These were the Hawaiian islands. Hawaii was an important port for American trade ships sailing between the United States and China.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

The stars turn into sea routes, which turn into sailing maps, which then form the shape of a ship.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

The Griffin was the one of the first sailing vessel on the Great Lakes and also among the first shipwrecks.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down,down, just like one of those poor,tired leaves."

VOA: special.2009.08.01

At a dinner party at his friends' house, a young woman asked him if he would be sailing home soon.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

Today,we tell about how people learned an important piece of information necessary for safely sailing on the oceans.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

The container ship,Maersk Alabama, was sailing through the Gulf of Aden to the port of Mombasa,Kenya, on the east coast of Africa.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

When people began sailing out of sight of land, sailors did not know how to tell where they were on the open sea.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

The men thought that most adults would need a bathtub larger than the boat they were sailing.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

She is honored for her great skill as navigator of the Flying Cloud, one of the fastest sailing ships the world has ever seen.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

By eighteen fifteen, five thousand chronometers were in use on ships sailing the world's oceans.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

They enjoy sailing and fishing, water skiing,swimming, or just sitting at the water's edge, daydreaming.

VOA: special.2010.08.30

The Flying Cloud had set a record for sailing from New York to San Francisco.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

If a ship was sailing in the middle of the ocean, a navigator could make mistakes using dead reckoning and no harm would be done.

VOA: special.2011.07.06

Still,there is one more important piece of nformation necessary for safely sailing the oceans.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

The world soon learned it was one of the fastest sailing ships ever built.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

Rudolf was sailing near a dangerous rocky place and closed to for hours away.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

And the nation whose flag it is sailing under must take action.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

She helped to guide one of the fastest sailing ships ever built.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

The ships had been sailing in the thick fog for twelve days.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

The Augusta,a boat carrying wood, was sailing south at high speed.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

The colonists,however, settled on Roanoke Island instead of sailing farther north.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

He spent time with his family, sailing on his beloved boat.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Another expression linked to sailing is batten down the hatches.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

Newsmen were told he was going sailing with his friend.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

One day,Rudolf was sailing from one town to another.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

He went sailing up until almost his final days.

VOA: special.2009.08.16