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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.