On most of theyawls I have handled there has been good cause for this.
On small boats a single topping lift is all that is needed, but on yawls and ketches, where the main boom is inboard and short, two lifts are better.
On yawls with gaff-headed mizzens the mast is frequently too short; consequently the head of the sail cannot be kept in place.
She was the first material advance both in size and speed in the cutter class, and with the improved yawls made it hot work for the schooners in the mixed races.
These yawls took many prizes from the schooners in the schooner and yawl races, as well as in the mixed matches.
In those days it was the practice to class schooners and yawls together simply from the fact that both had two masts, and without reference to their relative sailing powers.
The schooners continued well to hold their own against the cutters and yawls in the regattas of the season.
The yawls were sent on shore to ground and look out.
I sold one of the yawls to the Lieutenant-Governor and the longboat and the other yawl to the Commander of the Remberg, the ship in which we embarked.
One of the yawls was on shore at the time, and the long boat was landing near her with an empty cask.
At 4 the two yawls returned with a quantity of cocoanuts and Lt.
I then steered for the Duke of York's island which we got sight of at noon on the 6th June, and in the afternoon the tender and two yawls were sent on shore to examine the coast.
The Ships hearing this Fire, sent immediately theYawls and Long-Boats well mann'd.
The Yawlsand Long-Boats now arrived, and being guided by the Noise, reinforced their Companions, put the Traytors to Flight, and brought off their dead and wounded.
A short while after some yawls were going to the haddock fishing from Dalby.
When little evening came, the yawls would be drifting south with the flood tide, north with the ebb, passing and repassing the strand of Lag-ny-Keilley.
Things became so black for the women and children at home that one old, old man, Illiam Quirk, who had not gone to sea for many years, said he would go with one of the yawls to see for himself.
Before this I had been collecting, from St. Louis and Chicago, yawls and barges to be used as ferries when we got below.
The Henry Clay was set on fire by bursting shells, and burned up; one of my yawls picked up her pilot floating on a piece of wreck, and the bulk of her crew escaped in their own yawl-boat to the shore above.
Daley drew the two yawls close together with a boathook, and he and Dave were face to face.
Gerstein had escaped during the night, taking the best equipped of the small yawls with him.
A Purse of £30, to be sailed for by yawls from all parts; of not less than 45 feet in length, manned by the beachmen engaged in saving life from shipwreck.
A purse of £20, to be sailed for by yawls from all parts, of not more than 45 feet in length, manned by beachmen.
The following yawls competed as under:— Came in H.
Three of the pilot yawls were soon manned and put off, to visit the wreck to ascertain whether there were any persons on board, and if so, to render whatever necessary assistance might be in their power.
A signal being thrown out by one of the yawls that there were persons on the wreck, the life boat was got out and manned with the utmost expedition.
The yawls therefore, in their effort to reach the ship, were carried far from land,—and daylight drew to a close before the men were aware of their situation.
At seven o’clock one of the yawls through great danger, reached the shore, and this left no doubt as to the loss of the other, in which was James Cullingham, and another Pilot.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "yawls" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
