Small-boat sailing; an explanation of the management of small yachts, half-decked and open sailing-boats of various rigs; sailing on sea and on river; cruising, etc (1902)
Knight, Edward Frederick, 1852- [from old catalog] · New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 285
portof Medina, on the opposite Arabian coast, and wassailing under the Turkish flag. She was discharg-ing a cargo of dates which she had brought fromYembo. She carried a crew of twelve men, negroesand Arabians of the Hedjaz. 268 CRUISES ON LATEEN-RIGGED CRAFT I came to terms with the Arab merchant,… … -^^ —~=-its- El Hamdi Dhow. favouring wind ; for I knew that, should it shiftto the southward, a fortnight or more might beoccupied in beating down the coast. The skipper,therefore, set to work to discharge the remainderof his caurgo as rapidly as he could, and in a fewhours the dhow was at my…
Sailing
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
