble-reefed foresail and double-reefed...treblereefed foresail and mainsail, double-reefed fore-staysail, and reefed mizen-trysail. With this increased spread of canvas, we were able to make... | |
 | Sir Edward Sullivan - 1894 - 552 sider
...commenced at north-byeast, and ended on November 30, at 4 PM, with the wind at north-west. We lay-to on the 27th, under treble-reefed foresail and double-reefed...treble-reefed foresail and mainsail, double-reefed fore-staysail and reefed mizzen-trysail. With this increased spread of canvas we were able to make... | |
 | Edward Sullivan - 1894 - 556 sider
...commenced at north-byeast, and ended on November 30, at 4 PM, with the wind at north-west. We lay-to on the 27th, under treble-reefed foresail and double-reefed...south-east at the rate of at least one knot an hour. On the z8th we decided to try the ' Sunbeam' under treble-reefed foresail and mainsail, double-reefed fore-staysail... | |
 | Earl Thomas Brassey Brassey - 1895 - 368 sider
...A Bale N. by E., and ended at 4 PM on November 30 with the wind at NW We lay-to on the 27th Lay-to under treble-reefed foresail and double-reefed mainsail,...hour. On the 28th we decided to try the ' Sunbeam . Make sail under treble-reefed foresail and mainsail, doublereefed fore-staysail, and reefed mizen-trysail.... | |
 | 1884 - 1104 sider
...which commenced at N. by E., and ended at four PM on the 30th of November with the wind at NW We lay-to on the 27th under treble-reefed foresail and double-reefed...treblereefed foresail and mainsail, double-reefed fore-staysail, and reefed mizen-trysail. With this increased spread of canvas, we were able to make... | |
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