seaworthy

• He assured the Emperor that he would cross to England as soon as his new ships were seaworthy, and promised to take only as many servants as were strictly necessary, for he was aware he would be expected to 'accept the services of natives in order to show them that I mean to trust myself to them, and favour them as if I were an Englishman born'. —  TheChildrenof
• For more than a century scientists had debated as to whether balsa rafts were seaworthy, and to what extent it might have been possible for the aboriginal inhabitants of South America to have contributed to the peopling of the Pacific islands. —  Daily DIY
• Your vessel is now seaworthy, and to-morrow you will get your sailing orders How do you know?" —  In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel"
• Brave young things, setting sail upon a mighty ocean, in a small boat, which may or may not be seaworthy--some of them, it seems, sometimes, with neither chart nor compass--certainly with little knowledge of the crew. —  A Court of Inquiry
• The craft seemed seaworthy, and he proceeded to forage for a punt-pole Fully equipped at length, he stepped on board and poled himself out from the shore. —  The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories

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