the wind had shifted and risen during the night , and in confusion beckett had put them on the wrong heading and neglected to reef the main and mizzen : ordinarily his mistakes were corrected by the more experienced sailors , who would cough meaningfully until he hit upon the right order to give , but more anxious to avoid the ghost and stay out of the rigging , no one had on this occasion given him warning , and now the allegiance had been blown far north out of her course .