We had to reef all three of our top-masts, also, to save the spars; after which we could only carry double-reefed topsails.
The brig was under close-reefed topsails, running free, at the time, and we found it necessary to haul up.
With these a vessel may be put under close-reefed topsails in a few seconds.
It was during the forenoon of February 21, just after a snow cloud had rushed past, the crew were both surprised and cheered to observe a barque a little on the starboard bow, heading north under two close-reefed topsails.
This day began with calm and thick fog, and ended with hail, snow, a violent wind, and close-reefed topsails.
The captain sent up the steward with a glass of grog to each of the watch; and all the time that we were off the Cape, grog was given to the morning watch, and to all hands whenever we reefed topsails.
The "Scourge," when we left her, was standing out to sea under single- reefed topsails.
We had not, however, stood on long under close-reefed topsails, when a furious blast suddenly struck her, and in one fell swoop carried away all our masts.
The canvas was taken in, until the ship was under closely reefed topsails.
The ship mercifully canted the right way under single-reefed topsails, topgallant sails, jib, and driver, and with a strong breeze stood out of the treacherous bay.
It blew so hard for the three succeeding days, that we could not carry more than close reefed topsails to it, and a reefed foresail.
Wore ship, and hove to, under close-reefed topsails on the starboard tack.
Reefed topsails, set the fore trysail with the bonnet off, and stood on a wind on the starboard tack to the S.
This day commenced with calm and thick fog, and ended with hail, snow, a violent wind, and close-reefed topsails.
There was nothing for it, therefore, but to let the two double-reefed topsails stand as they were, and blow away or not as fate might decide.
If we are not under double-reefed topsails to-night, say I'm no conjuror.
Another ten minutes, and then they were under double-reefed topsails, and the squalls were accompanied with heavy rain.
But towards the evening the breeze increased, and they were under double-reefed topsails.
The Josephine sped bravely before the gale, unmindful of the stormy billows blustering after her, her speed enabling her easily as yet to outstrip the rollers, although she was only scudding under close-reefed topsails.
Before morning the "Ranger" was ploughing her way through the ocean under close-reefed topsails, now rising to the summit of a sea, now plunged into the trough below.
Before night his predictions were verified, and the ship, under close-reefed topsails, was running on at the rate of twelve knots or more an hour.
Noon that day found us off Morant Point thrashing to windward under single-reefed topsails, with a sea running which every now and then made the frigate careen gunwale-to.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reefed topsails" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
