英语词汇“close-hauled”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

A short spell of close-hauled work, as the smack tacked towards the entrance, was followed by a run, full and by, down the buoyed channel to the bar buoy. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z

When at length the wind veered sufficiently to enable the Gannet to sail close-hauled through the surf-encompassed passage, all plain sail was set, and back to Port Royal we sped. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z

We were crossing her bows, close-hauled on the starboard tack. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

The yacht sailed out to sea, close-hauled on the port-tack; but the wind was very light, and she did not make more than two knots an hour. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z

"True, and 'tis somewhat in our favour, for you perceive the wind has shifted in the night to west-sou'-west, and belike we can sail close-hauled better than she can." With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z

On March 1, the wind veered round to the north for a change, so that we were close-hauled on the starboard tack. 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 old town of Portsmouth appeared to slip past our larboard quarter, and presently the ship was lifting to the gentle swell, as, close-hauled, we headed towards the English Channel. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z

In the meantime, the yacht crept slowly through the sparkling water, close-hauled to a light wind that Wyndham knew would not last. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

The wind was in the north-east, and the Agile was almost close-hauled, while the others had the wind broad on their quarters. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z

We determined to try the sea again, and pushed out through the breakers, with sail close-hauled and baggage canvased. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z

We were running close-hauled and fast, dipping and slapping; the mainsail stretched stiffly over the boat, reefed still, and the jib was as taut as a board. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z

Then the straining tug and long wet line of working raft drew ahead, while the sloop crawled on, close-hauled, towards the south. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z

For example, there was the race when Red Rose and another yacht met close-hauled. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

On the third day of our homeward voyage we were sailing close-hauled on the larboard tack, with the island of Barbuda just visible away to windward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z

They ran out of the channel and were thrashing close-hauled into a rather steep head sea when Harry spoke again. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z

Another and by no means inconsiderable factor is that almost every boat when close-hauled sails faster on one tack than the other. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z

He watched the schooner turn tail, and soon she found more wind and got out of 354 sight past the island, close-hauled. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z

A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

A half an hour more, and both were discovered to be ships standing close-hauled, with their starboard tacks on board. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

They reached its entrance presently, sailing close-hauled, and on stretching across it the canoe plunged viciously on a short, white-topped sea. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z

She was sailing very fast, close-hauled, and was rushing toward the beach. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z

Under this sail the little Water Lily made most excellent way; going a good eight knots through the water, close-hauled, and against a very respectable head sea. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z

So we reefed the sail and dashed out to sea close-hauled, for the squall came from the westward, and was dead against us. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z

As all the combatants were close-hauled and the wind was light, a great bank of opaque sulphurous smoke had gathered all about them. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

A few minutes later they began to swing sharply up and down, and the thuds against them made it evident that the sloop was plunging close-hauled through a short, head sea. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z

When day broke the schooner was sailing fast, close-hauled, with her lee channels in the water and the white seas breaking over her weather bow. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z

This latter sail was a large ship, standing, close-hauled, to the N. N. W., and we chased her rather reluctantly, as she led us away from our intended course. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

The ship was heeling over considerably, being close-hauled on the starboard tack, with all her flying kites dowsed to the puffy breeze. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895

In five minutes both the English vessels had made all sail, close-hauled by the wind, with the plain intention of trying to outpoint the frigate. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

She was now close-hauled, and she began to thresh out to windward with a fearful bellowing of the wind out of the straining main-topsail. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895

He jumped into the dory, and it disappeared into the dark, while Jimmy drove the sloop ahead, close-hauled, until he dimly made out the boulders on a point. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z

We were both close-hauled, on the starboard tack, and the stranger, seeing that he was pursued, put every rag of sail on his ship that he could spread. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

Stories will keep; but there's no telling how soon the wind may shift against us, for we are sailing mightily close-hauled. The Minute Boys of Boston

She came in close-hauled to the wind, with a double reef in her sail. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl

Dawn found us well to the norrard of the islands, and close-hauled, standing into the land. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

It would need a stern effort to reach it unless the wind should change; a long stretch of foaming sea which the sloop must be driven across close-hauled divided the men from the wreck. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z

We were both close-hauled on the starboard tack, the chase about three points on the weather bow. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

And so, after a narrow squeak of being cut down by a big steamer just outside, we found ourselves close-hauled under all plain sail, making a long leg with a short one to follow. The Recipe for Diamonds

Two more headsails followed; and before the tattooed man had scrambled to his feet, a topsail schooner of some hundred tons had luffed 7 about the sentinel, and was standing up the bay, close-hauled. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)

So, with close-hauled sails, Over the rolling triumph of the deep, Lifting their hearts to heaven, they turned back home. Collected Poems Volume One

But you don’t need to be too close-hauled with your knife––no. The Seiners

The lead was attached to a line and, as the schooner forged slowly ahead, close-hauled, the youth swung the lead in ever-widening semicircles. The Harbor of Doubt

As it was too rough to steam, a certain amount of snug sail was set; and, close-hauled, we steered as near our course as circumstances would permit. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

The schooner was still fighting the sea—the wind, too, Rainey fancied—sailing close-hauled, going north against the trade. A Man to His Mate

The Revenge was close-hauled and running southwest on a fresh west wind. The Black Buccaneer

The Johnnie was close-hauled at this time and swashing under, and I knew without asking further that the skipper intended to make Delaware Breakwater. The Seiners

Now that they were nearly close-hauled instead of running before the wind, Jack recognized much more strongly than before how heavy was the sea and how great the force of the wind. A Chapter of Adventures

Wednesday, May 18th.—The wind was rather more favourable; but, although close-hauled, we were nearly two and a half points off our course, the head-sea running very high. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

She skimmed down-wind with the speed of a swallow, and was scarcely less swift when close-hauled and looking up within four points of the wind. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure

The wind held from the northwest, gaining in strength rather than decreasing, and the sloop, heeled far to port, sped along close-hauled on a west-sou'west course. The Black Buccaneer

There was none of the close-hauled wash through her scuppers, nor was there much play of wind through stays and halyards. The Seiners

When they got up to it, the grapnel was raised and brought into the stern of the boat, and the coast-guard boat laid her course close-hauled for Leigh, towing the other behind her. A Chapter of Adventures

Under low canvas and close-hauled, the 'Sunbeam' gallantly struggled forward, making 130 knots, on November 29th, and on the three following days 112, 57, and 92 knots respectively. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

It was about a week later that the brig, thrashing along to the southward, close-hauled, and with her fore topgallantsail and main royal stowed, experienced a thrillingly narrow escape from destruction. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure

At 9 p.m., being abreast of Littlehampton, and about eight miles off the shore, the Aurora went about once more, and stood over towards France, close-hauled on the starboard tack. The Voyage of the Aurora

Trimming the sails, I went down the lake close-hauled. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy

They brought her round when she had stretched out on the one tack a couple of miles, and standing in again close-hauled found the ice thicker than ever. Hawtrey's Deputy

The breeze increased almost to a gale, and we were close-hauled, with a heavy swell, which made us all very uncomfortable. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

And now it was that for the first time he fully realised how strongly the trade wind was really blowing, for, close-hauled as the catamaran was, she felt the full strength of the breeze. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure

He at the same time became conscious of a gentle swaying and pitching motion, such as is felt on board a ship close-hauled, with a moderate breeze and a correspondingly moderate sea. The Voyage of the Aurora

The ship the whole time was close-hauled, carrying royals. Great Pirate Stories

To bring a vessel's head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails. 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 brought the schooner around when she had stretched out on the one tack a couple of miles, and, standing in again close-hauled, found the ice thicker than ever. Masters of the Wheat-Lands

When I first saw her, the doubtful craft was in the south-western board, some seven miles distant, heading to the southward, apparently close-hauled, and moving very slowly. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise

Gus put the Stella’s head into the wind and close-hauled the boom, but she fell away slowly. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In

In ten minutes after we tacked the last time, we ceased firing, having thrown some eight or ten round-shot after the proas, and were close-hauled again, heading to the southwest. Great Pirate Stories

The order to the helmsman to keep the ship in her present direction, when sailing close-hauled. 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.

A sloop of war under full sail; a brig, close-hauled, beating out of Plymouth Sound; a tiny gunboat at anchor in a backwater of the Upper Yangtse. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions

There she was, close-hauled on the port tack, and evidently working up for the reef. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise

The Skylark was now going up Belfast Bay, close-hauled, but still laying her course. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot.

This, with some bad luck, brought us close-hauled, that we might pass the equator nothing to the westward of thirty degrees of west longitude; otherwise we might fall to leeward of Cape St. Roque. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life

The difference between the apparent compass-course and the true one—arising from lateral pressure and the effect of sea when close-hauled. 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.

Tromp with the "Zealand squadron" was making a dogged retreat, working to the south-east, close-hauled on the wind from the north-east. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima

Being flat-bottomed, she would naturally be of light draught, and would consequently make a good deal of leeway when close-hauled, unless some special provision could be made to meet the case. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise

The Skylark, close-hauled, ran up to the head of the little bay, and coming about, stood over close to the wharf, at the head of which the fish market and several stores were located. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot.

Each hour I hove the log and reported: one o'clock, eleven knots; two o'clock, eleven; three o'clock, eleven—famous going for an old sailing-ship close-hauled. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life

Said of a well-trimmed ship with a clean bottom, when she holds a good wind, and presents such lateral resistance to the water, that she makes but little lee-way while sailing close-hauled. 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.

But this was the result of a long evolution, and the typically formal battles fought out by rule in the "close-hauled line ahead" belong to the eighteenth century. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima

The wind being from the southward, we were able, close-hauled, to stand up the Clyde. A Yacht Voyage Round England

Half an hour later we took in the mizzen, and, soon after, the foresail: and even so, and close-hauled, were abreast of Looe Island just forty-seven minutes after passing the Rame—nine miles. From a Cornish Window A New Edition

The barque was close-hauled and the course "full and by." Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898

In tacking it is a necessary condition that the ship be brought up to the wind as close-hauled, and put round against the wind on the opposite tack. 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 Sylvania was close-hauled, and I gave out the course south south-east. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi

Papa having hailed Uncle Tom, it was agreed that we should stand close-hauled on the starboard tack away from the land, and endeavour to fetch Spithead. A Yacht Voyage Round England

He now watched her with the interest which every seaman feels for the vessel he owns, as, close-hauled, she stood up the loch. The Three Commanders

Sail after sail was loosed; and close-hauled, with the wind to the westward, she glided swiftly over the blue sea. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews.

A ship sailing close-hauled is "on a taut bowline." 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 Caribbee, close-hauled, was standing off to the south-east, while The Starry Flag was a quarter of a mile astern of her. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World

The two ships then parted company, the Santa Clara steering northward close-hauled against the trade wind, while the Adventure bore up for Barbados, shaping a course to pass round its southern extremity. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess

The Marian, close-hauled, was not making two knots an hour. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk

I hauled in the main-sheet gently hand over hand and belayed it The boat slipped quietly along close-hauled. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918

A vessel gripes when she tends to come up into the wind while sailing close-hauled. 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.

Prudently, therefore, he put about, and stood away to the southward, close-hauled, with the heavy seas washing his decks, for his bulwarks had been stove in the tempest a week before. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World

The boat did not make rapid progress; by keeping her close-hauled, continually easing off the sheet, and touching her up, she made considerable lee way. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany

When the Orion was clear of the point, he directed the yacht to be close-hauled on the starboard tack, in order to beat into the river. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

She was close-hauled, and headed to the southeast. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise

HUG, To.—To hug the land, to sail as near it as possible, the land however being to windward.—To hug the wind, to keep the ship as close-hauled to the wind as possible. 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.

“A lugger close-hauled standing across our course, sir.” Won from the Waves

The wind was light, and the vessel, close-hauled, made but five and six knots during the day. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany

So they steered on blindly, close-hauled on the starboard tack, nearly as straight a course as though they were whole men. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea

Admiral Jervis formed his line close-hauled on the starboard tack, steering straight for the opening between the two divisions of the Spanish fleet. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900

Ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock-shrouds, serving to brace in the shrouds tighter, and affording room to brace the yards more obliquely when the ship is close-hauled. 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.

Those on board the stranger only just then discovered the ship of war, and instead of continuing on close-hauled as before, she stood away with her sheets eased off to the southward. Won from the Waves

Donald put the helm down; the jib and mainsail were trimmed as flat as it was judicious to have them; and the Maud was close-hauled, standing up to the northward. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder

Her tanned sails were then hoisted, and, close-hauled, she stood away to beat up to her intended fishing-grounds some distance to the southward, off the Gull Rock. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast

The main body of the Spanish fleet came down under all sail, with the wind on the starboard-quarter, while the ships to leeward, close-hauled on the same tack, were endeavouring to join them there. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900

“She is standing this way, and is close-hauled.” The Voyage of the "Steadfast" The Young Missionaries in the Pacific

The instant the anchor was away the sails were sheeted home, and the lugger, casting, as desired, to port, stood off from the dangerous coast, close-hauled. The Rival Crusoes

The sails and flags of the ships, hitherto hanging listlessly against the masts, began to blow out, and a vessel close-hauled was seen in the offing, gliding quickly across the mouth of the harbour. The Two Shipmates

Still on she came, the wind allowing her to be close-hauled to steer towards the rock. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast

Though they generally ran before the wind, they were also able to sail on a wind, though probably not very close-hauled. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900

Outside of it was the corvette, close-hauled with three reefs in her topsail, standing off-shore, and, as far as we could see, uninjured. Old Jack

In a short time the damage was repaired, and once more the French ship hauling her wind, the two stood on together close-hauled. Adrift in a Boat

But he could not see how, with the wind northeast, and the yacht close-hauled, she had brought up on the Isles of Shoals. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway

Both of us close-hauled, but we being starboard tack have the right of way. Sonnie-Boy's People

The early morning found the Wonder laying close-hauled along the coast of Guadalcanal She moved lazily through the water under the dying breath of the land breeze. A Son Of The Sun

The wind soon got the sea up, and in a short time we were pitching away close-hauled, with the boat’s head to the north-west. Old Jack

The Guava rolled on, the stranger approached, close-hauled. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy

They was goin’ along close-hauled, with a heavy sea on, not far, it must have been, from the Silver Pits—though they wasn’t discovered at that time.” The Young Trawler

They had rounded Europa Point, and with a fine breeze off the land, were lying close-hauled along the Spanish shore. Mr. Midshipman Easy

Away she flew, close-hauled though, with the foam dancing round her, and already at some distance. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

Again we sprung to the braces, the helm was put down, and, once more close-hauled, we weathered the danger. Old Jack

As he spoke, down came the Frenchman’s studden sails, and with a few parting shots, which narrowly missed their mark, he hauled his wind, and stood close-hauled towards the coast of France. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy

One night father’s smack was sailin’ along close-hauled when a heavy sea struck ’er abaft the channels, and filled the bag o’ the mains’l. The Young Trawler

On she came towards us, close-hauled, at a rate which would have made it useless to attempt escaping her. Twice Lost

The noise awoke him, when he shouted out, and the ship being close-hauled, and having little way, was immediately luffed up, and without difficulty we were taken on board. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

The wind was about south, so we stood away close-hauled towards them, in order to reconnoitre them more perfectly. Old Jack

He sailed badly before the wind; he sailed worse close-hauled. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy

“Brace round the main-yard, then,” cried the captain, and the ship stood on close-hauled, ready to tack, so that if possible we might gain the weather-gauge. The Boy who sailed with Blake

The anchor was quickly got up; and the ship, at first standing close-hauled to weather the point, glided on towards the main channel of the river. Twice Lost

At first I thought it was a mere mark in the clouds, and then it resolved itself into the form of a tall ship close-hauled under all canvas. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

I knew nothing more till I awoke and found myself lying on the deck, with the sun glancing brightly over the sparkling waters; the schooner, with all sail set, close-hauled, and a gentle breeze blowing. Old Jack

The Dolphin, close-hauled under larboard tack, stood towards the African coast. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow

The helm was then put down, the yards braced up, and the frigate stood away on a bowline close-hauled to the westward. True Blue

Walter and Alice waved their hands to the old pilot, as his little vessel, close-hauled, stood away towards the mouth of the river. The South Sea Whaler

Night was coming on: we close-reefed the mainsail, and took a reef in the foresail, and continued our course close-hauled. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

We were standing, close-hauled, towards the French coast. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman

We pitched and rolled pretty considerably as it was; it would have been much worse if we had been close-hauled. Paddy Finn

The wind was off shore, and the Ruby was close-hauled on the larboard tack, when, as day dawned, a ship and a cutter were seen from her deck coming in from seaward. True Blue

All night long the ship stood on close-hauled, battling bravely with the gale, showers of sleet, snow, and hail driving furiously against the faces of the crew. The South Sea Whaler

The wind was from the southward, and she was close-hauled. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

We could just distinguish through the mist the three sails of a long, low lugger, standing close-hauled to the northward. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman

Could the Coquille once got out to sea, she might either by running before the wind round the south-eastern point of Ireland, or by keeping close-hauled stand along the southern coast towards Cape Clear. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley

During the night the wind came round to the southward and east, greatly to the satisfaction of all on board the English fleet, and when morning broke the Frenchmen were seen close-hauled under their lee. True Blue

The wind was south-west, and the frigate was close-hauled, heading towards Ushant. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days

Our captain resolved to stand on close-hauled, till he could ascertain whether they looked suspicious, and if so, to keep away to the northward. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor

The brig had taken in her studden-sails and was standing away from us, close-hauled on a wind. Hurricane Hurry

The Research stood on for a couple of days more, close-hauled, frequently having to tack to avoid the rocks and reefs to the westward. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley

The frigate brought the breeze along with her, and as soon as the schooner felt it, she too made all sail, close-hauled, with an evident intention of escaping. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It

The ship stood on, however, close-hauled, first on the starboard tack, and then, the wind shifting half a point or so, for the purpose of taking advantage of it, she was put about. The Three Admirals

The vessel they were looking at was rather to the west of the island, towards which she was standing close-hauled beating up against an easterly wind, bound probably up the Dardanelles. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea

I stood as close-hauled as I could, watching with no little anxiety the unwelcome coast. Hurricane Hurry

The corvette was already hull down, standing on close-hauled to the southward of west, in which direction the bank of clouds he had before remarked had greatly increased in height and denseness. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War

Within a mile and a half of the land were two ships, both with topgallant sails set, standing in close-hauled towards the harbour. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat

The boat was kept under easy sail, close-hauled. The Three Admirals

But the most picturesque objects are the lateen sails with their long tapering yards either wing and wing when skimming along before the wind, or heeling over when close-hauled upon it. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea

The Josephine meanwhile gathered way again slowly and followed astern of the boat, although somewhat more to leeward, the wind being almost in her teeth and the ship having to sail close-hauled. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea

The manoeuvres just described brought the brig about three points before our starboard beam and some eight miles to windward of us, both craft being now close-hauled on the starboard tack. A Pirate of the Caribbees

“Man the buckets, every man of you,” shouted the skipper as the launch, now close-hauled, began slowly to forge ahead in the direction of the devoted pinnace. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific

She doesn’t sail close-hauled as well as I expected, and we never before have had an opportunity of testing her as we are now doing.” The Three Admirals

Shortly after taking our departure from Morant Point, as already recorded, the wind headed us, and the schooner “broke off” until she was heading about north-east, close-hauled. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba

Under this sail the little Water Lily made most excellent way; going a good eight knots through the water, close-hauled, and against a very respectable head-sea. For Treasure Bound

He informed me that all had gone well with him until eight days previously, when, about noon, a strange sail was sighted in the south-western board, standing to the northward, close-hauled on the starboard tack. A Pirate of the Caribbees

The ship was at the time somewhere about the latitude of the Cape; stretching to the southward and eastward close-hauled, with a fine steady breeze from east-north-east. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific

We weighed in a body, and stood away to the southward, close-hauled on the larboard tack; the frigate cracking on, and leaving her prizes to follow at their best pace. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War

The ship being now once more close-hauled, with the south-east trade-wind blowing steadily, and only a very moderate amount of sea running. The Missing Merchantman

Day came at last, and showed us the Diana with the two French ships close-hauled, trying to keep their weather-gage. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798

By this time men and officers in a mob had gathered on the ramparts of the Château St. Louis, all straining their eyes at a frigate fetching up close-hauled against the wind. Fort Amity

At 2 P.M. it blew a whole top-sail breeze, as it is called; but the sea being still high, and the ships close-hauled, the vice-admiral did not see fit to order any more sail. The Two Admirals

The two vessels were now close-hauled, and were moving but slowly through the water. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War

The ship was still close-hauled on the larboard tack and going about six knots, the wind having headed her somewhat during the night and fallen lighter. The Missing Merchantman

The other put out to sea, close-hauled upon the wind. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2

They had laid their course to pass it to windward, as they sailed better, close-hauled, than did the Spaniard; who had not only fallen behind, but had lagged to leeward nigh half a mile. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico

—He's told me that, accepting you, for a day and a half he held on his course, close-hauled. Foe-Farrell

A catboat, with sails close-hauled, was making her way out of the channel, a wake of snowy foam churning behind her in the blue water. Flood Tide

She was close-hauled, with the wind from the south-west, and very little of it. Stand By The Union

The yacht was beating north-east, close-hauled, into a stiff breeze from eastwards. Swirling Waters

But the wind had moved a couple of points to the east and then fallen very light, and the boat must creep towards us close-hauled. Wandering Heath

Full of impossible projects, he strode and staggered up and down, as the ship thrashed and close-hauled through the rolling seas. Great Sea Stories

The whole English fleet then passed out close-hauled in line behind them and swept along their rear, using guns more powerful than theirs and pouring in broadsides from safe distance with deadly effect. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4

The sun, rising lonely and splendid in the blue sky, saw a solitary ship gliding close-hauled on the blue sea. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle

He was then sailing by the wind close-hauled lying S.S.E.½E., in other words, standing away from the land out into mid-channel, the breeze being steady. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855

"That is pretty fair, considering how close-hauled she is." The Queen's Cup

Then Fred Miller, after fixing life preservers on both of them, must have watched for his chance at a good puff of wind, close-hauled on the sheet and sent the boat over. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat

It was blowing a whole-sail breeze, too fresh for the lighter canvas; the royals were furled as soon as close-hauled. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain

We note first that James's Articles 3 and 4 are combined in Dartmouth's Article 3, so as to ensure the close-hauled line being formed before any attempt is made to divide the enemy's fleet. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX.

The advantage of the close-hauled line was that the vessels were more manageable than when "off" the wind. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

There is no doubt that the cutters have a pull close-hauled. The Queen's Cup

So, instead of running straight out into the channel, we stood away up the coast, keeping the brig close-hauled. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow

Hakon looked at the two ships, which were nearing us fast, though we were still close-hauled, as when the boat was brought alongside. A Sea Queen's Sailing

We have also the first appearance of the close-hauled line ahead, and it is enjoined as a defensive formation when the enemy attacks from windward. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX.

The amount to spare from the close-hauled course is sometimes designated. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

The sheets were hauled in, and the yachts were able to lie close-hauled for Ventnor. The Queen's Cup

The ship was still close-hauled, under topsails and courses, with jib and spanker. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat

The northeast breeze was helping us, though we must sail close-hauled, and my only fear was lest the pursuers should do the same. A Sea Queen's Sailing

He would be close-hauled again, but he would have earned a long breathing spell. The Desert Valley

While the French were getting underway from Trincomalee, the British fleet was standing south-south-east towards the entrance, close-hauled on the starboard tack, a fresh south-west monsoon blowing. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

From here a long close-hauled tack would bring them to the Narrows, a rocky gorge-like formation leading to the noted Reversible Falls below. Jess of the Rebel Trail

We were close-hauled, and the motion of the vessel was violent and disagreeable. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

Since our flagship was drawing nearer and outstripping the almiranta, it was overtaking the enemy, who put to sea with his flagship and waited close-hauled. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

We are now close-hauled, and of course we can’t make the shore on the other side while we are on this tack.” The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion

The line preferred is one of the close-hauled lines, because on them the movement of a vessel in the line is more easily regulated by backing, or shaking, some of the sails. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

The boat lay over at an angle, the boom hissed through the water when close-hauled, and when full-winged, its heel bounced and splashed on the surface, as we made our six knots. White Shadows in the South Seas

Still close-hauled, and even then not on our course. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

The latter ordered the almiranta to keep a sharp lookout and to run close-hauled; and, if it was apparent that the two vessels were approaching to attack them, to return to his assistance. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

She was close-hauled, and it was soon evident by her course that she was beating up for the point round which the other two ships had disappeared. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo

We were all hands on deck, and sailing close-hauled with a good stretch of canvas set. The Pilots of Pomona

As is their custom, instead of making a beeline for our destination or sailing to it close-hauled as the winds permitted, the Marquesans had steered for the nearest shore, following along it to port. White Shadows in the South Seas

Tuesday, January 23rd.—Still close-hauled, and still a heavy swell. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

The leading ship was maybe half a mile ahead of the other, and that a mile from us--all three close-hauled as we strove to gain a weather berth. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet

The wind blew steadily off the shore, so that, close-hauled, one might fetch up or down Channel with equal ease. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts

If to these we add the considerations which led to making the line-of-battle a close-hauled line, we have the problem fully worked out. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

Nobody knew that the Commodore was close-hauled, and meant business. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 21, 1891

We were close-hauled all day; the wind was strong, and the sea rough and disagreeable. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

When we are so very close-hauled," observed Mynheer Barentz, "the Vrow does not do so well; but a point free, and then you will see how she will show her stern to the whole fleet. The Phantom Ship

A lively tug passed down-stream, proud of her early rising; and, smaller even than the tug, a smack, running close-hauled, bowed to the puffs of the light breeze. The Roll-Call

In it is found for the first time the close-hauled line-of-battle undeniably adopted as the fighting order of the fleets. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

When you are sailing close-hauled, you can luff up into a squall, if necessary, or meet a steep, dangerous sea bow on; but when you are scudding you are almost helpless. Tent Life in Siberia

Monday, December 18th.—We were close-hauled, with a strong north-east wind, and heavy squalls and showers at intervals. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months

"I make her out a ship close-hauled; but, for an hour past, she has looked more like mist than a vessel." The Red Rover

Just as I got a view of this calamity, I caught a glimpse of the Black Prince, close-hauled, luffing up athwart the wake of her enemies, and manifestly menacing to get the wind. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"

The French formed their order on one of the close-hauled lines, and fled; but of course their fleet-speed was less than that of the fastest English ships. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

Sailing with the wind she did her best; but in quarter-ing or when close-hauled she drifted terribly, as a nautical man might have guessed she would. Pellucidar

As to the ship, I had watched her out of this very window, reaching close-hauled under short canvas into the bay on a dark, threatening afternoon. Amy Foster

Oh, I felt a rare young devil, as we hoisted the big mainsail that morning, broke out anchor, and filled away close-hauled on the three-mile beat to windward out into the bay. John Barleycorn

The lugger sailed like a witch, and away she went towards the chops of the channel, on a bow-line; leaving us to stand towards the French coast--close-hauled, also, but on the opposite tack. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"

Afterwards the wind changed again, but we were still able to lay our course by sailing close-hauled. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East

Then the straining tug and the long wet line of working raft drew ahead while the sloop crawled on, close-hauled toward the south. Vane of the Timberlands

Suddenly, against the murky sky-line, with mainsail double-reefed and jib close-hauled, loomed a light craft plunging bows under at every lurch. The Under Dog

Her character could not be made out; but she was sailing close-hauled, and evidently making for the roads. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

In front, across the bay, dotted with the sails of ships close-hauled to the wind, beyond the wind-swept and shimmering intervals, the mountains of Rhodes raised their aerial summit-lines against the sky. Saint Augustin

You see we are close-hauled, and there is no doubt that that is the vessel's strong point. With Moore at Corunna

The sloop was then plunging close-hauled through the vicious slate-green combers, and thin showers of spray flew all over her. Vane of the Timberlands

There he was in the fog, looking mystical and hazy; but there he was, under his main-top- gallant-sail, close-hauled, and moving ahead in all the confidence of the solitude of the ocean. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale

The brig's head-sails were all right, and, as she was not close-hauled, the cause of her not being kept more under command was probably purely due to the slaughter on her decks. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

When calms delay, or breezes blow Right from the point we wish to steer; When by the wind close-hauled we go. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes

The ship on his weather bow was a frigate, riding the waves in gallant style, with the wind upon her beam, and travelling two feet for every one the close-hauled schooner could accomplish. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War

"If you can keep her hammering ahead close-hauled on the port tack, it's all I ask," Vane laughed. Vane of the Timberlands

It is true, that what was close-hauled for her, was not close-hauled for us; and, in this respect, we had the advantage of her. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale

"The hangman was around the corner that time in Sarawak, and close-hauled on a course that would fetch him alongside ye in no time," said Thirkle, looking up and smiling wearily. The Devil's Admiral

She would be close-hauled, while we were going free, so that, of course, it was our place to get out of her way. The Ghost Pirates

And no one knew better than Mark King that Ben had been close-hauled these latter years. The Everlasting Whisper

They had rounded Europa Point, and, with a fine breeze off the land, were lying close-hauled along the Spanish shore. Mr. Midshipman Easy

The ship, the whole time, was close-hauled, carrying royals. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale

The Chrysolite was close-hauled on the starboard tack, and was making good headway under a clinking breeze. Stories by English Authors: the Sea

It was thus that I came to see something altogether unthought of—a full-rigged ship, close-hauled on the port tack, a few hundred yards on our starboard quarter. The Ghost Pirates

Still she was a large ship, and the manner that she ploughed through the brine, close-hauled as she was, extorted admiration even from Spike. Jack Tier

The ship broke out her own anchor, which we catted and fished, after a fashion, and were soon close-hauled, under reefed sails, standing off from the lee shore and rocks against a heavy head sea. Two Years Before the Mast

In ten minutes after we tacked the last time, we ceased firing, having thrown some eight or ten round-shot after the proas, and were close-hauled again, heading to the south-west. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale

The breeze was light, but freshening; and close-hauled, poor little Jule, as if nothing had happened, was heading in for the land, which rose high and hazy in the distance. Omoo

But his glance was not concerned with that hazy horizon; it went no further than a fine white-sailed ship that, close-hauled, was beating up the straits some four miles off. The Sea-Hawk

As the Swash's best point of sailing, relatively considered, was close-hauled, this was giving to Spike a great security against any change of purpose on the part of the vessel of war. Jack Tier

The little brig was close-hauled upon the wind, and lying over, as it then seemed to me, nearly upon her beam ends. Two Years Before the Mast

And still we drive south, close-hauled on the wind, toward the inhospitable tip of the continent. The Mutiny of the Elsinore

We had been run down by the whaling-ship, which was close-hauled, beating up to Nantucket with every sail she could venture to set, and consequently running almost at right angles to our own course. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3

Bringing my telescope to bear upon it, I plainly discerned it to be a British ninety four-gun ship, close-hauled, and pitching heavily in the sea with her head to the W.S.W. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1

Even as he watched her she altered her course, and going about came heading towards them, close-hauled. Captain Blood

Down go the braces again; in come the studding-sails, all in a mess, which half an hour won't set right; yards braced sharp up, and she's on the starboard tack, close-hauled. Two Years Before the Mast

However, Amyas contrived, when once the ship was leaping merrily, close-hauled against a fresh land-breeze, to count his little flock, and found out of the forty-four but six seriously wounded, and none killed. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

We, being "on the wind, close-hauled," were bound by the "rule of the road at sea" to keep our course when meeting a ship running free. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales

The Indian, his bronze muscles rippling, close-hauled on the rope, making half hitches round his bony wrist. Heritage of the Desert

So soundly did the kanakas sleep through that long hot day that they did not see the cutter run out through the passage and head south, close-hauled on the southeast trade. South Sea Tales

Five days had passed, and she and Sheldon were standing on the veranda watching the Martha, close-hauled on the wind, laying a tack off shore. Adventure

Hard a-port yet, and get her close-hauled as you can, and the Lord may have mercy on us still! Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth

Running off before the wind with everything to starboard, he came about, and returned close-hauled on the port tack. The Sea Wolf

Two more headsails followed; and before the tattooed man had scrambled to his feet, a topsail schooner, of some hundred tons, had luffed about the sentinel and was standing up the bay, close-hauled. The Wrecker

I came on deck to find the Ghost heading up close on the port tack and cutting in to windward of a familiar spritsail close-hauled on the same tack ahead of us. The Sea Wolf

The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan. The Sea Wolf

单词	close-hauled
例句	close-hauled A short spell of close-hauled work, as the smack tacked towards the entrance, was followed by a run, full and by, down the buoyed channel to the bar buoy. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z When at length the wind veered sufficiently to enable the Gannet to sail close-hauled through the surf-encompassed passage, all plain sail was set, and back to Port Royal we sped. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z We were crossing her bows, close-hauled on the starboard tack. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The yacht sailed out to sea, close-hauled on the port-tack; but the wind was very light, and she did not make more than two knots an hour. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z "True, and 'tis somewhat in our favour, for you perceive the wind has shifted in the night to west-sou'-west, and belike we can sail close-hauled better than she can." With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z On March 1, the wind veered round to the north for a change, so that we were close-hauled on the starboard tack. 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 old town of Portsmouth appeared to slip past our larboard quarter, and presently the ship was lifting to the gentle swell, as, close-hauled, we headed towards the English Channel. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z In the meantime, the yacht crept slowly through the sparkling water, close-hauled to a light wind that Wyndham knew would not last. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The wind was in the north-east, and the Agile was almost close-hauled, while the others had the wind broad on their quarters. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z We determined to try the sea again, and pushed out through the breakers, with sail close-hauled and baggage canvased. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z We were running close-hauled and fast, dipping and slapping; the mainsail stretched stiffly over the boat, reefed still, and the jib was as taut as a board. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Then the straining tug and long wet line of working raft drew ahead, while the sloop crawled on, close-hauled, towards the south. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z For example, there was the race when Red Rose and another yacht met close-hauled. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z On the third day of our homeward voyage we were sailing close-hauled on the larboard tack, with the island of Barbuda just visible away to windward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z They ran out of the channel and were thrashing close-hauled into a rather steep head sea when Harry spoke again. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Another and by no means inconsiderable factor is that almost every boat when close-hauled sails faster on one tack than the other. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He watched the schooner turn tail, and soon she found more wind and got out of 354 sight past the island, close-hauled. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z A half an hour more, and both were discovered to be ships standing close-hauled, with their starboard tacks on board. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z They reached its entrance presently, sailing close-hauled, and on stretching across it the canoe plunged viciously on a short, white-topped sea. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z She was sailing very fast, close-hauled, and was rushing toward the beach. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Under this sail the little Water Lily made most excellent way; going a good eight knots through the water, close-hauled, and against a very respectable head sea. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z So we reefed the sail and dashed out to sea close-hauled, for the squall came from the westward, and was dead against us. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z As all the combatants were close-hauled and the wind was light, a great bank of opaque sulphurous smoke had gathered all about them. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z A few minutes later they began to swing sharply up and down, and the thuds against them made it evident that the sloop was plunging close-hauled through a short, head sea. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z When day broke the schooner was sailing fast, close-hauled, with her lee channels in the water and the white seas breaking over her weather bow. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z This latter sail was a large ship, standing, close-hauled, to the N. N. W., and we chased her rather reluctantly, as she led us away from our intended course. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The ship was heeling over considerably, being close-hauled on the starboard tack, with all her flying kites dowsed to the puffy breeze. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 In five minutes both the English vessels had made all sail, close-hauled by the wind, with the plain intention of trying to outpoint the frigate. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z She was now close-hauled, and she began to thresh out to windward with a fearful bellowing of the wind out of the straining main-topsail. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 He jumped into the dory, and it disappeared into the dark, while Jimmy drove the sloop ahead, close-hauled, until he dimly made out the boulders on a point. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z We were both close-hauled, on the starboard tack, and the stranger, seeing that he was pursued, put every rag of sail on his ship that he could spread. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Stories will keep; but there's no telling how soon the wind may shift against us, for we are sailing mightily close-hauled. The Minute Boys of Boston She came in close-hauled to the wind, with a double reef in her sail. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Dawn found us well to the norrard of the islands, and close-hauled, standing into the land. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea It would need a stern effort to reach it unless the wind should change; a long stretch of foaming sea which the sloop must be driven across close-hauled divided the men from the wreck. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z We were both close-hauled on the starboard tack, the chase about three points on the weather bow. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z And so, after a narrow squeak of being cut down by a big steamer just outside, we found ourselves close-hauled under all plain sail, making a long leg with a short one to follow. The Recipe for Diamonds Two more headsails followed; and before the tattooed man had scrambled to his feet, a topsail schooner of some hundred tons had luffed 7 about the sentinel, and was standing up the bay, close-hauled. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) So, with close-hauled sails, Over the rolling triumph of the deep, Lifting their hearts to heaven, they turned back home. Collected Poems Volume One But you don’t need to be too close-hauled with your knife––no. The Seiners The lead was attached to a line and, as the schooner forged slowly ahead, close-hauled, the youth swung the lead in ever-widening semicircles. The Harbor of Doubt As it was too rough to steam, a certain amount of snug sail was set; and, close-hauled, we steered as near our course as circumstances would permit. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The schooner was still fighting the sea—the wind, too, Rainey fancied—sailing close-hauled, going north against the trade. A Man to His Mate The Revenge was close-hauled and running southwest on a fresh west wind. The Black Buccaneer The Johnnie was close-hauled at this time and swashing under, and I knew without asking further that the skipper intended to make Delaware Breakwater. The Seiners Now that they were nearly close-hauled instead of running before the wind, Jack recognized much more strongly than before how heavy was the sea and how great the force of the wind. A Chapter of Adventures Wednesday, May 18th.—The wind was rather more favourable; but, although close-hauled, we were nearly two and a half points off our course, the head-sea running very high. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' She skimmed down-wind with the speed of a swallow, and was scarcely less swift when close-hauled and looking up within four points of the wind. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure The wind held from the northwest, gaining in strength rather than decreasing, and the sloop, heeled far to port, sped along close-hauled on a west-sou'west course. The Black Buccaneer There was none of the close-hauled wash through her scuppers, nor was there much play of wind through stays and halyards. The Seiners When they got up to it, the grapnel was raised and brought into the stern of the boat, and the coast-guard boat laid her course close-hauled for Leigh, towing the other behind her. A Chapter of Adventures Under low canvas and close-hauled, the 'Sunbeam' gallantly struggled forward, making 130 knots, on November 29th, and on the three following days 112, 57, and 92 knots respectively. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' It was about a week later that the brig, thrashing along to the southward, close-hauled, and with her fore topgallantsail and main royal stowed, experienced a thrillingly narrow escape from destruction. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure At 9 p.m., being abreast of Littlehampton, and about eight miles off the shore, the Aurora went about once more, and stood over towards France, close-hauled on the starboard tack. The Voyage of the Aurora Trimming the sails, I went down the lake close-hauled. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy They brought her round when she had stretched out on the one tack a couple of miles, and standing in again close-hauled found the ice thicker than ever. Hawtrey's Deputy The breeze increased almost to a gale, and we were close-hauled, with a heavy swell, which made us all very uncomfortable. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' And now it was that for the first time he fully realised how strongly the trade wind was really blowing, for, close-hauled as the catamaran was, she felt the full strength of the breeze. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure He at the same time became conscious of a gentle swaying and pitching motion, such as is felt on board a ship close-hauled, with a moderate breeze and a correspondingly moderate sea. The Voyage of the Aurora The ship the whole time was close-hauled, carrying royals. Great Pirate Stories To bring a vessel's head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails. 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 brought the schooner around when she had stretched out on the one tack a couple of miles, and, standing in again close-hauled, found the ice thicker than ever. Masters of the Wheat-Lands When I first saw her, the doubtful craft was in the south-western board, some seven miles distant, heading to the southward, apparently close-hauled, and moving very slowly. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Gus put the Stella’s head into the wind and close-hauled the boom, but she fell away slowly. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In In ten minutes after we tacked the last time, we ceased firing, having thrown some eight or ten round-shot after the proas, and were close-hauled again, heading to the southwest. Great Pirate Stories The order to the helmsman to keep the ship in her present direction, when sailing close-hauled. 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. A sloop of war under full sail; a brig, close-hauled, beating out of Plymouth Sound; a tiny gunboat at anchor in a backwater of the Upper Yangtse. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions There she was, close-hauled on the port tack, and evidently working up for the reef. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise The Skylark was now going up Belfast Bay, close-hauled, but still laying her course. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. This, with some bad luck, brought us close-hauled, that we might pass the equator nothing to the westward of thirty degrees of west longitude; otherwise we might fall to leeward of Cape St. Roque. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The difference between the apparent compass-course and the true one—arising from lateral pressure and the effect of sea when close-hauled. 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. Tromp with the "Zealand squadron" was making a dogged retreat, working to the south-east, close-hauled on the wind from the north-east. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Being flat-bottomed, she would naturally be of light draught, and would consequently make a good deal of leeway when close-hauled, unless some special provision could be made to meet the case. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise The Skylark, close-hauled, ran up to the head of the little bay, and coming about, stood over close to the wharf, at the head of which the fish market and several stores were located. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Each hour I hove the log and reported: one o'clock, eleven knots; two o'clock, eleven; three o'clock, eleven—famous going for an old sailing-ship close-hauled. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Said of a well-trimmed ship with a clean bottom, when she holds a good wind, and presents such lateral resistance to the water, that she makes but little lee-way while sailing close-hauled. 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. But this was the result of a long evolution, and the typically formal battles fought out by rule in the "close-hauled line ahead" belong to the eighteenth century. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The wind being from the southward, we were able, close-hauled, to stand up the Clyde. A Yacht Voyage Round England Half an hour later we took in the mizzen, and, soon after, the foresail: and even so, and close-hauled, were abreast of Looe Island just forty-seven minutes after passing the Rame—nine miles. From a Cornish Window A New Edition The barque was close-hauled and the course "full and by." Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 In tacking it is a necessary condition that the ship be brought up to the wind as close-hauled, and put round against the wind on the opposite tack. 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 Sylvania was close-hauled, and I gave out the course south south-east. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Papa having hailed Uncle Tom, it was agreed that we should stand close-hauled on the starboard tack away from the land, and endeavour to fetch Spithead. A Yacht Voyage Round England He now watched her with the interest which every seaman feels for the vessel he owns, as, close-hauled, she stood up the loch. The Three Commanders Sail after sail was loosed; and close-hauled, with the wind to the westward, she glided swiftly over the blue sea. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. A ship sailing close-hauled is "on a taut bowline." 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 Caribbee, close-hauled, was standing off to the south-east, while The Starry Flag was a quarter of a mile astern of her. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World The two ships then parted company, the Santa Clara steering northward close-hauled against the trade wind, while the Adventure bore up for Barbados, shaping a course to pass round its southern extremity. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess The Marian, close-hauled, was not making two knots an hour. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk I hauled in the main-sheet gently hand over hand and belayed it The boat slipped quietly along close-hauled. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 A vessel gripes when she tends to come up into the wind while sailing close-hauled. 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. Prudently, therefore, he put about, and stood away to the southward, close-hauled, with the heavy seas washing his decks, for his bulwarks had been stove in the tempest a week before. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World The boat did not make rapid progress; by keeping her close-hauled, continually easing off the sheet, and touching her up, she made considerable lee way. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany When the Orion was clear of the point, he directed the yacht to be close-hauled on the starboard tack, in order to beat into the river. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock She was close-hauled, and headed to the southeast. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise HUG, To.—To hug the land, to sail as near it as possible, the land however being to windward.—To hug the wind, to keep the ship as close-hauled to the wind as possible. 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. “A lugger close-hauled standing across our course, sir.” Won from the Waves The wind was light, and the vessel, close-hauled, made but five and six knots during the day. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany So they steered on blindly, close-hauled on the starboard tack, nearly as straight a course as though they were whole men. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Admiral Jervis formed his line close-hauled on the starboard tack, steering straight for the opening between the two divisions of the Spanish fleet. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock-shrouds, serving to brace in the shrouds tighter, and affording room to brace the yards more obliquely when the ship is close-hauled. 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. Those on board the stranger only just then discovered the ship of war, and instead of continuing on close-hauled as before, she stood away with her sheets eased off to the southward. Won from the Waves Donald put the helm down; the jib and mainsail were trimmed as flat as it was judicious to have them; and the Maud was close-hauled, standing up to the northward. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder Her tanned sails were then hoisted, and, close-hauled, she stood away to beat up to her intended fishing-grounds some distance to the southward, off the Gull Rock. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast The main body of the Spanish fleet came down under all sail, with the wind on the starboard-quarter, while the ships to leeward, close-hauled on the same tack, were endeavouring to join them there. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 “She is standing this way, and is close-hauled.” The Voyage of the "Steadfast" The Young Missionaries in the Pacific The instant the anchor was away the sails were sheeted home, and the lugger, casting, as desired, to port, stood off from the dangerous coast, close-hauled. The Rival Crusoes The sails and flags of the ships, hitherto hanging listlessly against the masts, began to blow out, and a vessel close-hauled was seen in the offing, gliding quickly across the mouth of the harbour. The Two Shipmates Still on she came, the wind allowing her to be close-hauled to steer towards the rock. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast Though they generally ran before the wind, they were also able to sail on a wind, though probably not very close-hauled. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Outside of it was the corvette, close-hauled with three reefs in her topsail, standing off-shore, and, as far as we could see, uninjured. Old Jack In a short time the damage was repaired, and once more the French ship hauling her wind, the two stood on together close-hauled. Adrift in a Boat But he could not see how, with the wind northeast, and the yacht close-hauled, she had brought up on the Isles of Shoals. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway Both of us close-hauled, but we being starboard tack have the right of way. Sonnie-Boy's People The early morning found the Wonder laying close-hauled along the coast of Guadalcanal She moved lazily through the water under the dying breath of the land breeze. A Son Of The Sun The wind soon got the sea up, and in a short time we were pitching away close-hauled, with the boat’s head to the north-west. Old Jack The Guava rolled on, the stranger approached, close-hauled. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy They was goin’ along close-hauled, with a heavy sea on, not far, it must have been, from the Silver Pits—though they wasn’t discovered at that time.” The Young Trawler They had rounded Europa Point, and with a fine breeze off the land, were lying close-hauled along the Spanish shore. Mr. Midshipman Easy Away she flew, close-hauled though, with the foam dancing round her, and already at some distance. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Again we sprung to the braces, the helm was put down, and, once more close-hauled, we weathered the danger. Old Jack As he spoke, down came the Frenchman’s studden sails, and with a few parting shots, which narrowly missed their mark, he hauled his wind, and stood close-hauled towards the coast of France. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy One night father’s smack was sailin’ along close-hauled when a heavy sea struck ’er abaft the channels, and filled the bag o’ the mains’l. The Young Trawler On she came towards us, close-hauled, at a rate which would have made it useless to attempt escaping her. Twice Lost The noise awoke him, when he shouted out, and the ship being close-hauled, and having little way, was immediately luffed up, and without difficulty we were taken on board. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The wind was about south, so we stood away close-hauled towards them, in order to reconnoitre them more perfectly. Old Jack He sailed badly before the wind; he sailed worse close-hauled. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy “Brace round the main-yard, then,” cried the captain, and the ship stood on close-hauled, ready to tack, so that if possible we might gain the weather-gauge. The Boy who sailed with Blake The anchor was quickly got up; and the ship, at first standing close-hauled to weather the point, glided on towards the main channel of the river. Twice Lost At first I thought it was a mere mark in the clouds, and then it resolved itself into the form of a tall ship close-hauled under all canvas. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor I knew nothing more till I awoke and found myself lying on the deck, with the sun glancing brightly over the sparkling waters; the schooner, with all sail set, close-hauled, and a gentle breeze blowing. Old Jack The Dolphin, close-hauled under larboard tack, stood towards the African coast. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow The helm was then put down, the yards braced up, and the frigate stood away on a bowline close-hauled to the westward. True Blue Walter and Alice waved their hands to the old pilot, as his little vessel, close-hauled, stood away towards the mouth of the river. The South Sea Whaler Night was coming on: we close-reefed the mainsail, and took a reef in the foresail, and continued our course close-hauled. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor We were standing, close-hauled, towards the French coast. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman We pitched and rolled pretty considerably as it was; it would have been much worse if we had been close-hauled. Paddy Finn The wind was off shore, and the Ruby was close-hauled on the larboard tack, when, as day dawned, a ship and a cutter were seen from her deck coming in from seaward. True Blue All night long the ship stood on close-hauled, battling bravely with the gale, showers of sleet, snow, and hail driving furiously against the faces of the crew. The South Sea Whaler The wind was from the southward, and she was close-hauled. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor We could just distinguish through the mist the three sails of a long, low lugger, standing close-hauled to the northward. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Could the Coquille once got out to sea, she might either by running before the wind round the south-eastern point of Ireland, or by keeping close-hauled stand along the southern coast towards Cape Clear. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley During the night the wind came round to the southward and east, greatly to the satisfaction of all on board the English fleet, and when morning broke the Frenchmen were seen close-hauled under their lee. True Blue The wind was south-west, and the frigate was close-hauled, heading towards Ushant. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Our captain resolved to stand on close-hauled, till he could ascertain whether they looked suspicious, and if so, to keep away to the northward. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The brig had taken in her studden-sails and was standing away from us, close-hauled on a wind. Hurricane Hurry The Research stood on for a couple of days more, close-hauled, frequently having to tack to avoid the rocks and reefs to the westward. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley The frigate brought the breeze along with her, and as soon as the schooner felt it, she too made all sail, close-hauled, with an evident intention of escaping. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It The ship stood on, however, close-hauled, first on the starboard tack, and then, the wind shifting half a point or so, for the purpose of taking advantage of it, she was put about. The Three Admirals The vessel they were looking at was rather to the west of the island, towards which she was standing close-hauled beating up against an easterly wind, bound probably up the Dardanelles. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea I stood as close-hauled as I could, watching with no little anxiety the unwelcome coast. Hurricane Hurry The corvette was already hull down, standing on close-hauled to the southward of west, in which direction the bank of clouds he had before remarked had greatly increased in height and denseness. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Within a mile and a half of the land were two ships, both with topgallant sails set, standing in close-hauled towards the harbour. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The boat was kept under easy sail, close-hauled. The Three Admirals But the most picturesque objects are the lateen sails with their long tapering yards either wing and wing when skimming along before the wind, or heeling over when close-hauled upon it. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea The Josephine meanwhile gathered way again slowly and followed astern of the boat, although somewhat more to leeward, the wind being almost in her teeth and the ship having to sail close-hauled. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The manoeuvres just described brought the brig about three points before our starboard beam and some eight miles to windward of us, both craft being now close-hauled on the starboard tack. A Pirate of the Caribbees “Man the buckets, every man of you,” shouted the skipper as the launch, now close-hauled, began slowly to forge ahead in the direction of the devoted pinnace. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific She doesn’t sail close-hauled as well as I expected, and we never before have had an opportunity of testing her as we are now doing.” The Three Admirals Shortly after taking our departure from Morant Point, as already recorded, the wind headed us, and the schooner “broke off” until she was heading about north-east, close-hauled. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Under this sail the little Water Lily made most excellent way; going a good eight knots through the water, close-hauled, and against a very respectable head-sea. For Treasure Bound He informed me that all had gone well with him until eight days previously, when, about noon, a strange sail was sighted in the south-western board, standing to the northward, close-hauled on the starboard tack. A Pirate of the Caribbees The ship was at the time somewhere about the latitude of the Cape; stretching to the southward and eastward close-hauled, with a fine steady breeze from east-north-east. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific We weighed in a body, and stood away to the southward, close-hauled on the larboard tack; the frigate cracking on, and leaving her prizes to follow at their best pace. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War The ship being now once more close-hauled, with the south-east trade-wind blowing steadily, and only a very moderate amount of sea running. The Missing Merchantman Day came at last, and showed us the Diana with the two French ships close-hauled, trying to keep their weather-gage. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 By this time men and officers in a mob had gathered on the ramparts of the Château St. Louis, all straining their eyes at a frigate fetching up close-hauled against the wind. Fort Amity At 2 P.M. it blew a whole top-sail breeze, as it is called; but the sea being still high, and the ships close-hauled, the vice-admiral did not see fit to order any more sail. The Two Admirals The two vessels were now close-hauled, and were moving but slowly through the water. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War The ship was still close-hauled on the larboard tack and going about six knots, the wind having headed her somewhat during the night and fallen lighter. The Missing Merchantman The other put out to sea, close-hauled upon the wind. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 They had laid their course to pass it to windward, as they sailed better, close-hauled, than did the Spaniard; who had not only fallen behind, but had lagged to leeward nigh half a mile. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico —He's told me that, accepting you, for a day and a half he held on his course, close-hauled. Foe-Farrell A catboat, with sails close-hauled, was making her way out of the channel, a wake of snowy foam churning behind her in the blue water. Flood Tide She was close-hauled, with the wind from the south-west, and very little of it. Stand By The Union The yacht was beating north-east, close-hauled, into a stiff breeze from eastwards. Swirling Waters But the wind had moved a couple of points to the east and then fallen very light, and the boat must creep towards us close-hauled. Wandering Heath Full of impossible projects, he strode and staggered up and down, as the ship thrashed and close-hauled through the rolling seas. Great Sea Stories The whole English fleet then passed out close-hauled in line behind them and swept along their rear, using guns more powerful than theirs and pouring in broadsides from safe distance with deadly effect. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 The sun, rising lonely and splendid in the blue sky, saw a solitary ship gliding close-hauled on the blue sea. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle He was then sailing by the wind close-hauled lying S.S.E.½E., in other words, standing away from the land out into mid-channel, the breeze being steady. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 "That is pretty fair, considering how close-hauled she is." The Queen's Cup Then Fred Miller, after fixing life preservers on both of them, must have watched for his chance at a good puff of wind, close-hauled on the sheet and sent the boat over. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat It was blowing a whole-sail breeze, too fresh for the lighter canvas; the royals were furled as soon as close-hauled. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain We note first that James's Articles 3 and 4 are combined in Dartmouth's Article 3, so as to ensure the close-hauled line being formed before any attempt is made to divide the enemy's fleet. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. The advantage of the close-hauled line was that the vessels were more manageable than when "off" the wind. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence There is no doubt that the cutters have a pull close-hauled. The Queen's Cup So, instead of running straight out into the channel, we stood away up the coast, keeping the brig close-hauled. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Hakon looked at the two ships, which were nearing us fast, though we were still close-hauled, as when the boat was brought alongside. A Sea Queen's Sailing We have also the first appearance of the close-hauled line ahead, and it is enjoined as a defensive formation when the enemy attacks from windward. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. The amount to spare from the close-hauled course is sometimes designated. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence The sheets were hauled in, and the yachts were able to lie close-hauled for Ventnor. The Queen's Cup The ship was still close-hauled, under topsails and courses, with jib and spanker. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat The northeast breeze was helping us, though we must sail close-hauled, and my only fear was lest the pursuers should do the same. A Sea Queen's Sailing He would be close-hauled again, but he would have earned a long breathing spell. The Desert Valley While the French were getting underway from Trincomalee, the British fleet was standing south-south-east towards the entrance, close-hauled on the starboard tack, a fresh south-west monsoon blowing. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence From here a long close-hauled tack would bring them to the Narrows, a rocky gorge-like formation leading to the noted Reversible Falls below. Jess of the Rebel Trail We were close-hauled, and the motion of the vessel was violent and disagreeable. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Since our flagship was drawing nearer and outstripping the almiranta, it was overtaking the enemy, who put to sea with his flagship and waited close-hauled. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century We are now close-hauled, and of course we can’t make the shore on the other side while we are on this tack.” The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion The line preferred is one of the close-hauled lines, because on them the movement of a vessel in the line is more easily regulated by backing, or shaking, some of the sails. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence The boat lay over at an angle, the boom hissed through the water when close-hauled, and when full-winged, its heel bounced and splashed on the surface, as we made our six knots. White Shadows in the South Seas Still close-hauled, and even then not on our course. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The latter ordered the almiranta to keep a sharp lookout and to run close-hauled; and, if it was apparent that the two vessels were approaching to attack them, to return to his assistance. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century She was close-hauled, and it was soon evident by her course that she was beating up for the point round which the other two ships had disappeared. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo We were all hands on deck, and sailing close-hauled with a good stretch of canvas set. The Pilots of Pomona As is their custom, instead of making a beeline for our destination or sailing to it close-hauled as the winds permitted, the Marquesans had steered for the nearest shore, following along it to port. White Shadows in the South Seas Tuesday, January 23rd.—Still close-hauled, and still a heavy swell. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The leading ship was maybe half a mile ahead of the other, and that a mile from us--all three close-hauled as we strove to gain a weather berth. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet The wind blew steadily off the shore, so that, close-hauled, one might fetch up or down Channel with equal ease. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts If to these we add the considerations which led to making the line-of-battle a close-hauled line, we have the problem fully worked out. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Nobody knew that the Commodore was close-hauled, and meant business. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 21, 1891 We were close-hauled all day; the wind was strong, and the sea rough and disagreeable. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months When we are so very close-hauled," observed Mynheer Barentz, "the Vrow does not do so well; but a point free, and then you will see how she will show her stern to the whole fleet. The Phantom Ship A lively tug passed down-stream, proud of her early rising; and, smaller even than the tug, a smack, running close-hauled, bowed to the puffs of the light breeze. The Roll-Call In it is found for the first time the close-hauled line-of-battle undeniably adopted as the fighting order of the fleets. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 When you are sailing close-hauled, you can luff up into a squall, if necessary, or meet a steep, dangerous sea bow on; but when you are scudding you are almost helpless. Tent Life in Siberia Monday, December 18th.—We were close-hauled, with a strong north-east wind, and heavy squalls and showers at intervals. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months "I make her out a ship close-hauled; but, for an hour past, she has looked more like mist than a vessel." The Red Rover Just as I got a view of this calamity, I caught a glimpse of the Black Prince, close-hauled, luffing up athwart the wake of her enemies, and manifestly menacing to get the wind. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" The French formed their order on one of the close-hauled lines, and fled; but of course their fleet-speed was less than that of the fastest English ships. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Sailing with the wind she did her best; but in quarter-ing or when close-hauled she drifted terribly, as a nautical man might have guessed she would. Pellucidar As to the ship, I had watched her out of this very window, reaching close-hauled under short canvas into the bay on a dark, threatening afternoon. Amy Foster Oh, I felt a rare young devil, as we hoisted the big mainsail that morning, broke out anchor, and filled away close-hauled on the three-mile beat to windward out into the bay. John Barleycorn The lugger sailed like a witch, and away she went towards the chops of the channel, on a bow-line; leaving us to stand towards the French coast--close-hauled, also, but on the opposite tack. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Afterwards the wind changed again, but we were still able to lay our course by sailing close-hauled. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East Then the straining tug and the long wet line of working raft drew ahead while the sloop crawled on, close-hauled toward the south. Vane of the Timberlands Suddenly, against the murky sky-line, with mainsail double-reefed and jib close-hauled, loomed a light craft plunging bows under at every lurch. The Under Dog Her character could not be made out; but she was sailing close-hauled, and evidently making for the roads. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans In front, across the bay, dotted with the sails of ships close-hauled to the wind, beyond the wind-swept and shimmering intervals, the mountains of Rhodes raised their aerial summit-lines against the sky. Saint Augustin You see we are close-hauled, and there is no doubt that that is the vessel's strong point. With Moore at Corunna The sloop was then plunging close-hauled through the vicious slate-green combers, and thin showers of spray flew all over her. Vane of the Timberlands There he was in the fog, looking mystical and hazy; but there he was, under his main-top- gallant-sail, close-hauled, and moving ahead in all the confidence of the solitude of the ocean. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale The brig's head-sails were all right, and, as she was not close-hauled, the cause of her not being kept more under command was probably purely due to the slaughter on her decks. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans When calms delay, or breezes blow Right from the point we wish to steer; When by the wind close-hauled we go. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes The ship on his weather bow was a frigate, riding the waves in gallant style, with the wind upon her beam, and travelling two feet for every one the close-hauled schooner could accomplish. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War "If you can keep her hammering ahead close-hauled on the port tack, it's all I ask," Vane laughed. Vane of the Timberlands It is true, that what was close-hauled for her, was not close-hauled for us; and, in this respect, we had the advantage of her. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale "The hangman was around the corner that time in Sarawak, and close-hauled on a course that would fetch him alongside ye in no time," said Thirkle, looking up and smiling wearily. The Devil's Admiral She would be close-hauled, while we were going free, so that, of course, it was our place to get out of her way. The Ghost Pirates And no one knew better than Mark King that Ben had been close-hauled these latter years. The Everlasting Whisper They had rounded Europa Point, and, with a fine breeze off the land, were lying close-hauled along the Spanish shore. Mr. Midshipman Easy The ship, the whole time, was close-hauled, carrying royals. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale The Chrysolite was close-hauled on the starboard tack, and was making good headway under a clinking breeze. Stories by English Authors: the Sea It was thus that I came to see something altogether unthought of—a full-rigged ship, close-hauled on the port tack, a few hundred yards on our starboard quarter. The Ghost Pirates Still she was a large ship, and the manner that she ploughed through the brine, close-hauled as she was, extorted admiration even from Spike. Jack Tier The ship broke out her own anchor, which we catted and fished, after a fashion, and were soon close-hauled, under reefed sails, standing off from the lee shore and rocks against a heavy head sea. Two Years Before the Mast In ten minutes after we tacked the last time, we ceased firing, having thrown some eight or ten round-shot after the proas, and were close-hauled again, heading to the south-west. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale The breeze was light, but freshening; and close-hauled, poor little Jule, as if nothing had happened, was heading in for the land, which rose high and hazy in the distance. Omoo But his glance was not concerned with that hazy horizon; it went no further than a fine white-sailed ship that, close-hauled, was beating up the straits some four miles off. The Sea-Hawk As the Swash's best point of sailing, relatively considered, was close-hauled, this was giving to Spike a great security against any change of purpose on the part of the vessel of war. Jack Tier The little brig was close-hauled upon the wind, and lying over, as it then seemed to me, nearly upon her beam ends. Two Years Before the Mast And still we drive south, close-hauled on the wind, toward the inhospitable tip of the continent. The Mutiny of the Elsinore We had been run down by the whaling-ship, which was close-hauled, beating up to Nantucket with every sail she could venture to set, and consequently running almost at right angles to our own course. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Bringing my telescope to bear upon it, I plainly discerned it to be a British ninety four-gun ship, close-hauled, and pitching heavily in the sea with her head to the W.S.W. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 Even as he watched her she altered her course, and going about came heading towards them, close-hauled. Captain Blood Down go the braces again; in come the studding-sails, all in a mess, which half an hour won't set right; yards braced sharp up, and she's on the starboard tack, close-hauled. Two Years Before the Mast However, Amyas contrived, when once the ship was leaping merrily, close-hauled against a fresh land-breeze, to count his little flock, and found out of the forty-four but six seriously wounded, and none killed. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth We, being "on the wind, close-hauled," were bound by the "rule of the road at sea" to keep our course when meeting a ship running free. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales The Indian, his bronze muscles rippling, close-hauled on the rope, making half hitches round his bony wrist. Heritage of the Desert So soundly did the kanakas sleep through that long hot day that they did not see the cutter run out through the passage and head south, close-hauled on the southeast trade. South Sea Tales Five days had passed, and she and Sheldon were standing on the veranda watching the Martha, close-hauled on the wind, laying a tack off shore. Adventure Hard a-port yet, and get her close-hauled as you can, and the Lord may have mercy on us still! Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Running off before the wind with everything to starboard, he came about, and returned close-hauled on the port tack. The Sea Wolf Two more headsails followed; and before the tattooed man had scrambled to his feet, a topsail schooner, of some hundred tons, had luffed about the sentinel and was standing up the bay, close-hauled. The Wrecker I came on deck to find the Ghost heading up close on the port tack and cutting in to windward of a familiar spritsail close-hauled on the same tack ahead of us. The Sea Wolf The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan. The Sea Wolf
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