| 单词 | spinnaker |
| 例句 | Mom walks to the edge of the ocean in her silk dress and stockings, her pleated skirt ballooning like a spinnaker, and flings the picture into the sea. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If there is one thing on which all contemporary designers seem to agree, it’s that, going forward, trousers will either be softly tubular or as billowing as a spinnaker. Check Out That Dude 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Dangling from a spinnaker line in Virgin Gorda wearing a thong swimsuit 4. Domains: Christie Brinkley’s Model Home 2012-08-04T17:07:04Z In Holiday, there were bikinis, wicker cafe chairs and sailboats with their spinnakers ballooning, flying with the wind, as if a metaphor for the post-war era. Holiday magazine: The rise and fall of the glamorous mid-century travel publication 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z There are no snowcapped mountains purple and orange in early morning light, no sunset reflecting off Elliott Bay, no billowing spinnakers on Lake Washington. Christopher Martin Hoff show a reminder of talent, loss 2012-08-15T18:57:06Z Seen from Coal Harbour, the 14-story green-glass facade billows slightly like a spinnaker in a breeze, echoing Vancouver’s watery surrounds and catching this city’s ever-changing light. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: The Loden Hotel in Vancouver 2009-12-11T19:34:00Z Two instructors, competitive sailors though barely older, demonstrated how to attach a lightweight spinnaker to sail off wind. Sailing is like religion in Annapolis. Black kids had been locked out. 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z You can only try to describe Avery’s colors, knowing in advance your attempts will crumple like a spinnaker turned into the wind. Review | Milton Avery was the 20th century’s great ‘painter’s painter’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z According to Chris Johnson, the With Grace skipper, Mueller accidentally stepped into a line that looped around his foot right as the spinnaker filled. Seattle sailor dies in accident at Race Week 2021 off Anacortes 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “I like the colors of the kite,” she said, pointing to the pink, blue and purple spinnaker during a lull in the wind. Washington mariners will row, paddle and sail 360 miles across Puget Sound in nautical race 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Tomes’s long-eared bat, native to forests in Central and South America, has combined both — towering, wide ears shaped like the spinnaker on a yacht, plus a nose like the prow of a Viking ship. Opinion | The Virus, the Bats and Us 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z One of the questions in the book was "What is a spinnaker?" Woman stars on quiz show that taught her English 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z It was epic, like putting a spinnaker up in a tempest. ‘So beautiful I cried’: Rachel Whiteread, Jeremy Deller and more on the thrill of the Venice Biennale 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z “The Irish yachtsman reported that he had utilized his spinnaker pole to rig a simple jury rig but found that the alloy tube was bending in heavy gusts,” the race committee announced. Storms, fires and flooding: Sailors rescued after ‘almost unheard of’ waves in Indian Ocean 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z As Djourou pivoted away, Berg grabbed at his white shorts to restrain him, and the shorts kept stretching, unfurling from Djourou’s hips like a miniature spinnaker, until Djourou was pulled to the ground. World Cup 2018: Sweden vs. Switzerland and the Pulling of the Shorts 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z I needed help getting help getting onto the boat, and I’d never seen a spinnaker in person. Another Side Of The Caribbean's Most Luxurious Island: The Les Voiles De Saint Barth Regatta 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z When the spinnaker is up, it generally means you’re going really, really fast. Goodbye Static Web: D.C. Startup Looks To Customize The Internet 2013-06-19T17:20:00Z At first the spinnaker hung slack, but presently lifted in gentle curves; then the water splashed against the planks and Red Rose began to move. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z A light north-east trade-wind was blowing, and we were running before it at a fair rate through the smooth water, with topsail and racing spinnaker set. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z "Couldn't we have the big spinnaker up?" she asked. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A spinnaker is the large brightly colored sail seen on many sailing boats, but that is not important right now. Best Way to Make Customers Forget Your Screw Up 2012-01-04T15:35:39Z "It's an extra big jib we carry in light winds, but it makes a good spinnaker," he said. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z A British yacht's spinnaker is not fitted with a gaff. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Our racing spinnaker and its boom had proved to be rather large and unmanageable for the purposes of an ocean voyage; but our balloon foresail was of about the right size for a cruising spinnaker. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Jimmy crawled out on the slippery spar, and sat astride near the end of it, while Valentine made his way along the one beneath the spinnaker. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z I described it yesterday as two spinnakers strapped to her chest, which was perhaps unfair - in the picture I'd seen, the wind must have caught the wide, loose straps which make up the front. Live - Venus v Date-Krumm 2011-06-22T12:26:29Z "A spinnaker boom always goes forward of the shrouds and you lead the guy aft outside them," he said. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The spinnaker swelled like a balloon and, with the tall mainsail on the other side, dwarfed the speeding hull. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Having doubled the cape we encountered, as we had expected, south-east wind, and were thus able to set our spinnaker. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z A spinnaker wrap slowed TeamOrigin but it was cleared to enable the British team to cross the finish with a seven second lead. Ben Ainslie and TeamOrigin leave BMW Oracle in their wake in 1851 Cup 2010-08-03T21:13:00Z Her silver hull carved through the still waters of the Solent with a favourable ebb tide towards the Needles, her huge masthead spinnaker ensuring that her speedometer was peaking close to 20 knots. Brian Appleyard claims Roman Golden Bowl in Nordic Bear 2010-06-19T19:28:00Z He let the spinnaker guy run, and the big sail which heaved up the spar beneath it swung wildly forward. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Red Rose rolled savagely and main boom and spinnaker boom tossed their ends aloft. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z He had been springing about at a great rate that morning, shifting the spinnaker. Shadows of Flames A Novel And when she substitutes for these working-sails her balloon jib, her club topsail, and puts out her spinnaker she almost doubles that area. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 With our spinnaker "set" we just skimmed homeward, reaching Warren in an hour. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 "It's awkward running a boat with a spinnaker unless you have a crew," remarked Harry with a somewhat puzzled look. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Marston saw the lights for a few moments when the spinnaker soared away from the boom. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z He slipped off the after-hatch, and dragged up from the counter a venerable relic of a spinnaker, which was one vivid mottle of mildew. The Recipe for Diamonds One of Defender's spinnakers is of Scotch linen. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The cutter is illustrated with the spinnaker set. Boys' Book of Model Boats Scrambling forward, he crawled out along the spinnaker boom, to which he clung precariously, lifted up high one moment and the next swung down until his feet were just above the foam. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The spinnaker went into the sea, the topsail thrashed half-way up the mast, and Red Rose listed until the water was deep on her lee deck. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z They now for the most part carry spinnakers, boomed out when running before the wind, and balloon foresails, thereby greatly adding to their speed in light winds. A Chapter of Adventures In 1893 it was reported that one of Valkyrie II.'s big spinnakers was of silk, but it was not; it was of exceedingly fine Irish linen. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 If the craft is a cutter or yawl with a light weight, the yachtsman should rig the spinnaker. Boys' Book of Model Boats He floundered forward to the foot of the mast, and when he came back the spinnaker was drawing steadily and the sloop had changed her mode of progress. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z If Charley has finished pumping, you might help him get out the spinnaker. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Sharp work was done in handling the spinnaker, for just one minute after rounding this big balloon was set and pulling. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview Break out the spinnaker and set the jibs. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive I can hoist a spinnaker all right and shift a jib, but I'm no good at navigation. Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 For running in high seas we put a large square sail forward, tripping the yard along the foremast, much like a spinnaker boom. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell There were, perhaps, two hundred yards between the flag-boat and the pier; they ought to haul down the spinnaker now, but Harry would carry on. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z This was clever work, but the Spray sailors did fully as as well, for they had their spinnaker on just as fast. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview She laid the duck down again and covered it, a little regretfully, with the spinnaker. Priscilla's Spies Acres of spinnaker and topgallants broke out aloft, cannon boomed, smoke rolled, "grape and canister" flew through the air, chain shot came hurtling, and the Stars and Stripes waved through it all, triumphant. Modern American Prose Selections One can not nurse the pain even of a shattered heart when running before a stiff wind with the spinnaker set and an open sea ahead. The Stolen Singer Her spinnaker collapsed like a torn balloon, but Red Rose leaped on, pressed by straining sail. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Baby jib top-sails had been sent down before the rounding, and spinnaker poles were now ready for the balloon sail. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview Feeling that temptation might prove overpowering, she put the slices of cold fish out of sight under the spinnaker with the remark that they ought to be kept for Miss Rutherford. Priscilla's Spies In another second she has sheered round; and then the great spinnaker bulges out with the breeze, and away she goes up the river again. Macleod of Dare If we were running, we could rig up a spinnaker," the fisherman answered; "but the wind has come round three points. The Firm of Girdlestone All sails set, even to a spinnaker she carried, she was making the best of the little breeze. The Moon Pool I bent down and took a quick glance under the spinnaker boom. A Rogue by Compulsion Priscilla hurriedly turned over the corner of the spinnaker and got out the jam pot. Priscilla's Spies The spinnaker boom has caught the careless skipper and pitched him clean into the plashing waters, where he floats about, not as yet certain, probably, what course his vessel will take. Macleod of Dare Presently they took in the spinnaker and came about. The Voyage of the Hoppergrass At the end of half an hour, while we were preparing to set the spinnaker, with a few sickly gasps the wind would die away. The Cruise of the Snark He and Tommy went forward to take in the spinnaker, while, following the marks he had indicated, I brought the Betty round towards her destination. A Rogue by Compulsion Then she picked her parcels one by one from the folds of the spinnaker in which they had wrapped themselves. Priscilla's Spies Then she made him uncomfortable by hitting him several times in different parts of the body with a long spar which she called the spinnaker boom. Priscilla's Spies There appeared to be three corners to the spinnaker, and all three were hooked turn about on the end of the boom. Priscilla's Spies There were no more squalls, naught but fine weather, a fair wind, and a whirling log, with sheets slacked off and with spinnaker and mainsail swaying and bellying on either side. The Cruise of the Snark I thoroughly understand spinnakers," she said, "in theory. Priscilla's Spies She herself pulled a spinnaker from beneath the stern sheets and explained to Frank that when she had hoisted it the boat's speed would be considerably increased. Priscilla's Spies But that little craft, her big spinnaker filled by the southeast trade, was making a good race of it. The Cruise of the Snark We altered our course, and, with mainsail and spinnaker bellying to the squall, drove past. The Cruise of the Snark |
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