The two 25 foot cutters were kept ready for action, slung out on davits, they could be swiftly lowered, perhaps to retrieve a man who fell overboard, or to turn the ship round if the wind was light and it got stuck in irons as it tacked.
Zona ezi zikhitshana zimbini zibude buziinyawo ezingama-25 zazigcinelwa intshukumo, zazihliselwa ngaphandle ngezilenge ezincinane eziphezu kwenqanawa esihlisa isikhitshana, singahliswa kakuhle, mhlawumbi ukufumana indoda ethe yawela emanzini, okanye ukujika inqanawa ukuba umoya ukhaphukhaphu kwaye ixingile.