"Hachiman, C.D. 1965 Journal 26 February 3 Baker Island Wind shifts all of our normal landing areas will be windswept and will have bad surf conditions. This could prove to be especially hazardous or McKean Island with our inexperienced coxswains because the landing is onto a rock shelf through an area littered with coral heads. The M-Kean landing is a nasty one even under ideal conditions and just thinking about trying it under bad surf conditions scares all of us. So far we have been very lucky and haven't had any serious problems or injuries due to landings. If surf conditions continue as they have been someone is going to get creamed. The motors have already taken a fearsome pounding. The one used today was under the water about 9 times during our many launching attempts. The shift assemblies and linkages here already been broken on both motors and some revision other cast parts have been broken off. In just two islands the motors have taken more of a beating than they received on the entire Oct-Nov trip. At the present rate, the motors won't survive the complete trip. The entire shoreline of Baker has changed drastically since our last visit. Normally, the water is deep right up to the shoreline and only 1 wave is encountered in landing. Now the shore has been swept back by the waves so that rock shelves have been exposed on the beach. There is no sign of a channel along the entire length of the west shore.