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Tuesday 25/9/23 Swallow to Rarotonga
hazy weather moderate breeze from the
E.N.E. Lat. obs. noon 14°54'S Long. accd 162°54' W.
direction P.E. during the night squally
7 am clear midday pump dry Bar 30.0
Wednesday 26/9/23 Swallow to Rarotonga
fine weather moderate breeze from the
E.N.E. Lat obs noon 16° 22'S Long obs 161°53'W
course SSE.by E during the night fine 6.am
N.W. breeze midday pump dry Bar 29.92
Thursday 27/9/23 Swallow to Rarotonga hazy
weather moderate breeze from the N.N.E.
Lat obs noon 17°59'S Long obs 160°32' W course
SE.by S. 2 Pm light breeze from the NorthW.
course SSE. 7 Pm. breeze from the WSW with
squally midnight calm 4 am fresh breeze
and rainy 9 am calm started engine course
S by E 3.PE midday pump dry Bar 29.92
Friday 28/9/23 Swallow to Rarotonga
fine weather light breeze from the N.W.
Lat obs noon 19°20'S Long accd 160.08 W course
S by E 7.E. 3 Pm stopped engine 5 Pm raining
6 Pm calm till 6 a.m. Light breeze
from the N.W at twice calm midday
pump dry Bar 29.98
Saturday 29/9/23 Swallow to Rarotonga clear
weather light breeze from the S.W Lat shown 20°16'S
Long 159°46'W direction S by E. 3 Pm Rarotonga
in sight 15 miles bearing N.N.E. during
the night calm 3 am started engine
7 am light breeze from the P.E. 11.30 am
anchored at Avarua pass noon pump
dry Bar 29.90.
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Sunday 30/9/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
light breeze from the S.E. during the night
strong squally from the SSW midday
pump dry Bar 30.
Monday 1/10/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
fresh breeze from the S.S.W. during the night
rainy, noon pump dry Bar 30
Tuesday 2/10/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
moderate breeze from the South attimes
Strong squally from the south midday
pump dry Bar 30.5
Wednesday 3/10/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
Moderate breeze from the South taking on
water during the night fine noon pump
dry Bar 30.17
Thursday 4/10/23 at Rarotonga fine weather
fresh breeze the south during the night fine
noon pump dry Bar 30.7
Friday 5/10/23 at Rarotonga fine weather fresh.
from the East washing paint work. during
the night fine 9 am Brit high man was arrived
from Tahiti midday pump dry Bar 30.25
Saturday 6/10/23 Lat Rarotonga cloudy weather
fresh breeze from the East during the night
fine noon pump dry Bar 30.20
Sunday 7/10/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
fresh breeze from East. during the night
fine midday pump dry Bar 30.20.
Monday 8/10/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
moderate breeze from the East during the
night fine noon pump dry Bar 30.20
Tuesday 9/10/23 at Rarotonga cloudy weather
moderate breeze from the E.N.E. scraping
the fore deck during the night fine noon
pump dry Bar 29.20