Yacht "France" Feb 1 Moderate N.W gale and strong squalls with rain. Heavy sea, vessel plunging violently and shipping water. 8 AM The lab stay and boom guy carried away in a heavy squall. Hove ship to under fore stay sail and double reefed mainsail. Heading N.W. 6 P.M. Wore ship to S.S.W and continued all night. Vessel making a lot of water. Feb 2 Wind and sea moderating. All hands repairing head gear from daylight till 10 AM, when we proceeded with all sail, beating towards the Island. Feb 3 Moderate to light N.W wind and sea 7:45 AM started the engine and steered for Island. 12.15. Arrived and anchored at Dutro Id, in 12 fms water, Islands bearing N.W Boat away with Dr Rich collecting; 3.30 Boat returned, unable to land for the heavy surf. Hove up and got away under all sail, wind light and variable. Freshened up at 5 P.M. Feb 4 Thick rain and squally, reduced sail Wind N.W and sea increasing, beating towards the Island. Hove to at sun down. Feb 5 Made sail again at daylight and continued beating to best advantage. Hove to at sun down. Raining all day. Feb 6 Made sail at daylight, heavy rain and squally. Beating all day. The starboard after backstay of main rigging carried away just before noon in a squall. Hove vessel to and repaired what we could. Making water all the time and pumping. Yacht "France" Feb 7 Observed Cherry Id at 3.30 AM, to windward. Jacked ship at 8 AM and made all sail 10:30 started the engine. 11.52 Arrived and anchored at Cherry Id in 6 fms, highest part of Id bearing N.W. Heavy surf pounding on reef, impossible to land. The natives came off & the ship's swimming and brought yams etc in afternoon by the same method. Feb 8 Moderate N.N.W wind at daylight and sea more moderate. Sticks landed for collecting, swimming ashore from boat. Returned at 11 am 2:40 Hove up and proceeded under all sail towards Lucipia. Cloudy and squally. 5.0 PM Down mainsail and outer jib. Feb 9 set sail again at 4 AM and at 7 AM found by observation that vessel had been set 20 miles to the East during night. Beating all day towards the Island. Feb 10 Sky cleared at dawn and wind fell light. From Position 12°39'S 162°36'E Lighted the Island at 1 P.M bearing N.N.E Kept to windward of it all night. Fine weather during the night. Feb 11 Stood in for the Southend at daylight and at 9.40 AM anchored in 15 fms at Lucipia Island, south east side. Sounded with boat astern of vessel and found 25 fms, as gave 43 fms chain lately ashore collecting, returned at 6 P.M. Squally all night, anchor watch kept. Pump kept going almost continually.