I would gladly work our way into the offing in this mode, three or four leagues," he said, "by which means we might make a fair wind of it.
Six hours on this course, and we make a fair wind of it.
But the relief to landsmen is so great, in general, in meeting with a fair wind at sea, that few are disposed to quarrel with its consequences.
As the days went by, the season became more favorable for a chance to clear the strait with a fair wind, and so I made up my mind after six attempts, being driven back each, time, to be in no further haste to sail.
Difficulties, however, multiplied all about in so strange a manner that had I been given to superstitious fears I should not have persisted in sailing on a thirteenth day, notwithstanding that a fair wind blew in the offing.
At this place I filled a barrel of water at night, and on the following day sailed with a fair wind at last.
The men went tumbling off the poop to man the braces, and in a few minutes we were making a fair wind.
This idea detained me on deck longer than I had meant to stop, as I thought it would do me no ill service if I should be the first to report a fair wind to the skipper, and show myself smart in getting the hands up.
Captain Findlay, Who foretold a fair wind Of a constant mind; For he knew which way the wind lay, Bravo!
Captain Findlay, Foretold a fair wind, Of a constant mind, For he knew which way the wind lay!
As soon as we got a little away from the land we had a fair wind, and in six hours' sailing reached the entrance of the Watelai channel, which divides the most northerly from the middle portion of Aru.
This series of contrary winds and bad weather ever since we started, not having had a single day of fair wind, was very remarkable.
Getting before a fair wind we were soon in the Bay of Biscay, where we encountered a short though very severe gale of wind.
With a fair wind we ran along the coast of Holland, and spoke several English, French and Dutch fishermen.
With a fair wind we proceeded down Lough Foyle, and as we rounded Molin Head, set studding sails, and steered down the north channel through the Irish Sea, running near to the Irish coast.
When I had thus appeased heaven's anger, I raised a barrow to the memory of Agamemnon that his name might live for ever, after which I had a quick passage home, for the gods sent me a fair wind.
This we therefore did, and a fair wind sprang up which gave us a quick passage during the night to Geraestus, {29} where we offered many sacrifices to Neptune for having helped us so far on our way.
I will also give you clothes, and will send you a fair wind to take you home, if the gods in heaven so will it--for they know more about these things, and can settle them better than I can.
We had a fair wind, and nothing worthy of note occurred on the passage, till we made the entrance of Smyrna harbour, in the outer port of which we dropped anchor.
The coastguardman had a fair wind of it, and was going a good eight knots when he passed us; but just at the top of the hill, as we were exposed to the full strength of the gale, we did not forge ahead at more than about one knot.
Had she been bound to the eastward, the weather was not so bad at that time as to have prevented her scudding before it, which she undoubtedly would have done under such circumstances, making a fair wind of it.
Seeing that nothing could be done here, Zichmni set sail to the eastwards with a fair wind; and after six days sail, we came in sight of land, which we found to be a very good country, with an excellent harbour.
From Mascat the ships take their departure for India, and first touch at Kaucammali, which is a month's sail from Mascat with a fair wind.
It was just getting dark when a fresh breeze of fair wind sprung up.
A light air of fair wind springing up, we got under weigh at a few minutes before 8, and stood on to the northward, the ebb tide again running with us.
We had a strong gale of fair wind, which helped us along amazingly; but as we could easily reach Fort Hope in another night, and as we had abundance of food, we encamped at 3h.
On the 13th June, after bidding farewell to our kind friends at York, and receiving a salute of seven guns and three hearty cheers, we set sail with a light air of fair wind.
As the anchor dropped, Nelson called out emphatically, "I will fight them the moment I have a fair wind.
On the 19th of April," he afterwards wrote bitterly to St. Vincent, "we had eighteen ships of the line and a fair wind.
The mate then joined us, and amongst us all gained our point, so that soon after we had a fair wind again.
We had a fair wind until we came upon the banks of Newfoundland.
They sailed with a fair wind, having waited for it, and were soon out of sight of land; but it did not hold.
She ran for six days before a fair wind, and on the afternoon of the sixth they made land on the starboard bow.
They waited about at the river's mouth for a fair wind, then set all sail and ran before it northerly along the coast.
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