When a full cargo had been obtained, either during the right whale season, or, more often during the later bowhead season, many of the larger ships sailed to Pasaia to discharge their cargoes; they also fitted out of the same port.
Kad je brod napunio teretom, bilo u pravom kitova sezone, ili, češće tijekom kasnijeg sezone lova na lukoglave kitove, mnogi od veći brodovi plovili do Pasajes kako bi izbacili svoj teret; oni su također opremljeni iz iste luke.