| 单词 | staysail |
| 例句 | The Myrtle, no longer impeded by the trailing wreckage, forged rapidly through the water, although she was now carrying foresail, staysail, and outer jib only. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z By and by Marston hauled down the staysail and stood on the deck forward, studying the forbidding coast Wyndham steered for. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Having arrived at the edge of the pack, a gale came on so suddenly that they were at once reduced to storm staysails. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z First the foretopmast staysail was set and the sheets hauled aft so as to pay off before the wind. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z There's an old staysail they can have to sleep in. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z "I might sheer her in under the staysail." Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A white sea swept her forward as they hauled down the staysail; and then, coming round, she plunged head to wind, a few yards from the dark ironwork of the pier. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z “We’ll let the staysail lie and run her with the jib.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z After paying the vessel off before the wind with the foretopmast staysail, they set the fore and main topsails, an amount of canvas which the prudent mate considered sufficient for a barque so undermanned. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z He saw two black figures go scrambling forward and haul the staysail to windward, but she was still forging across the inlet. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The weather, and fear of ice to leeward, obliged us to heave the vessel to, under main trysail and fore staysail. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z 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 “She’ll trim with the staysail, if we haul another reef down,” he said. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z "Tell the captain," yelled Ellerton to his chum, "to order those men to set the storm staysail, if they value their hides." The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z In the middle watch she was under her three lower topsails and fore topmast staysail only. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z Slip the hawser, and haul up the jib and staysail. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z We were now just fore-reaching under two lower topsails, reefed foresail, and fore-topmast staysail—not even holding our own. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z He studied the position of the waning sun for a moment, then yelled forward for the men to hoist the staysail. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z But just as Andy was checking the out-rushing cable, a sudden blow from the staysail caught him unawares, and the next instant he was struggling in the sea. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The spanker was set, with the mizzen and maintopmast staysail, and the helm put down to bring her round; but there was no racing of the cliffs to port. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z She was running before the wind—yawing frightfully—her staysail let down to act as a sort of extra foresail,—"scandalised," they call it,—and her fore-boom guyed out over the side. Captains Courageous 2011-04-22T02:00:10.677Z In fact, some of the fore and afters had actually got staysails set, with the sheets hauled flat aft, so as to counteract in some measure the dangerous wallowing they were carrying on. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z “You can run down the staysail and outer jib so she’ll not fall to leeward all at once,” he said. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Then with a noise like the rattle of musketry, which drowned the thunder of the breakers, the staysail burst asunder, and the yawl, in spite of the helmsman's efforts, flew up into the wind. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Near by, the Cetacea lay plunging with her staysail up, while a dark figure on her deck flashed a lantern. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The fore, main, and mizzen sails filled and billowed and the foretopmast staysail and jib held the following wind. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Suffice it to say that by midnight the two lower topsails, foresail, and fore-topmast staysail were set, and the hands, thoroughly exhausted, allowed to rest a while. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The staysail just bellied out with the gale, and blew to rags; the ship fell off for a moment, and then flew up to the wind again. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 Defender, when she has her mainsail, her jib, her jib topsail, her staysail, and her working topsail up, carries 12,000 square feet of canvas. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The little fellow contrived in the darkness—no one could tell how—to set a scrap of his mainsail, get his staysail up, and in this condition to lie head to the wind. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Then topgal'n' sail, the spars buckling to overstrain; staysail, spanker—never was canvas crowded on a ship at such a pace; a mighty fear at our hearts that only frenzied action could allay. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea At last the Tuskar was reached, the topsails and lower staysails were set, and the tug let go of us, much to our relief, as the motion at once became easier. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The sharp crack of a shot from the six-pounder was the reply, and simultaneously, holes appeared in the gaff topsail and the main topgallant staysail. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers It must be remembered that we all had everything on, even to balloon and staysails, and our halyards were lashed aloft. The Seiners Under the driving of Ellinwood the staysail was set, and from then on the Charming Lass sailed on her side. The Harbor of Doubt Off Pladda we set staysails and steer to the westward, and, when the wind allows, hoist topsails and crowd the canvas on her. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Two large barques were passed lying-to under lower main topsails and mizen storm staysails. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The two topsails, the foresail, and staysail were soon set, and under this canvas the Forward, which well deserved its name, after rounding Birkenhead Point, sailed away into the Irish Sea. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras And along here the staysail came off the Withrow and eased her a lot. The Seiners Three miles before her, with all sails set, including staysail and balloon-job, raced a fishing schooner. The Harbor of Doubt Munro, aloft loosing the staysails, reported a steamer away under the land. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Two large barques were passed lying-to under lower main topsails and mizzen storm staysails. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The wind was from the southeast, and the brig, under foresail, staysail, and topsails, sailed up Baffin's Bay. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras 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 Under sharp commands the crew brought the schooner about on the starboard tack, for the wind was on the bow, and set a staysail between the fore and main masts. The Harbor of Doubt Just before the storm reached them, Captain Beardsley thought it would be wise to shorten his canvas, but all he took in were the gaff-topsails and fore-topmast staysail. Marcy The Blockade Runner Hardly had they got below before away went the foretopmast staysail, blown to ribbons. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index Up with the flying jib, and trim aft them starboard jib and staysail sheets! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life It was after her big staysail was off and she making easier weather of it that the Withrow crossed the Lucy’s bow for the first time in the race and took the lead. The Seiners She was clothed in canvas from head to foot, with a balloon-jib and staysail added, and made her position less than a hundred yards away. The Harbor of Doubt We took in topsail and staysail, dropped the main peak, and as we got abreast of the principal wharf jibed the mainsail. Tales of the Fish Patrol None of 'em 'ud touch it till I had it sewed in an old staysail, an' a boatkedge tied on for weight. A Man to His Mate Both were conspicuously seen: for they had risen to the surface, and were swimming with their dark dorsal fins protruded above, and set with all the triangular sharpness of staysails. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Their next task was to haul down the smaller staysails, then to clew up and furl royals and topgallantsails. The Voyage of the Aurora They set that, cast two jibs and the staysail loose, and let them lie, and Wyllard sat down feeling that the thing they had done would, if attempted in cold blood, have appeared almost impossible. Hawtrey's Deputy I was watching the behavior of their boat as the great fisherman's staysail, far, far larger than the topsail and used only in light breezes, was broken out. Tales of the Fish Patrol The next morning the wind had increased to a heavy gale, and we were compelled to reduce our canvass to a close-reefed main topsail, staysail, and trysail. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Skysails, royals, and staysails blew away before men could get up to furl them. The Grain Ship Triangular courses, so named after Captain Bentinck, by whom they were invented, but which have since been superseded by storm staysails. 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. "Get the jibs and staysail on to her." Hawtrey's Deputy “Get the jibs and staysail on to her,” he commanded. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Stow all the light canvas; stow everything, in fact, except the fore and main topsails and the fore-topmast staysail; then we shall be ready for anything that comes—eh, Mr Leigh?” The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Well there with the starboard main-braces; haul taut and make fast to port; swing your head-yards; and get the starboard staysail sheet aft. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The stay on which a staysail 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. 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 They set that, cast two jibs and the staysail loose, and let them lie. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Blown away fore lower topsail, forestaysail, and carried away lifts to staysail. More Cargoes 1897 While this was doing, Forbes lay out upon the jib-boom and loosed the jib and fore-topmast staysail, I busying myself, meanwhile, in casting loose the mizzen. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" As in a gale of wind, under staysails, or close reefs, &c. 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. Carrying full staysail, jib, foresail and mainsail the schooner plunged into the waves, sending cascades of water over her forecastle with every leap. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Hardly had they got below before away went the foretopmast staysail, blown to ribands. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 “Down with that fore staysail,” shouted the commander through his speaking trumpet. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Mr Forbes, get the starboard fore-topmast staysail sheets aft and well belayed, if you please. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The fore-topmast staysail, main-topmast staysail, and main staysail are generally stowed in the nettings. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The staysail and jib had but a moment before been lowered as the schooner was headed into the wind. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Then, there were the triangular jibs forward and the triangular staysails between the masts, with the quadrangular spanker like an aerial rudder on the lower mizzenmast. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways We had the foretop-mast staysail, fore and main topsails, and the spanker set. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Having got the cable “up and down,” we next ran up the fore-topmast staysail, and then went to the fore-braces and trimmed the head-yards for casting the ship to starboard. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The netting placed just above a vessel's bowsprit, for stowing away the fore-topmast staysail; it is usually lashed between the ridge-ropes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Under jib, staysail and foresail the vessel swung around as the dock lines were let go. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub A schooner is a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with at least two masts and four sails—mainsail, foresail, jib, and the staysail generally called a wind-bag. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In an instant the topmen were on the yards, the staysails were hauled down, and, the brig luffing up, the Gauntlet moved slowly ahead, while the hawsers were rapidly hauled on board. The Three Commanders Meanwhile sail had been shortened on board the Esmeralda to topsails and fore-topmast staysail; the gig had been prepared for lowering, and everybody was at his station. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" An odd word applied to staysails, or anything triangular, as was the oblong square to a parallelogram. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Then I went forward, and there was a man at the lookout, with his back against the foremast, getting what shelter he could from the staysail. Man Overboard! They were in a large barque, as they could see, under full sail, with royals, staysails, stunsails, and everything that could draw, set; but they had not much time given them for observation. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek At the same time, the forecastle hands were loosing the fore-topmast staysail, jib, and flying jib, and the after-guard, or quarter-deck hands, were clearing away the spanker. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Get in all your light flying kites first of all, and stow them snugly; then brail in your mizzen and stow it; let run your staysail halliards, and haul up your courses. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" But that is a storm which reduces a ship to her storm staysails, or to her bare poles. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He did not give me the wheel, but told me to go forward and get the second bonnet off the staysail, so as to keep her up better. Man Overboard! Aloft with you, and make that fore topsail all snug, and set storm staysails, for we’ve got something rougher coming. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek When the fore-topmast staysail and jib were to be set, somebody had fouled the down-hauls, so that they could not be hoisted. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany He hauled in the main-sheet, lashed the tiller, went quietly forward without awakening his native seamen, and put the staysail to windward. Yorke The Adventurer A rope to confine the weather lower corners of the courses and staysails when the wind crosses the ship's course obliquely. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The rain made it very thick, and I went and stood under the lee of the staysail, looking out. Man Overboard! But before the staysail could be set, and before the fore-topsail could be furled, a violent squall struck the brig. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock The wind had moderated, but on all sides was a wild gray waste of heaving, white-crested combers, before which the brig was still scudding under the staysail. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea He would simply "scandalise" his mainsail without reefing it, haul the staysail sheet to windward, and let the cutter head reach till daylight. Yorke The Adventurer A rope passing up along a stay, leading through cringles of the staysails or jib, and made fast to the upper corner of the sail to pull it down when shortening sail. 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. What you have now to do is to get down the last reef in those topsails, and take in the fore-topmast staysail, when we will heave-to. The Castaways Vainly, for a time, the mate, with four men to help him, struggled to set the staysail, upon which depended the safety of the brig from the savage rocks to leeward of her. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Yards were squared in, the spanker hauled aft, staysail trimmed to port, and all hands waited while the ship charged down the two miles of intervening sea. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The mainsail was cast loose, jib and staysail ready, and the gaff topsail would not take many minutes to run up in its place. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" The act of loosing or unfurling a sail; particularly applied to the staysails; or in the tops, footing the sail out of the top. 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. Thus, as rising and falling, her white staysail glancing brightly, she looked not unlike the sea-bird whose name she bore. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars With the aid of the staysail Captain 'Siah hoped—and only hoped—that he should be able to work his vessel out of the range of these dangers. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Then, it was all hoist away with the halliards and belay, the mainsail being set again shortly afterwards and the jib rehoisted, with the foretopmast staysail stowed and the reef let out of the foresail. The Island Treasure The fore-topsail was first furled, and the maintopsail, which was closely reefed, and the fore-topmast staysail were the only sails set. A Voyage round the World A book for boys Hoops or rings of rope, wood, or iron, fixed upon the stays, to seize the luff of fore-and-aft sails, and to confine the staysails thereto, at different distances. 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. This was done by a skilful manipulation of the yards and fore topmast staysail. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century "Haul down the fore-topmast staysail!" shouted Captain 'Siah, at the top of his lungs, a sudden energy seeming to take possession of his nervous frame. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock She was schooner-rigged, carrying a jib, foresail, and mainsail; and there was a staysail in the cuddy for use when the wind was light. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway This man had probably been stunned and drowned by the sea that filled the deck after I loosed the staysail. The Frozen Pirate When the violence of the wind reduces a ship to be under her storm staysails, No. 10 force. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. We were then carrying the double reefed topsails, reefed courses, inner jib, fore and main topmast staysail, but the gale had so increased I gave orders to close-reef the topsails and furl the mainsail. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century "Set the fore-topmast staysail!" hoarsely yelled the captain. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock We had set no topsails or staysails, because they would not have stayed on, blowing as it was a good half-gale. Sonnie-Boy's People The head of the staysail mounted in thunder, and the slatting of its folds and the thrashing of its sheet was like the rattling of heavy field-pieces whisked at full gallop over a stony road. The Frozen Pirate Jibs, staysails, and gaff-sails; in fact, all sails which are not set to yards. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. A large barque was once in mid-ocean homeward bound, and was beating against strong head-winds under whole topsails, courses, lower staysails, and jib. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century While he was thus engaged, the mate summoned him to assist in setting the fore-topmast staysail. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock As the schooner went into the wind and backed her jib and staysail the whaleboat was swung out. A Son Of The Sun “Are the fore-topmast staysail halliards well manned, Mr Rattlin?—Jump forward and see,” said the officer of the watch. Rattlin the Reefer It was fortunate that we got the staysail hoisted for us, or we could have made nothing of it. Poor Jack The youngest apprentice furled the royals and staysails, two other boys the topgallant sails, and all the crew, except the master, the larger square sails. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century The rudder was disabled, the fore-topmast staysail was rent into ribbons, and the brig fell off into the trough of the sea, where she rolled helplessly at the mercy of the tempest. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Her topsails and mainsail were furled, and the yards pointed to the wind; she had no sail set, but a close-reefed foresail, a storm staysail, and trysail abaft. The Phantom Ship “Not he, sir,” replied the first lieutenant; “he has gone to sleep somewhere: either in the tops or the fore-topmast staysail netting.” Percival Keene I hailed for assistance, and let fly the fore-topmast staysail sheet, while Bramble rounded the ship to. Poor Jack Send the small sails down out of the tops; as soon as the staysail is on her, lower the gaff, and furl the spanker; the watch will do. The King's Own “Down for your lives, my lads,” repeated the lieutenants; and though the helm was put up, and the fore-topmast staysail hoisted, the wind, striking the tall ship, drove her down before it. Sunshine Bill I thought, indeed, that she was gone; but, recovering from the effects of the first blast, she rose a little when her staysail felt the force of the wind. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Her top-masts were gone, and she was pitching and rising without appearing to advance under her courses and storm staysails. Percival Keene The captain gave the order to cut away the mizzen-mast, and set another staysail. Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land The topsails and courses, long furled, were let fall and sheeted home; staysails were hoisted, and with the screw thus aided, the ship again rushed rapidly through the water. The Three Admirals Needham now called Tom and Gerald to take the helm while he tried to find a storm staysail, hoping with a couple of feet of it set to be able to scud before the hurricane. The Three Lieutenants The stars were clear enough overhead, but all in front seemed to be of a deep transparent black, whose hue tinged even the staysail, jib, and flying-jib, bellying out above their heads and in front. Fitz the Filibuster At the same time, the mainsail and mizzen staysail were set, and the vessel steered in the direction of that Cape which she seemed destined never to round. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “I know it’s gone, but try a staysail.” Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea Luckily, however, everything held; and, as the foretop-sail got gradually taken aback the mizzen staysail drew, casting her stern round, so that her head at last faced the wind and sea. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Haul in your jib sheet and flatten those staysails sharp! The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Man the jib and staysail downhauls, let go the halliards, haul down. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba But the power of the little staysail forward, and the effect of the exposed surface of the boatswain’s body in the rigging, both catching the wind at the same time, settled the matter. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “We must rig up a storm staysail, I suppose,” replied Mr Mackay, smiling at the other’s remark. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea The mizzen staysail followed suit; and then, seeing that the ship bore the pressure pretty well, Captain Miles ordered the fore-topmast staysail to be hoisted. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Well, being, as you remark, in no sort of hurry, I think we will make our precautions as complete as possible by stowing everything except the fore-trysail and staysail. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War But she paid off at last, when we hauled aft the staysail sheet, braced up the yards, and the Mercury began, very deliberately, to forge ahead, and our great adventure was at length fairly begun. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship We therefore loosed and set the fore-topmast staysail, after which she not only practically steered herself, but further increased her speed to not far short of five knots. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron With the aid of the winch the two men succeeded in getting the main-topmast staysail set, after which they hauled out the spanker. The Missing Merchantman See to the hands being ready to set that mizzen staysail; it will help her head round when we ease off the yards.” The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The ship had been under close-reefed topsails and fore-topmast staysail ever since midnight of the night before. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Then we will loose and set the fore and main topsail and fore topmast staysail, slip the cable, and work the ship out between the Heads into the lagoon. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship A minute later we had temporarily hauled down our main-topmast staysail, to permit a clear view of our flags, and were busily exchanging signals with the brig. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron By breakfast-time the aspect of the sky was so threatening that Captain Blyth gave instructions to have all the lighter canvas taken in, leaving the ship under topsails, courses, fore-topmast staysail, jib, and mizen. The Missing Merchantman They dare not set a storm staysail, although now within six miles of the reef. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes He had hardly gained her deck before she set main and jib topsails and a big main staysail. Under the Great Bear I at once sprang to the wheel, and put it hard a-starboard, at the same time shouting to Gurney and Saunders to hoist the fore topmost staysail. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship Cast off, fore and aft, Dominique, and hoist away your fore-topmast staysail.” A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron And now the three jibs were hoisted one after another, then the topsails, and finally, as the breeze was light, a triangular staysail was run well up to the weather side between the masts. Ralph Granger's Fortunes While a score of them flew to tackle this job, he beat his way forward and called on another lot to get out the staysail. News from the Duchy Storm or that which reduces her to storm staysails. The Hurricane Guide Being An Attempt To Connect The Rotary Gale Or Revolving Storm With Atmospheric Waves. 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 But Christy soon impaired the vividness of these fancies by ordering the foresail of the schooner to be taken in, and then the fore topmast staysail. Within The Enemy's Lines I had to heave the ship to under lower topsails and fore topmast staysail. South with Scott Working with mad haste, they flung out topsails, flying jibs and staysails. Stories of Ships and the Sea Little Blue Book # 1169 After hearing guns on shore, and seeing rockets thrown up, the night remarkably dark, could just carry single reefed topsails, top-gallant sails, gib, and maintopmast staysails. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 Flow your fore topmast staysail sheet, to help her to come to, and call all hands to make sail. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship "Set the fore topmast staysail," said the mate; 338 but he was willing the crew should execute the order in their own way, for he called the master's mate to him. Within The Enemy's Lines If the foresail, jib, and staysails are set, he will set the Topgallant-sails. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. These staysails take their names from the stays on which they run. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Wilton, Monroe, and Adler, had discussed the matter, and reached the conclusion that Pelham had been knocked over by the shaking of the staysail sheet, or that he had really fallen accidentally. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Every stitch of canvas was out—topsails, gaff-topsails, staysails, and jibs—and the good yacht bounded with a will to the bright west. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Flint saw that the fore topmast staysail was properly set and trimmed. Within The Enemy's Lines If the signal is repeated, or if the foresail is set he will probably set Jib and staysails. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. Then come the "outer jib" and the "inner jib" and the "foretopmast staysail." Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Wilton grasped the sheet of the fore-topmast staysail which was the nearest rope to him, and held on as though he was then in imminent danger of "falling overboard accidentally." Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Before his apparent arrival a staysail had been fastened to the rigging and filled with water. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts I hailed for assistance, and let fly the foretop-mast staysail sheet, while Bramble rounded the ship to. Poor Jack Forward, a bit of a staysail was set as taut as a drumhead, looking no bigger than a good-sized handkerchief. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" After a desperate struggle, half the time more or less under water, two men dragged in and fastened the fragments of the jib, while others set the foretop-mast staysail in its place. Overland The night wore on, the sea and wind ever rising, and the ship ever plunging more distractedly; we shortened sail to main topsail and staysail, stopped engines and hove to, but to little purpose. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Down came the main-topmast staysail, and Mark jumped on the forecastle, while he called out to Bob to lash the helm a-lee. The Crater The latter immediately pipes all hands on deck, and the mainsail, the foresail, staysail and jibs are hoisted. Facing the Flag The wind slacked gradually, however, and before long we managed to get out our main-topmast staysail. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" I was watching the behavior of their boat as the great fisherman’s staysail, far, far larger than the top-sail and used only in light breezes, was broken out. Tales of the Fish Patrol From 4 o'clock last night the wind freshened with great rapidity, and very shortly we were under topsails, jib, and staysail only. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Next followed the mizen staysail, which was spread in the same manner. The Crater We were twenty-four hours battened down, and under storm staysails. Tracks of a Rolling Stone Forward, the two topsails and fore topmast staysail were holding, but between the flashes the upper canvas melted away like a puff of steam, the ragged ends flying and thrashing into long ribbons to leeward. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" We took in topsail and staysail, dropped the main peak, and as we got abreast of the principal wharf jibed the mainsail. Tales of the Fish Patrol She was "coming to" instead of "going off," and I tried to get the main storm staysail down but could not make myself heard. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue In that day, spensers were unknown, staysails doing their duty. The Crater Stand by to run up your jib and fore-topmast staysail, Mr. Broadrick. Java Head It shone on her maintopsail and staysails and lit up the ocean around her. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" The mainsail and fore-topsail were furled, leaving her to jog along under the main-topsail, foresail, and fore-topmast staysail. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast The main staysail shot out of the boltropes with a report like a twelve-pounder, and this eased her so that if the fore staysail would only hold she would go off. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue "We'll let the staysail lie and run her with the jib." Vane of the Timberlands As it was, we were greatly outsailing him, but an order was immediately given to set the light staysails. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale We had drifted along with the topsail and two staysails drawing from the main, and a sort of trysail set from a preventer-stay leading aft. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Either owing to the fore-top-mast staysail, or to some providential sea, the vessel did fall off, however, and presently she righted, coming up with great force, with a heavy roll to windward. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast Presently one of the sloops of war fired a gun, and before the smoke blew off, she was under weigh, with her topsails, spanker, and fore—topmast—staysail set. Tom Cringle's Log "She'll trim with the staysail if we haul down another reef," he suggested. Vane of the Timberlands Then the creature spread her wings like a bird—mainsail and gaff topsail, staysail and jib—leaped away to leeward, and seemed actually to bound over the waves. Malcolm He was shouting to Tammy to keep the drip from his light clear of the staysail, which was stowed upon the house. The Ghost Pirates The staysail helped us, I feel persuaded, as the stay had got taut in the wreck, and the wind had blown out the hanks. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast "Lord help us, we shall never weather that foaming reef there set the spanker—haul out—haul down the foretopmast—staysail—so, mind your luff, my man." Tom Cringle's Log "Stand by, to cut away the stoppers of the best bower anchor--to let it go, stock and fluke," said Captain G. "Man the fore-topmast-staysail down-haul; put your helm down! haul down the staysail." Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea She was broached-to with her bows in the wind, but gradually paid off as the staysail filled, and so she headed straight for shore. Moonfleet They braced the yards a little to starboard, hauled the foretopmast staysail sheet well aft, and the captain, thinking he had everything snug, stood looking over the weather rails, watching the approaching squall. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established We all laid into the canvas like mad, and in no time had snugged down to a staysail and the peak of our mainsail. The Mystery Having changed my uniform, for shag—trowsers, pea—jacket, and south—west cap, I went forward, and took my station, in no pleasant humour, on the stowed foretopmast—staysail, with my arm round the stay. Tom Cringle's Log The vessel was under jib, lower topsail, foretopmast staysail, mainsail and spanker. Cappy Ricks Retires There was a taunt topmast, too, to which a gaff-topsail was set, and the gear proved that she could also show, at need, a staysail in this part of her, if necessary. Jack Tier The staysails and jibs were hauled down now as useless, and the vessel flew like a courser. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast I was just stooping to throw the stops off the staysail when I felt myself seized from behind, and forced rapidly toward the side of the ship. The Mystery The ship lost some sails, and was at last carrying only a close-reefed main topsail and fore staysail. Notes By the Way in a Sailor's Life I've trimmed her down to jib, lower topsail, fore-topmast staysail, mainsail and spanker. Cappy Ricks Retires Hardly had they got below, before away went the fore topmast staysail, blown to ribands. Two Years Before the Mast A couple of reefs were hauled down in the mainsail and staysail, and everything got ready for making sail. Letters from High Latitudes We ducked the staysail and foresail, lowered the peak of the mainsail, and waited to feel of it--a rough and ready seamanship often used in these little California windjammers. The Mystery First our foresheet was carried away; this was followed by our staysail, and things began to look serious, in fact, most unpleasantly so. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines But the big mainsail is still on, and the staysail, jib, and flying-jib are snapping and slashing at their sheets with every roll. The Cruise of the Snark The full-jib was also set, and, as it departed in shreds, the fore-topmast staysail was being hoisted. The Mutiny of the Elsinore The foresail went over with a bang, and the foregaff stabbed and ripped through the staysail, which was, of course, prevented from going over by the mainstay. Captains Courageous Hardly had they got below, before away went the fore-topmast staysail, blown to ribbons. Two Years Before the Mast The yacht bowled on under tight-reefed staysails, and all was happy. The Brick Moon and Other Stories Ship under reefed mainsail, staysail, and inner jib. The Cruise of the Snark But we came along, in our usual leisurely fashion, under two topsails, spanker, and fore-topmast staysail, and took that ugly passage like a sailing barge entering the Medway. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales She was running before the wind—yawing frightfully—her staysail let down to act as a sort of extra foresail,—"scandalized," they call it,—and her foreboom guyed out over the side. Captains Courageous We got the topsails set, and the fragments of the jib stowed away, and the fore-topmast staysail set in its place, when the great mainsail gaped open, and the sail ripped from head to foot. Two Years Before the Mast In the end he managed to knock both shackles out and raise the staysail and jib, and the Duchess filled away for the entrance. South Sea Tales I obtained what I wanted from the fo’c’sle, and after a good deal of work managed to “bend” a mainsail and staysail. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont “Why hasn’t he got that big fisherman’s staysail on her?” she demanded irritably. Adventure I pulled till I burst open the ends of all my fingers; and while I pulled, the flying-jib and staysail split their cloths apart and thundered into nothingness. The Sea Wolf The ship broke out her own anchor, which we catted and fished, after a fashion, and stood off from the lee-shore against a heavy head sea, under reefed topsails, fore-topmast staysail and spanker. Two Years Before the Mast As quietly as was possible, I clewed up the topsails, lowered the flying jib and staysail, backed the jib over, and flattened the mainsail. The Sea Wolf |
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