fore-sail

As an instance, we finally managed a reef in the fore-sail in the thick of a gale.

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The masts bent like whips; crack went the fore-sail like a cannon.

Westward Ho! 2007

The wind is blowing hard from the north-east; and the “Chancellor” under low-reefed top-sail and fore-sail, and labouring against a heavy sea, has been obliged to be brought ahull.

The Survivors of the Chancellor 2003

The fruit was not yet brought in, when a fresh gale at west and by north began to fill the main-course, mizen-sail, fore-sail, tops, and top-gallants; for which blessing they all sung divers hymns of thanks and praise.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

The fruit was not yet brought in, when a fresh gale at west and by north began to fill the main-course, mizen-sail, fore-sail, tops, and top-gallants; for which blessing they all sung divers hymns of thanks and praise.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

A boat was blown away, the fore-sail split, and through the carelessness of the men at the rudder they jibed the main-sail; it came over with terrific force, but fortunately did no harm.

Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War James Allan

The fore-sail resembled a beautifully curved sheet of steel, stiff and unyielding.

Seven Icelandic Short Stories Various

We set the fore-sail, which immediately split; the mainsail, met with the same fate; the gaskets of the topsails gave way, and the sails split.

Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales W. B. Cramp

All sails were lowered, except half the fore-sail, and twenty-five men were required at the mammoth rudder.

Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War James Allan

We lowered the main-sail again, and set four reefs of fore-sail to scud under.

Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War James Allan