| 单词 | bowsprit |
| 例句 | Annabeth ducked as a cable flew over her head and. wrapped itself around the bowsprit. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Hamilton cursed and drifted onward until the bowsprit speared a metal barge. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Nat stood on the chest and stared up at the tower masts of the ships, and the bowsprits, like long beaks, slanting into the air above him. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark creature curls a second tentacle around the bowsprit in a powerful grasp, and tears the bowsprit right off the bow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Brother Luke brought small slender pieces of pine and showed Robin how to smooth them into mast and bowsprit, then found scraps of linen for sails and pieces of yarn for rigging. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z At nine in the morning he eased off on the tiller, let the bowsprit come up into the wind, and the Frog slowed to a standstill. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Anne’s sheik was wearing a black-and-orange-striped blazer, gray Oxford bags, a bow tie on an elastic band, and a brown triangular porkpie hat, pinched into a bowsprit at the front. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z A muffled explosion, like powder, struck the bowsprit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Captain Reed leaned against the bowsprit, struggling to stand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “The sun has aged it and the sea has weathered it. It's high time the bowsprit was polished.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I climb out to the bowsprit in the middle of the night, avoiding the crewmen on watch. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Captain Reed scrambled up the bowsprit and stood there, poised over the hissing sea, howling for the pure joy of it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One fell and the other rolled left and took cover behind the bowsprit of a fishing boat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My gaze tracks up the arm until I see that I am being held by the ship’s figurehead—a wooden maiden carved into the bow, beneath the bowsprit pole. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She was twenty-two feet long, with a two-foot wooden bowsprit sticking from her nose, a stainless steel pulpit above it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone on board drowns, except for one man who rescues himself by leaping up and grabbing the ship’s bowsprit: Review | Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z But Dutreux said he didn’t see the American boat, which had the right of way, and crashed his bowsprit into the 11th Hour hull. After a collision, the U.S. boat retires from final leg of Ocean Race, asks for a ruling 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The 40-foot, two-handed boat Avalanche pulled out with a broken bowsprit shortly after the start and Yeah Baby was forced out with rudder damage after being hit by a sail fish late Monday. Leaders enjoy favorable conditions in Sydney to Hobart race 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Fast and agile, he had a superior vertical leap and used his 7-foot-4 wingspan to block shots with his arm outstretched like a bowsprit. Bill Russell, basketball great who worked for civil rights, dies at 88 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z He was napping with radar alarms on when the two boats struck, tearing his sail, breaking one of his hydrofoils and ripping off his bowsprit. A Tight Finish for a Round the World Race, 80 Days Later 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The hull is around 66 feet in length, and 16 feet at its widest point, tapering to an 8-foot long bowsprit. Team New Zealand reveals 1st foiling mono-hull 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The sandbaggers are shallow, 28 feet long with a 10-foot bowsprit. Take Someone Sailing Day gives newbie sailors nautical skills 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z To reduce wind resistance, they swapped out the pointy bowsprit between the boat's two hulls with a stubbier version, because the winds were too strong for the billowing headsail that attaches to it. Oracle sailors learned flying for America's Cup comeback 2013-09-29T18:37:04Z Michel L’Hour, a French archaeologist and shipwreck expert, said the timber appears to be a bowsprit, a pole that extends from a vessel’s stem. Wooden beam may be clue to 1679 shipwreck 2013-06-20T20:55:56Z During its peak years, in the half century after the War of 1812, ships from all over the world docked here, with their bowsprits pointing west over South Street. | South Street Seaport: South Street Seaport Has Begun Storm Recovery 2013-01-12T03:57:36Z Her masts were stripped, her yards were bare, And on her bowsprit, poised in air, Sat the Klaboterman. Poetry of the Supernatural 2012-04-22T02:00:10.897Z By their combined efforts a fore-t'gallant spar was dragged to the spot where the broken bowsprit formed a secure support. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Once the "Honest Seaman" ran across her bowsprit, in the hope that some of the crew might save themselves on her, but none made the attempt. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z He came stern on, and his bowsprit passed through the mizen rigging of the Constitution. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z In the same moment the vessels parted, the Hornet forging ahead, carrying the enemy's bowsprit and foremast with her. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z But in a few moments there was a splash and Marston knew he had dropped from the bowsprit's end into shallow water. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z When the last grappling was severed, the Gannet swung slowly round, her flying jibboom still entangled in the pirate's bowsprit shrouds. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Rupert, now as frantic as Maurice had been before, ordered the "Honest Seaman" to run towards the Admiral, and enter the men on her bowsprit. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Her bowsprit, too, was gone; in fact, every spar had been shot out of her. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z But a few minutes afterwards the Redoubtable fell on board the Téméraire, the French ship’s bowsprit passing over the British ship. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He jumped on the end of the bowsprit and Marston smiled, for it looked as if he could not use his tricks when one kept one's eye on him. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Her bowsprit, gaff, and spars are all gone, with every stitch of canvas and all the running rigging. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z He shot away her masts and bowsprit and left her a bare hull. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the foreÏtopmast stays through; Ð called also bee blocks. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Half an hour after noon, the “look-out” could not distinguish fifty yards ahead, and the officers on the bridge could not see the bowsprit. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Her bowsprit loomed above it, threatening and big, and the oars bent as the Kroos drove the boat ahead. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z When flown from the bowsprit of a merchant ship it must also have a white border. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The doctor clambers cheerfully out on the bowsprit and keeps both eyes open. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z She carried two masts and a half-dozen hoist booms, and the only visible sign of anything new on her was her bowsprit. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The Courageux was a mere wreck, having nothing but her foremast and bowsprit standing, several of her ports knocked into one, and her deck rent in a hundred places. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z When the new bowsprit was fitted they set off again along the coast and stopped at another rock-bound port. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z In the ensign the union was not worn till a considerable time afterwards—the union by itself being then as now worn by the king's ships as a jack at the bowsprit. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z Her bowsprit is carried away, her foretopmast too, and her jib's streaming away like a flag. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Owing to a short heavy sea, in which the Adventure frequently pitched her bowsprit and stern alternately under water, her jolly-boat was washed away. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The bowsprit was crossed by a heavy spar, on which a square-sail was hoisted. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z A white comber rose to windward, there was a thud, and jib and short bowsprit vanished. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The vessel tumbled about a great deal, rolling her scuppers under water, flooding her decks, and running her bowsprit under, all the while. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z On such days, shoals of dolphins crowded round the ship, and some men got on the bowsprit to throw the harpoon at them. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z A new gaff and bowsprit, a new suit of sails, new bulwarks, and a few patches, and she would be as good as ever. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Without doubt Marblehead owes a large share of her naval renown to her fishery; to those men who entered the sea-service at the bowsprit, like the great navigator, Cook, and not at the cabin windows. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Take hold, and try to keep her bowsprit on the island. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The sea ran high, and was very confused, so that, sailing full and by, the yacht made little progress, labouring a good deal, and constantly driving her bowsprit into the short, steep waves. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The gap was, in fact, in a bee-line with the tip of the bowsprit. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The reply, both from the merchantman and the Arrow, followed almost simultaneously, and a cheer rang out from both ships as the pirate's bowsprit was seen to snap off. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z At York I saw one nailed to the end of a coaster's bowsprit. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Then her head-sails dropped, and she stopped with a big iron buoy which Valentine seized with his boat-hook close beneath her bowsprit. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Jib′-boom, a boom or extension of the bowsprit, on which the jib is spread; Jib′-door, a door flush with the outside wall, intended to be concealed.—The cut of one's jib, appearance. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Away down the broad harbor the gallant schooner was speeding, with Guert Ten Eyck astride of her bowsprit. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The progress northward was hindered by dense white fogs, which at times hugged the ship so closely that, standing by the bowsprit, you could not see the jibboom-end. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z He scrambled towards the bowsprit, which, having lost its principal support, swayed upward, in peril of being torn away by the sagging jib. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z They did not run right up against the old black pier, and smash their own bowsprit in the attempt to knock it down. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z I was directed to the bowsprit; on approaching it, an Illyrian sentinel, with scowling visage, bushy whiskers, and levelled musket, howled his "Who goes there?" in a tremendous voice. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Away forward, at the heel of the bowsprit, with no sailor duty pressing him just now, loafed Guert Ten Eyck. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Already he had planted the mainmast in the sole and bored the toe for the bowsprit, when at the half door he saw passing the bust of a horseman and the head of a horse. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z It cost them some labour, but they were warmer afterwards, and when they went on again Vane glanced at the bowsprit. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Our spritsail yard, broken in two places, dangled from the bowsprit; while our mainmast was splintered from the futtock-shrouds to within ten feet of the deck. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Now," he said, "she'll go there straight, and all you have to do is to keep her bowsprit on yonder head. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He turned even eagerly to follow Groot, and was led forward almost to the heel of the bowsprit. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Alongside it a bowsprit stuck straight up to heaven, defiant of fate, and more forlornly, a smaller ship's whole mast with yards and broken gear still hanging to it all tangled and askew. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Having lost our bowsprit, all our masts, and many of our sails, as well as split our rudder, off the Banks of Newfoundland, we steered for this Island, and arrived yesterday afternoon. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z The sails were quickly stowed, and the bowsprit run in. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z You may as well learn the other way of getting out, and if she's a sailing craft with a bowsprit it's much the easiest one. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z As before, Bob and Nelda were the pets of the ship; and ’Rallie, who now did the drollest antics any bird ever attempted, kept all hands laughing from binnacle to bowsprit. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z “Say, this is just like riding on the bowsprit of a tremendous ship!” Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z They carry a long bowsprit, with one or two jib-sails hoisted from a short mast, placed nearer the bows than the stern. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z The dog only escaped by getting out on to the bowsprit, where of course Toby could not follow, but quietly lay down between the knight-heads to wait and watch for him. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Frank did so and saw that a wire ran from the end of the bowsprit, dipping a little below the water where it was attached to the boat. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Slowly they disappeared, and another sharp black point, which must have been her bowsprit as she heeled over, rose and sank in its turn. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z The bowsprit was lashed to the ring to which the painter was fastened, and at its inner end to the seat and mast. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z His hips stood out beneath his coat like bowsprits; a single button kept his coat together close above his first rib. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z In the middle of the race she broke her bowsprit off short in the stem, and in a few minutes was, for all sailing purposes, practically a wreck. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The sloop's bowsprit was level with her quarter. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Again Johnnie leapt to his feet; he paced up and down the little portion of the deck between the forecastle and bowsprit. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z He seemed to feel all through the boat from rudder to mast, from the sheet in his hand to the bowsprit. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Dutch went forward and found Sam Oakum leaning with his elbows on the bulwark, matched by his companion on the other side of the bowsprit gazing straight out ahead. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z Matters culminated, of course, in a free fight, which so alarmed me that I crept into a corner under the heel of the bowsprit, out of the way of the revellers. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Her bowsprit and two torn jibs above it were high in the air, and her black boom-foresail all bunched up, with its gaff, which had swung down, jammed against the foremast shrouds. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Very sorry, ma'am, but not unless I break off the bowsprit. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z After fitting the mast and bowsprit they unshipped them, and carried them home for safety till the sails were ready. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z At the conclusion, a double-headed shot, from our aftermost gun, carried away his foremast by the board; that took away his bowsprit and maintopgallant-mast. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Gilbert Oglander, waiting until a wave should lift him within reach, caught at a line of rope that hung from the ship's broken bowsprit. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z A Gloucester swordfish-boat drifted alongside, a man in the little pulpit on the bowsprit flourishing his harpoon, his bare head plastered down with the wet. Captains Courageous 2011-04-22T02:00:10.677Z Looking round, they saw the Cetacea’s bowsprit close above their heads as she lurched toward them on the back of a smooth sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The bowsprit was lashed firmly at the bow, and the sheets or cords to work the foresail put through the staples, after which the tiller was fixed on instead of the lines. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Running out on deck, they found the crew in a panic, some clinging outside the ship, others climbing out on the bowsprit, in readiness to jump overboard when the ship should blow up. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Already the Revenge's bowsprit had been shot away, her foremast had fallen by the board, and her main topmast was lying across her main-deck with two Englishmen and seven Spaniards crashed under its weight. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The shot, taking a slightly ascending course, struck beneath the bowsprit, tore it from its bed with its jib, and lodged in the mainmast ten feet from the deck, nearly severing it in two. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The jib, however, must be hauled down; and with a hoarse shout to Moran, Jimmy lowered himself from the bowsprit until he felt the wire bobstay under his feet. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The foresail was wet; the bowsprit dipped twice. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z With her crew of 740 men the Parfait was run alongside, and her bowsprit lashed to the fore-rigging of the Falcon. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z He could be seen clinging to the bowsprit, which was shipped. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z "Back, men! she is filling!" cried the young captain, who had gained the bowsprit of his vessel, where he stood sword in hand, and, like his crew, in the act of springing on board. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Then he thought of the wire bobstay that ran down from the end of the bowsprit and was fastened to the stem near the waterline. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z If you run her against the cliff the bowsprit will be knocked in. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Her great yellow bowsprit and white-winged figure-head were jutting out from the cluster of palm-trees, while high above them towered three immense masts, with the tricolor flag floating superbly from the mizzen. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z He thought nothing of telling his crew to steer starboard and larboard at the same time, and then we know how— The bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z There's a hole in her forecastle and her bowsprit's gone. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z He found the wire, slid his foot along it, and lifting himself to the bowsprit fell forward, limp and inert, on deck. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The bowsprit projected farther, but the foresail was not so much less in proportion as the mainsail. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The vessel trembled from bowsprit to rudder at the shock. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z They made me climb up a knotted rope to the bowsprits of the ships, which they knew to be but poorly guarded by the drunken sailors at that time of night. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z A hill of water had smothered the wreck, and when it fell from her again nothing was left but the bows, with the bowsprit hanging from them in a tangle of rigging. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The smaller craft was often jerked back almost under her bowsprit, and it needed laborious rowing to straighten out the sinking line. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The very first day the waves had washed away the coops; then, at last, the jib-boom and the bowsprit shrouds had been broken loose and torn away by the grasp of the storm. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z During the voyage, he spent much of his time sewing torn sails and performing other maintenance, like repairing the the bowsprit after a collision with a freighter. Record Sail by Reid Stowe to End on 1,152nd Day 2010-06-17T04:21:00Z Salutes were fired; every vessel was hung with as many flags as she could muster, along her stays, from the bowsprit to the taffrail. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree. Terry's Trials and Triumphs I thought I would go and see what was adrift; but hardly was I out of the cabin when, in the twinkling of a bowsprit, I found myself pinioned. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I To the left of the reef was the wreck of a French ship, the bowsprit pointing straight up into the air. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document "She has lost her fore topmast and part of her bowsprit." At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy I missed the masts some, and the bowsprit. A Man in the Open Not only so, but in like manner two of the sailors were found clinging to the bowsprit rigging. Terry's Trials and Triumphs Smash went the bowsprit as it struck against a rock; crash, crash, went one mast after the other, until we were literally scudding under bare poles. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I I had lain on deck between the mast and the bowsprit and a wave had burst over me and I had seen green water over my head. Reveries over Childhood and Youth The broken-off foremast was allowed to remain as it was, but a temporary bowsprit was set into place, and the damage to the forecastle and to the stern repaired. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy An instant later, the soaring bowsprit of the frigate splintered with a tremendous crash against the sheer cliffs of Cape Frio. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Look, there comes one of them in from the end of a long black arm that pushes out like a bowsprit over the gulf! Careers of Danger and Daring There were five masts in this, as in all other first-rates henceforth down to the time of Charles I. One of the masts was inclined forward, like a modern bowsprit. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships But as each sea approached, the schooner's bowsprit would swing upward with a great heave, the sea under-ran her, and down she came with a crash and a cloud of spray into the screeching hollow. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 “The Neptune, and that is Captain Starkey on the bowsprit!” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He fought his way through the breakers to the stump of the bowsprit, lashed himself there, and succeeded in passing a line to his comrades on shore. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day That night indeed, and all the following day, it blew so fiercely that the vessel’s bowsprit carried away, and she was obliged to put back into Balaclava for repairs. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War It will be noticed that this vessel had four masts, and was square-rigged, the foremost mast having been inclined forward somewhat after the fashion of the modern bowsprit. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Suddenly, from a post of vantage in the high-pointing bowsprit, she looked down the trail and clapped her brown hands with a shout of delight. International Short Stories American The bowsprit, from the end of which a rope was dangling, was empty! and both pilots, made aware doubtless of the danger, were pulling with the eagerness of fear from the ship. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He had shot away her masts and bowsprit, and left her a bare hull; her flag, however, still flying, being nailed to a splintered spar. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses His surviving comrades surrendered, and Maynard returned with his prisoners to James River, with Blackbeard's head hanging from the bowsprit. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia There were also four masts and a bowsprit, and a strongly developed forecastle, which formed part of the structure of the ship. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Under the bowsprit glittered a carved and gilded Madonna, the most auspicious figurehead to which, in Jean's eyes, he could intrust the fortunes of his handiwork. International Short Stories American The sea-wall of the Chiaja was washed away, and a frigate was cast on shore at Caserta with her bowsprit in the palace windows; all the lower town was under water, and many lives lost. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Her mainmast and bowsprit were all that was ever picked up, so it was plain to all men that the Gladova Strela, with her fifty men and seven guns, had gone to the bottom. The Tower of Dago Amidships stood a small deck house, and at the bow a broken bowsprit pointed heavenward as if invoking mercy on her forlorn condition. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam To remedy the roundness of the hull, Lethierry had fitted out a boom at the bowsprit, which allowed him to add a false spritsail to the regular one. Toilers of the Sea First of them all was a brawny Jerseyman named Jack Lang, who took his cutlass between his teeth and clambered like a cat along the bowsprit to the deck. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read "At last!" the able officer exclaimed as, the first man in the whole armada, he leaped from his galley into the boat which lay rocking at its bowsprit. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Just across a mangrove swamp at his back was the city; before him lay his schooner, her bowsprit pointing seaward. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure I sat down, therefore, beside the bowsprit, where none should see me, to commune alone with my grief, and, if I could, to summon up courage to meet my fate. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas All the iron of the bowsprit has given way; and it is an extraordinary fact that, though the bowsprit itself is not scratched, it is completely stripped. Toilers of the Sea The bowsprit of the Guerriere caught fast in the rigging of the Constitution, and the sailors on both ships tried to board. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read His berth was chiefly out on the end of the bowsprit—he was more ambitious than a figurehead. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North A crash like falling timber was heard above the storm and the sea, and the 'Torch' rolled heavily from side to side, and then plunged bowsprit down, and the boiling surf met over her. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II As his appreciative eyes swept the vessel throughout its entire length from stern rail to bowsprit, his admiration grew. Doubloons—and the Girl With the bowsprit hove down and securely strapped and riveted, and the last caulking blow dealt at the leaky doubling, his services became of small account. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea After while, off went the Java's bowsprit, as if it had been chopped off with a great knife. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The dockyards were busy places and we need not be surprised that good prices were paid for masts, yards, bowsprits and ship timber in general. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 I rushed forward to gain the bowsprit, a vague hope of escape suggesting the effort. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II The foresail is fastened only to the tip of the bowsprit, the foresail halyards, and foresail sheet; the mainsail to the gaff, all along, and to each end of the boom. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes It was the bowsprit that had brought us in! The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The waves were so big and fierce that one of them carried away her bowsprit with two men on it. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The agreement specified that the masts, yards and bowsprits were to be converted into eight squares carrying their dimensions in their several parts conformable to the rules of the navy. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Then, with lightning's speed, I ran along the deck, and out on the bowsprit. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Haigh smoked and drank vermouth; Taltavull busied himself below with dealing, on paper, with tremendous sums of money; I bathed at intervals, diving from the bowsprit end, and climbing aboard again by the lee runner. The Recipe for Diamonds These were minor affairs—something might have been done to put them right without coming to port—but the bowsprit! The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The next minute the bowsprit of the Frolic caught in the rigging of the Wasp, and another torrent of balls was poured into the British ship. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The masts, spars, bowsprits and other timber, having been prepared in the woods by the workmen, were hauled to the water by oxen. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 By nine the Vandalia dropped down on her too fast to be avoided, and clapped her stern under the bowsprit of the English ship, the fastenings of which were burst asunder as she rose. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Her bowsprit was also soon afterwards taken in, the topmasts struck, and everything made snug, as seamen term it, for a gale. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) A look-out was stationed on the bowsprit end, another in the cross-trees; and the whole ship’s company crowded forward, scouting for enemies or friends. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Her bowsprit and masts were nearly all cut away, and out of more than a hundred men only fourteen were unhurt. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read In order to avoid the sweep of the seas Manuel held us as closely as possible under the bowsprit. Gold This ship was a schooner bound for Honolulu and then to trade in the low islands; and by a very good chance for Keola she had lost a man off the bowsprit in a squall. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The writer, however, sprung upon deck, where he found the sailors busily employed in rigging out the bowsprit and in setting sail. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) He was, as a matter of fact, cheerfully alert to take the job, accepting it with the same enthusiasm that Gates, and later the mate, had straddled the bowsprit. Wings of the Wind This had nearly tossed me off into the sea; and now I lost no time, crawled back along the bowsprit, and tumbled head-foremost on the deck. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) All the dead men came to fetch him, and he ran from them and got right out on the bowsprit, and there he sat and yelled, while the dead men stood on the forecastle. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I We attended to that––a gang out on the bowsprit, half a dozen aloft and so on––with the skipper to the wheel while it was being done. The Seiners The long red lines of her port-holes swept with a gentle curve from stem to stern, and her stem was so sharp that the bowsprit seemed rather to terminate than to join it. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 She would not have stopped, but luckily he grasped the bowsprit stays and climbed aboard of her. Wings of the Wind I had scarce gained a position on the bowsprit, when the flying jib flapped and filled upon the other tack, with a report like a gun. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Two of them beat stoutly against the gale, but the Edward and Ann hove to for a time, her timbers creaking and her bowsprit catching the water as she rose and fell with the waves. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba Between the outer end of our seine-boat and the end of the bowsprit of the Mary Grace Adams was a passage that may have been the width of a vessel. The Seiners “Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes.” The Hunting of the Snark an Agony, in Eight Fits He had had no easy time of it on the bowsprit, good old Gates! Wings of the Wind I am to be perched beneath the bowsprit to look out upon the ocean and see which way the ship ought to go. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance At ten o’clock, the watch on the bowsprit called out to the lieutenant on the foredeck, and directed his attention to a clear spot which he declared to proceed from a light. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Her quarter to leeward just cut under the Adams’ bowsprit and the leech of her mainsail seemed to flatten past. The Seiners The bowsprit of one of the schooners was completely interlaced with the stanchions, ropes, and railings of our gangway, and it must have been a good stick not to snap off short. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' I'm going out on the bowsprit and, with this piece of megaphone to help, think I can follow by sound. Wings of the Wind She is undoubtedly clumsy; the three masts are low, the funnel is short and dumpy, there is no bowsprit, and her sides are painted black, relieved only by one long streak of dark red. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. At length the voice from the bowsprit made 174 itself more audible, and in the following manner. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Her passengers stood by the rail and watched us, and when at last we crowded our bowsprit past her nose, they waved their handkerchiefs and cheered us like mad. The Seiners She had an exaggerated form of fiddle bow, a long bowsprit and two tall masts on which sails might easily have been set. The Island Mystery The foremast had a square foresail, the mainmast a mainsail and maintopsail, and there was a spritsail on the bowsprit. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose About eleven o'clock Marcy Gray strolled forward and climbed out upon the bowsprit to see if he could discover any signs of the land, which, according to his calculations, ought not to be far distant. Marcy The Blockade Runner Our vessel was no longer lying alongside of the brig, but across its bows, so that the bowsprit of the latter crossed its deck. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. And she carried an ungodly bowsprit––thirty-seven feet outboard––easily the longest bowsprit out of Gloucester. The Seiners The vessel plows and swashes through the water, plunging its bowsprit into the waves without exciting their fears. Tales of Fishes A few minutes after she drifted from the Albatross, her foremast, already badly crippled and no longer supported by the bowsprit, fell over the larboard bow, dragging down with it the main topmast. An Old Sailor's Yarns Sprits were used instead of booms, and there was sometimes a short bowsprit, carrying a jib. The Migrations of an American Boat Type Looking forward he could see dark figures hanging from the high-pointed bowsprit that rose and dipped, and beyond them the lights of a tug reeling athwart a strip of white-streaked sea. Thurston of Orchard Valley Drifting down by the dock next to Duncan’s our long bowsprit almost swept off a row of old fellows from the cap-log. The Seiners Although there would be no difficulty in bringing the end of a bowsprit directly over the fish, a skilful harpooner never waits for this. Tales of Fishes Notwithstanding this, the Spaniards mustered in considerable force upon and about the heel of the bowsprit and cat-heads, armed with pistols, knives, and cutlasses. An Old Sailor's Yarns She carried a 17-foot plank bowsprit, to the ends of which were fitted vertical clubs 8 to 10 feet long. The Migrations of an American Boat Type "Silence there!" cried the skipper; "Mr. Stewart, can it be one of the schooner's crew, who has saved himself by the bowsprit rigging?" Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 Into this sea the vessel was diving––nose first––bringing 90 her bowsprit down, down, down, and then up, up, up, until her thirty-seven-foot bowsprit would be pointing to where the North star should be. The Seiners The swordfish are always harpooned from the end of the bowsprit of a sailing-vessel. Tales of Fishes The sprit-sail yard, bowsprit, and cat-heads were crowded with fishermen, and in half an hour there were nearly seventy fine, large fish flouncing and fluttering their last on the forecastle of the Albatross. An Old Sailor's Yarns He sprang forward, stumbling; but it was too late: the bowsprit crumpled against a rock, there was a soft thud, a little shock, a scraping, and the Spot Cash stopped dead. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Upon reaching the forecastle we found the body of a man lying across the heel of the bowsprit, jammed against the windlass pawl. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 We must have had ten feet on her main-boom and ten feet more bowsprit outboard, and yet under her four lower sails she seemed to be making heavy going of it. The Seiners He was fortunately the first to perceive the change in the direction of a light breeze which sprang up, and by immediately springing forward on the bowsprit, he succeeded in getting the ship's head round. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 They had a most desperate battle, which lasted about two hours, when the Java, which had lost her three masts and her bowsprit in the fight, and was leaking badly, was surrendered to Bainbridge. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The butt of her bowsprit had been driven into the forecastle; and the bowsprit itself had gone permanently out of commission. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys The cutter type of yacht will move against a wind that is blowing at a very small angle on her bowsprit. Boys' Book of Model Boats A couple of East Side loafers standing on the wharf cap-log were nearly swept away by the end of our bowsprit, we came on so fast. The Seiners Bare sticks, sir, not much of a bowsprit, and no sail spread. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Beyond, the sailing ships of all kinds that he had admired that morning pointed their bowsprits along the docks or swung at anchor along the river. Mr. Wicker's Window The practical-minded Archie Armstrong determined, with a laugh, that notwithstanding the loss of a bowsprit the firm of Topsail, Armstrong, Grimm & Company would not have to go out of business for lack of insurance. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Its end is secured in a socket or between a pair of uprights called the bowsprit bits. Boys' Book of Model Boats Even at that we had to crawl out on the bowsprit––six or eight of us––with sharp knives, and cut it away, and we were glad to get back again. The Seiners The awnings were spread in one flat extended sheet of white cotton canvas from bowsprit to taffrail, and from the wide-spread lower booms at the fore-chains boats were riding by their painters. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Land is off the starboard quarter, and Abner Cloud is out on the bowsprit looking for the reef. Mr. Wicker's Window On examination, found the cut-water so much shook I determined to run on to Baia and secure the bowsprit; made signal to prepare to anchor, and bore up little after 8 A.M. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 In larger boats the jib-boom is an extension of the bowsprit. Boys' Book of Model Boats The docks were all full of vessels, and the great bowsprits of the larger ships sometimes stuck halfway across the street to the buildings. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly With her slanting masts lashed to the jetty, carpenters were engaged reducing the length of the fore-mast, and trimming out a spar for a new bowsprit. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life They ransacked the cross-trees, and the engine-room, and the bowsprit; they explored the backstays, the stays, and the waist, but they found no stowaway. Oswald Bastable and Others The length of the bowsprit is eight and a half inches from the point a, Fig. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The bowsprit and masts are, when necessary, given support by ropes that are stretched tightly to some point where they can be conveniently anchored to the hull. Boys' Book of Model Boats Rob talked with his father that evening, and showed him his four-masted ship with a bowsprit at each end. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly And he was rather sober as he went back to his place on the bowsprit to watch. The Sandman: His Sea Stories When strength came back he mounted to the bowsprit, crept in to the topgallant forecastle, and sprang down on the main-deck, to the consternation of two men at the weather fore-rigging. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories The forestay has a loop at the top, and runs through the bowsprit, forming a bobstay. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Any shaped piece of timber used as a mast, bowsprit, yard, etc., or intended for such use. Boys' Book of Model Boats The owner was dancing excitedly about and demanding an explanation, but by that time Big Alec's partner had crawled aft from the bowsprit and was peering apprehensively over the rail into the cockpit. Tales of the Fish Patrol Little Jacob was rather white, but he didn't hesitate, and he walked out on the bowsprit to the place where he generally sat. The Sandman: His Sea Stories The giant leaned by the bowsprit, his spectacled eyes seeming to gaze ahead into the gray of the northern sky, and it seemed to Rainey as if he were smelling the wind. A Man to His Mate The bowsprit hung far over the smaller ship, a wand of doom. Heart of the Blue Ridge The bowsprit is passed through a ring at the top of the stern, and this ring is termed the gammon iron. Boys' Book of Model Boats The Reindeer's bowsprit, like a monstrous hand, reached over and ripped out the junk's chunky mast and towering sail. Tales of the Fish Patrol She sprang away from under the bows of the Henry with only inches to spare, for the bowsprit of Rhett's sloop tore the edge of her mainsail in passing. The Black Buccaneer Finding himself left with half the crew, he made his way in the boat forward along the side of the pirate vessel and clambered up by the bowsprit shrouds. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson As he did so, he heard a loud whistle, and the steamer, Inverness, came round a far point and turned her long bowsprit towards the town, lying off to the left in a shining mist. The End of the Rainbow The bowsprit was driven aft, through the bits against the stump of the foremast, and did its share in the work. A Chapter of Adventures There was not a heavy heart on board; even Jacko chirupped, and, swinging by his tail from the bowsprit shroud, revelled in the warm sunshine. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition And then, with a cheerful "Heave-ho-yo," They pumped the bowsprit dry. Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream Several guns were fired in reply, but a minute later the bowsprit of the leading ship came into view. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Leaving Cyd at the helm, he went forward and stationed himself at the heel of the bowsprit. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives "I caught sight of a light right over the bowsprit." A Chapter of Adventures The wind still increasing, at seven the first reef in the mainsail was also taken in, jibs shifted, and the bowsprit reefed. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Her bowsprit pointed, like the lance of a knight, at the power of England. The Art of Disappearing Her three masts were gone by the board, also her jib-booms, which were snapped close off by the bowsprit end. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The little boats, with folded lateen sails, near the pier had coloured lanterns slung from the mast to the bowsprit. The Spirit of Rome I shall take my time, I shall tarry and bide, till at last the right one lies waiting for me, warped out into mid-stream, loaded low, her bowsprit pointing down harbour. The Wind in the Willows I could almost tell, by the fervour of their manner, how the men viewed with admiration the slight downward curve of the cutter's bowsprit, her burnished copper, and low, raking hull. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition I had scarce gained a position on the bowsprit when the flying jib flapped and filled upon the other tack with a report like a gun. Treasure Island And I rounded the thing up at the very stern—sitting on the butt of the bowsprit, Ridgeway, washing her yellow face under the moon. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories It was a brig under fore-course and topsails, and as Agatha watched her she sank to her tilted bowsprit, and a big grey and white sea foamed about her bows. Hawtrey's Deputy She then in the most gallant manner locked her bowsprit in our starboard main shrouds, and attempted to board us with the greater part of her officers and ship’s company. A Sailor of King George Indeed, instances have occurred, where the inhabitants have been surprised by the visit of a bowsprit pushing its way through the wood-work, and carrying off the roof of their dwellings. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 This had nearly tossed me off into the sea, and now I lost no time, crawled back along the bowsprit and tumbled headforemost on the deck. Treasure Island She was a sea whippet, and prior to the war her bowsprit had nosed into all the famed harbours of the seven seas. The Pagan Madonna He did not want to get out along the bowsprit to stop one of them down. Hawtrey's Deputy By this time the serpent—for it was a sea-serpent—had twisted itself round the bowsprit of the vessel, and was about twenty feet long. A Sailor of King George Night fell, and the yawl anchored by a soft green field, with the bowsprit among the rushes. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Its bowsprit was gone and it had suffered considerable damage too, but it had had the good fortune to bring to Halifax a French ship which was carrying munitions of war to the Americans. The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776 It fell with enormous force on the bowsprit, tearing it from the vessel, and the stern was lifted high above the water. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen At twenty past nine one of the enemy's ship's main and mizen-masts went over the stern just as she got abreast of our quarter, and soon after our fore-mast and bowsprit went also. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II Now a wave came rolling onward, falling like a rock upon the bowsprit, and tearing it from the brig. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Perhaps the reader may recollect that the end of my bowsprit had been squeezed by a collision, and was in fact as weak as a charred stick. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" A cannon belched from the stern of the pirate and a ball came dangerously near the bowsprit of the Englishman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Sailing close up to the admiral's flagship he thrust his bowsprit into one of the portholes. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Two line-of-battle ships' lower-masts and bowsprits, British property, will be left in store until means be furnished by the British Government to remove them. 6th. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II A man upon the bowsprit is struck in the abdomen by a shot, staggers aft holding up his entrails, and near the main hatch falls dead. The Story of the Kearsarge and Alabama It will not do to begin a voyage of a hundred miles with a broken bowsprit.” The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" We had been so near that my bowsprit had broken his taffrail; but the mistake of my Lieutenant made me lose the opportunity of one of the most surprising adventures ever heard tell of. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The two boats were now almost bowsprit to bowsprit. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code He was, however, too late; for, just as he was leaving the ship's side, the hostile shallop passed under our bowsprit, and fired a volley into the Chilian boat. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Percy had withdrawn from his companions and lay across the heel of the bowsprit on the decked-over bow. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The bowsprit is on the starboard side, for this allows you to use the light hand with the chain cable in the bitts. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" They found matters in a sorry state, for the crew was in a panic; some clinging outside the ship; some climbing out upon the bowsprit, all ready to jump overboard should the vessel blow up. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Then came a sea that, like a crushing avalanche, fell upon the bowsprit, and it was gone. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Before entering into close action, Decatur went alongside each of the boats and directed them to unship their bowsprits and follow him, as it was his intention to board the enemy's boats. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Her bowsprit dove under, burying Jim almost breast-deep, spoiling his aim. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Then I laid her to, and got out my axe, and chopped the bowsprit into shape, so that it would run out further, and then set the whole jib firmly on it. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The anchor attached to the bowsprit had done what was desired. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The enemy just then got clear of us; and his foremast and bowsprit being both gone, and perceiving us wearing to give him a fresh broadside, he again called out that he had surrendered. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 After the crash the two yachts drifted apart, and with a somewhat damaged bowsprit the Arrow went on her way. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview Foot by foot the Barracouta's bowsprit forged up on their prospective prey. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The moment therefore I had hoisted the jib, the bowsprit end broke sharp off into a ragged stump, and the jib instantly flew away into the air just like an umbrella blown inside out. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" We’ll fix a small anchor at the bowsprit of our sloop. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The enemy's bowsprit came between our main and mizzen rigging, on our starboard side, affording him an opportunity to board us, if such was his design; but no attempt was made. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The Arrow struck the Whistler on the bow, the long bowsprit ripping a hole in the main-sail. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview Her hempen running rigging had been consumed; sails, gaffs, and booms lay smoldering on her decks; above the hull only her masts and bowsprit were outlined in fire against the blackness behind. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good There were no royal masts, but she had two sprit-sail yards under the bowsprit and jib boom, and a huge lateen yard on the mizzen that took the place of the cro'-jack. The Grain Ship She flew the yellow flag of Spain—and—as the first ball of lead cut across her bowsprit, it fluttered to the deck. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure There was a considerable swell on; and, as the sea lifted us ahead, the enemy's bowsprit carried away our mizzen-shrouds, stern davits, and spanker-boom, and he hung upon our larboard quarter. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 As the Orion requires a new fore-mast and bowsprit, besides considerable repair, I take it for granted she will be ordered into harbour. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I For a moment the bowsprit of the latter seesawed threateningly along the jibstay of the smaller craft. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Those on each side of the stem, continued up for the security of the bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Two of the Chilians with axes crawled out along the bowsprit and cut away the gear that held the spar alongside, and the wreckage at once floated away. With Cochrane the Dauntless The Frenchman had grappled the second mate, who was a mere lad, by the throat, thrown him across the heel of the bowsprit, and was apparently determined to strangle him to death. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. It was a brig under fore-course and topsails, and as the girl watched the vessel it sank to the tilted bowsprit, and a big gray and white sea foamed about the bows. Masters of the Wheat-Lands The tip of the Cassie J.'s bowsprit was less than two yards from the port bow of the Barracouta, altogether too near for comfort. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good A term denoting the ropes, blocks, &c., belonging to the bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He conned us up the river—we put him in a basket and slung him on the bowsprit: just in case he got careless, what? The Long Trick Of the convoy, besides the Dutton, before mentioned, and the British Queen, seven others were discovered without mast or bowsprit; eighteen lost masts and several others had foundered. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. He did not want to get out along the bowsprit to stop 174 one of them down, but there are many things flesh and blood shrink from which must be faced at sea. Masters of the Wheat-Lands They stood up stiff and straight as sore thumbs; and the bowsprit, instead of being something near horizontal, rose toward the skies at an angle close to forty-five degrees. All the Brothers Were Valiant A sort of iron cap on the outer end of the bowsprit, through which the jib-boom traverses. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The sea ran so high, that the water was above Cape San Diego, and the vessel was so driven by the wind that her bowsprit was constantly under water. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century There was a considerable swell, and as the sea lifted the Hornet ahead, the enemy’s bowsprit carried away her mizen shrouds, stern davits, and spanker boom, and hung upon her larboard quarter. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. In the meantime the Spaniard, by cutting away our rigging, in which his bowsprit was entangled, swung clear of us, and fell away to leeward. The Privateer's-Man One hundred Years Ago This bowsprit made the Nathan Ross look as though she had just stubbed her toe. All the Brothers Were Valiant A chain or plate fastened by a screw, to secure a vessel's bowsprit to the stem-head, allowing for the tricing up of the bowsprit when required. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. From Rio to Montevideo no incident occurred, but upon the Plata, during a storm, the Etoile was run down by a Spanish vessel, which broke her bowsprit, her beak head, and much of her rigging. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The enemy just then got clear of the Hornet; and his foremast and bowsprit being both gone, and perceiving preparations to give him another broadside, he again called out that he had surrendered. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Meanwhile the water had risen above the capstan, and Ustâni, shivering audibly, had perched himself on the bowsprit. He "You will find it on the stern, and also on the bowsprit," replied the skipper of the Goldwing. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club A yard slung across the bowsprit, lashed to the knight-heads, and used to spread the guys of the jib and flying jib-boom. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The stump of her bowsprit, the accusatory finger of the dead, pointed at the sky. Old Junk The enemy’s bowsprit came in between the main and mizen rigging on the starboard side of the Hornet, giving him an opportunity to board, if he had wished but no attempt was made. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. The hands "walked away" with the downhaul, and the jib was on the bowsprit in an instant. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The anchor-rope was rove through a block made fast near the heel of the bowsprit, so that the anchor could be weighed without any difficulty. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club A block of timber whereon the inner end of the bowsprit is supported. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Her bowsprit yawned, rose and fell hurriedly, the Judy's unsteady dexter pointing in nervous excitement at what was ahead of her. Old Junk Jack Cockrell scampered to the heel of the bowsprit to investigate this ocean prodigy. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Bobtail ran out on the bowsprit, and, dropping down upon the foot-rope, was at the outer end of the flying-jib boom in an instant, clearing away the sail. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. All along the river front sailing vessels pushed their bowsprits and gilded figureheads far over the streets almost into the windows of the sail-lofts that were numerous along South Street. The Kirk on Rutgers Farm It is usually attached to the bowsprit by means of the cap and the saddle, where a strong lashing confines it.—Flying jib-boom. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "They said that old split-feet brought a whole bevy of little devilkins with him that cleared decks in the twinkling of a bowsprit." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 There they might hope to lower themselves to the chain stays under the bowsprit and so drop into the sea. Blackbeard: Buccaneer "All ready, Mr. Brooks," said the detective, as the bowsprit of the sloop came up with the quarter of the schooner. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. A wave bigger than the rest completely submerged the bowsprit as the boat plunged into the trough of the sea. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite A ring or hoop of metal.—Bees of the bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I always mistrusted The Kedge Anchor after my researches into a mysterious sentence—"A celebrated master, now a commander, in the navy never served the bowsprit rigging all over." From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life This horrid trophy was tied at the end of a sloop's bowsprit, to be displayed for the gratification of all honest sailormen who might behold it in port. Blackbeard: Buccaneer The jib was taken in, and Monkey was thoroughly ducked in the operation, for the Skylark occasionally slapped the waves with her bowsprit. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Bert climbed cautiously out of the cockpit and made his way along the slippery deck until he reached the bowsprit. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite These are made with large rope, and an eye spliced in each end; they are secured round the bowsprit, on the upper side, with a rose lashing. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Consequently, they dePage 123termined to fight from the two ends of the spritsail-yard, a horizontal spar which crossed the bowsprit end, and gave, or could admit, the required number of paces. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Forward they were pouring over the bowsprit, vaulting like acrobats from the anchor stocks, or swarming up the stays. Blackbeard: Buccaneer He closed up so that his bowsprit was almost over the flagship's stern, and the "Bucentaure's" people called out to him not to run into them. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Scarcely had we got clear of the wreck than the remaining mast and the bowsprit went. A Yacht Voyage Round England Ropes or chains used to confine the bowsprit downward to the stem or cut-water. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. At last we reached the ship, and stood under her bowsprit. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 A ball of smoke puffed from a port of Blackbeard's ship, but the round shot splashed beyond the bowsprit of the Plymouth Adventure instead of thudding into her oaken side. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Her stem and bowsprit were carried away, the gilded crown of her figure-head falling on her enemy's deck. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima “I hope to get rid of this craft!” cried Captain Truck, who having seized an axe, followed by the rest of the crew, was cutting away at the stranger’s bowsprit rigging. A Yacht Voyage Round England Are strong upright timbers secured to the beams below the deck; they have a cross-piece bolted to them, the inner end of the bowsprit steps between them, and is thus prevented from slipping in. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I was making my way to the bowsprit, and was walking rather rapidly, when the biggest bully on the boat put out his foot and threw me head foremost. Roger Trewinion Stately and slow, the high-pooped merchant trader filled away on the larboard tack and pointed her lofty bowsprit seaward. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Her bowsprit was carried away, and her foremast went over the side, the strain on the rigging bringing down the main topmast with it. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima I saw the bowsprit sweeping across our deck, tearing the mainsail as it did so, and carrying away back-stays and other rigging. A Yacht Voyage Round England It is seldom, if ever, used now, an iron band round the bowsprit, with an eye on each side for the fore-stays, being preferred. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Her starboard bow had been cut right through up to the head of the foremast, which had been carried away completely, with all its spars and rigging, as well as the bowsprit and maintopmast. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant By evening nothing was left except the bowsprit rocking defiantly among the breakers, a broken skeleton, the keel and ribs, and the big boiler tumbling and squirting in the surf. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia A steady hand in each of the main chains kept the lead going, while the master, with anxious countenance, stood on the bowsprit issuing his orders as to how the ship was to be steered. The Three Midshipmen The bowsprit of those days was a mast set at an angle of forty-five; and it sometimes, as in the Grande Hermine, carried a little upright branch mast of its own. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Skids over the bowsprit from the beak-head in some ships, to enable men to run out upon the bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He rested for a time and then gave himself another hoist and was able to get astride the bowsprit. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Setting sail from La Rochelle, on July 24th, 1684, the little squadron was almost immediately obliged to return to port, the bowsprit of the frigate having broken suddenly in the very finest weather. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World A little sandy bay appeared; it seemed under the ship’s bowsprit; then she was enveloped in a thick cloud of foam; the terrific roar of the surf became deafening. The Three Midshipmen The nearest modern equivalent of her rig is that of a barque, though she carried a little square sail under her bowsprit and had no jibs, while her spanker had a most lateenish look. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The netting placed just above a vessel's bowsprit, for stowing away the fore-topmast staysail; it is usually lashed between the ridge-ropes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. She carried a wooden figurehead under her bowsprit, the face and bust of a woman on whom an ancient woodcarver had bestowed his notion of a beatific smile; the result was an idiotic simper. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Ben Bowman was stationed at the end of the bowsprit that the light might not blind his eyes. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Looking up, they could just dimly see the jib-boom and bowsprit covered with men, who had, in their terror, swarmed out there to drop into the lifeboat. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Night was approaching, and we were by this time some five miles away; still, while the light lasted, we could clearly trace the rise and fall of her bowsprit with the swell of the sea. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Strong ropes or chains leading from nearly the outer end of the bowsprit to the luff of the bow, giving lateral support to that spar. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Under all bowsprits on schooners, to guy the headstays, thrusts downward a short spar, at right angles to the bowsprit; it is called the martingale or dolphin-striker. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I told the mate to light a Bengola on the heel of the bowsprit. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi They now got to the bows of the wreck, where the strong off-tide drifted them right under the jib-boom and bowsprit. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands A thick fog arose and shrouded the ship, so that nothing could be seen beyond the bowsprit. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. A sail formerly attached to a yard which hung under the bowsprit, and of importance in naval actions of old. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. An officer and two or three men sprang into the “Marlborough’s” mizen rigging to secure the bowsprit to it. The Grateful Indian And other Stories As soon as she showed her bowsprit beyond it, I was to give the word to cast off. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Another whizzing rocket, carrying its line with it, went hurtling through or close to the crowd clustered on the top-gallant forecastle, where they cowered before creeping out on to the bowsprit. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands With these we devised some sails, the broken oar was fitted as a bowsprit, and two other oars were stepped as masts. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. One that is fixed permanently in its place, not the running-in bowsprit of a cutter. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Crouching under the lee of the camboose, the young skipper found Bessie, Mrs. Vincent, and the two children, while the crew were clinging to the rigging of the bowsprit to prevent being washed overboard. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World When she had reached the fall she made a tremendous dive, as it were, burying her bowsprit in the muddy tide. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi She was painted black from her rail to her copper, the top edge of which was about six inches above her load-line; and she had only her two lower-masts and her bowsprit standing. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy The master had gone on to the end of the bowsprit, where he stood holding on by the stay, and looking anxiously ahead; still it seemed as if no danger need be apprehended. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Implies the bowsprit's angle from the horizon: formerly it stood at an angle of 70 to 80 degrees, and was indeed almost a bow mast or sprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. If it breezed up, and the jibtopsail was to be taken in, they never minded a wetting, and they would be out at the bowsprit end before there was a hand at the downhaul. Man Overboard! I had already learned what the jib was, and I went out on the bowsprit, as I had seen the men do on other vessels. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk A vessel rigged as a cutter, but with one head-sail only set on a very short bowsprit. Pirates The Belle dragged her anchor, and was driven violently against the Aimable, carrying away her bowsprit, and greatly injuring much of her rigging. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago The foremost piece uniting the bows of a ship; its lower end scarphs into the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Little, seated out on the bowsprit, rehearsed his plan again, and went into all the minor details. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany And if it is a cutter, you would still have to put the mast farther forward, and give her a boom and a bowsprit. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols I could see forms gliding about the head, and running out upon the bumpkin-shrouds, and along the bowsprit I could distinguish the deep voice of Brace uttering words of encouragement and direction. Ran Away to Sea The captain mounted the heel of the bowsprit, and was making his way up to the point occupied by the refractory cabin-boy, when Mollie reached the forecastle, and grasped her father in her little arms. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise A small coasting vessel of the Mediterranean, with one mast and a bowsprit, lateen-rigged. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In the tops, out on the bowsprit, and in other secluded places, small knots of them gathered to discuss the subject. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany He was about to learn some other things which were not upon the ship’s books, for he had reached the heel of the bowsprit, where Señor Zuroaga was standing, gazing dreamily westward. Ahead of the Army There is a pleasant place out upon the bowsprit, particularly when the foretop-mast stay-sail is hauled down, and lying along the spar. Ran Away to Sea The angry man followed him as far as the bowsprit bitts, but prudence forbade his going any farther. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise In general parlance is a vessel similar to a cutter; the bowsprit, however, is not running, and the jib is set on a standing stay with hanks. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The man, though with difficulty, made his way on board and found the young lady, with what little company she had, crouched, all adread, under the heel of the bowsprit. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio There was nothing ahead of the sloop’s fixed bowsprit. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers They and the bowsprit had been wounded pretty severely, while the rigging hung in festoons, and her sails were shot through and torn. Won from the Waves The topgallant-forecastle is awash and the end of the bowsprit out of water, so that we can easily reach the upper ends of the bobstays. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea That part of a mast which is below deck to the step in the kelson; of a bowsprit, the portion within the knight-heads. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The result was that the ball, instead of passing well ahead of the strange vessel, passed close to its bow and carried away half of the bowsprit. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication An officer and two or three men sprang into the “Marlborough’s” mizzen rigging to secure the bowsprit to it. The Story of Nelson also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain's Son" Jack securing me to the stump of the bowsprit with three or four of our surviving shipmates, contrived to form a raft. Won from the Waves The bowsprit light was rigged nightly; they hove the log every two hours; and Captain Swarth made scratches and notches on the sliding-hood of the companionway, while careful to wind his chronometer daily. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The gammoning turns are passed from the standing part or bolt forward, over the bowsprit, aft through the knee forward, making a cross lashing. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Even the very steeve of the bowsprit seemed familiar to me, and I felt certain that the superbly cut jib and handsome trysail could belong only to the Barracouta! The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Having repaired damages, Captain Jumper again closed with the enemy, but unhappily his bowsprit and three lower-masts fell overboard, when the French ship made sail and escaped. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 She had been a very smart-looking little vessel in her time, painted black with false ports, and under her bowsprit she sported a handsomely-carved half-length figure of a crowned woman, elaborately painted and gilded. The Castaways Hilary looked aloft, and then at the way in which the cutter lay over, dipping her bowsprit from time to time in the waves. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" An iron plate bolted to the stem of some vessels for the purpose of supporting the gammoning of the bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Her masts were gone, though her bowsprit remained. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars His bowsprit, however, catching the starboard mizzen-rigging of the Constitution, his ship was brought up to the wind, and he lost the opportunity both of raking her or boarding. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 This achieved, the wreck of the fore-topmast and bowsprit was cut away, all canvas was furled, and the brig was once more brought to the wind, and hove-to under bare poles. The Castaways “We’ve lost the bowsprit and figurehead, and there’s some planks started; but I think we shall float.” In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" A sixth jib on the bowsprit, only known to flying-kite-men: the sequence being—storm, inner, outer, flying, spindle, jib of jibs. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. “We have you now,” cried the gallant captain, lashing, with the help of some of his men, the bowsprit of the enemy to his own mizen mast. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars At this juncture a young midshipman, Edward Phillips, observed a man upon the Didon’s bowsprit end taking deliberate aim at Captain Baker, close to whom he was standing. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 “I didn’t know before,” said Eve, “that bowsprits have heels.” The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea They dashed aft right to the taffrail, and back along the starboard side, and away to the bowsprit; but the deck was without an enemy. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" The rigging of the bowsprit.—Clothing the bowsprit is rigging it. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The wind blew stronger and stronger, and the snow came down, covering the deck, and making it impossible to see beyond the bowsprit end. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars The first broke her own bowsprit and destroyed the Ocean’s main-channels. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 “Mister Jay sent me to say he wants to speak to you about the heel o’ the noo bowsprit.” The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea “It’s well,” he said, when fairly settled down again to an easy gallop, “that the tiller-ropes are stout else I’d ha’ bin over the starn this time instead of out on the bowsprit. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains It lies beside it, and the heel steps into the bowsprit cap. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The night after the action Bill Bowls, Ben Bolter, and Tom Riggles sat down on the heel of the bowsprit to have a chat. The Battle and the Breeze The fire-vessel having now drifted under the bowsprit of the Ocean, was there held for some time. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 That lubber Groggy Fox ran into me, cut down my bulwarks, and carried away my bowsprit an’ some o’ my top-hamper.” The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea I was afraid you would be knocked off the bowsprit, which is a bad place to be, when two vessels put their noses together. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder A Venetian vessel, commonly used in the Adriatic, built with a square stern, and with only a main-mast, jigger mizen-mast, and bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The bow snapped from the foremast, the bowsprit flew through the air up to the foretopmast, and the funnel, toppling overboard, dragged in its rear the starboard paddle-box and boat. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands She lies nearly on her beam-ends, with very little motion, thirteen feet water under her bowsprit end. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. The bulwarks were cut down to the deck, and, as the Cormorant recoiled and again surged ahead, the bowsprit was carried away, and part of the topmast brought down. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea "The end of her bowsprit is about even with the tip of our main boom," added Kennedy. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder Also, the lower end of any mast, boom, bowsprit, or timber. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They were smoking their pipes seated on the heel of the bowsprit. Sunk at Sea Surely her bowsprit is pointing more seaward than it was before, and if the wind was to shift a little more to the south, she would soon be clear of yonder fearful reef.” The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean In going down she broke the bowsprit of our ship. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Her bowsprit had a gentle downward curve, her mast was a beautiful spar, and her topmast was elegantly tapered and set up in good shape. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder A semicircular clamp turning in an eye-bolt in the stem-head of a sloop or boat, and fastened by a forelock in order to secure the bowsprit down to the bows. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. “Then his modesty prevented him relating how he lashed the bowsprit to the rigging and saved the captain’s life,” observed the marchioness. The Rival Crusoes Now to the mizen-mast-head, next to the main-topgallant-mast-head, and so on to the foremast, and finally, perhaps down to the bowsprit end. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean Her mainmast alone was standing entire, her foremast had gone by the board, her mizzen-mast was carried away at the top, and part only of her bowsprit remained. Old Jack "I give this yacht the name of Maud," said Miss Rodman, in a loud tone, as she broke the bottle upon the heel of the bowsprit. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder It also affords security to the bowsprit by increasing the angle of the bobstay, so as to make it act more perpendicularly on the bowsprit. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The lashings which held the bowsprit of the French ship to the mizzen rigging giving way, she began to forge ahead. The Rival Crusoes Mr Hansom did not forget to mention him in his despatches, as having greatly contributed to gain the victory, by his courage in assisting to lash the enemy’s bowsprit to the Cynthia’s foremast. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean I climbed up it on to the bowsprit, and, as I looked down, I saw her going right over the vessel I had just left—her decks sinking from sight beneath the dark waters. Old Jack Both her masts were gone, and the bowsprit had been carried away, with a considerable portion of the bulwarks, when the masts fell, and all her boats and caboose. Adrift in a Boat Two large oak timbers, one on each side of the stem, rising up sufficiently above it to support the bowsprit, which is fixed between them. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. As she did so, a fortunate shot cut away the gammoning of her bowsprit. The Rival Crusoes Captain Falkner, calling to Denham and those who were near him at the time, sprang forward and attempted to lash the bowsprit to the mast of his own ship. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean Before I could secure myself on the bowsprit, they had disappeared in the unfathomable abyss. Old Jack Quick as thought, I gave the order to “square away,” and putting the helm up, struck the cruiser near the bow, carrying away her foremast and bowsprit. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Pieces of hard wood bolted to the outer end of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through, the bolt, serving as a pin, commonly called bees. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The masts, bowsprit, and upper works had all gone. The Rival Crusoes The bowsprit and fore-topmast were gone, as was the mizen topmast, while it seemed as if in an instant the main-topmast would follow the other masts. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean Several of the crew had rushed forward, and now helped poor Mr Sims and me off the bowsprit. Old Jack At ten p.m. the wind and sea had increased, and the vessel was plunging her jibboom and bowsprit under. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century A piece of tarred canvas nailed round above the partners, or that part where the mast or bowsprit enters the deck. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. One of the sailors climbed out upon the bowsprit and began to fiddle a tune in honor of the discovery. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 Carefully I edged on to the bowsprit, crept along it, and let myself down gently to the deck. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure I slid down to help him, and with difficulty hauled him up on the bowsprit. Old Jack The ship was to carry about six feet of blue bunting on her foretopmast stay, a couple of fathoms above her bowsprit end, so that all the fleet might know her. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell A short bowsprit was added to her rig, and his mother made him a jib, which he cut out himself. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway The two vessels being fast, the Americans, with ringing cheers, ran along the bowsprit, and dropped on the deck of the "Pigot." The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 One monstrous swing the brig gave, like to some doomed creature's last delirious struggle; the bowsprit caught the ice and snapped with the noise of a great tree crackling in fire. The Frozen Pirate Her boats were gone; her bulwarks in many places stove in; and her bowsprit and foretopmast had been carried away, while, of course, still more serious damage had been sustained in her hull. Old Jack Again the seamen called, and it seemed, as he looked at their meaningless gesticulations, that the bowsprit of the vessel now pointed higher than before. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Hardly had they disappeared behind the hill on shore, before Paul noticed that Tom Nettle and the other mutineers on the first day out were gathered in a group around the heel of the bowsprit. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway A jack is a small flag hoisted at the bowsprit cap. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Out of this well forked the bowsprit, with the spritsail yard braced fore and aft. The Frozen Pirate I was watching the for'ard half of her as it went pitching up, the bowsprit making a quarter circle in the air, and then plunk! down and under. Sonnie-Boy's People He had seen the bowsprits of the great Indiamen thrust over the quays of Poplar parish like muskets leveled over a barricade. The Wind Bloweth Her bowsprit was slapping the waves, and the spray sweeping the entire length of the deck. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway Only the old helmsman stood undaunted at his post, and held the ship on her course, even while the Americans were swarming over the nettings and clambering down the bowsprit. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 "Come out to the end of the bowsprit," Will said to Hans; and the two lads crawled out together, and sat on the end of the spar. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes He would frequently run out upon the bowsprit, climb about like a cat, and perform a number of tricks, with astonishing agility. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals There was wild work for'ard on her, and in a quarter of an hour the house went clear, but it had taken the Papara's foremast and bowsprit with it. A Son Of The Sun The watch on deck had taken turns at the lookout on the bowsprit. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway Our rigging and sails were much cut; one shot through the foremast, and the bowsprit slightly injured. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 There was but little change since the previous morning but, looking forward, he saw that the bowsprit was gone, and the fore-topmast had been carried away. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The ship now began to sink fast, and from the time her bowsprit touched the ice until her mast-heads were out of sight, did not occupy above one minute and a half! The Ocean and its Wonders On the bowsprit is stretched the jib, another triangular sail, which reaches nearly to the top of the lower mast. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships The ship was warped close up to the cliffs, so close that she ran the end of her bowsprit against them and broke it off. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The enemy's bowsprit came in between our main and mizzen rigging, on our starboard side, affording him an opportunity to board us, if such was his design, but no attempt was made. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Yes, the bowsprit went with the strain when she rose, having buried herself halfway up the waist; and the topmast snapped like a carrot, a moment later. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Narrow lanes opened off the main street affording access to wharves and warehouses, and presenting at their termini segmentary views of ships’ hulls, bowsprits, and booms, with a background of muddy water and smoke. The Lifeboat She has two bowsprits and jibs, and four rudders—one at each extremity of each boat; so that she can be steered with either end foremost. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Its bowsprit never pointed either to “Greenland’s icy mountains, or India’s coral strand,” for it had no bowsprit at all. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The enemy had just then got clear of us, and his fore-mast and bowsprit being both gone, and perceiving us wearing to give a fresh broadside, he again called out that he had surrendered. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 "Did the bowsprit and mast both go, together?" Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) “Keep her close hauled,” shouted Job, who stood on the heel of the bowsprit looking out ahead. The Lifeboat |
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