| 单词 | halyard |
| 例句 | Then he ran up his rigging—halyards, braces—and hauled the boat on rollers to the water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Nimbly they ran to push the fir pole high and step it firm amidships in the box, make fast the forestays, and hoist aloft the white sail on its halyards. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran for the mast and released the jib halyard. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart jumped for the halyards, and the jib and the forestaysail came rippling down. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Fingers that had bled on the halyards were healed, and black with tar. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z From the kitchen window comes the wit wit wit of a barn swallow, footfalls on ramparts, halyards clinking against masts, hinges and chains creaking in the harbor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Lem was released from the brig again; they needed his weight on the halyards. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the boat was all noise, with wind luffing die sails and the boom slamming back and forth and the sails popping, ropes whipping and clacking, and the halyards slapping against the mast: whap, whap. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped back to the mast and untied the mainsail halyard. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t throw much weight on a halyard—that's one thing sure. But you’d do all right as ship’s clerk. You might work up to supercargo.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought wet sleeping bags and clothes up on deck and hung them from the masts, halyards, and rigging. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Much more likely to be halyards I think. The Mary Berry Story; Jonathan Meades: The Joy of Essex – TV review 2013-01-30T07:01:08Z The others haul on what’s called the peak halyard, raising the end further from the mast. Taste some ales while you take a sail on classic schooner Zodiac on Bellingham Bay 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the detectives scrutinized photos and videos of the flag-raising and consulted one of the yacht's former crew members to compare the flag's size, material, stitching, hardware and halyard. Vanished flag from famous 9/11 photo returns to ground zero 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z In my V-berth cabin, I opened the hatch, filling my snug space with the sounds of sailing: halyards tapping against the mast, wheelbarrows rumbling down the wooden docks, beer bottles clinking. In the British Virgin Islands I learned to sail — for my father, while there was still time 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z And then to fall asleep to the summer sounds of the sea: a lullaby of waves lapping against rocky shores punctuated by the rhythmic tinkling of sailboat halyards. For a real taste of Midcoast Maine as it was — and should be — head to Damariscotta 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z But a forensic expert analyzed dust on the flag and halyard and found it consistent with ground zero debris. Vanished flag from famous 9/11 photo returns to ground zero 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Grabbing rough, inch-thick rope, my team leans back with many a grunt and hauls on what’s called the throat halyard, raising the end of the gaff nearer to the mast. Taste some ales while you take a sail on classic schooner Zodiac on Bellingham Bay 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Electric bulbs twine the bridges’ steel halyards that both hoist you up and light your way. My European Ritual 2014-04-18T19:59:27Z Bendersky cited how, in Los Angeles County, the fire department introduced a halyard to make putting up longer ladders and less physically strenuous. Firefighters honor lineage of trailblazing women in Seattle-area firehouses 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The only sound was the splashing of waves against the Zenith’s hull and the halyards making music against the mast in the breeze. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Flag Code states: “When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak.” NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z City lights twinkled; only the clinking of the flag’s metal halyard against the flagpole broke the silence. A falling capital’s final hours: Fear, chaos and gridlock — then eerie silence 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z They’ve gone through oodles of elastic, thread, halyard surgical fabric and sheets, all of which seemed to be in short supply at various times throughout the past four months. Omaha neighbors retire from mask-making effort 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z A crewmate who needed to return to Charleston anyway ordered the prop and halyard, picked it up while back home, then returned to Panama City with the goods. SC sailing duo ply westward, encountering a global pandemic 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z With his pockets filled with nails and the rope for a new halyard over his shoulder, he made his way slowly up the pole, hammering in footholds as he ascended. When Climbing a Greased Flagpole Was Patriotic 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Brooks Harding died in 1959 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, where the snap of fabric in the breeze and the sound of halyard against flagpole is a constant reminder of sacrifice. Here’s the inside story on the most famous flag you’ve never heard of 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z During sea trials last month, the Navy tested Zumwalt’s radar signature with and without reflective material hoisted on its halyard, he said. How stealthy is Navy’s new destroyer? It needs reflectors 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The snap hook securing an American flag to its halyard struck the flagpole, sounding a toll in the crisp wind. Swings, Slides and the Lingering Memory of a Brownsville Rape Case 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The rope whipped so fast beneath Adam’s airborne legs it sounded like a halyard in a hurricane, Hammond said. Cape Cod teen is jump rope champ 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z It is dawn and a stiff breeze is rattling the halyards on the masts in Arbroath Harbour. Scotland's year for decision begins 2014-01-01T00:25:30Z He’s at the heart of things — checking halyard tensions, setting sheet leads in the right place, adjusting leech lines to improve the flow of the sail. Ted Hood, Sailing Innovator and Champion Yachtsman, Dies at 86 2013-07-04T04:54:05Z "If we had only a coil of signal halyard," remarked the range-finding officer tentatively, "we might---- But there isn't a couple of fathoms of line left aloft." With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Seizing one of the axes, I attacked the lower rigging vigorously, cutting through shrouds, slings, braces, and halyards, everything that came within reach, thus making my position secure from escalade. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z But his sheets and halyards had been so shot away that not a sail could be set, except the flying jib. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z It was getting dark when they hoisted sail, but Marston, who occupied with the halyards, thought he heard a distant shout. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z We shall have to make a hawser out of the halyards, and tow as before. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z "Oh, go to the devil your own way," growled Mount, but I saw he did not leave the rampart while I was lowering the flag and ripping it from the halyards. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z As it was bent to the halyards, a bottle labeled "ginger ale," but smelling uncommonly like schnapps, rolled out of its folds. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z At last I grasped something; it was a rope—a broken halyard—but by its means I gained the mast, which floated alongside of the yawl as she now lay keel uppermost. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z For all that, the halyard made some noise and the sail thrashed in the fresh breeze, until they hauled the sheets and Wyndham got her round. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The man at the signal halyards and myself sent the bunting aloft. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Bang! went a cannon from the parapet, and, leaning out of the porthole, I saw the flag of England crawling up the halyards over my head. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z When the cable was short-up, they grasped the halyards and the big gaff mainsail rose flapping up the mast. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Quite a big thing too, and all complete, and ready to be run up to the halyards on which Tom hoisted a bit of bunting on high-days and holidays. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Marston crouched behind the lifted weather gunwale and lighted the lantern; then he saw that halyards and sheets were clear, and afterwards pulled up the well-board in the stern flooring. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Wildly I grasped at the shrouds and halyards within reach. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z In the front garden of one of the houses rises a tall white mast, complete with yards and halyards. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The sailor deftly detached the flag from the halyards, then, unshipping the twenty-foot pole from its sockets, lowered it to the ground. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Evelyn loosed the halyards, but found that the gaff would not come down. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He heard another report forward and thought somebody had loosed the staysail halyards and the sail had blown to rags. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Bevis had his hand on the tiller; Mark his on the halyard of the mainsail; neither spoke, it looked doubtful. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z One, through mizzen peak-signal halyards, which cut the stops when the battle was nearly over, and for the first time let loose the flag to the breeze. An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z A signalman, holding the halyard in his hand, awaited a glance from the Captain. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z To pick out the Union Jack and to bend it on the peak halyards occupied scarcely more time than it takes to tell. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z The flag halyards were shot away almost immediately; but, in spite of the colours coming down, they would not desist. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Mark undid the cord or halyard, and down fell the mainsail into the boat, covering Bevis, who had to get out from under it before he could do anything. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z He held his flag high above his head with one hand—the injured one—the other hand holding the spy glass to his eye watching the signal halyards of the battleship. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The halyards were tightened and once again the Balsam moved along under her full spread of canvas. The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z There is only one halyard, and the sail is hoisted by means of a winch at the foot of the mast. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z There was silence except for the rumble of the surf and the occasional rap of a halyard against the mast. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Mark partly unfastened the halyard, and held it in his hand. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The moment the sailors sit down to their meals the little triangular red flag mounts quickly up the signal halyard, where it is left fluttering to the breeze until the meal is finished. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Take sight at his poles, and bring his huge mainsails down without giving him the trouble to let go his halyards. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z And, knotting the Luttrell flag on the halyard, he hoisted it in a moment. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z But the fight must be made; and, rousing themselves for the effort, they groped for the halyards. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Mark gave another pull at the halyard, and drew the peak, or point of the gaff, up till it stood at a sharp angle. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Something black washed to and fro beside a splintered gaff and a tangle of halyards. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z The ratlines and standing rigging, the downhauls and halyards formed a ghostly tapestry, like the gossamer web of some forest glade. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He boarded the Spaniard and cut the halyards of her mainsail with his sword. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z They could hear the loose halyards slap the mast and the water splash about beneath the floorings, and the soft lapping of the tide along the planking. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He had the halyard in his hand, and paused with the mainsail half hoisted. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The old sea-cook still had charge of the sheets and halyards, while Tipperary, notwithstanding that he had already proved himself such an indifferent helmsman, was intrusted with the steering. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z A short wait followed, and Stirling fastened a small red flag to a signal halyard which could be raised from the crow's-nest. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z So sang the jolly tars, as with mighty swing and steady rhythm they pulled the halyards and set their sails. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Nevertheless, while her chum worked with the halyard, Louise held tightly to the little object which had caused all the trouble. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z The officer of the watch, quite a young man, seemed to enjoy his task; for, catching up the signal halyards, he rapidly made a noose, threw it over the Indian’s head, and drew it tight. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z The sail was of no service, as there was not a breath of air, but was rather an obstruction; and, seeing this, Mozey let loose the halyards and gently lowered it. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z She carried no flag, and the signals set to her bridge halyards were in an unknown code. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z In the midst of our apparent confusion, the yards of the Dolphin were quietly drawn forward to starboard, and the men and passengers stationed at the topgallant and royal halyards, and royal sheets. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 “Then I’ll take down the sail,” Penny decided, moving forward to release the halyard. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z “Yes,” he answered; “I have used it as a halyard on my sledge-sail all the time.” Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Man the halyards and crack on 78 every stitch! Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager A cruiser cutter showed there, flags flying from her signal halyards, steam jetting from aft her funnel. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z On its highest point there is a tall flag-staff with signal halyards, which did not seem to be in regular use, except perhaps to raise the national flag on special occasions. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands And, at the sight, the crowd, French and English alike, set up a shout, though as yet neither knew the message she would soon send flying from her halyards. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec Suddenly, without any warning, I was jerked from my position among the halyards, and flung head-first into the sea. Bill the Minder Up to the yards they crawled like so many monkeys, and soon the creaking of halyard blocks was heard, as the topsails came down. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy "Give me a hand now with the halyard," said the boatman; "and when the mainsail is set, you 'll see how she 'll dance over the top of the waves, and never wet us." The Fortunes Of Glencore "Oh, Mr. Cashel, do not leave me!" cried Lady Kilgoff, as the boat was lifted from its place, and swung by the halyards from side to side. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Major Jonathan Lawrence, who was present; said "a sailor mounted the flagstaff, with fresh halyards, rigged it and hoisted the American flag." "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale "Up helm," roared he, through his speaking-trumpet, "clew up the lee braces of the topsail halyards; haul out the reef tackle and brail up the spanker." Bill the Minder As to the number of the crew, the average cat-boat of, let us say, eighteen or twenty feet will require a helmsman, usually Captain, sheet-tender, centreboard-tender, and a man to look after the halyards. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 “Show our colours,” said the captain, and the Union Jack streamed out from the peak halyards. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Both the motor boat and the steamer cruised slowly about while waiting for the red flag to go up on the signal halyard, warning them that another shot was about to be fired. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers At last I grasped something; it was a rope—a broken halyard; but by its means I gained the mast, which floated alongside of the yawl as she now lay keel uppermost. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The Captain stepped the mast, arranged the halyards, and pushed off. When the Cock Crows If your boat is so small as not to have so many men allotted to it, the centreboard and halyards may be tended by one man. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 Take a pull at the larboard braces, let fly the fore and main royal halyards. The Ruined Cities of Zululand In his descent he caught a signal halyard. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers The slender topmast described long measured arcs across the sky, like a schoolmaster's pointer; from its peak the halyards whipped and bellied. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Scarcely, indeed, had I made fast the halyard than I beheld on the very verge of the horizon what seemed to be a vessel. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He carried the halyard with him, and soon, with the aid of the two boys, he had the glorious Stars and Stripes once more in position. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck Two bright, tasteful guidons were hoisted by the halyards in place of the red cross. The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union, from Richmond to Appomatox A signal fluttered from the peak of the flagship's signal halyard, giving the news to the rest of the fleet. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Our code was one of bright colours and bold striking design—flags and pendants fluttering pleasantly in the wind or, in calmer weather, drooping at the halyards with a lift for closer recognition. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Then with much signaling from the halyards the two vessels had converse of which I was the subject, and I with my chest went over the side of the Gretchen. The Portal of Dreams As he spoke, a shot cut the peak halyards in two, and down came the spar with a crash, carrying with it in its fall that ensign they 're so proud of. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II For over an hour we had been sweating at sheets and halyards, the customary Sunday afternoon service, and if the Florence, of Glasgow, wasn't doing her best it was no fault of ours. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The gaff is kept in position, about three inches from the mast-head, by the throat halyards and peak halyards, to which we now come. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes In preparation for busy daylight, the signalmen put out their bunting on the lettered hooks, and ease off the halyards that are set 'bar-tight' by the soaking rain. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war But the halyards were entangled, and all the officer's swearing and scolding did not help matters. The Little Book of the Flag Sir, this is hard to believe, but it’s Biblical—he didn’t take any more notice of the kick than if it had been a flag halyard brushed against him. Wild Oranges "Lower away tops'l halyards!" yelled the Old Man, his voice scarce audible in the shrilling of the squall. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The foresail is fastened only to the tip of the bowsprit, the foresail halyards, and foresail sheet; the mainsail to the gaff, all along, and to each end of the boom. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Our convoy signal hangs damp and twisted on the halyards, and needs to be cleared to blow out for recognition; the mirrored arc-lamp that we turned astern to aid the trumpeter is switched out. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war I procured flagstaff and halyards, and from my own drawings I had carved an American eagle, which was gilded and perched on top of the flag pole. The Little Book of the Flag Once he stopped, tightening a halyard, and the sailor said: “The main peak won’t flatten, sir.” Wild Oranges The bo'sun, at the halyards, had but started the yard when the sheet parted; instant, the sail was in ribbons, thrashing savagely adown the wind. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea This was from a stocky lad with legs slightly bowed, who pushed through the group of boys and laid hold of the halyard of the flagpole. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Everywhere it was topmasts being sent up, sails being dragged out, stays swayed taut, halyards and sheets rove––an overhauling generally. The Seiners After the signing of the transfer Governor-General Wood loosened the halyards and the star-spangled banner was lowered, having accomplished nobly that for which it had been raised. The Little Book of the Flag The sails were frequently wet, the halyards drawn taut, and the captain himself took the helm. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 Then sheets and halyards are sweated up, ropes coiled, and a boy sent aloft to stop up the gear. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea While this was being done, Bud Weir strapped on his climbing spurs and began to climb the tall pole, carrying the end of a good strong manila halyard. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters He was standing by the rail of the balcony and untwisting the halyards that served to hoist the signal-flags to the mast-head. The Seiners "Up with those sails!" cried the girl now, and Caliban's gang sweated at the halyards, while slackened sheets permitted the booms to swing and present the luffs to the screaming gale, bearing no resistance. The Pirate Woman Four men heaved on the windlass brakes, and the others got sail on her as fast as they could haul halyards. The Harbor of Doubt All hands, under the Mates, are hard driven, sweating on sheet and halyard to make the most of the light breeze. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea With this under his arm he took his place before the flagpole and waited, one hand upon the new halyard, which still remained in the pulley. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Clancy had untied the ends of the halyards after whirling them through the block above, and now had the whole line piled up on the balcony. The Seiners Again a line of flags were hoisted on the trawler's halyards, this time a well-known signal from the International Code, but still no notice was taken of the peremptory order it conveyed. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships When the sails were apparently flat as boards Schofield made Ellinwood rig pulleys leading to the middle of the halyards so that the men could sway on them. The Harbor of Doubt Kalliope, hauling hand over hand on the halyard, ran up the Stars and Stripes. The Island Mystery A minute later, hardly knowing why or how, except that he was helping Madge, Gregory, like a man in a dream, was pulling with her on the halyards of both sails. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas He gripped the halyards high above his head with both hands, gave a jumping pull, and let himself drop. The Seiners Bang! and the folds of the flag stream out proudly in the breeze, as it rapidly descends the halyards, and flutters softly to the greensward. Red, White, Blue Socks. Part Second Being the Second Book of the Series So up the halyards went, and with them went a warning that whoever jumped to loosen them would get a gaff-hook in his breeches and be hauled down ignominiously. The Harbor of Doubt One of his men drew a knife from a sheath and cut the flag halyard. The Island Mystery Both halyard and sheet should at all times be kept clear, so as to run easily, and with knots about the cleats that can be instantly slipped. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Be ready to let go balloon halyards and stand by down-haul. The Seiners The halyards must be led down to the deck. Boys' Book of Model Boats With the end of the halyards aloft no man could reach them in time to avert a catastrophe. The Harbor of Doubt Pausing long enough to let go the jib halyards, and just as the Reindeer cleared and began to drift astern, I leaped aboard the junk with a line and made fast. Tales of the Fish Patrol His feet were swept from under him, for a moment he seemed to swing horizontal in the stream, clutching at the halyards. A Man to His Mate “Oy-hoo!” grunted the two gangs of us at the halyards, and into the air and over the rail swung the dip-net, swimming full. The Seiners A mainsail carried by a gaff has two halyards, the throat and peak. Boys' Book of Model Boats “House the halyards aloft!” he commanded, and at this even those two daring souls stood aghast, 271 for it meant that whatever the emergency no sail could be taken off the Charming Lass. The Harbor of Doubt The boys sprang to the halyards; the sails were hoisted and the anchor got aboard. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Rainey saw one huge billow rising, curving, high as the gaff of the main, it seemed to him, as he grasped at the coil of the main halyards. A Man to His Mate We had men by the halyards all that day with splitting knives.” The Seiners The sails are pulled up and fastened by ropes termed halyards. Boys' Book of Model Boats With long rhythmic pulls at the halyards Tom and Butts got the shortened sail up, making all secure. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise He relinquished the tiller to Harvey, who threw the boat up into the wind, while Henry Burns and Tim seized the halyards and lowered the sail sufficiently to take in a double reef. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Rainey himself was borne on their thrust, clogged by his own equipment, linked to life only by the halyard coil. A Man to His Mate I’ve seen the gang with Tom O’Donnell standing watch by the halyards for days with axes when he was making a passage.” The Seiners The halyards are fastened to the upper portions of the sail, and they are named according to the sail to which they are attached. Boys' Book of Model Boats “Lay along here!” roared Tom, through his hands as a trumpet, when he saw that they had made the halyards fast. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Then, almost at the very top, he rested again for a moment, sustaining part of his weight by the halyards, as before. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill Another fairly struck the main topmast, and some splinters came rattling down, while the remnants of the top-sail flapped amid writhing ends of halyard and sheet. A Man to His Mate I can catch the halyards from here if you’ll swing them in a little.” The Seiners In all yachts it is necessary to haul the sails up into position by ropes known as halyards. Boys' Book of Model Boats Even as they looked the enemy's maingaff, shot away at the jaws, dangled loose from the peak halyards, and her broad sail crumpled, puffing out awkwardly in the breeze. The Black Buccaneer The pumpkin being duly pierced, one free end of the halyard was passed through the hole. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill To-night you will string seven of those little lamps on this other halyard, light them, hoist them, and then go up that tower and light the three red lamps on the left.” The Maids of Paradise The halyards could be heard whirring up toward the sky, while two bunches of us sagged and lifted on the deck below. The Seiners By this time Dandy had cast loose the sails, and together they manned the halyards, and hoisted the mainsail. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives The mainsail and foresail went up with a bang, as a dozen stalwart pirates manned the halyards. The Black Buccaneer He seized the one end of the halyards that dangled within reach, and jerked hard upon it, endeavouring to shake the pumpkin from its lofty position. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill I leaned in the embrasure of the southern window, gazing at my lighted lanterns, which dangled from the halyards at Saint-Yssel. The Maids of Paradise I paid out some sheet from the bitt by the wheel-box, unbuttoned the after stays’l tack, jumped forward and loosed up halyards till her kites dropped limp. The Seiners "Stand by the moorings, Cyd, and have your jib halyards ready!" said Dandy, as he took his place at the tiller. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives New halyards had to be fitted in some places. The Black Buccaneer Half-way up he rested, by clutching the halyard and twisting it about his arm. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill “There are four green lights on the tower and four blue lights on the halyards.” The Maids of Paradise There was none of the close-hauled wash through her scuppers, nor was there much play of wind through stays and halyards. The Seiners "Now, have your jib halyards ready, and stand by the moorings," said Dandy. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives Hardly had the first slant beams of sunlight struck upon Rhett's deck before the crew were lustily pulling at the main halyards and winding in the anchor chain. The Black Buccaneer Little Tim laboriously loosened the knot Harvey had tied, and let the halyard run free. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill If she does, she must not touch those halyards. The Maids of Paradise Because our halyards are all housed aloft––by the skipper’s orders.” The Seiners This flag, when presented, was rolled in the form of a triangle, and the halyards bent. How the Flag Became Old Glory One of the captive sailors from the Francis, fearing to be taken for a pirate if it came to deck-fighting, had crept up behind the mast and cut the flag halyards. The Black Buccaneer "Johnson get hold of the halyards and raise and lower the lanterns two or three times to let Sergeant Overton know that we see his signal." Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands Speed and the soldier Rolland saw me set the cones, hoist away, break out the flags on the halyards, and finally drop the white arm of the semaphore. The Maids of Paradise After the talking was over we thought Hollis would be shamed into sending a man aloft to mouse his halyards too. The Seiners It swung in the mælstrom by its stays and the halyards of the sail. A Victor of Salamis Both these halyards came down on the starboard side, and to separate cleats, but I found it generally more ready to haul on the two at once and belay them together. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" These lights, a red and a green one, were quickly run up on halyards to almost the top of a tall fir tree. Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands From the halyards there drooped a long, white cloth. The White Mice Clancy and three or four others finished attending to our own halyards and overhauling the gear aloft. The Seiners A sailor seized the halyards and pulled the ensign to the deck, and, as it fell upon the reddened planking, a wild, frenzied cheer came from the French privateers. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The peak halyard was fast to the gaff, then through a p. 195single block on the mast and one on the gaff, and again one aloft. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The order will come to ‘settle away the topsail halyards.’ Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Mac fumbled about and fell over himself at times before he mastered the mysteries of flag signals—the knots, the halyards and the nautical language. The Tale of a Trooper It had to be with the sun; and so we had to lower it again, and when the vessel was turned around, hoist it again, not forgetting to lash the halyards aloft again too. The Seiners While the silken pennons flutter; as the frozen halyards strain; Comes the growling old-world mutter, the voice of the million slain: Keep to your manly war games; keep to your warrior’s play. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The throat halyard was fast to the mast, and through a block on the throat, and then aloft. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" “Here they are,” added the lieutenant, conducting his pupil to the rail, and pointing out the main-topsail halyards. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The Olympia was struck by a shell which, exploding outside, did little damage, and the signal halyards were cut out of the flag-officer's hands. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It must be remembered that we all had everything on, even to balloon and staysails, and our halyards were lashed aloft. The Seiners He sprang to the halyards, and soon the main-sail came down with a bang. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview They had no time to start a brace or a halyard; there was not time for her to answer to her wheel, if it had been shifted. The Grain Ship “But I don’t know the topsail halyards from a pint of soup.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark I stepped the mast, hoisted the jib and lug, and made fast halyards and sheets. A Poor Man's House Hollis tried to make it look 261 that his staysail blew off, but we knew better––a knife to the halyards did the work. The Seiners At once Captain McKittrick laid his hand to the halyards of the flagstaff, a bundle of bunting rose in the air, shapeless and without definite color. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 The immediate cause of the trouble was the carrying away of the foretop-gallant-yard, due to rotten halyards, and braces and lifts, when we were scudding before a gale off Hatteras. The Grain Ship The halyards lead to the taffrail, having a pendant and treble purchase block, which becomes the backstay, to support the mast when the sail is set. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I had just belayed the halyards when Anthea came to me with the keys. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise A group of men tailed onto the halyards, hoisting the foresail, staysail and jib. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub It was not so large but that he could handle the throat and peak halyards at the same time. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club They noisily averred that they could, and they did, nearly parting the halyards when the yard could go no higher. The Grain Ship The flag was made, and lashed on with some strips of hide taken from the last kangaroo they had shot, as they had no halyards with which to hoist it. The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers And now came the delicate and difficult task of hauling me alongside in the shortest possible space of time, without parting the halyards on the one hand or drowning me on the other. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Urged by the vociferous driving of the mate men were already hauling on the halyards of the mainsail. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub In a few minutes more it seemed quite impossible to do so, and Dory let go the mainsail halyards. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club It's not according to seamanship, Hennesey," said Murphy, "to man yer halyards before ye sheet home; but—any way at all with this bunch. The Grain Ship "Stand by the mainsail halyards!" said Terrill, through his speaking trumpet. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Bobtail sprang to the halyard, ungallantly turning his back to the young ladies. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. This order was carried out, and the flag taken up into the furnace-chamber, just below where the new flag-staff with halyard had been erected against the staircase turret. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War "Let go the halyards, Thad!" shouted the skipper as the boat swept around. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club High against the blue a jeweled ensign fluttered, silver, azure and blood red, its staff and halyards wrapped in writhing jets of snow-white smoke flying upward from the guns. The Reckoning "Let go the mainsail halyards!" added the first lieutenant; and the order was repeated by the fourth lieutenant. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Working as if for life, they cast off sheets and halyards, and let the canvas flap free. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea They were evidently busy with the halyards at the little opening, down beside which the flag-pole butt was fixed in iron loops, and through which window the flag was hoisted and the halyards secured. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War "When the rain before the wind, Topsail sheets and halyards mind;" but that was for other conditions than ours. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The boat soon arrived and two officers, armed, jumped on board and on the quarterdeck, ordering the maintopsail halyards to be cast off, which, however, was not done. The Story of Commodore John Barry By this time Grimme had descended from his perilous perch, having completed the reeving of the halyard. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim I heard the patter of feet along the deck, and had sight of Jean Lafitte tugging at a halyard. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive He filled, trimmed, and rigged them to the signal halyards on the bridge, ready for hoisting at nightfall. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Lower the peak, slack away the main halyards, in with the mainsail, brail up the foresail! The Three Midshipmen With anxiety that was almost despairing Mayo looked up at the shrouds, stays, and halyards, which were set like nets to right and left and overhead. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 "Stand by sheets and halyards!" shouted the first lieutenant. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim I directed Washburn to call all hands and take in sail, with the assistance at the sheets and halyards of the crew of the Olive. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi The men kept the halyards in their hands, ready to lower the sails at a moment’s notice; the oars were got out, prepared for any emergency. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. They had contrived happily to get hold of the topgallant halyards. The Three Midshipmen "Free that halyard and douse the peak!" roared the first mate. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The jib-sheets led aft to the standing-room; and, as soon as I had made fast the halyard, the skipper luffed up and fastened down the jib. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk Buck Lingley and Hop Tossford, the deck hands, were sent aloft by the mate to loose sails, while the others manned the halyard and the braces. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Sergeant Hart took from a mail-pouch the old flag and fastened it to the halyards. Sixty years with Plymouth Church Hemming without speaking seized an axe, and began cutting away at the halyards; Adair and Jack followed his example. The Three Midshipmen Get some men to those halyards, Mr. Dodge! Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 We hoisted the sail, and I observed the use of the halyards, and how to manage and make them fast. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk He stumbled to the sail; but his fingers were all thumbs, and he could not untie the halyard. Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants He instantly let go the halyards, and secured the sail as it came down. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Very soon thereafter the small party made their way down again to the shore, and entered the war-galley of the chieftain, the halyards being restored to their proper use. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols A big negro who was paying out the mizzen-peak halyards allowed his line to foul. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I attached it to the halyards, and ran it up to the mast-head. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk From every shroud and halyard hung garlands of light, and the flags which flew from her peaks were illumined with waving red, white and blue colours. The Root of Evil Having secured the halyards, the new skipper sprang to the helm, and seized the main sheet. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Presently he was making his way as quickly back again, the halyards coiled round his arm so as not to prevent his climbing. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols He seized the fellow and thrust him toward the pins where the halyards were belayed. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 She234 could see a young girl in white, fastening the long-hidden flag to its halyards as the evening light faded on the treetops!... Special Messenger Her sails were all hanging loose, and so were all the ropes, and lines, and halyards from one end of the ship to the other. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Certainly the person on board of her had pluck enough; for he stuck to the halyards, though he was nearly jerked overboard by the sudden pitching and rolling of the craft. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Then the old veteran grasped the halyards with firm and steady hand, and "Forthwith from the glittering staff unfurled The starry banner, which full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind." The Flag Replaced on Sumter A Personal Narrative The two walked forward over the deckload and sat on the fore-gaff, which sprawled carelessly where it had fallen when the halyards were let run. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He cast off the halyards; but the sail was jammed, and would not come down. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Out on the sea, restive and sloppy, A waste of salinity, So they aver, There are ships with masts, sails, halyards, Spankers, booms and things; There are lobsters and jellyfish—not here. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 "Now, mind your eye!" shouted Shuffles, as he grasped the halyards. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany As the six men climbed the steps, he pulled out the corresponding code signal from the locker, and ran it up on the other part of the halyards as the ensign fluttered down. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The "ruckle-ruckle" of the blocks sounded at quick intervals and indicated haste; there was a suggestion of vicious determination on the part of the men who were tugging at the halyards. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 "Two miles off the High Rock ledges; you were headed directly for them," replied Leopold, as he let go the halyards of the mainsail. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Several of her braces and halyards were cut away, and, she now nearly a wreck, we in a few minutes were close aboard her. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars With one hand holding the main halyards, with a stroke he severed the cable, then as the boat paid off up went his mainsail and he sprang aft to the helm. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast I ordered the helmsman to keep his course; and taughtening sheets, braces, and halyards, went into the cabin to receive the final orders of our commander. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Mayo got a glimpse at her face as he hurried upon the house on his way to the main halyards. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 "It is all up with us," said Mr. Carboy, the mate, as he dropped the halyard. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock At length a short piece of a spar was fastened to the end of the signal halyards. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy The halyards dropped from each one's hand, and a general scramble resembling a panic ensued. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century With the halyards, the sail was hoisted to the uppermost point, and the sheets pulled taut aft. From Lower Deck to Pulpit "Get hold of the halyards and get into gear, Dunnerwust," ordered Bart, sharply. Frank Merriwell's Cruise In the bay the skiffs spread out their pinions, the halyards singing in the blocks, the men ye-hoing. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure With it came a tangled mess of halyards and stays. Sonnie-Boy's People Overhead the squeaking of the sheets, the squeal of blocks, the thrap-thrap-thrap of the lee halyards, the melancholy whining of the gulls. The Wind Bloweth From for'ard came the jerking rattle of headsail halyards through the sheaves. A Son Of The Sun No flagpoles rose aloft, up which antennas wires could be hoisted in the guise of halyards. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol I want to speak to you—” “Man the fore-top-sail halyards,” shouted the first mate. Martin Rattler All the yards of a ship, except the three largest, can be hoisted and lowered by means of halyards. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships “Do so, Mr Williams, and let the watch below remain on deck, and stand by to man the halyards.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West The taut-stretched halyards beat a tattoo against the masts, and all the rigging, as if smote by some mighty hand, set up a wild thrumming. A Son Of The Sun Rising quickly, he bent a Union Jack to the halyards of his primitive flag-staff, ran it up, and in the name of Queen Victoria took possession of Home-in-sight Island. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole If it’s too strong for you, loose the halyards, let the sheets fly, and down with the helm; the easiest thing in the world if you only look alive and don’t get flurried.” Fort Desolation Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land And if we have continued light breezes, I’ll rig up a complication of blocks and fix them to the topsail halyards, so that I shall be able to hoist the sails without help. The Coral Island The halyards were loosed, and the sails came tumbling down; at the same moment the squall burst on them. The Red Eric In reply he sent on board the pirates the varied contents of the big gun, which cut the halyards of their smaller sail, and brought it down on the deck. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale The other shot struck our foremast, and chipped off a large slice, besides cutting away one of the shrouds, and the signal halyards. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook “Try them a little longer;” but another squall came suddenly—the halyards were lowered, and the sails clewed up and furled. Mr. Midshipman Easy The topsails were taken in and stowed, the men stood by the sheets and halyards, and the captain gazed anxiously at the breeze, which was now rushing towards us like a sheet of dark blue. The Coral Island Ready took the halyards and sheets belonging to the boat’s sails, which he had left on the beach, and bent one on to the other until he had sufficient length of rope. Masterman Ready The Wreck of the "Pacific" Her fore-stay and halyards had been cut away, her fore-sail was down on deck, and her jib lying overboard, under her bows. The King's Own One picturesque incident resulted when 1900 ran a flag bearing the class numerals to the top of the University flag-pole, and left it to sweep the skies with the halyards cut. The University of Michigan We put aside one of the smaller spars to fit as a mast, with sufficient rope for sheets and halyards. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The tacks, sheets, and halyards were let go, the stoppers of the cable cut, the helm put down to bring her up to the wind. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa “Now then,” said Ready, as he made fast the halyards, “let us strike a light and make a smoke; that will attract their notice.” Masterman Ready The Wreck of the "Pacific" In less than a minute the tie of the halyards, which had been divided close to the yard, was hitched round it, and the sail again expanded to the breeze. The King's Own The sail was already attached to a light yard, so that he had only to secure it to his halyards and hoist it up. The South Sea Whaler Each man flew to his station at the halyards and clew-lines, while the crew of the long gun got ready to fire. Mark Seaworth I was awakened by the stamping sound of the feet of the watch overhead as they ran along with the halyards; then came the cry, “All hands on deck.” The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa Several of the shot told—the head of the mainsail was riddled, and down came our peak, the halyards shot away in two places. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Boatswain’s mates were shouting and bawling, the officers hurrying to their stations, the men flying here and there, some aloft to loose sails, and others to halyards, sheets, and braces. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days I sang out an order to cut away topsail halyards, sheets, main and fore ties, peak halyards. Hurricane Hurry The gallant crew were staunch: while some let fly the halyards and tacks and sheets, others brailed up and hauled down the canvas; but the blast triumphed over all our strength and skill. Mark Seaworth Not two minutes had elapsed, however, before the mate ordered the crew to stand by the halyards. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa The people sprang to the halyards and brails; but before all the sail could be taken off the vessel, the squall had struck her. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman His plan was adopted; the signal halyards were strong enough for the purpose, and by means of a line at the other end it could be hoisted without risk of burning the shrouds. The Three Admirals Jack, with right good will, hauled away at the halyards, and the sail was soon set. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure The men saw that their efforts were all in vain, and letting go the halyards, rushed of their own accord to the guns. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea Norris, putting down the helm, shouted out— “Let go the halyards!” but before a hand could reach the cleats her gunwale was under water. The Three Lieutenants She hauled on the foresail halyard, got the sail up and made the rope fast. Priscilla's Spies Nearly a score of naked fellows, with clothes only round their waists, were standing round the halyards, to which they were holding on as if they were part of the crew. The Three Admirals “Keep the halyards ready to let go in a moment; the sail is full large for our craft, and it would not take long to capsize it.” From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure The throat and peak halyards were manned, the main-sheet was slightly eased off, and the sail, thus enlarged, was hoisted to the mast. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea I told them what I wanted, and casting off their lashings they all sprang together to the halyards, and soon had the sail hoisted and the sheet belayed. The Three Lieutenants There's a new pair of rowlocks and I've a nice bit of rope for a halyard for the little lug. Priscilla's Spies As they had no halyards, it was fixed with rope yarns to the top of the staff, before it was set up. The Three Admirals They next had to get their stores into the chests; and lastly they stepped and set up the mast, securing the sail ready for hoisting to the halyards, which had been previously rove. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Two went on either side to work the oars; the others tended the halyards and sheet, while he stood at the helm. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea “Let go the halyards,” cried the boatswain, and the sails were lowered, but as they approached great was Tom’s sorrow to see only five people clinging to the boat. The Three Lieutenants She climbed across Frank, loosed the halyard and brought the lug down into the boat with a sudden run. Priscilla's Spies I might just as well be pulled up by the halyards.” Steve Young “We must lower the sail,” cried Bill, with a sigh, “or the Frenchmen maybe will run us down;” and Jack let go the halyards. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure They were of the best hemp and toughest wood; not a stranded or even worn sheet or halyard was to be seen; every spar was sound, and her canvas was new and strong. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea “Take a turn round him with the halyards!” whispered one boy, from the deck, “and then send him down to us.” The Powder Monkey Priscilla treading on Miss Rutherford without remorse or apology, struggled with the halyard. Priscilla's Spies Then I saw it was caused by the halyards, the thin line which ran up through the truck and down again to the deck, for hoisting our colours. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser "All right, let go the halyards; but instead of furling the canvas you can stow it under one of the thwarts." The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan Their flags drooped listlessly down, trailing along the masts, or warped and twined around the halyards. The Rifle Rangers Though he was on his guard, she saw him start, but he stooped and coiled up one of the halyards before he answered her. The Gold Trail The word halyard became familiar to him and connected itself definitely with certain ropes. Priscilla's Spies This doubled line, swayed by the breeze, was beating against the tall pole, but I checked the noise by putting my arm round it and holding the thin halyard tight. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser You had better bend a boatswain’s chair on to the gaff-topsail halyards, and send him up in that, as I shall require him to stay there until we are safely at anchor. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection Then we let go the fore topmast staysail halyards and hauled down the sail; finally laying out and securing it before going aloft to furl the topsails, which we tackled one at a time. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship This was soon done, and then, when we next settled into the trough of the sea, and were consequently becalmed for the moment, the halyards were manned and the sail hoisted. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron A few seconds later the halyard was made fast, the sheet was trimmed aft, and the boat, with the string of seven in tow astern, began to move slowly and silently up the stream. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer Neale went up to the roof and mounted the staff with the halyard rove through the block, and hooked the latter in place with ease. The Corner House Girls at School The poet too, who had clung all night to the halyards, looking faithfully ahead and polishing his ode inwardly at the same time, also crawled abaft, half frozen and stupid with drowsiness. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess “Stand by to let run your topsail halyards!” was the next order, which was obeyed with a rush as of a parcel of schoolboys eagerly anticipating a holiday. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship Stand by your halyards, men, and be ready to settle away everything, fore and aft, as we range alongside. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Rectus was at the flag-pole, near the front of the yard, holding the halyards in his hands, ready to haul. A Jolly Fellowship Time and again, when liquor incapacitated her father to perform his duty, had Mildred bent-on, and hoisted the signals for him; and thus, happily, she was expert in the use of the halyards. The Two Admirals He pointed to the halyards and the mate understood. The Beach of Dreams "No, we're not!" declared Allen, as he loosed the halyards, letting the sail come down on the run. The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats Main and fore halyards, peak and throat; jib halyards, let go; man your downhauls; and then muster in the waist, starboard side. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Roger climbed up as far as the yard and then, aiding himself by the halyards, swarmed up until he reached the cap. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Doubling the halyards twice, he threw the bight over Wychecombe's shoulders, and aided by Mildred, endeavoured to draw the body of the young man upwards and towards the cliff. The Two Admirals More was coming and through the sheeting rain and spindrift the voice of the Bo’sw’n was roaring to let go the fore top-gallant halyards. The Beach of Dreams One was up on the mast endeavoring to repair the peak halyards that were hanging down as though having been disabled. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World I am about to send this glass up to you by means of the signal halyards. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Now, Dan, I am going to bring her head up to the wind, so get ready to throw off that halyard and gather in the sail as it comes down. With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War Be composed, Milly," said her father, "he is safe, as you may see by the halyards; and to say the truth, the stuff holds on well. The Two Admirals If the halyard lies against the mast, the wind will increase. Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk At the door of the mess tent rose a tall flag-pole, with halyards attached, which entered the tent. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Battista let go the halyards in a moment, and the wet sails came rattling down. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. I took the helm, the general the sheet, Colonel Wilson was stationed by the halyards, Russell and O'Toole were prepared to bail. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Wychecombe, too, was aware that these particular halyards were new, for he had assisted in reeving them himself, only the week before. The Two Admirals The Union flag was streaming from every peak and halyard. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis He held in one hand the royal banner, fast to the halyards, and in the other hand his watch. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow The sailors were making some changes in the craft's canvas, when suddenly the throat and peak halyards of the mainsail either parted, or, coming loose from the cleats, came down on the run. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Young Hopeful crawled from the throat of the gaff to the very end of the spar, and then proceeded to swarm up the gaff halyards—a most perilous proceeding. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The size of the halyards rendered this expedient very difficult of attainment, but enough was done to give the arrangement a little more of the air of security. The Two Admirals With McGuffey's help the sheets came home, the halyards were taken to, the yards mast-headed, and the halyards belayed to their pin. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates But there was a hitch in the halyards, and Dacre's excitement did not allow him to remove it quickly. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow After a minute or two, he took the wheel himself and steered her whilst the fellows stood by the halyards ready to let go at a moment's notice. Great Sea Stories At odd times during the night, if one can call it night, the crow's-nest would have visitors, and hot cocoa would be sent up in covered pots by means of signal halyards. South with Scott All this time young Wychecombe was making his own preparations on the ledge, and quite out of view; but the tension on the halyards soon announced that his weight was now pendent from them. The Two Admirals Halvorsen, haul down that signal halyard from the mizzenmast, take one end of it in your teeth, an' swim back to the Maggie with it. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates As I stood out of the cabin hatch, however, there was enough breeze to flutter a piece of paper that had been caught in the mainsail halyard; it fluttered there lonely in the morning. Pieces of Eight "Shorten sail to the taupsles and jib, get the colors ready on the halyards, and then send the men aft.…" Great Sea Stories We were outsailed, and at the first ferocious hail the halyards had been let go by the run, and all our crew had bolted aloft. Romance She also had her mizzen halyards shot away. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 "Come here till I introduce you to the jib halyards," he bawled to McGuffey, and they went forward. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates That fluttering paper I had picked from the halyard lay near my breakfast table. Pieces of Eight The flag was bent to the halyards and Francis hoisted it. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Then he fastened the braces and the halyards and sheets, and he pushed the raft, with levers down to the sea. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy When we came to masthead the topsail yards, with all hands at the halyards, we struck up, "Cheerly, men," with a chorus which might have been heard halfway to Staten Island. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Under Gibney's direction, the jib halyards were taken through the leading blocks to the winch head; McGuffey manned the winch and the jib was hauled up. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The Cap'n knocked down the two men who tried to cut the mainsail halyards. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul There is no mistake in the creaking of the blocks as the halyards run through them. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century The halyard of the flag had snapped and the colors lay in a mass of bushes a hundred feet away. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands Two hands sprang aloft; the frozen reef points and earings were cast adrift, the halyards manned, and the sail gave out her increased canvas to the gale. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Now then, we'll cast off them jib halyards an' make 'em fast.... Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates One only had to let go or cut the halyards and down they came. Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War One of the sailors had already ascended the shrouds, and poured oil over the blocks through which the halyards ran, so that the sails should ascend noiselessly. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century We passed him up a quarter pint o' water and a biscuit or two every day by a halyard. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Everyone was on the alert, and even the two sick men turned out to lend a hand at the halyards. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader I looked with horror up aloft; then came over me the remembrance of Marryat's story of the lad who refused to go to the mast-head, and who was hoisted up by the signal halyards. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha As the boy drifts by, a blue-eyed, yellow-bearded viking swings himself from the halyard, catches him, pulls him aboard with a jerk and a shout, safe! Idolatry A Romance As Albert and Stedman came upon the scene, the flagpole was in place, and the halyards hung from it with a little bundle of bunting at the end of one of them. The Exiles and Other Stories "Hitch that block to a halyard, youngster," said the man. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Mr. Lowington was to lure them into the belief, while they were hauling tacks and sheets, halyards and braces, that they were not at work, but at play. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat And no brace or halyard was pulled but to the blithe songs of the inspirited negroes. The Piazza Tales A single halyard was used to raise this sail. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Luncheons and dinners in London, E.C., fiery work, and so it's stand by the halyards for bad weather! An Unpardonable Liar In an instant the vessel was on her beam-ends, and in another, had not all the sheets and halyards been let go, she would either have upset or carried away her masts. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America It is full of belaying pins, to which are secured the sheets, halyards, buntlines, clewlines, lifts, braces, reef tackle, and other ropes leading down from aloft. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Here and closer at hand were the larger craft, and high up in the rigging were the mites of men, ready to drop into the air, clinging on to the halyards. Macleod of Dare This rope is called a “bridle,” and to the pulley block on this “bridle” a rope was attached called the “peak halyard.” The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Joyfully running to the locker, Israel attached the flag to the halyards. Israel Potter Each mast has only two shrouds made of twisted rattan, which are often both shifted to the weather-side; and the halyard, when the yard is up, serves instead of a third shroud. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "Man the topsail halyards! stand by the braces." Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "They are standing by the main halyards," said Colonel Ross to his women-folk. Macleod of Dare The peak halyard was passed through a pulley block at the top of the mast, and belayed on a cleat at the side of the backbone. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Ere meeting them midway, Israel, quick as lightning, cast off the two principal halyards, thus letting the large sails all in a tumble of canvass to the deck. Israel Potter As she came up she was near missing stays and you sang out to let go the main halyards. The Children of the King The hands on deck walked away with the halyards, until the topsails were hauled up to a taut leech. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "Up with the sail, lad!" he shouted; and again he sprang to the halyards. Macleod of Dare The sail was raised by a halyard passing over a block at the top of the mast. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island "Clearing the signal halyards, sir," replied Israel, fumbling with the cord which happened to be dangling near by. Israel Potter But the skylight was a pale cube of daylight, and through it I could see a halyard quivering and swaying, apparently in a high wind. London River The halyards are the ropes by which any sail is hoisted. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "I will not take an oar!" the other cried, with both hands ready to let go the halyards. Macleod of Dare When raising the sail it was first partly hoisted, then the sprit was hooked in the loop and the snotter, after which the throat halyard was drawn taut. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island The chanty-man would sit on the topsail halyard block and sing the solo, while the choristers rang out with touching beauty the chorus, at the same time giving two long, strong pulls on the halyards. Windjammers and Sea Tramps Hastily letting go the halyards, the fore and main sails came down, the boat was put about, and Dr. Vaudelier, with much exertion, succeeded in saving the almost dying sufferer. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue "Stand by the lee braces, bowlines, and halyards." Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat He fired a shot, which carried away part of the tops and the main halyard on our flagship. 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 Did you ever see so many halyards snap in your life, and in just a capful of wind? Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod The halyards being out of order, a sailor climbed the staff and drew up the flag to its place. Montcalm and Wolfe The boys jumped to the halyards, and the boat sprang forward with renewed speed, careening over until she was half under, and slightly hauling on the wind. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 We could see, ascending the great flagstaff at the end of its halyard, the broad folds of the flag. The Way of a Man Out on the bay they swayed from halyards, their reflections glimmering back from the rippling water like so many agitated moons. Through stained glass Meanwhile Nilsson had made a running bowline in the end of a loose halyard that was rove through a block aloft, and had been used for hoisting out the cargo. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman No yard nor sail, never a bowline, sheet, or halyard to be handled, and the Bess bounding ever ahead. Wide Courses These pennons were managed by halyards; and after lighting his prince's pipe, it was little Vee-Vee's part to run them up toward the mast-head, or mouthpiece, in token that his lord was fairly under weigh. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II The rigging— shrouds, halyards and all—was of "Kaiar," or cocoa-nut fibres; and here and there the sails were patched with plaited rushes. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I This makes a neat, handy, and ship-shape finish to a rope's end and is very useful for painters, halyards, etc. Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise When I had done this she soon tugged at the chain and I slackened all the halyards. Hills and the Sea In another hour the halyards were fast to the turtle and Billy had made good his promise to ride it back to the boat. Dick in the Everglades So now, my boy, I'll come to an anchor on the topsail halyard rack, and you may squeeze your thread-paper little carcass under my lee, and then I'll tell you all about it. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Yet it pleased God to allay the fury of the storm, and we unreeved our sheets, tacks, halyards, and other ropes, and made fast our ship to the trees on shore, close by the rocks. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Soon a little sailorly and seaman-like fellow named Ford, whose interest in the strange ship was marked, came from the group near the mizzen and asked if he should get the signal halyards ready. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" They sprang to their feet to hear the sailing-master's shout as one beholds lightning fall out of a blue sky: "See your halyards all clear for running." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 But he carried all sail till the rotten main-sheet parted at the boom, and when he came up in the wind to lower the sail the main throat halyard refused to unreeve. Dick in the Everglades In the end, after several unsuccessful skirmishes, Caesar armed his marines with long billhooks, instructing them to strike at the halyards of the Gallic vessels as they swept past. Early Britain—Roman Britain Kept up by relays of generations young Never dies at halyards the blithe chorus sung; While in sands, sounds, and seas where the storm-petrels cry, Dropped mute around the globe, these halyard singers lie. John Marr and Other Poems Then I rushed for the mizzen rigging, yelling for the men to clew down the t'gallantsail and let the topsail halyards go by the run. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" When the catboat came a little nearer we saw that there was only one man in it, and, sure enough, an old blue jersey was tied to the flag halyard. Us and the Bottleman The throat,and peak halyards are 3/8 in. in diameter; jib halyards, 1/4 in. in diameter. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The canvas was instantly permitted to fall, and it was no sooner stretched to the yards, than force was applied to the halyards, and the sails were hoisted. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas But to clasp, retain; To see you at the halyards main— To hear your chorus once again! John Marr and Other Poems The halyards reeve through a hole in a projecting arm a foot long at the masthead. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 Doubtless the crowd on the beach would know enough to make the hawser fast and pull on the halyard. Overland For the halyards hoisting use a jig shown in Fig. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do Tacks, sheets, and halyards, went together; and, in less than a minute, the cruiser showed naked spars and whistling ropes, where so lately had been seen a cloud of snow-white cloth. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas Above the writhing smoke, now stained pink in the sunset light, a flag crept jerkily up the halyards of a tall flag-staff, higher, higher, until it caught the evening wind aloft and floated lazily out. The Maid-At-Arms And the Rebel gunners, holding their halyards, stood still and shouted. We Girls: a Home Story Fastened to the hawser by a large loop was a sling of cordage, from which a long halyard trailed shoreward, while another connected it with the top. Overland As they gathered in the street and gazed up at the naked halyards, a shot dropped one of them in his tracks. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life Then Hercules, Bat, Acteon and Austin being placed, some at the royal halyards, others at those of the top-sails, he proceeded up the mast. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen At length the halyards moved, and then three fair, handsome flags rose to the end of le Feu-Follet's jigger yard, a spar that was always kept aloft in moderate weather. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet In a couple of minutes the small crew were on deck, hauling in the ropes and halyards. The Golden Canyon Meantime the people on shore had made fast the hawser to a tree and manned the halyard. Overland Last night our flag—our country's flag—was torn from the halyards above this building and trampled in the dust of the street. Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life As for us Americans, we had our hands full, to get the head-yards braced up in time, and to settle away the top-gallant halyards, aft, in order to save the spars. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Even the halyards were touched in order that the sails might stand like boards. The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet Captain Sumner, aided by our hero and Jack, at length found the topgallant halyards, and lowered the sail in the peak. The Golden Canyon Then they coiled down the halyards and put everything in order before they returned aft. The Cruise of the Dazzler Pausing long enough to let go the jib halyards, and just as the Reindeer cleared and began to drift astern, I leaped aboard the junk with a line and made fast. Tales of the Fish Patrol In order to make the deception more complete, we hauled up our courses, and let run the top-gallant halyards, as if ready to bring up. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Of course he never did any work, except, perhaps, to cast off some rope when hailed, "He, l'Ancien! let go the halyards there, at your hand"—or some such request of an easy kind. A Personal Record Here, gentlemen, take the halyards, and rouse up the topgallant sails. The Golden Canyon But at the first rattle of the halyards on the sheaves a warning "Hist!" came to them through the darkness, followed by a loudly whispered "Drop that!" The Cruise of the Dazzler His crew sullenly tailed on to the halyards, and the strange, outlandish sail, lateen in rig and dyed a warm brown, rose in the air. Tales of the Fish Patrol As soon as everything required was passed into the boat, she was dropped astern, nearly to the whole length of the studding-sail halyards. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" The top-sails were taken in and stowed, the men stood by the sheets and halyards, and the captain gazed anxiously at the breeze which was now rushing towards us like a sheet of dark blue. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean Take a pull at the main peak halyards. An Outcast of the Islands "I say, you fellers, you 'd better let go them halyards pretty quick, I 'm a-tellin' you, or I 'll give you what for!" The Cruise of the Dazzler I ordered all the halyards laid down on deck clear for running. The Shadow Line; a confession Marble struck a blow with the axe on-the studding-sail halyards, and away the Dawn glided, leaving the boat tossing on the waves, twenty fathoms further astern, on the very first send of the sea. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" And if we have continued light breezes, I’ll rig up a complication of blocks and fix them to the top-sail halyards, so that I shall be able to hoist the sails without help. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean As Albert and Stedman came upon the scene, the flag-pole was in place, and the halyards hung from it with a little bundle of bunting at the end of one of them. The Reporter Who Made Himself King Clay brought the red-barred flag down with a jerk, and ripped it free from the halyards. Soldiers of Fortune Dashes of spray came over with the wind, and the melancholy "Hi, hi!" of the wheeling gulls came like the voices of ghostly sailor-men hauling at the halyards. The Blue Lagoon: a romance I then got up the halyards, and loosened and set the jib; a job that consumed quite two hours. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Charlie, who was at the wheel, spoke a sentence in Chinese, and one of the hands drew his knife across the halyards and brought the distress signal to the deck. Moran of the Lady Letty Struggling, fighting, every limb and every muscle at work, the captain was overpowered; a piece of the signal halyards brought his hands together, and handcuffs were slipped on his wrists. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Now, at last, it rose and turned about, the end of the halyards in its hand. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West Now, let fly your halyard, douse your sail—so! Martin Conisby's Vengeance A royal was also stretched to its yard, and halyards, tack and sheet, being bent, everything was ready to run up a sail at a moment's warning. Homeward Bound or, the Chase "Clap on to your throat and peak halyards." Moran of the Lady Letty But while we were looking, down came the gaff of her mainsail, and the gaff-topsail fell all adrift; a lucky shot had cut her peak halyards. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue The chap who cut away the square-sail halyards, I felt certain was no Spaniard. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Then, pausing an instant to stare into the East with somber eyes, he shipped the tiller and bent to the halyards. The Black Bag Here he cut the stop of the fore-topmast halyards, overhauled the running part, and let the block swing in. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The halyards were swollen; and he could scarcely keep his footing on the deluged deck that slanted steeply under him. Vane of the Timberlands He divined at once what the manoeuvre would be, and ordered the braces be led along, hands by the studding-sail halyards and tacks, and everything ready to haul by the wind. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue None of the halyards were racked, nor sheets stoppered. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast But when at least the boom was thrashing overhead and the halyards had been made fast to their cleats, the fisherman again stood erect, peering distrustfully at the distant wall of cloud. The Black Bag As soon as the ship was free of the bottom, the fore-topmast-stay-sail was set flying, like a jib-top-sail, by hauling out the tack, and swaying upon the halyards. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Blocks were creaking as the men hauled at braces and halyards; and when the ship rolled I saw that the men on the yard-arms were shaking the courses from the gaskets. The Mutineers Her captain had lost no time in taking in his studding sails; halyards, tacks, and sheets had all been cut together and dropped overboard. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue As I got abreast of the main-mast, I saw some one had let run the halyards. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast "Their flag is still flying—no doubt the halyards are shot away!" The Cruise of the Dry Dock Who would know a vessel because he has let run his halyards and swayed the yard up again? Homeward Bound or, the Chase The main-top-sail was next brought to bear; it was only clewed up, so that there was nothing to do except to pull the halyards, haul it aboard the tack, and unfurl it. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Take good hold of the lift, Mr. Drewett, and steady yourself with both hands; ease away the peak halyards to tauten that lift a little more, forward. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale The halyards being gone, the mainsail came down by the run, and the jib settled as low as it could. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast It was not difficult to do, if, as is probable, the halyards were made fast, not to the mast, but to the gunwale. Caesar: a Sketch Of these it was possible to bend the main and mizzen stay-sails in tolerable security, provided the ends of the halyards could be got down. Homeward Bound or, the Chase At last he gained the royal yard, and the thin signal halyards—, hardly bigger than common twine—were flying in the wind. Redburn. His First Voyage Here, indeed, was a sailor hoist to his own yard-arm with his own halyard. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia The top-sails were taken in and stowed, the men stood by the sheets and halyards, and the captain gazed anxiously at the breeze which was now rushing towards us like a sheet of dark blue. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean |
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