straight sailing

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After these antics, I decreased the extent of the possible change in the form of wing-surface, so as to allow only straight sailing or only long curves in turning.

From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles

After sixty-eight days of quick and straight sailing, with no sight of land, they fell in with the Philippine Islands, and on 3rd November with the famous Spice Islands.

From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)

Then it was straight sailing down the Bay, past the mouths of the Rappahannock and York, and finally, into the James.

From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam

Then all is straight sailing, as you say, papa.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

And with the exception of the Rink and Five Finger rapids, which don't amount to much, so I have heard, we'll have straight sailing.

From To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon by Stratemeyer, Edward