10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORECOURSE»
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forecourse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
forecourse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Lives, Our Fortunes: Continuing the Account of the Life ...
The forecourse burst its gaskets and the sail dropped. An explosion caused by
Struan destroying the mine heads? A coalition of doomed colliers exploding
simultaneously? Frost searched desperately for the long boat now under Caleb ...
2
Chambers's information for the people
the foremast there are, or may be, five squaresails, each with its own yard, the
foresail or forecourse, foretop-sail, foretopgallant, royal, and skysails. The Fig. 3-
smaller and higher ones are only used in very light winds. All these sails can be ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers,
1884
3
Chambers's information for the people, ed. by W. and R. Chambers
the foremast there are, or may be, five squaresails, each with its own yard, the
foresail or forecourse, foretop-sail, foretopgallant, royal, and skysails. The Fig. 3-
smaller and higher ones are only used in very light winds. All these sails can be ...
Chambers W. and R., ltd, William Chambers, Andrew Findlater,
1874
The ship was sailing under topsails and jibs, and with only the great forecourse
hiding the sea ahead of the bowsprit. It was strange to feel so chilled, when within
hours the sun would be back to torment them, to add to whatever else lay in ...
5
Bound Down for Newfoundland: The Log of a Young Seaman on ...
This way the wind wouldn't take the forecourse off the deck. It took three people to
bear the ship away and to keep it from "broaching. Just as we headed downwind,
a soft wave crashed over the stern, driving water up through the rudder hole ...
6
The Built-Up Ship Model
The tacks, as the ropes by which the forward corners of the courses, forecourse
and maincourse or foresail and mainsail, as they were termed by some sailors,
led, in the case of the main, in a similar way through a sheave in the bulwark
abaft ...
Forecourse lifts 36. Forecourse yard tye 62. Deadeyes and lanyards Running
Rigging 19. Jib downhaul and lizards 20. Fore staysail downhaul and lizards 21.
Jib halliard 22. Fore staysail halliard 23. Jibshcets (double) 24. Fore staysail
sheet ...
8
The life of sir Martin Frobisher
His own ship now was unmanageable ; and, through her failure to obey her helm,
a second ship fell foul of her, carrying away her bowsprit, halyards, and
forecourse. De Valdez at once sent a messenger to the Duke of Medina,
informing him ...
Frank Jones (vicar of St. Paul, Forest Hill.), Martin Frobisher (sir.),
1878
Meantime the watch below came on deck, and the barque was divested of all but
her two square topsails and forecourse. The aspect of the heavens grew blacker
and blacker to leeward, while the sky in the west was clear and bright, and the ...
10
AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP THE LAW OF STORMS BY MEANS OF FACTS. ...
... barometer not falling until 5 p.m., when it went down suddenly 6"'; ship then
under reefed forecourse and close- reefed main-topsail ; top-gallant-yards and
mast on deck, jibboom and mizen-topmast housed ; at midnight, took in
forecourse.
LIEUT-COLONEL W. REID,
1850
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORECOURSE»
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Sunk: The Incredible Truth About a Ship That Never Should Have …
The crew pulled in all but the forecourse, a large forward sail crucial for holding a position and maintaining stability, and changed their heading ... «Outside Magazine, Feb 13»