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When a sailing date of March, 1845 was finally established, Palfrey made sure that the Negroes would have comfortable quarters in New Orleans and aboard ship.
When sailing close to the wind the force generated by the sail acts at 90 ° to the sail.
When sailing downwind, the sails no longer generate aerodynamic lift and airflow is stalled, with the wind push on the sails giving drag only.
When Turner was 26, he entered sailing competitions at the Savannah Yacht Club and competed in Olympic trials in 1964.
When the Canal was finished in 1825, Governor Clinton opened it, sailing in the packet boat Seneca Chief along the Canal into Buffalo.
When this order was completed the British fleet had formed a single line of battle, sailing in a southerly direction on a course to pass between the two Spanish columns.
When Belisarius eventually returned to Italy, Procopius relates that " during a space of five years he did not succeed once in setting foot on any part of the land ... except where some fortress was, but during this whole period he kept sailing about visiting one port after another.
When the Argonauts were sailing past the Sirens, he was the only one to not resist the charm of their singing and swim off to them.
When Wood died, he left a bequest to Tulane University on the condition that it preserve and display his sailing boat, the Nydia, for 99 years.
When he woke up on April 5 in Fort Jay Hospital on Governor's Island, he had missed his sailing for Europe and was under suspicion of deserting.
When racing, the above skills need to be refined and additional skills and techniques learned, such as the application of the " racing rules of sailing ", boat handling skills when starting and when rounding marks, and knowledge of tactics and strategy.
When running ( sailing nearly directly downwind ) in a sloop, one may ' jibe ' only the mainsail to the opposite side of the boat.
When the wind direction crosses the centerline of the boat, without jibing, the point of sail is referred to as " by the lee " When sailing " by the lee " the outer edge of the mainsail is facing slightly into the wind.
When sailing directly downwind, unintentional jibes can also occur ; diligent helmsmanship is required to prevent " by the lee " conditions and keeping clear of the boom sweep is advised.
When sailing in high winds, a small boat or dinghy can capsize shortly after a jibe due to helmsman error ( loss of direction control, or suddenly rounding into the wind too far ) or tripping over the centerboard.
When sailing ships arrived, what are now known as the Leeward Islands were down wind, or " in the lee of the wind " to them.
When steamships came into being, they could carry less cargo, size for size, than sailing ships.
When his children were young, Wharton enjoyed taking them rowing and sailing about the harbor.
When not traveling to research the exotic backgrounds for his novels, Bagley enjoyed sailing, loved classical music and films, military history, and played war games.
When used in sailing and various other applications they are called cringles.
Down East, The Magazine of Maine explains the origin of the term in New England: " When ships sailed from Boston to ports in Maine ( which were to the east of Boston ), the wind was at their backs, so they were sailing downwind, hence the term ' Down East.
" Ruhge concluded, " When Major Garnett laid out the seal, he included a number of sailing ships and on the middle left side of the seal he also drew in a steam bark.
When General Howe arrived in the outer harbor of New York, the ships began sailing up the undefended Narrows between Staten Island and Long island on July 2, and started landing troops on the undefended shores of Staten Island that day.

When and upwind
When the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by a whale in 1820, the captain opted to sail 3000 miles upwind to Chile rather than 1400 miles downwind to the Marquesas because he had heard the Marquesans were cannibals.
When racing, a middle crew is relied upon for trimming the spinnaker downwind and has boat balance as a primary responsibility upwind.

When and apparent
When we turn to Aristotle's ideas on the moral measure of literature, it is at once apparent that he is at times equally concerned about the influence of the art.
When it became apparent that Johnson would lose his seat, an effort began by ally George W. Jones to put forward Johnson's name for governor.
When Costas was first hired by NBC, Don Ohlmeyer, who at the time ran the network's sports division, told the then 28-year-old Costas that he looked like a 14-year-old ( a story that Costas would recite during an appearance on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien when O ' Brien commented about Costas ' apparent inability to " age " normally ).
When exposed to sunlight, artificial light, or infrared radiation ( even the heat of a hand nearby can be enough ), the vanes turn with no apparent motive power, the dark sides retreating from the radiation source and the light sides advancing.
When Stephen's son and heir apparent Eustace died in 1153, the king reached an accommodation with Henry of Anjou ( who became Henry II ) to succeed Stephen and in which peace between them was guaranteed.
When it became apparent that there was no route through the heart of the continent, attention turned to the possibility of a passage through northern waters.
When the extreme danger intrinsic to nuclear war and the possession of nuclear weapons became apparent to all sides during the Cold War, a series of disarmament and nonproliferation treaties were agreed upon between the United States, the Soviet Union, and several other states throughout the world.
# When labeling is a conscious activity, the described person's individual merits become apparent, rather than their stereotype.
When the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany became apparent after the Second World War, the consensus within the world community was that the United Nations Charter did not sufficiently define the rights it referenced.
When the true size of the fleets became apparent, Graves assumed that de Grasse and de Barras had already joined forces, and prepared for battle ; he directed his line toward the bay's mouth, assisted by winds from the north-northeast.
When, after an absence of fourteen months, Cyprian returned to his diocese, he defended leaving his post in letters to the other North African bishops and a tract " De lapsis ," and called a council of North African bishops at Carthage to consider the treatment of the lapsed and the apparent schism of Felicissimus ( 251 ).
When such dissemination happens, the limitations of the original naming convention, which had formerly been latent and moot, become painfully apparent, often necessitating retronymy, synonymity, translation / transcoding, and so on.
When reactive elements supply or absorb reactive power near the load, the apparent power is reduced.
When Enos returned at the start of the fifth season the pair both served as deputies and shared the same patrol car for five episodes before Cletus disappeared ( his last appearance being in the episode " Big Daddy "), said to have gone on vacation, never to return ( until 1997's Reunion movie after Enos ' apparent return to California after the series ).
When it became apparent in 1756 that the fort was too far to the west of the lake, the French constructed an additional redoubt to the east to enable cannon to cover the lake's narrows.
When it became apparent that Western countries would not supply Egypt under financial and military terms acceptable to it, Nasser turned to the Soviet bloc and concluded a satisfactory armaments agreement with Czechoslovakia in September 1955.
When it was apparent that the drug was wearing off, Robert-Houdin returned his son to his upright position.
When the Creditanstalt of Austria failed in 1931, the global deficiencies of the Smoot – Hawley Tariff became apparent.
When it became apparent that his supporters were not going to be able to return to Virginia, Dunmore retreated to New York.
When it became apparent that a mob of 14, 000 people was preparing to attack, the royal family was forced to leave Rambouillet and, on 16 August, embarked on packet steamers provided by Louis Philippe, to the United Kingdom.
When it arrives it becomes apparent it has previously converted the rest of its spare mass into a vast fleet of remote-controlled warships numbering in the area of 80, 000 units.
When he designated his son as heir apparent ( in contravention of the principle of fraternal succession established by Huhanye ), Bi, the Rizhu king of the right, refused to attend the annual meeting at the chanyus court.
When his elder brother, Francis, died in 1536 after a game of tennis, Henry became heir apparent to the throne.

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