Sentence examples for Helm Wind from inspiring English sources

Dufton parish is one of the biggest in England, and is also the region of the Helm Wind.

This was probably caused by the airflow descending from the Pennines, an example of the local 'Helm' wind.

The Helm Wind of Cross Fell, North Pennines, is England's only named wind.

But this trip was a landmark for other reasons: steering in the dark required a feel for the helm and wind, and the lessons came together here.

When I got it right, the interplay between helm, sails, wind and waves made me feel part of the ship, and soon I was channelling the spirit of Jack Sparrow, grinning with the wind in my hair and a song on my lips.

Rugby League has a knack of producing a story and it seems almost serendipitous that the Sea Eagles will make the finals with Toovey at the helm and the wind at their backs.

Well, standing at the helm, bawling "ready about", the wind gusting (Force 8) under dark skies and sunlit rainbows down the Sound of Mull comes pretty close.

As a product of the particular landscape found at Cross Fell, the Helm is a true local wind, and a phenomenon that has come to assume great cultural as well as environmental significance in the region and beyond.

He had been, with Pete Greenhalgh, been trying for the 2012 slot in the 49er – Greenhalgh recently bought the Chinese Sanya Team boat back from Spain to the Hamble river for modifications ahead of the Volvo round the world race – but will be at the helm of the White Tiger AC45 wind-powered catamaran at the opening regatta for the America's Cup world series in Cascais at the beginning of August.

Mattel's stock has had a host of ups and downs during his time at the helm, with the price recently winding up almost exactly where it was five years ago, at around $17 a share.

By the second day, 10 hours of sailing later, the novice at the helm luffs up (turns into the wind) at Löic's command without hesitation, though "luff" was a word unheard of the day before.