Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 49 | 111 | View more quotes about both">Both vessels would, in this place and time, beach stern first, permitting a quicker return to the water. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 49 | 108 | "The Tesephone," I said. |
| 49 | 109 | The lighter ship would approach the shore first, stern forward, and discharge scouts to survey the beach. |
| 49 | 110 | If all seemed safe, the larger vessel, the fifty-oared Dorna, would follow. |
| 49 | 111 | Both vessels would, in this place and time, beach stern first, permitting a quicker return to the water. |
| 49 | 112 | The lightness and shallow draft of most Gorean vessels makes beaching and half-beaching possible. |
| 49 | 113 | Stakes and ropes are sometimes used as well to anchor ships in place, particularly 'round ships', which have somewhat broader beams than 'knife ships'. |
| 49 | 114 | This can be done, too, with knife ships, where the ebb and flow of the tides warrant such a precaution. |
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"The Tesephone," I said.
The lighter ship would approach the shore first, stern forward, and discharge scouts to survey the beach.
If all seemed safe, the larger vessel, the fifty-oared Dorna, would follow.
Both vessels would, in this place and time, beach stern first, permitting a quicker return to the water.
The lightness and shallow draft of most Gorean vessels makes beaching and half-beaching possible.
Stakes and ropes are sometimes used as well to anchor ships in place, particularly 'round ships', which have somewhat broader beams than 'knife ships'.
This can be done, too, with knife ships, where the ebb and flow of the tides warrant such a precaution.
- (Avengers of Gor)