[Logbook of the yacht "France"] 1922-1928
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Tuesday 4/12/23 At Pago Pago Overcast heavy wind and rain squalls wind shifting quickly Noon pump dry Bar. 30.00 Wednesday 5/12/23 At Pago Pago. Heavy rain in a.m. fine and clear in P.M. Preparing ship for sea and receiving stores Bar. 30.04 Thursday 6/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island 11a.m left wharf 12m. set sails stopped engine log set of Pos. 2 mi S of Breaker Pt. weather partly cloudy light E.'ly breeze with mod. swell. Sunny dry Bar. 30.02 Friday 7/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island Fresh E'ly breeze increasing in P.M. with heavy showers Reefed four main sails and took out outer jib Lat 14°37' S. Long. 170°39' W. Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04 Saturday 8/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island weather squally with heavy showers moderate. in P.M. shook out reefs and set outer jib. Lat. 14°47' S. Long. 170°02' W. Course var. Noon pump dry Bar. 30.02 Sunday 9/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island. weather clear in early A.M. but continuous heavy rain and shifting winds for rest of day Lat. 14°42' S. Long. 169°48' W. Course var. &gging going irregular during night Noon Pump dry Bar. 30.04 Monday 10/12/23 Pago Pago to Rose Island. weather fine and clear with mod. confused swell. light various wind steaming part of a.m. Lat. 14°42' S. Long. 118°55' W. Course var. Steam until 7 P.M. Pump dry Bar. 30.06 Tuesday 11/12/23 Off Rose Island. Mod. E.'ly wind with sec. squalls during night Steam from 7 a.m. to 2 P.M. Put boat in mouth of lagoon and standing off & on Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04 Wednesday 12/12/23 Off Rose Island. Mod. E.'ly wind with squalls during night. Have towed lee of Rose Island 70 M. Sail for Tau Island. Noon pump dry Bar. 30.02 Thursday 13/12/23 Rose Island to Tau Island weather clear with light E. S. E. by breeze during night and mod. confused E.S.E. swell. 4°30 P.M. start engine 8 & Anchored in Faleasao Bay. Sunny dry Bar. 30.04 Friday 14/12/23 At Faleasao Bay weather clear with heavy confused swell Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04 Saturday 15/12/23 At Faleasao Bay. Weather clear mod. N E.'ly wind and confused swell Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04 Sunday 16/12/23 At Faleasao Bay. Weather squally with strong E.'ly wind and rough confused swell and sec. showers Noon pump dry Bar. 30.00 Monday 17/12/23 At Faleasao Bay. Weather squally with light N.E.'ly breeze and swell Noon pump dry Bar. 30.04 6 P.M. N.E.'ly wind and swell increasing shifted anchorage to Tau Roads Tuesday 18/12/23 In Tau Roads. Weather cloudy and squally - fresh E.'ly breeze and mod. W.'ly swell. Noon pump dry Bar. 29.98. Wednesday 19/12/23 In Tau Roads. Heavy S.'ly squalls and S.'ly sea through night. Diesel dragging anchor off shore 5 a.m. dragged off into deep water. Heave up anchor & returned to Tau Roads - weather through out day