pinrail

How great the risk I realized when I was once more buried beneath the pounding seas and clinging for life to the pinrail at the foot of the foremast.

Chapter 17 2010

I walked over to the mainmast, and looked behind the pinrail that partly surrounded it, and down into the shadow of the pumps; but here again was nothing.

The Ghost Pirates 2007

With that, I returned to the port side, and got up on the spar, again, intending to sit on the pinrail and have a bit of a talk with him.

The Ghost Pirates 2007

Clad in a Dreamweaver's robes of silver-grey, she stood by the mainmast pinrail, her hands clenched as if she expected argument.

Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

Something flopped on the deck by the pinrail, like a fish, but not.

Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

I walked over to the mainmast, and looked behind the pinrail that partly surrounded it, and down into the shadow of the pumps; but here again was nothing.

The Ghost Pirates: Chapter 1 1909

With that, I returned to the port side, and got up on the spar, again, intending to sit on the pinrail and have a bit of a talk with him.

The Ghost Pirates: Chapter 15 1909

How great the risk I realized when I was once more buried beneath the pounding seas and clinging for life to the pinrail at the foot of the foremast.

The Sea Wolf Jack London 1896

Murphy and Hennesey nippered the falls at the pinrail, and belayed when they slacked.

The Grain Ship Morgan Robertson 1888

I finally got a grip on the belaying pin and rested; then, with an effort that caused me physical pain, I got my right foot up to the pinrail and rested again; then, perhaps more by mental strength than physical -- for I loved life and wanted to live -- I hooked my right foot over the rail, reached higher on the rope, rested again, and finally hove myself up to the mizzen rigging, where I sat for a few moments to get my breath, and think, and look around.

The Grain Ship Morgan Robertson 1888