All Hands Aloft!: An Account of the Voyage of the Square-rigger Arapahoe to Manila in 1918 |
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Page 71
... line with the bow and keel , it was called the lubber line . Turning the wheel to the right caused the line to swing around the card to starboard ; turning it to the left , around to port . Today , the course was southwest and our job ...
... line with the bow and keel , it was called the lubber line . Turning the wheel to the right caused the line to swing around the card to starboard ; turning it to the left , around to port . Today , the course was southwest and our job ...
Page 72
... lubber line swinging around the compass . Several times , with the Captain out of sight , Stavanger would mutter in a low voice , “ O.K. Now you take her . " At such times I would fix my gaze on the lubber line intent on its slightest ...
... lubber line swinging around the compass . Several times , with the Captain out of sight , Stavanger would mutter in a low voice , “ O.K. Now you take her . " At such times I would fix my gaze on the lubber line intent on its slightest ...
Page 88
... lubber line as it slowly swung around to starboard . As she continued to swing , I put the wheel back over to port to check her coming into the wind . Much to my horror , she still kept swinging and soon there was a great commotion ...
... lubber line as it slowly swung around to starboard . As she continued to swing , I put the wheel back over to port to check her coming into the wind . Much to my horror , she still kept swinging and soon there was a great commotion ...
Common terms and phrases
aboard afternoon aloft anchor Arapahoe Arapahoe's ashore asked Babuyan Channel boat bos'n bowsprit boys braced Brodie bulwark bunk buntlines cabin cadets called canvas capstan Captain cargo clewlines clothes crew dark deck door eight bells Ethel Zane eyes face feet Filipino Finn fo'c'sle fo'c'slehead footrope fore foresail forward furled galley gazing grey halyards hands hanging hatch hauled head heard heavy island Jimmie Johnny light looked lookout lower topsail lubber line Luneta Park mainsail Manila mast minutes mizzen Monongahela morning Moshulu night o'clock oilskins ordinary seamen paint Pape poop port rail rain ratlines rigging rolled rope royal Ryan sailing ship sailors San Francisco seamen second mate seemed ship's shouted shrouds side Skinner slowly soon starboard starboard watch started Stavanger staysail steamer stood Suddenly tack topgallant topsails turned typhoon upper topsail voice voyage weather wheel wind yard Yeah