The two companions, standing out to sea, as I have said, made their way towards Cape Verde, and for that purpose they stood well out to sea to make the coast, which they knew they would find, as it advanced much to seawards, as they learned from the sailors who had been in the caravels of Janinfante; and they ran as far as they could to sea in the direction of the wind, to double the land without difficulty; and thus they navigated until they made the coast, and having reconnoitred it, they tacked and stood out to sea, hauling on the bowline as much as they could, and so they ran for many days. And as it seemed to them that now they could double the land, they again tacked towards the coast, also on the bowline, against the wind, until they again saw the coast, much further on than where the caravels had reached, which the masters knew from the soundings which they had got written down from the voyage of Janinfante, and the days which they found to have less sun by the clocks. Having well ascertained this, they stood out again to sea; thus forcing the ships to windward, they went so far out to sea towards the south, that there was almost not six hours of sunlight in the day; and the wind was very powerful, so that the sea was very fearful to see, without ever being smooth either by day or night, but they always met with storms, so that the crews suffered much hardship.