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30. 5.
Monday - 29/5/22 - Mania cloudy weather fresh breeze
from N.W. during the night squally 7 a.m.
heavy rain, midday pump dry Bar. 30. 10.
Tuesday - 30/5/22 - Off Mania rainy weather light breeze
from N.N.E. to S.E. little action 12.30 boat
went ashore during the night squally 6 a.m.
clear, midday pump dry, Bar. 30. 16.
Wednesday 31/5/22 - Off Mania cloudy weather light
breeze from N. by W. 1 p.m. boat went ashore
Charley Mate slept from 10.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.
while he was on watch 6 a.m. breeze from N.N.E.
midday pump dry, Bar. 30. 25.
Thursday - 1st June - Off Mania north point fine weather
then fresh breeze from N.N.E. 10 p.m. raining, 4
a.m. breeze from N.E. by E., midday pump dry
Bar. 30. 25.
Friday - 2/6/22 - Off Mania North point fine weather
light breeze from N.E. by E. 1 p.m. boat went
ashore, during the night fine swell from S.W.
midday pump dry, Bar. 30. 22.
Saturday - 3/6/22 - Off Mania N.W. point cloudy and
gatherly weather light breeze from N.N.E. 12.30
p.m. boat went ashore & p.m. sailed for
Maturei - Varao to a.m. sighted the south point
bearing N.W. by N. about 11 miles midday pump
dry, Bar. 30. 20.
Sunday - 4/6/22 - Fine weather light breeze from N.N.E.
south point of the island, tacking towards the
N.N.E. point, 5 p.m. hove to on first stake.
during the night fine & a.m. boat went ashore
midday pump dry, Bar. 30. 20.
Monday - 5/6/22 - Off Maturei - Varao N.W. side, fine
weather, light breeze from N.N.E. smooth sea
3 p.m. cloudy 5 p.m. hove off on the E.N.E.
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side, during the night squally 1.50 p.m. bar.
I went on deck, Charley Mate laying down
covered with his quilt, while he was on duty
midday pump dry, Bar. 30. 25.
Tuesday - 6/6/22 - Off Maturei - Varao west side squally,
weather at times strong squalls with rain, set
fed main sail and fore sail, 1.50 p.m. boat
went ashore 5.30 p.m. heavy rain, the boat
could not come out during the night rain
6 a.m. clear 11.30 a.m. boat got back made
sail for Lenarunga, midday pump dry, Bar.
30. 5.
Wednesday - 7/6/22 - Maturei - Varao to Lenarunga cloudy,
weather, fresh breeze from north 5 p.m. hove
to on the east side 8 a.m. heavy swell on the
on the reef could not land made sail for
Valanga 9 a.m. arrived boat went some thing
made sail for Lenararo, noon arrived, boat
went ashore, midday pump dry, Bar. 30. 12.
Thursday - 8/6/22 - Off Lenararo fine weather, light
breeze from N.N.W. Charley Mate takes his
watch below and sailor Gustie while the rest
of the crew ashore, midday pump dry, Bar.
30. 20.
Friday - 9/6/22 - Off Lenararo fine clear weather light
breeze from south sailors scraping paint 6 p.m.
from N.N.E. clear full moon during the night
calm, 1 a.m. I went on deck Charley Mate
laying down covered with his quilt, 8 a.m.
light breeze from N.N.E. midday pump dry
Bar. 30. 24.
Saturday - 10/6/22 - Off Lenararo cloudy weather
light breeze from N.N.E. 1 p.m. boat went
ashore, Charley Mate takes his watch below
while the sailors goes ashore during the