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In the preliminary maneuvres Galatea secured the better position , and crossed the line to windward , though but one second ahead of Mayflower , going over at 10.56.11 , and Mayflower at 10.56.12 . Both were on the starboard tack ...
In the preliminary maneuvres Galatea secured the better position , and crossed the line to windward , though but one second ahead of Mayflower , going over at 10.56.11 , and Mayflower at 10.56.12 . Both were on the starboard tack ...
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Columbia was going the faster , and coming down across the line she passed ahead of Shamrock . This gave Capt . Sycamore the chance he had planned for , and hauling his boat sharp on the wind , he came out on Columbia's weather quarter ...
Columbia was going the faster , and coming down across the line she passed ahead of Shamrock . This gave Capt . Sycamore the chance he had planned for , and hauling his boat sharp on the wind , he came out on Columbia's weather quarter ...
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Haff so nursed and steadied her that headway when going out of stays , she made fewer with all her faults he drove her fast enough after tacks , and was easier in the seaway . the Columbia to make the latter's followers shiver ...
Haff so nursed and steadied her that headway when going out of stays , she made fewer with all her faults he drove her fast enough after tacks , and was easier in the seaway . the Columbia to make the latter's followers shiver ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
CONTRACT LETTER FOR BUILDING THE AMERICA | 4 |
VOLUNTEER AND THISTLE ON THE INSIDE COURSE OF THE | 8 |
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