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Revised Jun 28 2021

Bounty Logbook May 7, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Wednesday 7th May 1788 Observations
18"EBNNWBW"Fresh Gales & Cloudy. In Steering Sails & 1st Reefs.
28
383ENE At 3h..19′ Latd. 39..46 So
Longd. T Keeper 25..10 W
48757¼°
57"Close Reefed the Fore & triple reefed the Main Topsl. it blowing a Strong Gale.
676
774
88457½°Hard Gales, handed the Main Topsail & Reefed the Main Sail and handed it.
974
1066
1166NWBW
127258°
176WBN"More Modt set triple reefed Main Topsail.
275West
38WBS
475WSW56½°
58
68
774""Fresh Gales & Squally. Out 3d & 2nd. Reefs Main Topsl. Up Main T. Gt Yard. Set Main Topmt. Steering Sails. Split Do from a severe Squall.
88453½° At 21h..25′ Latd. 38°..58′ So
Longd. T K == 22..49 W
982
1077
1174SW
127453½°Do. Wr. This fore noon Empd. getting water to hand & filling Salt Water. Served Sweet Wort as usual. Under Close Reefed Fore Topsl. & single Reefed Main T. Gt. Sail, & Fore Sail. Birds as usual.
186Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
34°..04′ At 23h..22′ Latitude
by Dble Altds. 38°..54′ S
12697
12883
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
No72°E18438°..51′So38°..44′So19°..08′W22°..28′W22°..13′W

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