4 Yacht "France" 1927 4.45. Aore up & proceeded out from Jan. 3 Pannon. $2/57 - 5/6 AM. Used engine. Light E'by wind. 8/7 AM. Started engine, down sails 9/5 " Arrived and anchored at Trenchy Tit Penticost Island. Mr Beck & Hicks ashore collecting and crew getting fresh water from stream. Jan 4 Light variable wind, overcast, very hot, Bar. 29.98 Mr Beck & Hicks ashore collecting. Crew filling up all tanks and getting fire wood. 4 P.M. All on board again. 6 P.M. Very heavy thunderstorm & lightning, continuous heavy rain till 9 P.m. Ancho watch Kept. Jan 5 Light E'by wind, overcast - Bar. 29.96 6.30 AM. Aore up and started engine at 6.54 PM. 6.17 Hill, sailor, left the vessel before her departure to go to Mr Newman's plantation to work, his wages to date were transferred to George Profills to whom he owed money. 8.10 Anchored off the waterfall, 6% miles north of Trenchy in 5 fms. Mr Beck & Hicks ashore collecting. Barometer falling from noon on, 29.8 at 4 P.m. All on board at 5.30 P.M, hoisted boat & in evening and left all ready for getting away. 7 P.M. Thunder, lightning & heavy rain. 9.30". Bar. 29.94. Weather looking better, rain all night till dawn. Ancho watch Kept. Vessel pumpd dry daily as required 5 Yacht "France" Jan 6 Light variable air, Bar. 29.90 Mr Beck, Hicks and one man ashore collecting. Crew sending new fore stay sail and variously. 5.30 T.m. All on board again. Ancho watch Kept. Jan 7 Similar weather to yesterday Bar 29.94 Mr Beck, Hicks and one man ashore collecting. Crew variously employed 6.0 T.m. All on board again, hoisted boat Ancho watch Kept. Jan 8 5.10 AM Aore up and proceeded under sail towards Doba. Light variable air 6.3 T.m Down main sail and bore to awaiting daylight. Fine weather during the night. Jan 9 Stood in to the land at dawn, steering for Big Rock. Engine for 1 hr 20 m 8.50 AM Arrived and anchored Pine Bay. Party landed for collecting. Overcast and passing showers. Ancho watch Kept. Jan 10 Light S E wind, overcast and cloudy. Bar 29.90 Mr Beck and Hicks ashore collecting. 5 T.m All on board again, hoisted boat 5.16 T.m Aore up and got away under engine power till 5.34 T.m, then set all sail, Heavy rain at 10 T.m, so down mainsail and live to wind variable. Jan 11 Stood in at dawn and entered Sigord Channel at 7.30 AM. Engine started at 10.52 AM. 11.50 AM Arrived and anchored at the Doctor Crew washing and painting the cabin Continual rain showers Bar 29.93 (aug) Jan 12 Light variable wind, heavy showers. Bar 29.90 1/4th "Massina" arrived at 6 AM and by her came Mr Downs to join the France 3.45 - 4.15 P.M Shifting to Lourgarnille Ancho watch Kept. Bar. 29.82 at 4/1.m Vessel pumpd dry daily as required.