studdingsails

At once, her lightweight steering or studdingsails sprouted from the yardarm.

John Paul Jones 9781451603996 2003

At once, her lightweight steering or studdingsails sprouted from the yardarm.

John Paul Jones 9781451603996 2003

Three of the studdingsails were now hanging from the yards and Chase's seamen were trying to haul them inboard.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

"We'll set studdingsails when we've turned, Mister Haskell, " Chase said.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

The wind, such as it was, came from directly behind her and Captain Hardy, doubtless on Nelson's orders, already had men up on his yards to extend the slender poles from which he would hang his studdingsails.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

"Look at the Saucy, " Chase said, pointing ahead to where the Temeraire was trying to overtake the Victory, but the Victory had unfurled her topgallant studdingsails and so held onto her lead.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

Their hulls were massive, making their masts seem disproportionately short, but Captain Chase had hung every sail high in the wind and those royals, studdingsails and skyscrapers added enough bulk aloft to balance the big yellow and black hull.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

Her crew had hauled the fallen studdingsails inboard and her guns were at last firing as the vast ship pierced the enemy's formation.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

Her studdingsails trailed in the water, though Pellew's men were working to drag them inboard.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000

A strange sail was sighted one morning and there was an hour's excitement as the gun crews mustered, the convoy clumsily closed up and the Company frigate set her studdingsails to investigate the stranger, which turned out to be an Arab dhow on course for Cochin and certainly no threat to the big Indiamen.

Sharpe's Trafalgar Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2000