Sentence examples for sail facing from inspiring English sources

The crest is a sloop under full sail facing left, "denoting Albany's supremacy at the head of the sloop navigation of the Hudson River".

For a solar sail directly facing the sun in a bound orbit, the Poynting Robertson effect decreases its orbital speed, thereby causing it to slowly spiral towards the sun.

I felt the blessing of millions of ancestors who sailed west, faces turned toward America.

Domus Casa Del Hombre (mc2coruna.org/domus, daily 10am-7pm, entry €4, €2 concs) is an interactive museum of the human body, in a srtiking sail-shaped building facing Riazor bay.

Less than an hour later, nine warships had sailed into positions facing the fort.

Sit facing the sail near the centre of the boat (close to the centre thwart if it has one) and closely observe the sail for catching wind.

Shift your body entirely across the boat and sit facing the sail on the other side if the wind shifts and the boom comes across, or if you choose to tack and the boom comes across.

It hasn't been smooth sailing; this year Arena was facing a $1.3bn budget cut but this was commuted to a smaller but still significant $500m.

You don't get stronger by sailing through life without facing obstacles.

Grab the boom and slide it onto the sail, the holes for adjustment facing down.

When I once shared this metaphor with an audience, a gentleman said, "You know, when the keel matters most is when you're sailing upwind, when you're facing difficulty". Experiencing and expressing negative emotions is really part of the process for flourishing, even or especially during hard times, as they help us stay in touch with the reality of the difficulties we're facing.