It was not until the cool of the afternoon that a light breeze sprung up to fill the sails of the White Dove, and press her gently on towards the coast of Cantyre.
In a light breeze, and with his hand on the tiller, he might have done very well; but this looped rope, to which he had to cling so as to steady himself, seemed puzzling.
Early in the morning, the fog cleared a little, and a light breeze sprung up from the northward.
Next day at sun-rise, after having stood off all night with a light breeze at S.
We continued to steer for it with a light breeze at east, till five in the evening, when we were stopped by a calm.
We stood in shore with a light breeze at east till sun-set, when we were between two and three leagues off.
Wind north, a light breeze, a large halo visible about the sun.
Happily, before we had reached it, a light breezeenabled us to turn the ship's head to seaward and we had the gratification to find, when the sails were trimmed, that she drew off the shore.
The ship again struck in passing over a ledge of rocks and happily the blow replaced the rudder, which enabled us to take advantage of a light breeze and to direct the ship's head without the projecting cliff.
At 9 Sprung up a light breeze at North, loos'd all the Reefs out, and set the Steering sails.
Southermost Land or South point of the Bay, having a light breeze at North-East, our soundings from 12 to 8 fathoms.
In the middle of the night, a heavy tornado came on; after which it continued to blow very hard from the eastward till noon, when the wind died away to a light breeze, and we had a very fine afternoon.
At daylight, we made all sail with a light breeze, for the harbour of Rio de Janeiro.
A fog rose from the cold surface of the tarn, and driven by a light breeze, drifted onto the shore.
Demo stood, disconsolate, listening to the quiet lap of the waves against the bow, the groan of taut hawsers, the gentle flap of furled sails in a light breeze.
After the gale had abated, we proceeded with fair weather and a light breeze to the Second Narrow, when the wind fell; but the tide being in our favour, we passed rapidly through.
At noon, we passed out of the sound, and steered for Charles Island, with a {238} light breeze in our favour.
I reached her outside the cove, and stood to seaward; but the day was too fine, there being little or no wind till dark, when a light breeze carried us out of the bay.
Seeing him and his friends seem quite contented, I pulled onwards, and, a light breeze springing up, made sail.
On the 27th, at nine o'clock in the morning, we got under sail with a light breeze at S.
The appearance was so strong that we doubted not it was there in reality, and tacked to work up to it accordingly; having a light breeze at south, and clear weather.
This was succeeded by a light breeze at west, with which we steered east, under all the sail we could set, meeting with many ice islands.
A light breeze blowing on shore wafted the three vessels gently along the smooth surface of the bay.
A light breeze, of sufficient force to enable the vessels to manoeuvre, was blowing; but the surface of the ocean was as placid as a lake in summer.
Morning dawned bright and clear, with a light breeze blowing, that broke into ripples the surface of the land-locked bay.
The day was clear and warm, with a light breeze blowing.
The weather continually alternated from a dead calm to a light breeze: the wind frequently shifted, but I had no strength left to attend to the sail--the boat was abandoned to its own guidance, or rather to that of the wind.
When I went out the next morning, I found that the weather was beautifully fine, the water smooth, and only rippled by a light breeze.
It was a beautiful morning, the water was smooth, and merely rippled with a light breeze, and the sun shone bright.
At length a light breeze sprang up from the westward; but though strong enough to fill her sails and send her slowly gliding over the mirror-like surface of the water, it had not the power of blowing away the mist which hung over it.
Happily the ebb just then made, and a light breeze sprang up and blew down the harbour.
Thus for nearly an hour and a half was the contest carried on, when a light breeze sprang up, which placed the schooner to windward.
We had a light breeze, and at once began to beat up after them.
The weather was delightful, and we sailed on over the calm ocean with a light breeze.
One morning, as we were slowly moving along with a light breeze, on soundings between Cape Henry and Cape Hatteras, a large loggerhead turtle was seen a short distance to windward, motionless, and apparently asleep on the water.
And what was remarkable, after the first ten days, the brig leaked as much in a light breeze and a smooth sea as in rough weather.
Thus equipped, the Wasp stood out to sea with a light breeze, just as the moon rose on the coral reef and cast a shower of sparkling silver across the bay.
A few seconds later, the sails were swelled out by a light breeze, and the schooner moved through the water at a rate which seemed scarcely possible under the influence of so gentle a puff of air.
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