Douglas Reeman: Sailing

Douglas Reeman was British author. Explore interesting quotes on sailing.

Douglas Reeman: 80 quotes0 likes

“As the wind and quarter-sea had mounted the Indomitable, big though she was, had seemed to bound from trough to trough like the lion she followed, sail and spindrift pouring from the bulging canvas like tropical rain.”

For My Country's Freedom, Cap 6 "Cross of St George"

“…the American's upper yards and punctured sails rose above the fog of gunfire like a cliff.”

For My Country's Freedom, Cap 11 "Like Father, Like Son"

“No wonder the lookout was amazed. There were deozens of them, some moored in pairs, others, possibly gun-brigs or bombs, anchored separately, a veritable armada of small ships […. ] and there they were, like a phalanx of Roman soldiers on the march, six lines of small vessels under sail. In the bright glare even the pendants and ensigns looked stiff, like lances.”

A Tradition of Victory, Cap 7 "The Secret"

“There she was, Beer's Unity, with almost every sail set and filled so that she appeared to be leaning forward into the surging spray beneath her beakhead. The huge broad-pendant straight out like painted metal, a picture of naval strength at its best.”

For My Country's Freedom, Cap 17 "And For What?"

“The French man-of-war was small and agile, and from the deck of the fishing boat looked as big as a frigate. She was carrying so much sail it made Browne feel that their own boat was unmoving …”

A Tradition of Victory, Cap 13 "No Fighting Sailor"

“Released from the land Indomitable heeled over to the thrust of canvas and rudder, the sea almost brushing her lee gunports while she came about, sails thundering as fore and mainsails were hauled and beaten into submission.”

For My Country's Freedom, Cap 5 "Indomitable"

“Now he could see the difference. One hundred and eighty feet overall, and of some fourteen hundred tons, her broad beam betrayed that she had been built originally for the line of battle. Her sail plan had changed little, he thought. With a wind over the quarter she would run like a deer if properly handled.”

For My Country's Freedom, Cap 5 "Indomitable"