The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-07
praying for rain.

| B1a 1oi 1dAAs
p. m. Light wind from north. Set
squaresail and raffe. This last sail
certainly does the work in light weather
and is our only salvation.
| Distance los knots.
June II, a. IN. Took in squaresail
and raffe as wind is hauling ahead
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. m. Took in big jib topsail
p. m. Took in fore and main top
sails.
| p. m. Strong wind from NV. with
| big sea. Yacht still making 10 knots
an hour.
| Distance 225 knots.
June 10, 6 a. m. Double reefed the
mainsail as there is a strong wind from
| NV. with big sea. Our stove is out
of commission and cook is sick, but
such is life on a transpacifc yacht
| Very wet on deck and cold.
Distance $50 knots.
June 20, Ais a. m. Land hoi Sight
ed Saint Miguel Island dead ahead
about fifteen miles off.
9 a. m. Island abeam.
4:35 p. M Off Anacapia Islands and
fifty seven miles from San Pedro
s p. m. Dead calm with big swells !;
about forty miles from San Pedro.
| June 81, 6 a. m. 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. Off San Pedro breakwater
Met by yacht with Commodore Spaul-
ding and members of the s. c. Y. Club
yachts and launches.
$50 p. m. Dropped anchor in San
Pedro and were boarded by the doctor
and given pratique.
Distance travelled, 2159 miles.
Average run per day, 1877 miles.
Lowest run per day, q miles.
Highest run Rer day, 225 miles.
The parents of Ray Rietow, purser
of the transpacific yacht Hawaii, re-
eeived the following letter by yester-
days mail:
Yacht Hawaii, Lat. 34:31,
June 9, 1908.
Today is Tuesday and at $3.50 clock
we will be out seven days. We are
still heading north, but are ready to
start for San Pedro as soon as we can
get favorable wind. Yesterday the
wind hauled around to the south, so
we are heading NE.
The trip so far has been simply
dandy, with the exception of the first
two days out, when it was quite rough
and wet.
The cook is doing good wOrk-dish-
ing up regular luau every day. L
am getting a great appetite, and if
| keep on / viii not be able to get
into my clothes.
| have to stand watch with the rest
of the crew-four hours on and four
hours off. 1t was pretty hard at first,
having to get up at midnight or a.
m. to stand watch. I have been foxy,
though, and after standing at the
wheel for an hour or so [ take blan-
ket and roll up on deck, and have a
nap.
The weather has simply been dandy,
with a very smooth sea. The days are
quite warm, but the nights are what
make YOU want to get into your bunk.
Ny warm clothing has come into good
use-in fact, I am the best fitted out
of the whole bunch. Mr.. Stroud is
wearing one of my wooden shirts at
the present time.
The early part of the evenings, the
Captain, Mr.. Stroud, cabin boy and l
play pedro. So far the Captain and
Mr.. Stroud have been doing us mp in
fine style; my luck seems to have de-
parted.
Captain Harris has just figured out |
our location. 1900 miles from San Pc
dro. which, at 200 miles a day, should /,
get us there in eight days.
Well, I am going to read awhile |
and then take a snooze; so so much |
for now