The Stockton was sent over to the United States in April, 1839, under sail, and was sold to the Delaware & Raritan Canal Company.
Under sail, with a moderate breeze, this ship is said to have sailed about three knots, and to have steamed five knots.
Should the wind shift a few points more to the westward, we might manage it under sail, but in our present circumstances the only thing to be done is to keep the ship before the gale," observed the master.
There was a small boat ahead of each raft, under sail, and with men in it to tow the rafts in the required direction.
The light squadron then passed them, except the little Algerine, which could not follow the rest under sail, and therefore brought up a little astern of the Admiral's ship.
The Blenheim had likewise been towed into a good position by the Sesostris, but the Blonde and Modeste were enabled to go in under sail with a light breeze.
PLATE III Represents a clockwork Torpedo, as prepared for the attack of a vessel while at anchor or under sail, by harpooning her in the larboard and starboard bow.
Is a bird's eye view of a ship of the line, either at anchor or under sail, and the Torpedo boats rowing on to the attack.
I'd been brought up under sail; and a steamer to me was nothing but a new-fangled usurper of the ocean, a thing to be sneered at, and to be outsailed when possible.
This was the last night they would be under sail, and Philip stirred not from the deck, but walked to and fro, anxiously waiting for the morning.
This, under sail, would move quickly through the water, and be manageable so as to enable them to steer a course.
There was one professional subject, "Naval Fleet Tactics" under sail, which at the end of my time shone forth with a kind of sunset splendor, the dying dolphin effect curiously characteristic of the passing period in which we were.
Our next destination was Madagascar; to reach which, under sail, it was necessary to run well to the eastward, in a latitude farther south than that of Cape Town, before heading north.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "under sail" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
