Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 301William Blackwood, 1967 - England |
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Page 453
... Esau had recog- nised that brute force was not the appropriate remedy , and after making fast the amount of chain they had recovered with such effort , he lay prone on the foredeck peer- ing over the bow into the crystal- clear depths ...
... Esau had recog- nised that brute force was not the appropriate remedy , and after making fast the amount of chain they had recovered with such effort , he lay prone on the foredeck peer- ing over the bow into the crystal- clear depths ...
Page 453
... Esau's huge bulk at the main - sheet , I sailed out of the anchorage at a fine lick . The condi- tions were ideal for Esau . In the days when I used to race one of Uffa Fox's earliest creations , the International fourteen - footer Joy ...
... Esau's huge bulk at the main - sheet , I sailed out of the anchorage at a fine lick . The condi- tions were ideal for Esau . In the days when I used to race one of Uffa Fox's earliest creations , the International fourteen - footer Joy ...
Page 454
said Esau . " How many marks do I get for seamanship ? " The problem now was how to recover the dinghy . I shinned down the mast for another council of war , but meanwhile Kassim had taken matters into his own hands and , with an opened ...
said Esau . " How many marks do I get for seamanship ? " The problem now was how to recover the dinghy . I shinned down the mast for another council of war , but meanwhile Kassim had taken matters into his own hands and , with an opened ...
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