What is "outsail"

Usage examples of "outsail".

I reckon our steamer can outsail anything the Yankees have got on the blockade.

But you have the long range Parrot, and I have no doubt you can knock her to pieces in your own time, since it has been demonstrated that we can outsail her.

Raven to outsail you, I was rude and ungentlemanly, and some of my forecastle habits came back to me.

They could outsail me, close-hauled, and clearly their best plan was to engage me on either side and board.

The Old Laughing Lady is a schooner that can outsail that fat old brig on any sea, in any weather!

If he lost any more ships, Nicholas was going to have to withdraw, and while he had no doubt he could outsail his opponent, the failure of his plan put a sour taste in his mouth.

It was emphasized by her slow speed - she was already down to double-reefed topsails so that she did not outsail the convoy.

We have these great ships that can outsail any enemy, and when we cannot avoid a battle, we have our weapons, terrible weapons indeed.

Under his command a schooner could outsail any other vessel on the water.

Captain Rombold could not help realizing by this time that the American-built vessel outsailed the English-built.

Of course it was possible that he might do so, and come into possession of the Bellevite, winch had outsailed him, and disabled his ship for a combat at longer range.

He then made all the sail he could, in the same direction, and soon outsailed the cutter.

The Mora, which no doubt was the best of the ships and had the best of the crews, had outsailed all the rest.

I was almost discouraged at the manner in which the Comet outsailed us, even though we cracked on all we had.

Nor was my own pleasure any less than theirs, for we had suffered no damage whatever in the encounter, and the Lively Lady had outsailed her bulky antagonist as readily as my little dog Pinky runs in circles around a cow.