sailing-ships

So had the steward, who had spent most of a life-time in sailing-ships.

CHAPTER VIII 2010

He was the most remarkable figure of a burnt-out, aged man one would expect to find able seaman on one of the proudest sailing-ships afloat.

CHAPTER VIII 2010

Perhaps one must have sailed in the Fram to be able fully to understand what a blessing it was to feel ourselves altogether clear of the surrounding land and the many sailing-ships in the Channel -- to say nothing of constantly working the ship with a deck swarming with dogs.

The South Pole~ On the Way to the South 2009

If you are extremely lucky, it may happen that one trade-wind will practically take you over into the other; but, as a rule, this region will cause quite a serious delay to sailing-ships; either there are frequent calms, or shifting and unsteady winds.

The South Pole~ From Madeira to the Barrier 2009

The days of sailing-ships were now past, and vessels with auxiliary steam appear on the scene.

The South Pole~ The History of the South Pole 2009

Joanna was assured that there was no cause for anxiety, sailing-ships being so uncertain in their coming; which assurance proved to be well grounded, for late one wet evening, about a month after the calculated time, the ship was announced as at hand, and presently the slip-slop step of Shadrach as the sailor sounded in the passage, and he entered.

Life's Little Ironies 2006

The days of sailing-ships were now past, and vessels with auxiliary steam appear on the scene.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

It often happens that they are lifted right out of the water by the pressure of the ice without sustaining serious damage; and these vessels are not particularly strong, but have, like most small sailing-ships, a considerable dead rising and sloping sides.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

Perhaps one must have sailed in the Fram to be able fully to understand what a blessing it was to feel ourselves altogether clear of the surrounding land and the many sailing-ships in the Channel — to say nothing of constantly working the ship with a deck swarming with dogs.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

From beneath the brim he watched the water churn and froth on the brown reefs; followed the sailing-ships which, beginning as mere dots on the horizon, swelled to stately white waterbirds, and shrivelled again to dots; drank in, with greedy nostrils, the mixed spice of warm sea, hot seaweed and aromatic tea-scrub.

Australia Felix 2003