▁Lewis ▁Wh arf ▁in ▁Boston ▁Har bor , ▁against ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁ton ▁sch oon er - y acht ▁B ree ze , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁for ▁For bes ▁by ▁Daniel ▁C . ▁Ba con ▁and ▁William ▁H . ▁Board man . ▁Lee ▁was ▁quite ▁co ck y ▁and ▁told ▁For bes ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁sail ▁the ▁A riel ▁hard ▁enough ▁to ▁cap size ▁her , ▁he ▁would ▁" g ive ▁him ▁his ▁head ▁for ▁a ▁football ." ▁ ▁For bes ▁managed ▁to ▁do ▁just ▁that . ▁The ▁wind ▁had ▁fres hen ed ▁and ▁was ▁blow ing ▁in ▁hard ▁pu ff s . ▁He ▁had ▁suggested ▁taking ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁re ef , ▁but ▁his ▁compan ions ▁assured ▁him ▁the ▁wind ▁would ▁s lack en ▁as ▁they ▁approached ▁the ▁har bor . ▁In ▁stays ▁off ▁Sound ▁Point ▁Be acon , ▁the ▁A riel ▁laid ▁down ▁before ▁she ▁could ▁get ▁way ▁on ▁for ▁a ▁tack ▁towards ▁Long ▁Island , ▁and ▁s ank ▁in ▁seven ▁f ath oms ▁of ▁water . ▁ ▁When ▁A riel ▁was ▁ref lo ated , ▁Lee ▁agreed ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁rig , ▁and ▁cut ▁down ▁the ▁m asts ▁as ▁per ▁For bes ’ ▁suggestion . ▁A riel ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁China ▁under ▁Capt . ▁Po or , ▁making ▁an ▁ 8 0 - day ▁passage ▁to ▁An jer . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁between ▁A riel ▁and ▁Ang l ona ▁was ▁about ▁ 4 0   mi ., ▁from ▁Mac ao ▁Ro ads ▁around ▁L int in