Sentence examples for sailing fleet from inspiring English sources

From the 19th century until World War II, Mariehamn served as the centre of a sailing fleet engaged in grain trade with Australia.

Because the economy of the Netherlands was booming in the 17th century, thanks to a sailing fleet that could bring gold from the Americas, spices from Asia and carpets from the Ottoman Empire, there was a surge in the number of middle-class Dutch who could afford to buy or commission works of art.

A new Olympic slate of classes for 2016, proposed last fall by the International Sailing Federation, or ISAF, has turned the traditional sailing fleet on its head in the hope of attracting young viewers and higher television ratings and created a sort of X Games for sailing.

The stories I enjoyed writing this year were about the Harbor 20 sailing fleet, the Newport Beach High Point Series and the Balboa Angling Club.

They existed to make sure that capital was available when it was needed, whether it was to outfit sailing fleets for an voyage or plant seeds for next year's grain harvest.

Matthew C. Perry of the United States sailed a fleet of gunships into Edo (now Tokyo) Bay and forced the Japanese to allow U.S. merchants into their country.

The next year, they sailed a fleet of DIY rafts down the Hudson.

Villeneuve decided to sail the fleet out before his successor arrived.

Morard de Galles planned to sail his fleet from the French naval fortress of Brest under cover of darkness, on the night of 15 16 December.

Sixteen boats will be sailing in B fleet.

Ancient records told of Persian fleets sailing the Southeast Asian seas but no wrecks had been found, until the Belitung dhow.