The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-29

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still down 2s27S No yachts in sight
Still making water and bailed out SC
gallons; everything below wet. Unable
to cook anything and all we can do is
to make coffee and lucky to do that
much.
IL midnight. Gale still holding on
and still on same course. Double watch
all day and night.
6 a. m. 18th. Gale still on and yacht
acting well. No yachts in sight.
IL noon 18th. End day out. Lat. 30.4l
Long. 100. Course SSw. Run 100 miles
Baron. has gone up a little and look
for change shortly.
p. m. Gale still on and still work.
ing under foresail and staysail. Bailed
out water and the same 60 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
in hand and gave him medicine.
II midnight. Gale still on and we are
still holding our course and making
the best of it and doing as well as ex-
pected.
little so as to allow us to set storm
foresail making her more steady and
giving a little more speed. Still bail
ing out so gallons just managed to keep
water off cabin floor. Glass still going
up.
u noon 14th. 3rd day out. Lat. 29.S7
Long. 1913. Course WSW. Run 157
miles. Weather still same and still
sailing under same sails.
8 p. m. Baled out usual go gallons
of water with buckets and always
takes an hour. Weather about same.
No change and yacht doing as well as
can be expected in such a blow.
| ~ midnight. Wind has moderated a
little but not enough to make any more
sail.
a. m. 18th. Wind has moderated a
good deal and took in trysail and set
mainsail with single reef. Bailed out
so gallons of water. 10 a. m. set jib and
at ~ noon shook out single reef in
mainsail and ran sailing under all
lower sails.
Noon 18th, 4th day. Lat. 2S.31 NJ,
Long. 126 w. Course WSW. Run 1s9
miles. Weather still moderating and
p, seas gone down good deal and blow
| ing about 80 miles an hour from north
and about abeam.
Noon, set staysail and drawing well
running off about s miles an hour.
3 p. m. took in staysail and jib and
set balloon jib as wind had moderated
a good deal and now blowing about 10
miles an hour and seas gone down a
good deal and having very fine weather.
: Got 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 CHonolulu) and
Their. Go could not ask for better wealth
er, but would like more wind, as
I Ii Is not steady as We get 1t 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.
| p. m. Fine weather but light winds
NV. Moderate sea from NV. Bailed
out some 60 gallons and will have to
keep it up the whole way home.
IL 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. 10th. Still same weather; do
ing as well 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 go gallons wa
ter and will do so twice a day for the
rest OF the trip.
10 a. IN. Carried away staysail hal
lizards but sent u man aloft and got
staysail set In about half an hour.
~ noon 10th, 9Th day. Lat. 2736;
Long, i2s.42, Course WsW. Run 100
miles.
1880 p. m. Exchanged signals with
Mariposa Lat. 2T.l6 N. 1920 w. We
picked up steamer at p, m, TO the
south Of us from Tahiti bound for San
Francisco and at 1880 she passed az our
stern about 100 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 10 minutes she
was out ~ sight, A. 8 p. M, We did
our usual amount of bailiRg out Of 90
gallons or water,
~ midnight, SIN me weather with
usual wind and sea,
q a, ~, Wind rather light ana max
Ing rather slow progress very llght
Winds, Did the usual amount " ball
Ing % gallons. Native sailor on deck
Tor the nrsl time and IL all over his
slpkneKs thanks 90 GpT medicine cheat
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