Owing to the cant of the vessel the masts hung far out over the water and from my perch on the cross-trees I had nothing below me but the surface of the bay.
由于船已经倾斜，桅杆远远地伸到了水面上，我坐着的桁梁上面只有一湾海水。
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OWING to the cant of the vessel, the masts hung far out over the water, and from my perch on the cross-trees I had nothing below me but the surface of the bay.