The rudder was once more worse than useless.
Again it was mended.

But when the next morning it happened the third time and a kind of wailing grumble went through the Santa Maria, there came pronouncement from the Admiral.

"The Canaries lie straight ahead.
In two days we shall sight them.

Very good! we shall rest there and make a new rudder for the _Pinta_.

The Nina will do better with square sails and we can change these.