Swamped

Perhaps if you hit it in the face, you can blind it. Its eyes are awfully big targets, after all.

You fling the javelin as best as you can. It's not very impressive, but it does strike the beast.

Unfortunately, you only seem to have made it angry. It starts thrashing wildly, and the whole ship starts shaking; worse, it keeps hitting the mast. Maybe you would have been better off going for a flipper.

Well, it's not like you're getting another shot. Even if you did have another javelin, the way it's flailing, you can't be sure you'd hit anything. So all you can do is slowly drift towards the ground and watch the crew try to deal with it.

Hmm? One of them's grabbing a rope. The thing seems a bit large to bind, though...

Wait, he's tying a loop in it. He carefully flings the loop towards the beast, and the loop lands on your javelin.

Well, it's not going to stay there, is it? And it's not like a single sailor is going to be strong enough to pull the beast...

Wait, where's the other end of that rope going?

"Drop anchor!" the sailor shouts. You glance over to the side, and see the anchor go down, rope attached.

And then it starts pulling on the javelin. Seems you got that in hard, because the whole beast is coming along with it, being dragged along the deck and flung off into the sea.

Meanwhile, you're still falling. But you think you're falling a little faster. Is the wizard's spell wearing off?

Well, you don't have time to worry about the details. Best to just get back to safety.

You can see some rigging nearby, which would probably be good enough, but it's about a foot or so out of reach. And you're not sure you have much control over your direction.

So what can you do?