Ferrymen's Voyage

With the sail and rigging in place it was just about time to set sail. as he readied himself for the voyage ahead he heard the gentle footsteps of another.

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A Vixen's Luck

I knew it meant trouble as soon as the cry went up: "sail in the west!" it could have been another merchant ship, of course, something innocuous.

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Skylands: the Scorpion Spear, Part One - “Saeldrin”, Chapter Nine: Barriers And Beyond

The fluyt bucked and pitched, sending marek toppling into snapped ropes and tattered sails. he caught a fistful of fraying sail lines and stopped himself from going over the edge. looking up, he saw the top third of the mast start to snap.

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Rage of the Sea

sail your ships and mark your charts. sail to the ends of the earth until dark. travel by moonlight. travel by starlight. travel until you can no longer keep your eyes open. past the edge of the earth and beyond.

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The Tail of Thorns - Prelude (Rewrite of Mixed Tale - Violence)

The pirate ship turned its sails eastward and made its way back to its home port. so ended the trade between the two empires on the 63rd of fall, 205 p.d.

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The Call of the Wretched Sea, Chapter 1: An Eye

Horn still lit up, beads of sweat formed on her head, the mare teleported to each of the yards for each sail, testing the durability of the masts and sails themselves.

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003 Vermilion Dragon

More efficient long-thread peruvian cotton sails, iron scantlings, copper hull-plating from michigan, stuff like that.

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The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 2

As they sailed, a ribbon of light appeared amidst the waves, like a trail running beneath the waves. it shone fiercely orange and penetrated even the darkest of the waves, becoming brighter as they sailed towards the coast.

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Splintered Light - Prologue, Pt 2

"we're rigging for a lateen sail. we need it for the way the wind is blowing." it was an argument ash-moon didn't feel was necessary to have. if the rigger needed to change the sails then the rigger needed to change the sails.

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Seekers: Chapter Eleven: Small Revelations

I was never really into sailing, but it felt odd to be sailing from the stern of the ship, and not the very front. luckily, the interior of the ship was low enough for me to look over, and barely see the actual surface below us.

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Free Traders: Shipping Out

sails however allowed some of that to be redirected. sails i found are made out of a strange silken cloth that catches magic like the terrestrial canvas sails catch wind.

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