The Cruise of the KateAcademy Chicago Publishers, Limited, 1870 - 165 pages The author, in 1869, decided to sail single-handed around England in the 23-foot Kate, choosing the "most difficult" route he could think of, on account of its powerful tides. This detailed account brings to life the condition of small-boat sailing more than a hundred years ago. |
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anchor anchorage Ardglass ashore astern attempt Beachy Head beat becalmed boat Boscastle bowsprit Bridlington buoy cable calm canvas carried Channel chart coast coaster compelled course Coverack cruise dangerous deck dingy distance Donaghadee east fact fathoms feet Filey fishermen flood fresh gale harbour hauled head headland heavy hoisted instantly Kate keep Kingstown lamp land Land's End lash lifeboat light air lightship Lundy Island main-hatch mainsail Middleton miles Milford mizen morning nearly night north-east overboard paddle Padstow passed Pentire Point pier Pilot Book port race Ramsgate reef riding light roadstead rocks rope round sail sands Sennen Cove ship shore side Skomer Island Southampton Water Southwold squalls starboard steamer steered strong breeze thing tide tideway took vessel voyage Wainfleet weather Wicklow Head wind windward yacht yards yawl
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Page 156 - ... 80 Haec ubi dicta, cavum conversa cuspide montem impulit in latus; ac venti velut agmine facto qua data porta, ruunt et terras turbine perflant. Incubuere mari totumque a sedibus imis una Eurusque Notusque ruunt creberque procellis 85 Africus et vastos volvunt ad litora fluctus.
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Page 114 - Cyclopea saxa experti : revocate animos, maesturaque timorem mittite : forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit. per varies casus, per tot discrimina rerum tendimus in Latium ; sedes ubi fata quietas 205 ostendunt ; illic fas regna resurgere Trojae. durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis.
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Page xvi - I am convinced that unless a small vessel, especially an open one, can be got into harbour before the sea becomes very heavy, there is more safety in keeping the deep water and in not attempting to approach the land at all ; where, owing to shallow water or currents, the sea will generally be found more dangerous.
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