The greatest development of quartz reefing is found in Victoria, some of the mines being of great depth. [Please select]
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They were divided into two watches, and their places for making and taking in sail, reefing and tacking, were assigned to them. [Please select]
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In the lull of the blast, the young commander overhauled the sail, and corrected the non-nautical reefing of his companion. [Please select]
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Before the manoeuvre of reefing, in the gale, was begun, Mr. [Please select]
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The work was too rough for boys: the skipper should have piped the reefing-hands. [Please select]
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What a man you would be for reefing topsails in a gale o' wind, your honor, sir.' [Please select]
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But the roaring of the surf put these delightful thoughts to flight, and I was back again at sea, watching the dolphins and the flying-fish, and reefing topsails off the wild and stormy Cape Horn. [Please select]
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Every one of the runaways was stationed for each of the various evolutions of getting under way, making and taking in sail, reefing and tacking. [Please select]
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