_ 342 _ and they hang over it. The wind suddenly changed and turned south-easterly. I am afraid that we were too close to the Arab coastline. But it was like the veering breeze because from then on, the wind was calm. At five o’clock, we had to take up the oars and we rowed until sunset. My navigator did the 80 leagues form the island at a latitude of 13½ degrees. Pero Lopes ... did 93, at a latitude of 13 and two thirds. The navigator, Pero de Taide, did 100 leagues at a latitude of not quite 14 degrees. When we were rowing, the sea was so rough and choppy, in my opinion it was caused by some [un] favourable currents. At the beginning of the first night watch the east wind became light and some ... began to slow, while the foists followed their course. The wind became progressively stronger, but we continued to steer west by south-west.
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