[Logbook of the yacht "France"] 1922-1928
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Wednesday 24/8/23 Rarotonga to Avarua clear weather dead calm steaming Lat. obs. 19°54.0 Long obs. 160°09 W Course N.W by N during the night light air from the N.N.E. noon pump dry Bar 30.10 Thursday 25/8/23 Rarotonga to Avarua clear weather light air from the East Lat. obs. 19°53.0 Long obs. 160°26 W Course N.N.W. ½ W. during the night calm 6 a.m. little air at times calm midday pump dry Bar 30.10. Friday 24/8/23 Rarotonga to Avarua clear weather calm Lat 19°53.0 Long obs. 160°45 started engine course N.W. ¼ W. stopped engine 4 a.m. light wind from the S.E. midday pump dry Bar 30.15 Saturday 25/8/23 Rarotonga to Avarua clear weather moderate breeze from the E.N.E. Lat. 16°41.0 Long obs. 161°17 W course N.W by N. 10 P.m. fresh breeze from the East 9 a.m. squall from pump dry Bar 30.10 Sunday 26/8/23 Rarotonga to Avarua cloudy weather fresh breeze from the East Lat. obs. noon 14°54.0 Long acct. 162°47 W course N.W by N. 3 P.m. rain 4 P.m. clear course N.N.W. ½ W. during the night squally 7 am sighted land 10 a.m. went in made anchorage with 13 fathoms soft moon pump dry Bar 30.2 Monday 27/8/23 at Avarua cloudy weather moderate breeze from the E.N.E. during the night rain noon pump dry Bar 30.2 Tuesday 28/8/23 at Avarua cloudy weather light breeze from the E.N.E. at times rain during the night fine middle pump dry Bar 30.15 Wednesday 29/8/23 I at Avarua fine weather light breeze from the E.N.E. during the night rain moon pump dry Bar 30.2 Thursday 30/8/23 at Avarua cloudy weather moderate breeze from the E.S.E. during the strong breeze from the S.E. 7 a.m. steamed to the E.N.E. tide 8.30 am made fast to the rock at times strong squally, moon pump dry Bar 30.1 Friday 31/8/23 at Avarua rain weather with strong squally from the S.E. during the night same moon pump dry Bar 30. Saturday 1/9/23 at Avarua cloudy weather fresh gale from the E.N.E. 2 P.m. strong squally with rain 6 a.m moderate breeze from the East noon pump dry Bar 30. Sunday 2/9/23 at Avarua rain and squally. weather moon pump dry Bar 30.2 Monday 3/9/23 at Avarua rainy and squally. weather moderate breeze from the East at times strong squally from the E.N.E. during the night raining, nor pump dry Bar 30 Tuesday 4/9/23 at Avarua cloudy weather moderate breeze from the East during the night raining 6 am clear, at times squally, midday pump dry Bar 30. Wednesday 5/9/23 at Avarua cloudy weather moderate breeze from the East during the night fine moon pump dry Bar 30. Thursday 6/9/23 at Avarua cloudy weather moderate breeze from the East at times raining during the night fine midday. pump dry Bar 30. Friday 7/9/23 at Avarua cloudy weather moderate breeze from the E.S.E. at times.