We sailed a fifty foot long yawl through the islands of the Caribbean. From LearnThat.org.
No human skill could prevent the water from combing in over the gunwales; and when the danger was passed, the yawl was a third filled with water. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Tier] Reference
And depending on the number of beers you've had or just how close to Austin you really are it comes out "yawl" anyway leaving the punctuation completely ambiguous. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the Snark Behind the Curtain] Reference
He crept down the bank, watching with all his eyes, slipped into the water, swam three or four strokes and climbed into the skiff that did "yawl" duty at the boat's stern. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4.] Reference
The tender was immediately sent on shore after the yawl. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791] Reference
By a united effort we got the yawl to the edge of the surf. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
Old before-time yawl boat, carry eight oar, four to each side. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2] Reference
A part of our stern and the yawl at the davits, had gone together. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824.] Reference
On the 5th I sent Lt. Hayward with 25 men in the schooner and yawl to. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791] Reference
Lt. Hayward was sent on shore in the yawl to examine the S.W. island. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791] Reference
This feenisht up wi 'a terrific yawl; an' Sandy dived doon in ablo the claes. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
They now began to cast searching glances at us, and at every thing in the yawl. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
But when least in expectation of it, he saw the yawl close at hand, at five in the afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Of it we made a main-sail; and of an old piece of canvas, that had been a sail to a yawl, we made. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Anticipating a scene, I had four yawl-boats hauled across the swamp, to the reach of the river below. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The six men referred to manned the yawl and scow, volunteering for this difficult and hazardous duty. From Wordnik.com. [The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876] Reference
It took but a few moments to enable us to reach the spot where the yawl lay, hauled up upon the beach. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
Besides this, two men were missing, while three had been seriously wounded by a shot that sunk the yawl. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
As the launch neared the mouth of the river a yawl-rigged craft with an auxiliary engine had just entered it. From Wordnik.com. [Dick in the Everglades] Reference
The anchor was scarcely dropped fairly, before the yawl-boat was under the stroke of the oars, and Picton and I. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
We jumped in the cab, which drove off rapidly, and in a minute we reached the dock, where the yawl was waiting. From Wordnik.com. [Sweetapple Cove] Reference
The request was obeyed as I threw myself into the yawl, cut the rope, and, alone, sculled the skiff to the slaver. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
The yawl had hardly received the first impulse in the direction of the ship, when the report of fire-arms was heard. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
An old seaman one day watched him handle a fishing yawl in a heavy storm and thought he could never weather the squall. From Wordnik.com. [How the Flag Became Old Glory] Reference
James Mackay, master; he immediately promised to take us on board, and hoisted out his yawl, it then blowing very fresh. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
Therefore they rowed as quickly away as possible from among them, and bent all their care to the management of the yawl. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
In the Wicomico river, near its mouth, we seized a small yawl containing five men and one woman, who were on their way to. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After] Reference
We scrambled on board, the trunk was tumbled in, and before the yawl was half way up to the davits we were steaming away. From Wordnik.com. [Sweetapple Cove] Reference
Captain Nicholls having put it into his hat, distributed it equally, calling for those in the yawl to receive their share. From Wordnik.com. [Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.] Reference
The "claim made by your yawl" refers to a claim for salvage made by the company of beach men (of which Posh was a member) owning a yawl. From Wordnik.com. [Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"] Reference
This was finally agreed upon, the wind being so moderate that the same person could steer the yawl and manage the sail without difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
We got as far aft as possible, to lighten the bows; a huge wave broke upon the ledge, and drenched us with spray, but the yawl still grated upon the coral. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
"I can't help believing that they see or suspect more, in regard to her, than appears to us," said Morton, "or they would not fail to make an attempt to recover the yawl.". From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
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