The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-07
The Log Of
Yacht Hawaii
CONTINUED from PAGE One,

juno 10. Light NE. wind and smooth
sea all day.
$3.50 p. m. Tackled ship.
9:30 p. IN. Tackled ship again. Wind
light and variable.
Ice supply is pau SO no more cold
drinks for while.
Distance 9S knots.
June IL, l a. m. Dead calm.
1880 a. m. Lowered maiusail and
made minor alterations and repairs I'm
bent old iib and staysail and bent on
racing gear in their place. Loosed out
squaresail to dry.
$40 a. IN. Put ont boat and Rietow
took photograph of yacht.
10 q. m. Our old friend the NE. wind
sprung up again much to the disgust of
the captain who was in hopes of getting
4 the wind from the westward as we are
now two degrees north of San Pedro.
| 1880 n. m. Lowered baby jib and
set big jib topsail.
p. M. Wind hauled around to the
south and we were in hopes that we had
our fair wind at last. At 4 o o'clock
wind hauled back to NE. again.
Distance 81 knots
June 10, midnight. Dead calm.
n. m. Light wind from the south.
Yacht heading j.. by N, making
throughout the day about 3 knots an
hour.
$3.50 p. m. Wind hauled aft, so set
squaresail and raffe.
4. p. IN. Took in squaresail and
raffe as wind hauled ahead.
10 p. m. Wind hauling to south and
freshening. Set squaresail and raffe.
$50 a. m. Set flying staysail. This
makes ten sails we have set and the
Hawaii must certainly look fine with
all sails set and only wish we could
get a picture. At noon today were
124O miles from San Pedro. Had our
last pineapple for supper, finishing the
last of our fresh fruit.
Distance SO knots.
June 10, midnight. Wind very light
from the south. Hope to get out Of
these Gains soon as we all want to get
to San Pedro.
p. m. Sighted unknown bark
bound north.
Distance 145 knots.
June IA, midnight Light wind from
s. SW. with smooth sea; uneventful.
Distance 165 knots.
June Is, 2:30 a. m. Wind hauled
dead aft, so took in flying staysail.
a. m. Wind hauled back to s. by
W.; set flying staysail again.
1915 p. m. Wind hauled to eastward
so jibed sails. Sighted unknown four
masted schooner bound south.
1880 p. m. Wind hauled north; took
in squaresail and raffe.
$3.50 p. IN. Wind back to north
again with light showers and thick
weather.
Distance 1856 knots.
June 10, midnight. Dead calm. Ii
this keeps on we will never get to s. p.
I in tiue for the race. All hands are
praying for rain.
4 p. m. Light.wind from- north. Set
squaresail and raife. This last SO :
certainly does the work in light weather
and is our only salvation.
Distance 105 knots.
June II, 6 a. m. Took in squaresal
and raffe as wind is hauling ahead.
9 a. m. Took in flying staysail as
wind is freshening. Old Father Gabriel
has opened the tap to his north tank
and is letting us have it good and
plenty. Yacht making about 10 knots
an hour.
Distance $50 knots.
June Is, midnight. Strong wind from
north and very cold. Hard work get
ting sights as weather is very cloudy
and big sea.
1890 a. IN. Took in big jib topsail.
6 p. IN. Took in fore and main top.
sails.
8 p. m. Strong wind from NV. with
big sea. Yacht still making 10 knots
an hour.
Distance 225 knots.
June 10, a. m. Double reefed the
mainsail as there is a strong wind from
NV. with a big sea. Our stove is out
of commission and cook is sick, but
such is life on transpacific yacht.
Very wet on deck and cold.
Distance $50 knots.
June 20, Ais a. IN. Land no! Sight
ed Saint Miguel Island dead ahead
about fifteen miles off.
8 a. m. Island 'abeam
4:35 p. m. off Anacapia Islands and
. fftyseven miles from San Pedro.
4 p. m. Dead calm with big swelis;
about forty miles from San Pedro.
June 81, 6 a. IN. Sighted Santa Bar
, bara Island to leeward, also four-masted
! schooner bound for San Pedro. Have
thirty-three miles to go to reach our
destination with no wind. Very cloudy.
~ m. Set squaresail and raffe as
light wind has sprung up from the NV.
Passed schooner which proved to be the
Dauntless, lumber laden.
2:30 p. m. Sighted Point Fernin and
hope to get into port tonight.
@ p. m. OF San Pedro breakwater.
Met by yacht with Commodore Spaul-
ding and members of the s. @. Y. Club
aboard and followed by many other
yachts and launches.
$3.50 p. IN. Dropped anchor in San
Pedro and were boarded by the doctor
and given pratique.
Distance travelled, 2l59 miles
Average run per day, 1877 miles.
Lowest run per day, 81 miles.
Highest run per day, 225 miles.
The parents of Ray Rietow, purser
of the transpacifc yacht Hawaii, re-
ceived the following letter by yester-
days mail:
Yacht Hawaii, Lat, 34:3l,