Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the WorldEdward Arnold, 1899 - 213 pàgines |
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Pàgina 37
... lives . South Shields , however , was the first place to found lifeboats as a national requirement , and the lifeboats of our present Institution saved as many as 1,048 lives from ship- wreck in the year of grace 1877 . THE iceboats of ...
... lives . South Shields , however , was the first place to found lifeboats as a national requirement , and the lifeboats of our present Institution saved as many as 1,048 lives from ship- wreck in the year of grace 1877 . THE iceboats of ...
Pàgina 38
... live and sleep , whereas the craft in which the owner cannot live and sleep have been most appropriately named in America " day boats . " The modern iceboat is to all intents and purposes really a day boat . The day of small boats has ...
... live and sleep , whereas the craft in which the owner cannot live and sleep have been most appropriately named in America " day boats . " The modern iceboat is to all intents and purposes really a day boat . The day of small boats has ...
Pàgina 41
... live ballast is wanted on that runner . At St. Moritz the American Club boats are carefully imitated and very successfully , so that the description of the American sport applies in a smaller degree to the limited sport of St. Moritz ...
... live ballast is wanted on that runner . At St. Moritz the American Club boats are carefully imitated and very successfully , so that the description of the American sport applies in a smaller degree to the limited sport of St. Moritz ...
Pàgina 57
... live ballast is shipped , consisting of five enthusiasts , who are prepared to swim for their lives without any notice . Once on board , all are carefully packed to balance the nutshell , and then they are pushed off . Manoeuvring for ...
... live ballast is shipped , consisting of five enthusiasts , who are prepared to swim for their lives without any notice . Once on board , all are carefully packed to balance the nutshell , and then they are pushed off . Manoeuvring for ...
Pàgina 61
... live ballast , plenty of canvas , plenty of ballast , and " never mind the sharks . " Experientia docet . With one class of boat , and continual practice under similar conditions , it is surprising to see how the boats are handled , how ...
... live ballast , plenty of canvas , plenty of ballast , and " never mind the sharks . " Experientia docet . With one class of boat , and continual practice under similar conditions , it is surprising to see how the boats are handled , how ...
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