Just as I had set my mast and sail, and the boat began to stretch away, I saw even by the clearness of the water some alteration of the current was near; for where the current was so strong the water was foul; but perceiving the water clear, I found the current abate; and presently I found to the east, at about half a mile, a breach of the sea upon some rocks: these rocks I found caused the current to part again, and as the main stress of it ran away more southerly, leaving the rocks to the north-east, so the other returned by the repulse of the rocks, and made a strong eddy, which ran back again to the north-west, with a very sharp stream.
Di fatto allora soltanto m’accorsi che l’impeto delle ondate andava cedendo; nè tardai dopo fatto un mezzo miglio in circa a vedere a levante i cavalloni del mare che percuotevano alcuni scogli dividendo ad un tempo la corrente in due rami. Mentre il più impetuoso di questi due rami scorrea più a mezzogiorno lasciando gli scogli a nord-est (greco), l’altro tornava addietro respinto dagli scogli stessi, formando un risucchio che retrocedea gagliardemente verso nord-west (maestro).