Read Round the Horn before the mast 1928 [Leather Bound]

Round the Horn before the mast 1928 [Leather Bound]

Lubbock Alfred Basil

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V RUNNING EASTING DOWN Sunday, st October. -- The Royalshire is travelling faster to-day than she has done yet, going over 10 knots under all sail -- splendid sailing! Ten knots may not seem a great pace to a man who has only tried the sea in steamers, but 10 knots on a sailing-ship is equivalent to 20 on a steamer, and far, far more exhilarating. How some of our keen yachtsmen would enjoy to-day! The Royalshire is laying over to it like a yacht with her lee rail, which is nearly 6 feet off the deck, almost under water: the lee scuppers are, of course, full of water, and sprays are rattling like small shot on the deck forward, and on the midship-house. This is indeed sailing; everyone is cheerful, and in a good temper--as for myself, I feel as if I should like to dance ahout the deck and shout for very joy of such going. It is, indeed, a magnificent sight from the forecastle head, but FINE SAILING 145 the best view of all is from the end of the bowsprit, a favourite spot of mine. From there you see the whole ship. How the sails belly out and tear at their sheets, how firm and round they look, how white and gleaming; then look below you at the fore-foot, slicing the green water in half, and throwing out a bow-wave as big as a torpedo-catcher's, --and all around white horses prance and toss the spume from their foaming heads. The run for the last twenty-four hours was 232 miles, the best we have done yet. Lat. 31 .28 S., long. 127 .oq W. We of the starboard watch came on deck at 4 P.m., to see a black-looking squall coming up. "Aft the watch and brail in the spanker!" yells the second mate. Then the gaff-topsail and staysails had to come in. I was rolling up the main-topmast staysail, when there came a clap like thunder...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Round the Horn before the mast 1928 [Leather Bound]. To get started finding Round the Horn before the mast 1928 [Leather Bound], you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V RUNNING EASTING DOWN Sunday, st October. -- The Royalshire is travelling faster to-day than she has done yet, going over 10 knots under all sail -- splendid sailing! Ten knots may not seem a great pace to a man who has only tried the sea in steamers, but 10 knots on a sailing-ship is equivalent to 20 on a steamer, and far, far more exhilarating. How some of our keen yachtsmen would enjoy to-day! The Royalshire is laying over to it like a yacht with her lee rail, which is nearly 6 feet off the deck, almost under water: the lee scuppers are, of course, full of water, and sprays are rattling like small shot on the deck forward, and on the midship-house. This is indeed sailing; everyone is cheerful, and in a good temper--as for myself, I feel as if I should like to dance ahout the deck and shout for very joy of such going. It is, indeed, a magnificent sight from the forecastle head, but FINE SAILING 145 the best view of all is from the end of the bowsprit, a favourite spot of mine. From there you see the whole ship. How the sails belly out and tear at their sheets, how firm and round they look, how white and gleaming; then look below you at the fore-foot, slicing the green water in half, and throwing out a bow-wave as big as a torpedo-catcher's, --and all around white horses prance and toss the spume from their foaming heads. The run for the last twenty-four hours was 232 miles, the best we have done yet. Lat. 31 .28 S., long. 127 .oq W. We of the starboard watch came on deck at 4 P.m., to see a black-looking squall coming up. "Aft the watch and brail in the spanker!" yells the second mate. Then the gaff-topsail and staysails had to come in. I was rolling up the main-topmast staysail, when there came a clap like thunder...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Round the Horn before the mast 1928 [Leather Bound]. To get started finding Round the Horn before the mast 1928 [Leather Bound], you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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