The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-20
THREE YACHTS CROSSED
FINISHING LINE YESTERDAY

breeze. Carrying all possible sail
CLOUDY and overcast weather; moderate
sea-
July 10, noon-Lat. 20 deg. 81 min
N, long. $50 deg so min. w. Course
S. 20 ". Distance, 185 miles. Cloudy
and overcast; unsteady N. to Ne. wind
$50 p. m. set the spinnaker. NE.
swell running throughout the day.
July IL, noon-Lat. Is deg. Sc min.
N, long. 1913 deg. 81 min. W. Course,
S. IS ". Distance, IT'S miles. I'm
steady NNE. to NE. breeze. Misty and
cloudy weather; NE. swell. Every
thing set; all sail carried.
July y. noon-Lat. "a deg. AZ min,
n, long. 1876 deg. 20 min. w. Course.
s. IS w. Distance, 1913 miles. Moder-
ate, unsteady NNE. to NE. winds. NE.
swell, cloudy weather; passing swells.
July Is. noon-Lat. "a deg. 10 min.
N, long. 139 deg. 80 min. w. Course,
S. 81 w. Distance, 191 miles. NNE.
TO ENE.. breeze, light. Overcast and
cloudy. Carrying all sails.
July IA, noon--Lat. % deg. Al min.
n, long. l42 deg. 81 min. w. Course,
S. so W. Distance, $50 miles. Moder-
ate Ne. to ENE breeze; fair weather;
later squally, rough sea. All sails car
ried.
July Is, noon-Lat. % deg. IL min.
N, long. 145 deg. SO min. w. Course,
Is. 81 ". Distance, l75 miles. Fresh
enc. to E. breeze; squally weather;
cross seas.
July 16, noon-Lat % deg. 90 min.
N, long. 149 deg. min. W. Course,
S. IS w. Distance, 1914 miles. Fresh
ENE. winds; squally weather; heavy
cross sea.
July II, noon-Lat % deg. SIS min.
N, long. 152 deg. min. W. Course,
S. 50 W. Distance, 1877 miles. Fresh
enc. winds and squally weather; rough
cross seas; latter part, moderate wealth
er. Carrying all possible sail.
July Is, noon-Lat. 20 deg. Sc min.
n, long. 1876 deg. II min. W. Course,
S. 80 ". Distance, 1856 miles. Light
breeze, with heavy squalls. Off Maui,
heavy seas.
July 19-Passed Diamond Head at
9:3S:06 a. M; off one mile. Distance,
IA miles. Light breeze and heavy
squalls during the night. Carrying all
possible sail.
LOG OF THE LADY MAUD. :.
The following is the log of the Lady
Maud, Captain Lew B. Harris, sailing
master:
July 4-11:30 a. m, up-anchor, all
plain sails set, waiting for the gun; u
noon, first over the line, As seconds
after the gun Gwendolyn minutes,
Hawaii ? minutes 50 seconds, Lurline
4 minutes ) seconds; breeze SW. by S.;
Sc. a s. Lurline passes us,
Gwendolyn also; holding Hawaii; eon-
menced the sea log.
Noon July A to noon July 81 p. m,
Luriine | mile ahead; GWendoIyn II
mile and Hawaii "a mile astern; 4
p. m, Lurline and Gwendolyn y mile
on port bow, Gwendolyn leading; Ha-
waii l mile on port quarter; p. M,
all the boats ON the port quarter, very
little breeze; took in balloon jib and
set iib; a. M, Lurline off port beam
y mile; a. M, Lurline and Gwen
dolyn astern; II noon, Lurline on star
board quarter, Gwendolyn on port
quarter, / mile distant; lat. 80 deg.
so min; long. lis deg. II min; dis
tance, Sc miles.
Noon July 5 to noon July 6-5 a. M,
sail on port bow, 3 miles, supposed to
be Gwendolyn; set ballooner and gaff
topsail; Il noon, Gwendolyn IL miles
on port bow; lat. 81 deg. 20 min. n,
long. 1l9 deg. 81 min. W.; distance,
113 miles.
Noon July to noon July I'll p. M,
Gwendolyn on starboard beam 100
fathoms off; compared thermometers;
8 p. M, Gwendolyn ~ miles astern;
4 a. M, Gwendolyn 4 miles off star
board quarter; last we saw of her;
lat. 30 deg. 40 min. n, long. III deg.
IL min.; distance, 126 miles.
Noon July 7 to noon July 8-Fresh
breeze and rain squalls, smooth sea;
lat. % deg. Is min, long. 123 deg. so
min. W.; distance, 165 miles.
Noon July to noon July 9-Got the
trade winds at 3 p m. in lat. 81 deg.
50 min. n, long. l24 deg. min. w;
II noon, lat. % deg. 40 min N, long.
126 deg, 33 min. W; distance, 173
miles; II noon, spinnaker halyard block
carried away.
Noon July 8 to noon July 10-At s
p. m. spanker throat halyard parted,
lowered sail and repaired; gaf topsail
sheet parted, lowered mainsail, sawed
and bent topsail sheet and set main
sail at IL a. m; hove to from 8 to IL;
lat. 70 deg. min. N, long. 129 deg.
SO min. W; distance, $50 miles.
Noon July 10 to noon July 11-Stow-
ed jib, heavy sea, vessel 1aboring; sail
on the starboard bow, ship standing
north; lat. % deg 20 min. n. long.
132 deg. 81 min. w; distance 173 miles.
Noon July II to noon July 12-Rain
squalls, light breeze, heavy swell from
Ne; had sailed ll6S miles, an average
of 146 miles day; Diamond Head
bears s. so W. 1910 miles; lat. "a deg.
SO min. n, long. 136 deg. z min. w;
distance. 1S2 miles.
Noon July Il to noon July 13-Spin-
maker halyard parted 1890 p. M; 81
a. m. set spinnaker; a. m. topsail
sheet parted; overhauled sheets and re-
set sail; lat. "A deg. min. N, long.
l39 deg. p min. w; distance, $50 miles.
Noon July Is to noon July IA p
m, spinnaker outhaul carried away;
slowed the sail; lat. % deg 80 min. n,
long. 142 deg IS min. W; distance,
100 miles