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... side of the Atlantic . In 1866 the great ( 6 ocean yacht race " came as a new surprise , Three vessels contested this race , the " Henrietta , " the " Fleetwing , " and the " Vesta , " the two former being regular schooner - built keel ...
... side of the Atlantic . In 1866 the great ( 6 ocean yacht race " came as a new surprise , Three vessels contested this race , the " Henrietta , " the " Fleetwing , " and the " Vesta , " the two former being regular schooner - built keel ...
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... side , though two degrees farther north , being closed with ice even in winter ? But while the Gulf Stream has this benign influence on the climate of Europe , it has often a disastrous effect on the atmosphere of the ocean . Captain ...
... side , though two degrees farther north , being closed with ice even in winter ? But while the Gulf Stream has this benign influence on the climate of Europe , it has often a disastrous effect on the atmosphere of the ocean . Captain ...
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... side of the record . Let it be remembered that now on an average there is a steamer starting from an American or European port every day in every year . Thus , after all , the percentage of losses is not great , and the risks 34 A ...
... side of the record . Let it be remembered that now on an average there is a steamer starting from an American or European port every day in every year . Thus , after all , the percentage of losses is not great , and the risks 34 A ...
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... sides . There is not room for a grown man to turn over in her little cabin . The Andrews brothers were compelled to keep their wet clothes on day after day , and their sleep was always broken . Sometimes they did not rest at all for a ...
... sides . There is not room for a grown man to turn over in her little cabin . The Andrews brothers were compelled to keep their wet clothes on day after day , and their sleep was always broken . Sometimes they did not rest at all for a ...
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... sides the Atlantic . The papers in fact were all very profuse with both illustrations and articles , and the brothers modestly said , " We unite in humbly thanking the press of the world for the courtesy that has been extended towards ...
... sides the Atlantic . The papers in fact were all very profuse with both illustrations and articles , and the brothers modestly said , " We unite in humbly thanking the press of the world for the courtesy that has been extended towards ...
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