the windlass; and now I
discount uggs for women hoisted the mainsail, peak and throat, at the same time. It was a
clumsy way, but it did not take long, and soon the foresail as well was up and
fluttering. 'We can never get that anchor up in this narrow place, once it has left the
bottom,' I said. 'We should be on the rocks first.' 'What can you do?' she
asked. 'Slip it,' my answer.
discount ugg boots 'And when I do, you must do your first work on the
windlass. I shall have to run at once to the wheel,
and at the same time you must be hoisting
the jib.' This maneuver of getting under way I had studied and worked out a score of
times; and, with the jib-halyard to the windlass, I knew Maud
ugg boots discount outlet was capable of hoisting that
most necessary sail. A brisk wind was blowing into the cover, and, though the water was calm,
rapid work was required to get us safely out. When I knocked the shackle-bolt loose, the
chain roared out through the hawse-hole and into the sea. I raced aft, putting the wheel up.
The Ghost seemed to start
cheap uggs online into life as she heeled to the first fill of her sails. The jib was
rising. As it filled, the Ghost's bow swung off, and I had to put the wheel down a few spokes
and steady her. I had devised an automatic jib-sheet which passed the jib across of
itself, so there was no need for Maud to attend
uggs discount to that; but she was still hoisting the jib
when I put the wheel hard down. It was a moment of anxiety, for the Ghost was rushing
directly upon the beach, a stone's throw distant. But she swung obediently on her heel into
the wind. There was a great fluttering and flapping of canvas and reef-points, most welcome
to
discount uggs for women my ears, then she filled away on the other tack. Maud had finished her task and come
aft, where she stood beside me, a small cap perched on her wind-blown hair, her cheeks
flushed from exertion, her eyes wide and bright with the excitement, her nostrils quivering
