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.
Elle portait brigantine, misaine, trinquette, focs, flèches, et pouvait gréer une fortune pour le vent arrière. Elle devait merveilleusement marcher, et, de fait, elle avait déjà gagné plusieurs prix dans les « matches » de bateaux-pilotes.