Wednesday, 23 January 1493
Last night there were many changes in the wind, and having been on the alert for everything and having taken the precautions good sailors are accustomed to take and must take, I went last night to the NE by north about 63 miles. I waited many times for the Pinta, which had a lot of difficulty sailing close to the wind because the mast was not sound and the mizzen helped her very little. If her captain, Martin Alonso Pinzon, had taken as much trouble to provide himself with a good mast in the Indies, where there are so many good ones, as he did to separate himself from me with the intention of filling his ship with gold, he would have been better off. Many ringtails appeared and much seaweed. The sky is very disturbed these days, but it has not rained and the sea is very calm all the time, as in a river, many thanks be given to God. After sunrise I made about 22 ½ miles for part of the day straight to the NE. The remainder of the day I went to the ENE another 22 ½ miles.
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