sail
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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
What to Do: Book a sunset sail aboard the Schooner Eleanor in Kennebunkport or spend an afternoon browsing Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Portland.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Three infected people died on the cruise ship that set sail from Ushuaia in the southern Argentine Tierra del Fuego province on April 1.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The cruise ship set sail from Belfast on 8 May, before heading to Liverpool the next day.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
This boat was plain and simple, with no sail or outrigger, and, as it moved closer, Razi saw it had some strange lettering etched on the side.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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