Sailing south from New York with 19 ships of the line, Graves arrived at the mouth of the Chesapeake early on 5 September to see de Grasse's fleet at anchor in the bay.

Sailing ships can only carry a certain quantity of supplies in their hold, so they have to plan long voyages carefully to include many stops to take on provisions and, in the days before watermakers, fresh water.

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Sailing ships were built in Quincy for many years, including the only seven-masted schooner ever built, Thomas W. Lawson.

Sailing ships from the Tall Ships ' Race visited the river in August 1984, which helped bring patronage to 250, 000 over four days, a level unseen for forty years.

Sailing ships had been inexpensive and could be built from local timber.

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Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Reid, after Sailing Master Samuel Chester Reid.

Sailing ships, however, due in part to variable winds and currents in the strait, generally preferred the Drake Passage, as they had more room to maneuver there.

* Lyon, David ( 1993 ) Sailing Navy List: all the ships of the Royal Navy, built, purchased and captured, 1688-1860.

This page from a Sailing Directions assists the navigator by providing pictures and descriptions of a harbor approach. The term Nautical publications is used in maritime circles to describe a set of publications, generally published by national governments, for use in safe navigation of ships, boats, and similar vessels.

Sailing ships in particular were used as a trademark.

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Sailing ships are frequently put in the way of difficult conditions, whether by storm or combat, and the crew frequently called upon to cope with accidents, ranging from the parting of a single line to the whole destruction of the rigging, and from running aground to fire.

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Sailing before the wind from the right are the Spanish ships, identified by the flags with a red cross.

Sailing ships continued to be an economical way to transport cargo on long voyages into the 1920s.

Sailing ships do not require fuel or complex engines to be powered ; thus they tended to be more independent from requiring a dedicated support base on the mainland.

Category: Sailing ships

Category: Sailing ships

Category: Sailing ships

Category: Sailing ships

The information from many ships about individual voyages was compiled ashore and later became what today is still published by England, a 3 volume set complete with charts titled " Sailing Directions for the World ".

Buys Ballot's law first appeared in early versions ( prior to 1900 ) of Bowditchs ' American Practical Navigator and other publications written to assist in passage planning and the safe conduct of ships at sea and is still included today both in Bowditch and in Sailing Directions ( see following reference ) as an item of practical reference and information.

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Many revolution-themed songs, such as " Ode to the Motherland ", " Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman ", " The East Is Red " and " Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China " were either written or became extremely popular during this period.

Subsequent singles were " Boy on the Run ", " Smooth Sailing " and " Into the Night ", which did not reach the top 50.

Three new artworks were added to the college courts and gardens in the summer and autumn of 2008: " Sailing into the future " by Philip de Konig, " Conversing Figures " by Christophe Gordon-Brown and " Finback " by Ben Barrel.

Sailing scows have significant advantages over the traditional deep keel sailing vessels that were common at the time the sailing scow was popular.

Sailing scows were popular in the American South for economic reasons, because the pine planks found there were difficult to bend, and because inlets along the Gulf Coast and Florida were often very shallow.

Concord and Ryde Sailing Club was based in King George V Park until construction of the second Ryde Bridge required its demolition, after which the club premises were relocated to Kissing Point in Ryde.

Forty-four yachts competing in a state title heat being held at the Largs Bay Sailing Club were struck by a violent thunder squall that lashed and wreaked widespread destruction across the city of Adelaide and surrounding districts.

The inaugural 2007 British Nationals were won by Steve Cockerill, principal of Rooster Sailing.

34 entries competed for the 2009 British National Championships which were won by John Emmett of Weir Wood Sailing Club.

Sailing beyond Seas and When Sparrows build in Supper at the Mill were among the most popular songs of the day ; but they share, with the rest of her work, the faults of affectation and stilted phraseology.

Sailing vessels were pushed into narrower and narrower economic niches ( see disruptive technology ) and gradually disappeared from commercial trade.

Additionally, the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, Rocket to the Moon, Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules, Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches, Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, Rafts to Tom Sawyer Island, and Jungle Cruise – all previously " D " rides – were upgraded to " E ".

His premises were next door to Ranelagh Sailing Club, and he designed the Merlin Rocket and his National 12 designs there.

Once again, the Ottomans were arranged in 3 lines abreast: Sailing ships, then galleasses, then galleys.

The songs " Tentai Kansoku ", " K ", " Sailing Day ", " Karma " and " Mayday " were later used in the musical arcade game by Bemani in GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, Jubeat, Reflec Beat Limelight and Pop ' n Music.

Some wooden captain's gigs were quite large and were powered by sail, such as the French Captain's Sailing Gig @ 1918, Brest France.

Sailing aboard his flagship HMS Torbay, Norris was present during the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly when Shovell and four of his ships were lost, claiming the lives of nearly 2, 000 sailors.

Sailing ship fleet ( Jones ): ( Only the first 3 were built as warships )

The reservoir is home to an enthusiastic sailing club ( www. chelmarshsailing. org. uk ) whose refurbished facilities were opened by the Princess Anne in 2004, Chelmarsh Sailing club encourages people of all ages to learn to sail, it has an expanding fleet of modern sailing boats which are suitable for people of all ages and abilities.