Revised Sep 1 2021
1 pm: Moderate breezes and cloudy weather – a swell from the westward.
7 pm: Hauled down some of the steering sails.
8 pm: Fire in all night to air the ship.
11 pm: Fresh breezes down Fore Top Mast steering sail – in 1st reef Fore & Mizen and 2nd reef Main Topsail.
5 am: Out all reefs and set steering sails – Saw the same kind of birds as yesterday besides some rock weed – Served the usual breakfast. Cleaned below and aired ship with fires. Unbent the ol & bent the new Fore Top Sail. Some people employed new pointing the sail, and Carpenters making Chocks & repairing the Large Cutter. – Served Krout & Sweet Wort; and Borecole in the Pease for Dinner
12 noon: At Noon fresh breezes and hazy weather shortened sail for the Tender.
Latitude Observed 47°:45′ South