| 单词 | mainsheet |
| 例句 | The mainsail and jib were both still luffing, but he grabbed the mainsheet and pulled the sail in until it filled, and the Frog responded almost instantly by nosing forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A chill took him and he lashed the tiller over with the tail of the mainsheet and went below for a moment to get his windbreaker. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z According to a timeline of events released by the team, Mr Fisher was hit by the mainsheet system and knocked overboard. Tributes to 'lost at sea' race yachtsman 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z As the mainsail swung across the boat, the mainsheet system caught Fisher and knocked him off, the team said. Wednesday’s Sports in Brief 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z As the mainsail swung across the boat, the mainsheet system caught Fisher and knocked him off the boat, the team said. Lost sailor wasn’t tethered when he was knocked overboard 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Ashman, a 49-year-old British paramedic, died Sept. 5 after he was struck and knocked unconscious by either the boom or the mainsheet, a rope that connects to the boom. Second Member of Amateur Crew Dies During Round-the-World Race 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Daniel eased the mainsheet and let the boom swing out. The Secrets of the Wave Pilots 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Ashman was adjusting the sail of his team’s boat when he was knocked unconscious by the mainsheet – a heavy rope – and possibly the boom. British sailor dies taking part in round-the-world yacht race 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Then he began to gather in the mainsheet. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Wyndham signed to the fisher lad at the mainsheet, blocks rattled, and Red Rose, swerving, listed over until her lee deck was in the foam. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Still, we were in comparatively smooth water where one could risk a little, and while the straining mainsheet, which I dare not make fast, sawed into my wrist, I glanced at my companion. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Frank helped drag some more mainsheet and then looked around again with a very unpleasant thrill of apprehension. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z He hauled the mainsheet taut, and kept it as the governor had told him, as flat as a board. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z They were all worn out and depressed; and neither of Moran’s comrades protested when he got up abruptly and slacked off the mainsheet. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z I couldn’t get along without him, Lefty; he’s the mainsheet of the Wind Jammers. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Give me the wheel, White Man, and you stand by the mainsheet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Then they floundered aft and dragged in the mainsheet with all their might, after which Mr. Oliver jumped for the helm again, while the boys flattened in the jib. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z When our mainsheet parted the boom gybed so hard that it opened a seam. Wings of the Wind Jimmy heard the jib being hauled aback and the mainsheet got in, and she was hove to, rising and falling with an easy lurch, when Moran dropped through the scuttle. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The yacht hauled her mainsheet in to two blocks. The Seiners No, sir, we’ll have no more of you at the mainsheet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Frank let the mainsheet run and afterward leaned breathlessly upon the coaming with a thrill of relief as they drove out into the deeper water; but it appeared that his companion was not satisfied yet. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z "Put your helm hard down and bring her to the wind!" roared Job, at the same time jumping toward the mainsheet. The Black Buccaneer Pipe all hands to breakfast—slack out the mainsheet, here’s the west wind;” and up rose the sun, well washed by the torrents of rain. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" A pull to windward on the mainsheet backed the big mainsail and drove the stern towards the dock, whereon a mob of naked brown men awaited the casting of shore lines. Gold Out of Celebes Casey, sitting motionless on the bottom boards with the mainsheet in his hands, gazed rapturously at the new mainsail, and thence into the stolid countenance of the second stroke. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions He was dragging at the mainsheet as the big boom tilted up into the darkness above his head, while the sloop rolled heavily. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The bark went merrily on, leaping over the waves, with the old mariner at her helm, and his dumb servant by the mainsheet. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Harry jammed down the helm and let go the mainsheet and she righted herself, trembled under the strain and plunged ahead once more into the seas. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Get a pull at the fore and mainsheets.” The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. An hour later the mainsheet was hanging in the water and the boat drifted with the tide. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 Harry flung loose the mainsheet, but the boat did not quicken her speed immediately, and Frank found it desperately hard to drag up the canoe, though Mr. Oliver had seized the rope behind him. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z “Now, hard up!—ease off the mainsheet!—hook on!—follow me, my lads!” Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman Come, Walter, haul in the mainsheet, and come up to the wind. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors Directly the brig was perceived she put up her helm, and, quickly easing off her mainsheet, ran again up the river with the wind on her starboard quarter. The Three Lieutenants Now and then, as a squall struck the sails, Priscilla let the mainsheet run out and allowed the Tortoise to right herself. Priscilla's Spies Frank obeyed him and when they hauled on the mainsheet the sloop once more gathered speed, while Frank glancing astern saw a strip of slanted sail appear around the corner of the head. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The mainsheet of the schooner had been eased off, the foreyards had been squared, and, with the now strengthening breeze, the schooner was running fast through the water. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman With the topsail aback, and the mainsheet eased well off, the schooner went drifting slowly down toward the launch, that, as we now approached her, looked old, battered, and weather-stained almost out of recognition. A Pirate of the Caribbees Round-in upon the starboard braces—ease off your mainsheet, slack it away and let the boom go well out. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Priscilla took the mainsheet in her hand and ordered Frank to luff a little. Priscilla's Spies They let the jib fly, and jumping for the mainsheet hauled with all their might, while Jake helped them with one hand as the boat came up to the wind. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Lay them in again; and one hand tend the mainsheet here aft.” A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron But I had to stick to the mainsheet and the yoke-lines, and do as best I could without rest, for the time being. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn The third was younger still,—a short, sturdy fellow in flannels, tending the mainsheet with a frowning glance. Poor Man's Rock She hauled on the mainsheet as she spoke. Priscilla's Spies Then shouting to Frank, he dropped into the canoe and clutched the rail as the sloop forged ahead, but the boy was busy with the mainsheet and did not look up. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z There was a shock, and Ferrier thought the mainsheet had parted; then three strongish seas hit the schooner until she shuddered and rolled under the immense burden. A Dream of the North Sea I crept out of the port into the chains and passed it round the lugger's mainmast, as he told me, handing in the bight to him, which he belayed slack to the mainsheet kevel. Poor Jack "Now will one know what a grip on the mainsheet is like!" King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet The boom creaked in the goose-neck, and at every roll the slack of the mainsheet tautened with a kind of little thud which thrilled the deck behind me. Hills and the Sea Stand by your lee jibsheet and tail on to the mainsheet the moment you let it run. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Kitchell dozed in his hammock in the shadow of the mainsheet. Moran of the Lady Letty The mariner who keeps his mainsheet taut, And will not slacken in the gale, is like To sail with thwarts reversed, keel uppermost. Oedipus Trilogy Leaning against the combing, feet braced upon the slippery and treacherous deck, he clung to tiller and mainsheet and peered ahead with anxious eyes, a pucker of daring graven deep between his brows. The Black Bag While the two men struggled with the mainsheet, the big boom and the sail above it lurched madly over. Vane of the Timberlands Put the helm down—ease off the mainsheet stand by to run up the squaresail. Tom Cringle's Log I know these waters like a book, I've sailed them ever since I was old enough to tell a tiller from a mainsheet. Alias the Lone Wolf He, too, in the puffs, climbed part way out on the outrigger, at the same time steering with both hands on a large paddle and holding the mainsheet with his foot. The Cruise of the Snark Immediately he leaped back to the stern, fitted in the tiller, and seizing the mainsheet, drew the boom in till the wind should catch in the canvas. The Black Bag Carroll had gone below; and, brushing his thoughts aside, Vane busied himself hauling in some of the mainsheet, while the water splashed more loudly beneath the bows. Vane of the Timberlands No, SIR, we'll have no more of you at the mainsheet. The Ebb-Tide Tell him to slack off the mainsheet, and before you know it, he'd drop the peak. South Sea Tales He knew already the empty windiness of its threats, but he was careful of the mainsheet blocks, and walked around the traveller instead of over it. Jerry of the Islands Lashing the wheel I ran forward, eased the fore and mainsheets, took in on the boom-tackles and trimmed everything for the quartering breeze which was ours. The Sea Wolf But he was deflected by the crash of the mainsheet blocks on the stout deck-traveller, as the mainsail, emptied of the wind and feeling the wind on the other side, swung crazily across above him. Jerry of the Islands The rest of you tail aft to the mainsheet! The Sea Wolf The Ghost swung around into the wind, and I finished my work forward in time to run aft and lend a hand with the mainsheet. The Sea Wolf |
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