In the morning we had a stiff lower sail ESE breeze. At dawn we saw Cap de la Hague in the SW and several other ships around us. In the forenoon the wind was the same as before and we steered W. At noon we saw the three lighthouses of the cliffs west of the Island AlderneyLes Casquets to the S by E, approximately 3 miles away from us. We steered W by S with a stiff lower sail breeze coming from the ESE. We saw several ships that had To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, in order to meet a storm.heaved to, away from the storm. At the start of the first watch we set the main sail and ran off before the foresail. In the night the wind was stiff and there were heavy rain showers as well as lightning. The sky was overcast until morning.