Answer:
1.
"Their eyes glanced level"
I'm pretty sure this is referring to everyone on the boat, or a group of which includes the author himself.
2.
"The oiler and the correspondent rowed the tiny boat."
I find this funny, because whenever I go to picture it, it makes me imagine a small little tiny boat with 2 huge guys trying to stay on it at once.
3.
"The captain, hesitating in the front, after the boat had climbed a
great wave"
Their boat is super small, and their climbing a giant wave. I'm pretty sure this is irony.
