[Logbook of the yacht "France"] 1922-1928
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6 Monday 30/3/22. Off Ducie rainy weather with squalls during the night heavy rain midday pump dry Bar. 29.95. Tuesday 31/3/22. Off Ducie cloudy weather fresh breeze from West during the night rainy 4 calmed calm midday pump dry Bar. 30.15. Wednesday 1/2/22. Off Ducie fine weather light air from S.S.W. midday pump dry Bar. 30.10. Thursday 23/3/22. Off Ducie fine weather light air from South during the night rainy midday pump dry Bar 30.10 Friday.- 24/3/22.- Off Ducie cloudy weather light breeze from S.S.E. anchored on the north side & P.M. heaved anchor lay to for the night at times squally midday pump dry Bar. 30.15. Saturday. 25/3/22.- Off Ducie cloudy weather fresh breeze from S.S.E. at times squalls reefed main sail & fore sail midday pump dry Bar. 30.15 Sunday. 26/3/22.- Off Ducie cloudy weather moderate breeze from S.S.E. at times rainy 4 calmed boat went ashore midday pump dry Bar. 30.10 Monday. 27/3/22.- off Ducie same weather & same breeze during the night light wind 4 calmed boat went ashore midday pump dry Bar. 30.25. Tuesday 28/3/22.- Off Ducie fine weather light breeze from E.E.E. 4 A.M. boat went ashore 10 am. light air midday pump dry Bar. 30.25. Wednesday. 29/3/22.- Off Ducie fine clear weather light air from S.S.E. midday pump dry Bar. 30.15 Thursday. 30/3/22.- Off Ducie fine weather calm at 30 P.M. left for Henderson with light air from S.S.W. & S.W. light air from S.S.W. midday pump dry Bar. 30.20 Friday. 31/3/22.- Ducie to Henderson fine weather light air from S.S.W. Lat. obs. 25.26 S. Long. 125.13 W. 6 calmed moderate breeze from S.E. course W. by S. during the night. Squally midday pump dry Bar. 30.15 7 Sunday. 1/4/22.- Ducie to Henderson cloudy weather fresh breeze from E.S.E. Lat. obs. noon 25.20 S. Long. obs. noon 127.09 w. W. by S. 1/4 S. 11 P.M. hove to on starboard tack & still sailed for the land & arrived at the west side tied to there midday pump dry Bar. 30.25. Sunday. 2/4/22.- Off Henderson cloudy weather fresh gale from E.S.E. Still anchoring during the night weather clear midday pump dry Bar. 30.25. Monday. 3/4/22 Off Henderson cloudy weather moderate breeze from S.S.E. anchoring during the night squally the Mate sleep 2 hours while he was on watch midday pump dry Bar. 30.15. Tuesday. 4/4/22 Off Henderson cloudy weather fresh breeze from S.S.E. Still anchoring during the night light wind midday pump dry Bar. 30.20. Wednesday. 5/4/22.- Off Henderson fine weather light breeze from E.S.E. Still anchoring during the night cloudy 1 A.M. captain came on deck Charley mate & sailor Curtis sleeping while the were on watch. 4 A.M. sailors washing paint work 9 A.M. fresh breeze from S.S.E. midday pump dry Bar. 30.25. Thursday. 6/4/22 Off Henderson fine weather fresh breeze from E.S.E. anchoring 10.30 P.M. captain came on deck Charley Mate & sailor curtis were in the morning watch sleeping while they were on watch & they done their same thing 6 A.M.- light breeze midday pump dry Bar 30.25. Friday 7/4/22 Off Henderson clear weather calm Still anchoring at P.M. light breeze from N.W. heaved anchor steamed round the south side lay to for the night latter part fine midday pump dry Bar. 30.15. Saturday. 8/4/22.- Off Henderson clear weather light air from N.E. W.S. 11.30 P.M. Captain came on deck Charley Mate was sleeping while he was on watch with his