head sea

They lost only around ten percent speed in a head sea or with the rudder hard over.

They were both very wet in a head sea.

They were nevertheless very maneuverable and lost little speed in a head sea.

The Charlemagne-class ships did not function well in a head sea.

The forecastle shipped excessive amounts of water in a head sea.

The wind hauled ahead with a head sea.

Stan's voice came over the loudspeaker as we left the quay and headed sea wards.

She was very maneuverable, but she handled poorly in a head sea.

They were excellent heavy-weather ships, perfectly able to cope with a "head sea."

The winch was old, and the strain of the jumping head sea was too much for it.

They lost speed only slightly in a head sea, but lost up to sixty percent in hard turns.

A bad head sea was being pushed along by a wind which originated in the Aegean and got worse-tempered every mile.

Many times these Trade winds blew as strong as a gale but out of a clear sky and kicked up a big head sea.

The Calypso stretched along under all working sail, pitching slightly in the head sea, as though curtsying.

In service, Rochambeau proved to be very wet and threw up a lot of spray in a head sea.

After the harbour pilot had left the ship the combination turned southwest and headed towards the Kvarken in heavy head seas.

This evolutionary design made it possible to be driven in head sea without the usual slamming which occurs with conventional destroyers of the time.

The male turtle headed sea snake, Emydocephalus annulatus, provides an interesting case study because of their unique scales.

She's bucking a head sea.

Sisiutl are frequently depicted as a two headed sea serpent or snake with a human-like head (and hands) in the middle of the body.

The ships were highly maneuverable and had a tight turning radius, and only lost slight speed in a head sea.

And finally, as on that night of a heavy head sea, there could be no more uncomfortable place than a hammock slung fore and aft.

Their shallow draft made them unstable and their short hulls tended to bury the bow when operating in a head sea.

A head sea sprang up, tossing the minecraft about and straining moorings and hose lines.

The two carriers' dash eastwards into the head seas developed into a race, the ageing Constitution losing by only a short head.