The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-27
THE LOG OF THE la PALOMA

same ana making fair weather of it.
We did our usual bailing. No yachts
i'm sight.
IL midnight Wind has died out
good deal and still holding to same
sails.
6 a. m. 22nd. Wind very light and
carrying same sails, but making. little
Roadway Did our usual amount of
bailmg out No yachts in sight.
u noon 22nd. 18th day. At s a
m. very heavy rain squalls from all
points, confused seas making yacht
labor very hard to manage ana blow
ing hard from all directions. Unable
to get the sun and on that account can
not give our position or distance run.
6 D. m At $3.50 cleared off and we
think that the trade winds are down to
stay and we are running wing and
wing before good so knot breeze and
also a clear sky which is the first we
have had since We left and will say
that so far we have not had one night
of star light for the nights have been
very dark. The first real calm since
we started was this day from 1890 to
o'clock when we got the trades al
though we have not had a good steady
breeze for "A hours at a time since our
first two nights out. No yachts in
sight,
y noon %. 18th day. Lat $3.50
Long. 14G.2O Course W.S.W. Run 147
miles
70 midnight. Wind has died out to a
dead calm since 1880 and rolling very
heavy.
a. m 29rd Still a dead calm has
been all night 1880 wind has freshen-
ed up some and at 10 a. m. wind fresh
ened up to fair breeze and we are
running wing and wing. Can not un-
derstand why we have not got the
trade winds to stay as we have the
wind from about 10 a. m. until $50 then
it will die out and the night battling
winds. No yachts in sight.
y noon 23rd. 18th day. Lat % 90.
Long 1855 Course S.W. by W.$W.
Run 147 miles.
p. m, Had light wind the whole
afternoon and still running wing and
wing. Still bailing out our usual
amount of water No yachts in sight
l. midnight. At $50 wind had haul
cd around to the NV. and freshened
up to a 30 mile breeze which gave us
"a good slant and we at once set fore
staysaiI and making about miles an
hour. At II p. m. wind left us to a
light breeze and hauled to NE. again
when We had to take in our forestaysaiI
and run wing and wing.
a. IN. oath Wind light and still
running wing and wind with heavy
swells behind us which means a good
deal to us in making time At 2:30 saw
a very large meteor fail from the hea-
Vens and burst on the horizon and so
bright that you could have seen to read
by it and it lasted fully minutes and
it was a grand sight. Bailed out usual
amount of water No yachts in sight.
Today is Sunday and we intend to
have service and also have the graphic
phone sing Nearer My God to Thee"
Y noon oath. 18th day. Lat. 21.54.
Long I'LL Course W.S.W. Run 119
miles. At Il a. m. we had service in
the cabin and also had Nearer My
God to Thee" sung by the grophophone.
At 1890 wind hauled abeam and fresh
cned w a little so we set balloon jib
and forestaysail but it did not last long
for at 11:30 had to take them in and
run wing and wing but now we have
good strong trades and hope they will
last for the last "a hours was very
calm. No yachts in sight.
This is our last dinner for a Sunday
on the yacht for we expect to make |.
home by Monday night, if we get any
kind of a wind so this is our menu:
MENU.
Sunday June gath.
on Board La Paloma.
Manhattan Cocktail a la Mac