However six East Indiamen were sailing Self_motion to transit the Bali Strait on their way to China .

The French squadron , commanded Control by Contre-amiral Pierre César Charles de Sercey , had left Departing their base on Île de France in July , cruising Patrolling off Ceylon and Tranquebar before sailing Self_motion eastwards .

The action had strategic consequences : the Republican faction in Genoa was strong and they successfully barred Austrian reinforcements from sailing Self_motion to join Becoming_a_member the Allied garrison at the developing Siege of Toulon .

A French frigate force that had been raiding Attack British commerce off West Africa approached Self_motion and attempted to attack Attack a convoy of valuable East Indiamen , large and heavily armed merchant vessels sailing Motion from Britain to British India and China , two ships sailing Motion for Botany Bay , and a whaler sailing Motion for the South Seas ' whale fishery .

A French frigate force that had been raiding Attack British commerce off West Africa approached Self_motion and attempted to attack Attack a convoy of valuable East Indiamen , large and heavily armed merchant vessels sailing Motion from Britain to British India and China , two ships sailing Motion for Botany Bay , and a whaler sailing Motion for the South Seas ' whale fishery .

A French frigate force that had been raiding Attack British commerce off West Africa approached Self_motion and attempted to attack Attack a convoy of valuable East Indiamen , large and heavily armed merchant vessels sailing Motion from Britain to British India and China , two ships sailing Motion for Botany Bay , and a whaler sailing Motion for the South Seas ' whale fishery .

Acting on information from released prisoners Prison , Edward Cooke , captain of `` Sybille '' , was sailing Self_motion off Balasore when distant gunfire alerted Warning him to the presence of `` Forte '' on the evening of 28 February .

The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and `` Match Race '' in the sport of sailing .

The `` Paquete de Maule '' sailing Self_motion under the British colors in a vain attempt to avoid Preventing_or_letting capture .

At Boston , Captain James Lawrence took command Control of `` Chesapeake '' on 20 May 1813 , and on 1 June , put Placing to sea to meet Come_together the waiting Temporary_stay HMS `` Shannon '' , commanded Control by Captain Philip Broke , the frigate whose written challenge had just missed `` Chesapeake '' s sailing Self_motion .

In the face of the larger British squadron the Batavian force turned Motion away , sailing Self_motion southeast along the Norwegian coast with the British approaching Motion_directional from the south in an effort to cut Removing them off from the neutral Danish shore .

The French ships took Getting shelter at the heavily fortified Iles Saint-Marcouf , sailing Self_motion the following morning for the anchorage Placing at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue .

After the battle Hostile_encounter , Allemand was forced Motion to conduct repairs Recovering at Tenerife , sailing Motion again on 17 October , four days before the French Mediterranean Fleet was destroyed Destroying at the Battle of Trafalgar .

The French blockading fleet was under command Control of Henri d'Escoubleau de Sourdis , Archbishop of Bordeaux , and consisted both of sailing and rowing vessels .

The larger junks pursued Self_motion the British boats which were sailing Departing away after running low on ammunition , but the British re-engaged Hostile_encounter the ships after replenishing Supply their ammunition , and the Chinese retreated Escaping to their former position , ending Process_end the clash Hostile_encounter in a stalemate .

The Royal Navy was forced Request to suspend Process_end the sailing Self_motion of large convoys in Channel waters and close it to ocean-going vessels until more protection could be arranged Arranging , which took Conquering several weeks .

With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics , sailing has always been included Cause_to_be_included on the Olympic schedule .

The Sailing program of 1924 consisted Forming_relationships of a total of three sailing classes ( disciplines ) .

Despite a general warning Warning against small boats sailing , a ferry departed Departing Masbate and capsized Catastrophe due to the storm , killing 28 people .

In addition , one fatality occurred Coming_to_be when a man drowned Killing after falling Motion_directional off his boat while sailing Self_motion a river in Massachusetts .

On the evening of 23 March 1811 , `` Amazone '' left Departing Le Havre once more , sailing Self_motion west towards Cherbourg through the night .

Departing Departing from Brest on 13 December 1805 , it was 12 days before the Admiralty in London were aware of the French movements , by which time the French squadrons were deep in the Atlantic , one under Vice-Admiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues intending to cruise Self_motion in the Caribbean and the other , under Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez , sailing Self_motion for the South Atlantic .

The Dutch warships had orders Arranging to intercept Preventing_or_letting every ship Sending that was sailing Self_motion under the Venezuelan flag .

Two Allied fleets set Self_motion sail from Rangoon , with the Royal Navy 's Task Force 11 headed for Penang under Operation Jurist , while the larger British and French fleet sailing on to Singapore under Operation Tiderace. < ref name= '' JAPANESE SIGN THE SURRENDER OF PENANG ABOARD HMS NELSON ( 3/9/1945 ) '' > < /ref > The earlier liberation of Penang was intended to test Testing Japanese intentions as a prelude to the eventual recapture of Singapore and the rest of Malaya .

with his stores almost exhausted Expend_resource and the french ports east of the cape of good hope that could have offered Giving him replenishment Supply eliminated Removing , linois decided Deciding to return Arriving to france in january 1806 , and by march was inadvertently sailing Self_motion across the cruising ground of warren 's squadron .

The Ottoman forces Military_operation were sailing Motion westward from their naval station in `` Lepanto '' ( the Venetian name of ancient `` Naupactus '' , Ottoman `` '' ) when they met Come_together the fleet Military_operation of the Holy League which was sailing Motion east from Messina , Sicily .

The Ottoman forces Military_operation were sailing Motion westward from their naval station in `` Lepanto '' ( the Venetian name of ancient `` Naupactus '' , Ottoman `` '' ) when they met Come_together the fleet Military_operation of the Holy League which was sailing Motion east from Messina , Sicily .

several days after unloading Removing the cargo , while sailing Self_motion to cadiz for repairs , `` glorioso '' was attacked Attack successively near cape st vincent by four british privateer frigates and the ships of the line hms `` dartmouth '' and hms `` russell '' from admiral john byng 's fleet .