| Plus if you notice in the description, the Herreshoff cat ketch has full battened sails, definitely not furlable around the mast. |
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| The Swan 36 comes with a fully battened mainsail and roller furling genoa as standard equipment. |
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| The big dogs are battened down in the kennel and the only means of air are some holes big enough for my hands to go through. |
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| Schools often do not have windows but instead have large open frames that can be battened down during storms. |
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| They sat on the open deck, using a battened hatchway as a table, and feasted on fresh produce purchased on the quay. |
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| The other boats of Kilthan's convoy floated ahead and astern of his own, nuzzling the docks, hatches battened down, and a peaceful sense of expectancy hovered about them. |
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| Residents in Bermuda battened down and cruise ships scrambled out to sea yesterday as powerful Hurricane Fabian headed toward the mid-Atlantic island with 120 mph winds. |
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| Cuba battened down for what could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the island in living memory and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. |
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| Fifth, Dorothy goes to the storm shelter, but its doors are already battened down. |
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| Sampans are often rigged for sailing with a single battened Chinese lugsail. |
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| It uses a unique thermoformed, battened back shell and anatomically shaped shoulder straps to support the spine for unequalled back support. |
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| The airline has postponed delivery of some Airbus planes it has on order, but capital spending was already battened down. |
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| In addition, most of its hatches had been battened down, suggesting that the crew had prepared the ship for winter before departing. |
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| Early sunshine departed, and while brimming the tank with petrol we battened down Dizzy's roof. |
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| All covers could be battened down, however the two smaller covers were not secured. |
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| What is new and unknown is at first perceived as an annoyance, and the hatches are battened down. |
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| In fact, I agree with the hon. member's position that the threat of violence has battened Saddam Hussein right down, which has been a good thing. |
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| Decolam's system results in perfectly even walls and can be installed on metal supports or battened concrete walls. |
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| Winches, windlasses, ropes, gear boxes, ground tackle and other topside equipment should be out of reach, battened or otherwise secured. |
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| Very good craftsmanship and materials are evidenced in the building's vertically battened siding and purged concrete foundation wall. |
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| Shopkeepers battened their steel doors and people rushed for home. |
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| I battened down my kitchen and ants venturing inside seemed stumped. |
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| Also recommended for conventional fully battened mainsails with ball bearing cars in order to avoid the mainsail to be dropped too fast and potentially damage the cars. |
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| Turkey pulled out this week, but all of Iraq's six neighbours, bar Syria, have battened down the hatches, and vowed to block off the escape routes. |
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| And as Keys huffed and puffed in the windy conditions, the Ravens battened down the hatches to close out a deserved win. |
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| The African air is soft and warm and the body, battened down for a European winter exults in the warmth, luxuriating in the unexpected awakening of the senses. |
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| The proven lazy-jack system simplifies the furling of the mainsail considerably and makes it possible for a small crew to take advantage of a battened sail without requiring much effort when reefing the sail. |
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| A mainsail fully battened of 7.50 m2, a jib of 2.4 m2 and a spinnaker of 8.6 m2make the Topaz Tres a wonderful boat of pleasure and power for sophisticated sailors. |
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| Yellow weather warnings remained in place across the country today as people battened down the hatches against the cold. |
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| They vary greatly in size and there are significant regional variations in the type of rig, however they all employ fully battened sails. |
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| Does the PROFURL system allow to use a fully battened system? |
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| Everyone was summoned to the port to begin a very long day, loading the ship and ensuring everything was battened down ready for it to continue on its journey. |
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| Their parents soon become the most ingenious babyproofers alive, and live, for these hectic two years, in houses that are battened down like ships. |
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