Plotting it out on the back of an old chart in the common room, Daniel begins to understand the urgency. To escape the confines of Cape Cod Bay, they must clear Race Point at the Cape's northernmost tip. Race Point is northeast of them. The wind, for the last few hours, has been steady from northwest by north. Minerva can sail six points * from the wind, so she can just manage a northeasterly course. So leaving aside pirate-ships and other complications, she's in a good position to clear Race Point within the hour.