They were going very slowly. Partly, they'd had a bit of a delay. They'd had to pull in at Catalina Island shortly after they left Long Beach because the lids of all the water bottles were coming undone, and they were starting to sink.
Они плыли очень медленно. Плюс случился простой. После выхода из Лонг Бич пришлось пристать на острове Каталины, потому что крышки бутылок начали раскручиваться, и лодка стала тонуть.