The sailmaker was the head man of the watch, and was generally considered most experienced seaman on board. From Wordnik.com. [Two years before the mast, and twenty-four years after: a personal narrative] Reference
The sailmaker was the head man of the watch, and was generally considered the most experienced seaman on board. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
Farther on, a sailmaker was working on his doorstep. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret in Holland]
“No, but the sailmaker lives up the coast from here.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Wilds]
“I had a good time meeting that old sailmaker today.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Unforgiven] Reference
Both men drank a silent tribute to the resilient sailmaker. From Wordnik.com. [The Unforgiven] Reference
She went to the sailmaker to order out a length of clean canvas. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Magic]
But pretty quick thinking. sailmaker wrote on October 17, 2007 5: 22 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | House GOPers Make Bid To Derail FISA Legislation] Reference
Our sailmaker, Rönne, was transformed into a-- well, let us call it tailor. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ From Madeira to the Barrier] Reference
Our sailmaker had no dogs of his own to look after; he had no time for that. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ From Madeira to the Barrier] Reference
Our sailmaker, Rönne, was transformed into a — well, let us call it tailor. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
I knew once a Scotch sailmaker who was certain, dead sure, there were peo - ple in Mars. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Darkness] Reference
It had been made by our able sailmaker, Rionne, and was of very thin windproof gabardine. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ At the Pole] Reference
You have to be an engineer, a rigger, sailmaker, a software engineer, a cook, a doctor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Sailing Sensation Ellen MacArthur Discusses Voyage Around the Globe - February 15, 2001] Reference
Our excellent sailmaker, Rönne, sewed forty-six sets of harness in the course of the month. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ On the Barrier] Reference
This was the more likely because he had had the sailmaker sew him an impressive set of clothes. From Wordnik.com. [Hokas Pokas]
Hope, a 28-year-old sailmaker, bragged from HMS Temeraire, which was in the thick of the battle. From Wordnik.com. [Trafalgar account is rare voice from below decks] Reference
February 18th, 2010 at 5: 43 pm linzloo08 brought to you by Kaiser Permanente says: sailmaker says. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft.] Reference
February 18th, 2010 at 5: 54 pm sailmaker says: linzloo08 brought to you by Kaiser Permanente at 328. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft.] Reference
"As soon as the race was over, we had our heads down a little bit," said Ogletree, a sailmaker from Houston. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. team takes silver in Tornado sailing race] Reference
He's content with his life, and is looking forward to a promotion to sailmaker at the end of his next voyage. From Wordnik.com. [We have a winner!] Reference
Hopefully the rest of America will wake up to the fraud that he is before they elect another moron. sailmaker wrote on September 21, 2007 1: 23 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Rudy: 9/11 Changed My Mind On Gun Control] Reference
Chase ordered a double rum ration, hung out a larger studdingsail that the sailmaker had stitched, and watched the Revenant on the north-western horizon. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Trafalgar]
Braithwaite's body was stripped and then placed in his sleeping cot and the sailmaker sewed a stretch of old, frayed sailcloth as a lid for the makeshift coffin. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Trafalgar]
Two of the best men in the ship, the sailmaker from our watch, and John, the. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
"Pearl, send some of the people aft, and get a spare square -- sail from the sailmaker, and". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Cringle's Log] Reference
They were as much puzzled as our old sailmaker was with the captain's instruments in the cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
They were as much at a loss as our old sailmaker was with the captain's instruments in the cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
He says wryly that last night would have been great if you were a sailmaker or a boatbuilder looking for work. From Wordnik.com. [ISAF News] Reference
Bitts, the carpenter, and Leach, the sailmaker, placed themselves beside the boatswain, as the Norwegian picked himself up. From Wordnik.com. [Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark] Reference
His next chance was with the carpenter and sailmaker, and he lounged round the after hatchway until the last had gone down. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
Two of the best men in the ship -- the sailmaker from our watch, and John, the Frenchman, from the other, worked the forecastle. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
I was interrupted by the sailmaker, who was sitting far enough forward to be able to see some distance past the luff of the sail. From Wordnik.com. [Turned Adrift] Reference
Then, the time having arrived for Cunningham to take a spell at the oar, he exchanged places with the sailmaker, and we again proceeded. From Wordnik.com. [Turned Adrift] Reference
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