- 1814.
Enterprise was
compelled to
jettison most of her guns in
order to
outsail her
superior antagonist. The brig
reached Wilmington,
North Carolina, on...
-
along with her 97
bales of best cotton. The bark had not been able to
outsail Royal Yacht but her
second cutter,
after a hard 6--hour chase,
placed the...
- sail propulsion. The Baden-Baden
crossed the
Atlantic in 1926. It
could outsail normal schooners under moderate to
heavy winds, but was destro**** by a...
-
could and
threw everything possible overboard. This
allowed their ships to
outsail the
English squadron. The
Dutch squadron thus
escaped due to Evertsen's...
- 38-gun
frigate HMS Sybille,
which gave
chase and
which Surcouf managed to
outsail by
throwing eight guns overboard,
along with
various other implements....
- Zalm had been able to
withdraw to Cochinchina.
Dutch vessels were able to
outsail the
pursuing Chinese ships by
sailing close to the wind,
since European...
- when they
engaged the
Royal Navy's 28-gun
frigate Fox,
which tried to
outsail her
American enemies. Han**** gave
chase and soon
overhauled Fox, which...
- crew
easily took
Dawson to
safety at Savannah, Georgia. Wasp
managed to
outsail her pursuer;
after sailing through a
hurricane that cost her both her masts...
- the
Marine Royale, the
French navy.) When it
appeared that he
could not
outsail the
French vessels,
Wilson ordered his
companions to form line of battle...
-
evolved along with
practical craft. Even
today some
primitive vessels can
outsail modern sailing yachts when
running before the wind with
their standard...
