In the gale, the Young America lay with her port bow to the wind, her hull being at an angle of forty-five degrees, with a line indicating the direction of the wind.

Her topsail yard was braced so that it pointed directly to the north-east--the quarter from which the gale blew.

The helm was put a-lee just enough to keep her in the position indicated.

She made little or no headway, but rather drifted with the waves.
The young tars had a hard forenoon's work; and what was done was accomplished with triple the labor required in an ordinary sea.

All hands were on duty during the first part of the day, though there were intervals of rest, such as they were, while the boys had to hold on with both hands, and there was no stable abiding-place for the body.