The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.
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William Falconer Quote
“In the time of battle the hammocs, together with their bedding, are all firmly corded, and fixed in the nettings on the quarter-deck, or whereever the men are too much exposed to the view or fire of the enemy.”
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