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Monday 6/8/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
light wind from the N.E. during the night
rain midday pump dry Bar 30.22
Tuesday 7/8/23 at Rarotonga clear weather
light wind from the East. during the night
fine noon pump dry Bar 30.20
Wednesday 8/8/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
fresh wind from the N.E. during the
night fine noon pump dry Bar 30.20.
Thursday 9/8/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
fresh breeze from the S.E. during the
night fine pump dry Bar 30.20.
Friday 10/8/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
moderate wind from the N.E.
10 P.M. Wind from [illegible] North & 9 pm. rain
during the night Squally Mula Ecao
sick noon pump dry Bar 30.10
Saturday 11/8/23 at Rarotonga cloudy and rains
weather light wind from the N.N.E. Otamua
Hera anchoring 8 Pm. Sails Mula and Maina
sick during the night fine midday
pump dry Bar 30.15
Sunday 12/8/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
light wind from the N.N.E. during the
night fine noon pump dry Bar 30.20
Monday 13/8/23 at Rarotonga rain weather
light breeze from the S.S.E. we refused
to sail, 3 Stew and He Slate got sick
4 P.m Engine man got sick during the
night fine midday pump dry Bar 30.1)
Tuesday 14/8/23 at Rarotonga cloudy
weather light breeze from the N.E. crew
still sick at dusk rain during the night
fine noon pump dry Bar 30.15
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Wednesday 15/8/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
fresh breeze from the N.E. crew still sick
during the night fine midday pump dry Bar 30.10
Thursday 16/8/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
fresh breeze from the S.E. crew still sick
during the night fine 6 am Captain sick.
midday pump dry Bar 30.6
Friday 17/8/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
moderate breeze from the S.S.W. Captain
still at sick during the night rain
noon pump dry Bar 30.5
Saturday 18/8/23 at Rarotonga rain
weather light wind from N.N.E. Captain
still sick during the night fine midday
pump dry Bar 30.7
Sunday 19/8/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
light breeze from the South Captain
still sick during the night fine 6 am.
Captain well 9 am. Steamed out got out
hoist sails stopped engine course N by W 10 1/4 W.
9.30 am rain midday pump dry Bar 30.22.
Monday 20/8/22 Rarotonga to Avarau.
cloudy rainy weather moderate
breeze from the East Lat. 21.01 S.
Long. acct. 159.45 W. course N by W 1/4 W.
during the night light noon
scurvy dry Bar 38.12
Tuesday 21/8/23 Rarotonga to Avaroa
fine weather light breeze from
the N.E. Lat. 60.19.51 S Long. 159.54 W
course N.N.W. 4 P.m. light air during
the night calm 8 a.m. started engine
course N by W. 10. a.m. sighted.
Aitutaki bearing N 6 1/2 N 25 miles midday
pump dry Bar 30.10.