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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook Feb 27, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsRems. Wednesday 27th. Feby 1788 Observations
14"SWBWNWFresh Breezes and Squally. In 1st Reef Topsails
242
34""Fresh Gales & Squally. In 3d. Reef M Topsl. & 4th Reef Fore Topsl. and handed Mizn Topsl. Much Sea. Some Butterflies and others like what we call Horn Flies blown past us. Some Sheerwaters about.
44SWBSNBS
54
634
732SWSW
832""Fresh gale and fair Wr. out 4th Reef Fore Topsl
934SBWWBS
104Untill One o'clock in the morning Fresh gales and very hard Squalls which obliged us to take in all Sails.
113
123
13SoWSW
232""Not so Squally
33
43""More Moderate
53S½WWBSOut 3d and 2nd. Reefs
632SWSWSome Squalls small Rain
734SBESWBW
83sseSWFair Wr. and Cloudy At 8h..18′ Latd. 30°..43′ So
Longd T Keeper 42..00 Wt
93sbeSWBW
103Some Sheerwaters but no other Birds
1143SSESW
124""Do Wr a Southerly Swell
85Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
67°23′
6014
6194
Difference Longd. this day
DRTK
0°.. 8′Et0°.. 6′Et
 LatitudeLongitudeRems at Noon
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.Therr. Shade
So5Et7830°..56′So30°..55′So44°..31′W41°..54′W41°..38′W74°

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