A Daring Voyage Across the Atlantic Ocean: By Two Americans, the Brothers Andrews : the Log of the Voyage |
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... miles , more or less , according to the port of departure , and the passage always uncertain , and often stormy . Compared with much longer voyages - that to Australia , for example — the perils of crossing the Atlantic are far greater ...
... miles , more or less , according to the port of departure , and the passage always uncertain , and often stormy . Compared with much longer voyages - that to Australia , for example — the perils of crossing the Atlantic are far greater ...
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... miles in the first twenty - four hours from the start , after which she averaged fourteen knots an hour through- out the voyage . She encountered very heavy weather half way across , having several men washed overboard , and having to ...
... miles in the first twenty - four hours from the start , after which she averaged fourteen knots an hour through- out the voyage . She encountered very heavy weather half way across , having several men washed overboard , and having to ...
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... miles from a straight line drawn on the chart from Sandy Hook till she sighted the Needles . Passing this point on the afternoon of Christmas Day , she reached Cowes the same evening , completing the voyage from Sandy Hook in 13 days ...
... miles from a straight line drawn on the chart from Sandy Hook till she sighted the Needles . Passing this point on the afternoon of Christmas Day , she reached Cowes the same evening , completing the voyage from Sandy Hook in 13 days ...
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... miles west of Ushant , and that about half - past ten a cry of " Sail on the port beam ! " caused general excitement on board the " Sunbeam . " Every telescope in the yacht was brought to bear upon the stranger , and orders were given ...
... miles west of Ushant , and that about half - past ten a cry of " Sail on the port beam ! " caused general excitement on board the " Sunbeam . " Every telescope in the yacht was brought to bear upon the stranger , and orders were given ...
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... miles distant - would have been too long a job , nor , with the limited appliances on board the " Sunbeam , " was it possible to blow the " Carolina " up ; " and thus , " says Mrs. Brassey , " we were obliged to leave her floating about ...
... miles distant - would have been too long a job , nor , with the limited appliances on board the " Sunbeam , " was it possible to blow the " Carolina " up ; " and thus , " says Mrs. Brassey , " we were obliged to leave her floating about ...
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