Sentence examples for sailing arrived from inspiring English sources

But when the ship on which he was sailing arrived in Torbay, Napoleon was not allowed to leave.

A new wing sail arrived in Oakland on Tuesday on a container ship from New Zealand, and Oracle is expected to be sailing again by early next month.

In 1778, Joseph Banks, Cook's botanist on the voyage, presented evidence to the government on the suitability of Botany Bay for the establishment of a penal settlement, and in 1787 the first shipment of convicts set sail, arriving in 1788.

Four years ago, the United States sailing team arrived in Savannah, Ga., the Olympic sailing site for the 1996 Atlanta Games, with a seeming home-court advantage.

He rigged a sail and arrived eight hours later.

Setting sail, she arrived on 7 November and was detailed to assist in the Australian operations in Timor.

The Russian sailing squad arrive at Heathrow, along with 335 athletes with roughly three items of baggage each (Reuters/Paul Hackett) 4.58pm BST London Mayor Boris Johnson opened the Olympics media centre in the capital, enthusing to the assembled journalists his love for the city and its comparatively low murder rate.

HONOLULU ― Three years after setting sail from Hawaii using only the stars, the wind and ancient Polynesian navigation techniques to voyage around the world, the Hokulea, a traditional double-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe, has arrived back home on the island of Oahu.

Cartier sailed first, arriving at Quebec on August 23; Roberval was delayed until the following year.

He immediately sailed there, arriving on the morning of 6 July.

They then sailed south, arriving in Truk in early July where they restocked their coal supplies.