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The vessel has righted and become buoyant by the sacrifice of masts and rigging.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 57, NO. 355, MAY 1845VARIOUS
Red tongues were shooting out forward, as if to grasp the rigging of the fore-mast that still stood untouched.
RAN AWAY TO SEAMAYNE REID
The most unreliable portion of a yacht's rigging is the ironwork.
ON YACHTS AND YACHT HANDLINGTHOMAS FLEMING DAY
Their clothes would not dry when taken off and hung upon the rigging, so impregnated was the atmosphere with moisture.
OCEAN'S STORY; OR TRIUMPHS OF THIRTY CENTURIESEDWARD ROWLAND
Having set up their rigging, they went out again toward the latter end of the month.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, VOL. 1DAVID COLLINS
All this day employ'd repairing Sails, Rigging, Watering, etc.
CAPTAIN COOK'S JOURNAL DURING THE FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLDJAMES COOK
The only vessels now available were small fishing smacks, not unlike in form and rigging to the craft of the early vikings.
THE RISE OF THE DUTCH KINGDOMHENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON
A fellow that couldn't run all over the rigging would be in a bad way.
THE ROCK OF THE LIONMOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
The music came over the icy waters accompanied by the moan and shriek of the wind through the rigging with unearthly weird effect.
THE ROOT OF EVILTHOMAS DIXON
He might superintend the rigging under the direction of Sir Evelyn.
THE SMUGGLER'S CAVEGEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM

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