However, the men won't mind working hard for a bit.

They have had an easy time for the last two days." The oars were all manned, and the men set to work with hearty goodwill.
They were delighted at their escape from the island, for they might have been there some time before they got a passage back; and still more pleased at having tricked the Genoese; and the Lido, heavy laden as she was, moved at a steady pace through the water, under the impulsion of the oars.
For an hour they rowed parallel with the shore, as, had they made out to sea, they might possibly have been seen by one of the galleys, returning late from the search for them.

At the end of that time the captain turned her head from shore.

As soon as they got well out from under the shelter of the land the breeze made itself felt, and the sails were hoisted.
For a time the men kept on rowing, but the breeze increased rapidly, and the captain ordered the oars to be laid in.

A double allowance of wine was served out, and an hour or two spent in song and hilarity; then the watch below was sent down, and Francis and Matteo turned into their cots.
In the morning the breeze was blowing strong.