The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-28
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still down 1927. No yachts in sight.
| Still making water and baiIed out so
/ gallons; everything below wet Unable
to cook anything and all we can do is
TO make coffee and lucky 70 do that
much.
Y midnight. Gale still holding on
and still on same course. Double watch
iall day and night.
s 4. m 18th. Gale still On and yacht
Iacting well. No yachts in sight.
L noon 18th. End day out Lat 80 Il
Long. 120. Course SSW. Run 12o miles.
Baron has gone up a little and look
for change shortly.
! 8 p. m. Gale still on and still work
| ing under foresan and staysail. BaiIed
out water and the same so gallons
Still unable TO work. Native sailor
taken sick first night out with chill
and fever and very sick man and I'M
able to do any kind Of duty. Took him
i in hand and gave him medicine.
| L midnight. Gale still on and We are
still holding our course and making
the best Of it and doing as well as ex-
pected.
| a. m. 14th. Gale has moderated a
little so as to allow US to set storm
foresail making her more steady and
!
ing out 50 gallons just managed to keep
water off cabin floor. Glass still going
| up.
L noon 14th. 3rd day out. Lat 2s.97
Long. 1z3. Course wSw, Run 157
| miles Weather still same and still
sailing under same sails.
p. m. Bailed out usual SO gallons
| of water with buckets and always
takes an hour. Weather about same.
No change and yacht doing as We'll as
can be expected in such blow.
Il midnight. Wind has moderated
little but not enough to make any more
sail.
8 a m. 18th. Wind has moderated
good deal and took in trysan and set
mainsan with single reef. Bailed out
so gallons of water. 10 a. m. set jib and
at L noon shook out single reef in
mainsan and ran sailing under all
lower sails.
Long. 126 W Course wSW. Run 1891
miles Weather still moderating and
seas gone down a good deal and blow
ing about 80 miles an hour from north
and about abeam-
Noon. set staysail and drawing we'll
running OF about miles an hourAl
p. m. took IN staysau and jib and
set balloon jib as wind had moderate /
a good deal and now Blowing about 10j
miles an hour and seas gone down a
good deal and having very fine weather.
Got a good hot lunch as we can handle
things in galley without any trouble.
Weather getting warm and can see the
sun and feels like home tHonolulu) ard
Their. 30 could not ask for better wealth
er but would like more wind, as
it IS not steady as We get il in spurts
and lasts for an hour and then down
to Just steering way. Could we hold
the wind we could easy run off 240
miles each day. No sign of any yachts.
6 p. m. Fine weather but light winds |
NV. Moderate sea from NV Bailed
out some SO gallons and will have to
keep it up the whole way home
II midnight. Fine weather with /,
smooth seas and light winds from NV |
Have taken off double watch and sail |
ing under single watch on account of
fine weather.
a. m 18th Still same weather; do /
ing as wen as can expect. Set topsail |
but took them in as they did not fit. |
Native sailor still sick but a good deal |
better. Bailed out some 50 gallons wa
ter and viii do so twice a day for the |
rest of the trip.
10 a. m. Carried away staysan hal
lizards but sent a man aIoft and got
staysan set in about half an hour
Il noon 18th. 5th day. Lat 27-36;
Long. 12S.42 Course WSW. Run 100
miles.
7:30 p m. Exchanged signals with
AIariposa Lat. 27.16 y. 1920 ". We
picked up steamer at p. m. TO the
south of US from Tahiti bound for San
Francisco and at 7:30 she passed at our
stern about Zoe yards from US. After
her answering our night signal she
gave Us three blasts of her whistle and
our crew gave her three cheers for
Captain Lawless and in Is minutes she
was out of sight. At ?. m we did
our usual amount Of bailing out Of 50
gallons Of water.
l. midnight. Still fine weather with
usual wind and sea-
s a. IA. WIND rather light and max
ing rather slow progress; very light
winds. Did the usual amount of bail
ing so gallons. Native sailor on deck
20 the first time and is all over his
sickness thanks to our medicine chest
for it is kill or cure.
i noon nth. 9Th day. Lat 26.51-
Long 1880. Course WSw. Run $50
niles. Have had light winds all mora
ng with smooth seas. We still carry
same amount of sail No yachts in
ight Wind still abeam.
2. m. Wind freshened up at $50
o about a Is miles clip and We still hold
I abeam. We still carry our sails that |
ae set three days ago and that is main
sail foresail, staysau, balloon jib and
fisherman staysail which IS about all
,he can stand up under. BajIed out
,ur usual SO gallons water
u midnight. Wind holding just the
same and if we can run along at the
present rate for "A hours We ought to {
make all Of 200 miles.
8 a m. 18th. We ara still holding j
he wind and had fine run all night q
3afIed out SO gallons water. No yachts
n sight.
u noon 18TH. 18th day. Lat rs G
4ong. 1912. Course WSw. Run 1891
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