We had several spare yards, and two or three large spars of wood, and a spare topmast or two in the ship; I resolved to fall to work with these, and I flung as many of them overboard as I could manage for their weight, tying every one with a rope, that they might not drive away.
Teníamos varias vergas, dos o tres palos y uno o dos mástiles de repuesto en el barco. Decidí empezar por ellos y lancé por la borda los que pude, pues eran muy pesados, amarrándolos con una cuerda para que no se los llevara la corriente.