sailmaker

IPA: sˈeɪɫmeɪkɝ

Examples of "sailmaker" in Sentences

The sailmaker was the head man of the watch, and was generally considered most experienced seaman on board.
He's content with his life, and is looking forward to a promotion to sailmaker at the end of his next voyage.
The sailmaker was the head man of the watch, and was generally considered the most experienced seaman on board.
It may seem strange for a sailboat to be sold without sails, but the selection of a sailmaker is a personal choice.
The Japanese murderer, whom I have mentioned before, had been a sailmaker on board the Arthur Sewall ships, and he told me that the probable sailing course would be by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
The fine weather continued all through the hours of darkness, and during the boatswain's and carpenter's watches the wind gradually freshened up, until by three o'clock, when Chips called the sailmaker to relieve him, the boat was buzzing merrily along at a speed of between six and seven knots; but after that the wind began to soften rapidly away again, until at length, when the sun swept into view above the eastern horizon, we scarcely had steerage way, and half an hour later it fell a flat calm.