Cabral's armada, after crossing the Atlantic ocean…

Cabral's armada, after crossing the Atlantic ocean from Brazil, reaches the Cape of Good Hope in late May.

The fleet faces headlong winds for six straight days.

Four ships are lost at sea in the process—including the Sofala-destined ship of Bartolomeu Dias.

The three others are the crown-owned ships of Aires Gomes da Silva, Simão de Pina and Vasco de Ataíde (if Ataíde had not been lost earlier at Cape Verde, he is certainly lost by this time; some scholars contend Pires was lost now, and Ataíde was lost earlier).

In any case, the fleet is reduced to seven ships.

Facing strong winds, the seven split into smaller groups, to meet again on the other side.

Cabral holds two ships together with his own.