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Updated: June 13, 2025
"And I'll confess that Captain Craigie's story knocks the wind out of my canvas. Who'd have looked for a garbled story of our misfortunes to outsail us? However, " he shook his head and brushed away all such anxieties, "time will tell. Now, gentlemen, to our accounts." Before we had more than got well started, I heard a voice on deck that brought me to my feet.
"No," said the admiral, "we shall not change our course." Put the signs of land again brought reviving spirits and new hope to the men, and again the three ships try to outsail one another in the race for the first discovery. The Nina suddenly fired a salute signal of land but the land did not appear.
"Bokes was a stupid fellow, drunk whenever he could obtain liquor, and could remember very little of what he heard on board of the steamer. But you have the long range Parrot, and I have no doubt you can knock her to pieces in your own time, since it has been demonstrated that we can outsail her."
Her log records her exploits in such entries as these: "Passed a ship under double reefs, we with our royals and studdingsails set.... Passed a ship laying-to under a close-reefed maintopsail.... Split all three topsails and had to heave to.... Seven vessels in sight and we outsail all of them.... Under double-reefed topsails passed several vessels hove-to."
I had provided all the naval fixings before, realizing that we would probably have to use them some time, and that's all there is to it." "Well, Elsa, I'll say this that I don't believe that there was ever a schooner built that could outgame and outsail this one. She's a wonder!" For a while they talked of trite and inconsequential things.
Divine Providence had surely given him into their hands; but just as they began rowing might and main, a fresh wind ruffled the water. The Golden Hind spread her wings to the wind and was off like a bird! Drake knew no ship afloat could outsail his swift little craft; and the Spaniards had embarked in such haste, they had come without provisions.
"If she has the reputation of being a very fast vessel, very likely she believes that she can run away from us," suggested Mr. Blowitt. "As I don't believe the vessel floats that can outsail the Bellevite, I shall give her time to get well away from the port before the screw turns again," said the captain. "Mr. Passford," called he a little later.
Soon we saw the studding sails and all kites come down by the run and her yards braced up sharp on the same tack as ours. We also hauled by the wind. At sunrise she was four points on our weather bow, distant about four miles. We soon perceived that she could outsail our brig and if the wind held would escape. Gradually she drew away from us until she was hull down.
"If these light airs hold they may overhaul us, because they can spread so much more cloth. But if the westerly freshens and it nearly always does in the afternoon I can outsail the Gull. I can drive this old tub full sail in a blow that will make the Gull tie in her last reef." "I don't like it when it's rough," the girl said wistfully. "But I'll pray for a blow this afternoon."
We are inclined to turn our heel upon the East, upon the watershed, upon the gates of the wind, and to go the smooth road. We are even precipitate, and whip our way faster on the time-killing course than the natural event would take us. It is not enough that we should run helplessly, we outstrip the breeze and outsail the current with the ease of our untimely luxuries.
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