She was decked over, and had a high poop astern and a high forecastle in the bows.

She had three masts, two of them square-rigged, with a latine sail on the mizzen mast; and she carried a crew of fifty-two persons.

Where and how they all stowed themselves away is a matter upon which we can only make wondering guesses; for this ship was about the size of an ordinary small coasting schooner, such as is worked about the coasts of these islands with a crew of six or eight men.

The next largest ship was the Pinta, which was commanded by Martin Alonso Pinzon, who took his brother Francisco with him as sailing-master.

The Pinta was of fifty tons burden, decked only at the bow and stern, and the fastest of the three ships; she also had three masts.