• Torn Sails is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Milton Rosmer, Mary Odette and Geoffrey Kerr. It was based on the...
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    the coast of Mexico. A 7.3 m (24 ft) sailboat had suffered damage with torn sails and had been drifting for five days. Once the sailor was located, he was...
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    beached on the southern bank and careened to make repairs to the hull. Torn sails and rigging were also replaced and the hull scraped free of barnacles...
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    square sails, with the foremast and mainmast having three staysails, and the mizzen, a spanker, summing up 27 dacron sails with a total sail area of...
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  • and realized he had to drop the sails before he could go back for his friends. As he left the helm to drop the sails, a deviation of the ship's course...
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    crossing were reported to be in a poor state of repair with frayed ropes, torn sails and defective rudders. There was no proper quay for landing and delays...
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    Wales. Ynysoer (National Eisteddfod winner, 1894) A Welsh Singer (1896) Torn Sails (1897) By Berwen Banks (1899) Garthowen (1900) A Welsh Witch (1902, republished...
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    extensive questionnaire to yacht owners seeking comment on suitability of storm sails, adequacy of radio communications and suitability of CYCA's standard safety...
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    (representing a tomb), ropes (for lowering the body), broken mast and torn sail (shroud) have been cited for symbolic meanings. By contrast, the boat...
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    Originally boasting over 900 seats, its first screening was a double bill of Torn Sails and The Iron Stair. The venue became the main place of entertainment for...
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