"Lateen sail" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and fell, and roared and foamed about us, but they lifted us no more, neither did they wash us off the decks as we clung to the rigging; for the stout short mast, upon which the lateen sail was hoisted, had not been carried away. We remained where we were till morning, every one holding on, and not communicating with each other. As the night wore away, so did the gale decrease and the sea subside. The waters now gradually ...
— The Privateer's-Man - One hundred Years Ago • Frederick Marryat |
