Sentence examples for sailed ahead from inspiring English sources

In the second lead change on the leg, Barker sailed ahead and built a safe advantage.

When it turned green, she placidly sailed ahead and out of sight.

In another mistake, Price was penalised in race five for a right-of-way violation and Spain sailed ahead to win the gold.

At Jutland Caroline was part of the force that sailed ahead of the main fleet to establish the position of the German battleships.

"Peter sailed ahead, took it seriously, thought about it, and in that six-hour time scale had managed to solve it, had written it up and presented it," said Michael Fisher, a friend from Kings.

The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country in the world, and accounting for almost all of the turbines erected in European waters this year.

If he took Tanzania's helm, the country might sail ahead.

Besides stimulating interest in sailing ahead of the America's Cup, the new regattas form part of the training and preparation for it.

Nathan Outteridge, the skipper of Sweden's Artemis Racing, fell overboard during a tack in the third race of the America's Cup challenger finals on Bermuda's Great Sound on Saturday, allowing Emirates Team New Zealand to sail ahead and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-nine series.

While other temples to commerce worldwide are facing declining sales, this British flagship is sailing ahead, with figures at a time of financial chaos showing increases over 2008 — which was already "our best year ever," said Paul Kelly, the chief executive of Selfridges.

It was smooth sailing ahead.