Narrative

360.   The Chondriomite was built in Chilmark, Ridgeville, by Elisabet Gilles. It is the first ship that she has completed.
368.   Osgood Gilles is trying to gather up a group of people in Chilmark for an expedition on the Chondriomite, which Osgood Gilles has agreed to lead. The group about to board the Chondriomite has decided that, rather than Osgood Gilles naming himself captain outright, the passengers will decide who their captain will be democratically. Osgood Gilles's shipmates have decided that he would make the best captain. Osgood Gilles was designated captain of the Chondriomite, which will depart Chilmark shortly; he has never captained a ship before. Elisabet Gilles, Dennie Melvin, Gretal Gilles, and Capt. Osgood Gilles have boarded the Chondriomite from the port of Chilmark, Ridgeville. The Chondriomite, under command of Capt. Osgood Gilles, has left the harbor at Chilmark, Ridgeville. The Chondriomite sits motionless on the open sea, 285 miles off the coast of Mount Hope.
369.   The Chondriomite is heading W at full-speed.
370.   The Chondriomite is heading W at quarter-speed.
371.   The Chondriomite sits motionless on the open sea, 346 miles off the coast of New Waterford. Dennie Melvin died at sea aboard the Chondriomite of natural causes; she was 71 years old.
372.   The Chondriomite sits motionless on the open sea, 67 miles off the coast of Port Jervis. The crew of the Chondriomite have spotted land. The Chondriomite is approaching the island of Hornbeak. Chondriomite is now docked at Tonsina, on Hornbeak.
374.   Capt. Osgood Gilles is trying to gather up a group of people in Tonsina for an expedition on the Chondriomite, which Capt. Osgood Gilles has agreed to lead. Capt. Osgood Gilles has made it clear that, because it was his decision for the ship to be commandeered, he will serve as its captain. Capt. Osgood Gilles was designated captain of the Chondriomite, which will depart Tonsina shortly; he has 4 years of ship-captain experience, including on the Chondriomite from 368 to 372. Elisabet Gilles, Capt. Osgood Gilles, and Anabel Aldis have boarded the Chondriomite from the port of Tonsina, Hornbeak. The Chondriomite, under command of Capt. Osgood Gilles, has left the harbor at Tonsina, Hornbeak. The Chondriomite is heading E at half-speed.
375.   The Chondriomite is heading E at full-speed.
376.   The Chondriomite is heading S at full-speed.
377.   The Chondriomite is heading S at quarter-speed.
378.   The Chondriomite is heading E at three-quarter speed.
379.   The Chondriomite is heading E at quarter-speed.
380.   The Chondriomite is heading E at three-quarter speed. The crew of the Chondriomite have spotted land. The Chondriomite is approaching the island of Eagle. Chondriomite is now docked at Gilles Lake, on Eagle.
400.   Capt. Osgood Gilles, who captained the Chondriomite from 368 to 372, died in Gilles Lake, Eagle, of natural causes; he was 65 years old.