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Revised 2010-04-06

Bounty Logbook Apr 4, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Friday 4th. April 1788
114NWBW½WWSW"A Very Severe Gale with Violent Squalls of Snow and Hail and the Sea very high.
214At 2 Wore Ship and handed the Foresail and brought too under the Main Topsl with four Reefs in and the Mizn. Staysail.
314SSE½ESWBS
41436¼°
514SSESWBW
616
71635°
814
915
1014SESWBS
1115
1215SEBESSW37°
114SWBS
213The Gale abating.
314SE
41436°
514SSESWBW
614SBEWSW
714"""Set the Foresail, reefed.
81237¾°Dark Cloudy Wr with Sleet.
916SBWWBSCleaned below, and employed serviceing the Rigging in places where it is Chaffed.
1016SWBSWBN
1116SWWSW"Set Reefed Main Sail.
122SWBWNWBW38½°Fresh Gales and Rainy Wr. Under Reefed Courses and Close Reefed Main Topsail.
38
9300
9338
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
No.79Et.28None58°..11′So71°..54′W72°..27′W72°..16′W

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Remarks

Altho wearing is now become highly dangerous I could not but risk it at 2 O'Clock, as I found I encreased my Northing too much on the Tack I was then on. We had no sooner accomplished this, but were obliged to lye too under the Close Reefd Main Topsail and Mizen Staysail, and the Gale continued with great violence untill 4 in the Morning, and blew fresh the remainder of the Day with cold Rain.

We cleaned and dryed below towards Noon and the rest of the People were employed in serviceing the Chafed Parts of the Rigging.


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