ðə kˈæptɪnz wɜːɹ ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst pɐsˈɪfɪk sˈiːmɛn, æz wɜː mˈɛni mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ðɛɹ kɹˈuːz, ænd ðeɪ ˈɔːl sˈɔː ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ sˈaɪnz ʌv ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ dɪzˈæstɚ, dʒˈʌst æz ðeɪ nˈuː ðætðɪ ˈoʊnli tʃˈæns ðeɪ hæd ʌv ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ˈaʊt ðə wˈɪndz wʌz tə tˈeɪk tə ðɪ ˈoʊpən sˈiː.
The captains were experienced Pacific seamen, as were many members of their crews, and they all saw the approaching signs of impending disaster, just as they knew that the only chance they had of riding out the  winds was to take to the open sea.