set sail
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Rob Donald and his 19-year-old daughter Freya set sail from New South Wales, Australia in March 2025, heading for Norway.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The intrepid pair will then set sail for the Netherlands, then on to Norway.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The Mentor had set sail from New Bedford, Mass., the whaling capital of the United States, in July 1831, with a complement of 21 men led by Capt. Edward Barnard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel, which set sail on April 1 from Argentina on a course across the Atlantic Ocean until the outbreak of the rare rodent-carried disease.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
By 1914, when Endurance set sail from London, dependable and accurate chronometers were every skipper's constant companions.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
