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Revised May 23 2021

Bligh's Resource Logbook Aug 22, 1789

H K F Courses Winds Remarks Saturday 22 August 1789
136NWbWSEPleasant Trade and Hazy Wr
236
34SSE
442
52
2
2

WNW
64""Fresh Gales & Fine Night
74
846SE
944WbN
104Close Reef'd the Main Sail and Double Reefd the Fore Sail  A very cross running Sea - Carried away the Fore Gaff. Tie'd a Bamboo one.
1142
1244
142
246
34
43""Less Wind out Reefs. Still a troublesome Sea going
524
622"Saw the Island Flores from NbW to N.E.
73"WNW
83NWbWVery Hazy Flores NNW to NEbN could see no more of it -
93NNW
1024
1126NbWSEbS
1236"Fresh Breezes & very Hazy scarce able to see the land
 Two High Pocket Mountains Bearing N¼E & NNW off Shore about 10 Leagues.

 Many small sand Larks about & patches of Sea Weed
88Meridn.Alt.
OdotCenter
68..50
64
152
Latitude Long West of
CourseDist.Obsd.D RCoupang
N78W769°..27′S9°..06′2°..10′W

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