When the furling was done, the two bearers grasped the corpse more tightly, drawing closer.

Mainsail furling is almost never used while racing because it results in a less efficient sail profile.

Emergency furling is fast and simple.

In this case, even the furling of the Phad is signalled by the blowing of conches.

Mainsail furling has an additional disadvantage in that its complicated gear may somewhat increase weight aloft.

Roller furling is most commonly encountered on foresails, such as jibs, with mainsails a distant second.

The young man from Grissom finished the remote furling of the starboard mainyard stuns'l with a genuine flourish.

Small mechanical sounds announced the furling of their sail, the boom's folding, and the withdrawal of the telescoping mast back into its housing.

Battens are included within the sail, usually used to extend the roach but also to aid its furling and are found most notably in Chinese junks.

At a nod from the First, Honninscrave ordered the furling of the sails, the anchoring of the dromond beyond the northern reefs.

Some sailors consider this approach safer than in-mast furling, since the sail can be lowered and flaked in the traditional method, in the case of mechanical failure.

Modern sailboats often combine reefing and furling of sails, as shown in fully furled Genoa headsail of the Bavaria 36 in the image at right.

Amidst the bawling and the singing of the seamen, they heard the orders given for the furling of the sails, as slowly the ship drew nearer to the entrance.

Roller furling is a method of furling or reefing wherein a sail is rolled around a stay or rotating spar.

Short-handed sailing is accommodated by electric furling on the Hood Stoway mast, Sea Furl headsail, and electric Lewmar sheet winches.

Dressed in short net shifts covered with sparkling crystal beads, the dancers perform choreography that is governed by curved, parallel body lines, spiraling motion and the furling of one dancer into another.

Sidrachuil took to the air first, but with a twist of his tail and the furling of one wing, slid to the side to let the other, smaller dragons make for Dravothrak first.

The writers later went on to state that although we have seen Furling technology and the Furling legacy, no actual Furling has ever appeared on the show.

Mr. Hertz designed the house to resemble a ship, and he used steel-cable railings and hardware from the Furling and Rigging Corporation, of Newport Beach, Calif., which also supplies sailboat manufacturers.

He understood that today's evolution entailed much furling of sails, resetting of yards, and eventually a tack and a close pass by Drache followed by a new course and a long fall to the inner system.

The merchant ship leading the centre column let fall her courses again, as if in response to the signal, and was followed by her next astern, but the other merchant ships were still busy furling, obviously ignoring the order.

Sails were set and furled three times over, just for practice.

He seemed at first happy, and then his brow furled a little.

The water of the strait furled against the rock at her feet.

She furled her wings and slid back down into the bed.

The sails had been furled to the yards at the time.

And then the women came, my mother carrying the Flag, furled upon a long staff.

The ends of the leader are then finished to hold the leaders furl.

A mattress was furled up next to the burning chair.

The small scars on his face seemed to furl into nodes.

The yard was raised with the sail furled about it.

The flag must always be allowed to fall free and never displayed furled.

The other common type of furling system is for the mainsail.

Janet's mouth twisted and furled as she thought for a moment.

When we're close enough to harbor, furl in all sails.

I had on a cloak and it was slightly furled as by a wind.

The bed was turned down, the curtains were furling slowly in the breeze.

There was not enough room that high to allow him to fly, so he kept his wings furled.

We had talked about maybe furling it for the journey."

His eyebrows furled, and then relaxed, as he seemed to recognize Took.

But by this time of year everyone with any sense has furled his sails."

"She's gone down several inches since they furled the topsail."

Another figure appeared at the head of the stairs, tall and strong, with his wings furled.

In the meantime the rest of the sails were being neatly furled.

Then he furled his wings somewhat and glided back to ground.

Due to the weather conditions it was not possible to furl all the sails.