Her two masts leaned a trifle backward; she carried brigantine, foresail, storm-jib, and standing-jib, and was well rigged for running before the wind; and she seemed capable of brisk speed, which, indeed, she had already proved by gaining several prizes in pilot-boat races.
Llevaba cangreja, mesana, trinquete, foques, cuchillos y botalones, y podía aparejar bandola para tiempo en popa. Debía marchar maravillosamente, y de hecho había ganado ya muchos premios en las carreras de barcos pilotos.