Cape of Good Hope Home Vlydt Jan 27-Feb 17, 1790
Revised Jun 5 2021
| Week Day | Mo Day | Winds | Courses | Dis in Miles | Latd. So | Longd Et | Longd Obsd. | Varia'n Azths | Merid Altd  Center | Days Out | Remarks from the Cape of Good Hope towards England. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan'y 1790 Sunday | 3rd | So to W | N52°W | 81 | 33°06′ | 17°..07′ | West | 79°..42′ | 1 | Fair Wr. & Wind Variable between the So & Wt. At 5 PM Sailed in Comp'y with the Astrae French Frigate and passed to the North'd of Robben Isl'd. AM Frigate not in sight or Land. Under Single Reefs & T G Sls. DR 33°..22′ | |
| Monday | 4 | SW W NNW | N31°W | 100 | 31..40 | 16..06 | 81..01 | 2 | First part fair Wr. middle and latter Cloudy. Wind Variable from SW to NNW. Saw a Gannet. Under Dble Reefs and T Gt. Sails. Latd by Acct 33°..06′S. | ||
| Tuesday | 5 | SW S SE | N42°W | 139 | 29..58 | 14..19 | 23°..10′W | 82..36 | 3 | Strong Breezes and fair Wr. Sea from the Southward. Under Single Reefs and no T. Gt. Sails. Any other Ship would be carrying every Steering Sail. Latd by Acct 30°..15′S. | |
| Wednes'd | 6 | SEly | N43W | 166 | 27..57 | 12..11 | 84..30 | 4 | Fresh Gales and Hazy Wr. Saw some Trumpet Weed. AM Set lower and Fore Top Mt. Steering Sails Latd by Acct. 28°..13′S. Current every day setting to the Northward. Mother Careys Chicken. | ||
| Thursd'y | 7 | SEbS | NW | 136 | 26..21 | 10..24 | 22..15a 21..25m | 85..59 | 5 | Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Wr. Saw an Albetross. F.T.Mt and lower Steering Sl. set. Reef in M. Top Sl. | |
| Friday | 8 | SEly SWly | NW | 136 | 24..45 | 8..38 | 6 | Do. Wr. Saw Some Trumpet Weed. At Night in Steer'g Sails, in the morn'g set Fore Top Mt. Steering Sail. | |||
| Saturd'y | 9 | Sly SSW SbE | NW | 160 | 22..52 | 0..38 | 20°..58′ | to the N'd 89..18 | 7 | DoWr. Stud'g Sails in at Night and Jogging on. Taking the days upon an Avarage I am certain that if I had the Command of this Vessel I could run 1½ Knot pr Hour more than this Man. | |
| Sunday | 10 | SEly | NW | 133 | 21..18 | 4..54 | 19..50 | to the So. 89..24 | 8 | DoWr. Jogging on. Fore Top Mast & lower Stud'g Sails set at Noon and always 1 Reef in the M.T.Sl. We should now be carrying T. Gt. Stud'g Sails and Royals. | |
| Monday | 11 | SEly | N43W | 134 | 19..40 | 2..18 | 87..55 | 9 | DoWr. Saw some Trumpet Weed. Stud'g Sails in at Night & not set again untill 8 in the Morning. | ||
| Tuesday | 12 | SEbS | NW | 112 | 18..20 | 0..55E | 18..30 | 86..45 | 10 | Do.Wr. | |
| Wednesd'y | 13 | SEbS | NWbW | 128 | 17..10 | West 0..56 | 17..45 | 85..45 | 11 | DoWr. Fish seen. | |
| Thursd'y | 14 | SSE to ESE | N58W | 124 | 16..05 | 2..46 | 17..20a 16..15m | 84..51 | 12 | DoWr. This Cloudy Wr. is very pleasant as we felt no heat but a pleasant refresh'g Air. We might now Sail 160[°W pr day?] | |
| Friday | 15 | ESE SE ESE | From Yesterday | 4..42 | 16..5a 15..00m | 83..14 | 14 | Do. Wr. with bright intervals. At 5 PM saw St. Helena bearing W½N dist 14 leags. North part a high round Head. Steered to the Eastward of it. At 6 AM it bore S½E true dist 12 Leags. Take a departure allowing it in 15°..55′S 5°..49′W. Error in Acct. 2°..07′ a stern of the Ship. | |||
| N23W | 64 | 14..57 | 6..49 | ||||||||
| Saturd'y | 16 | ESE | NW | 109 | 13..40 | 8..08 | 15..20a 14..30m | 82..49 | 14 | Fresh Breezes and Clear Wr. T.M. and lower Steering Sails set. | |
| Sunday | 17 | ESE | NW | 117 | 12..18 | 9..32 | 14..40a 13..40m | 81..39 | 15 | Do. Wr. Do Sail. | |
| Monday | 18 | SE ESE | NW | 108 | 11.. 4 | 10..48 | 13..45a 13..30m | 80..37 | 16 | Fine Pleasant Wr. Caught a Boneto. | |
| Tuesd'y | 19 | SE ENE | NW | 84 | 10.. 5 | 11..48 | 13..25a 13..15m | 79..50 | 17 | DWr. | |
| Wednes | 20 | SEly | NW | 62 | 9..20 | 12..34 | 13..9a 12..50m | 79..18 | 18 | Light Winds and fine Wr. Saw a Gannet. | |
| Thursd'y | 21 | SEly | N48°W | 97 | 8..06 | 13..47 | 13..6a 12..4m | 78..18 | 19 | Do. Wr. At day break Saw Assension bear'g NW. At Noon it bore WNW 8 Leags. from whence its latd is 7°..57′So and Longd 14°..09′W. Longd by Requsite Tables is 14°..22′W and Lat 7..57 So. | |
| Friday | 22 | SEly | N25W | 115 | 6..21 | 14..36 | 11..58a 12..00m | 76..47 | 20 | Modt. Breezes and fair Wr. At 8 PM Island Asscension SSW Dist. 18 Miles. | |
| Saturdy | 23 | Do | NNW | 148 | 4..1 | 15..35 | 12..42a 12..00m | 74..41 | 21 | DoWr. Flying Fish and Portuguese Men of War. | |
| Sunday | 24 | Do | NNW¾W | 107 | 2..14 | 16..39 | 12..3a 14..45m | 73..8 | 22 | DoWr. Fish about. | |
| Monday | 25 | Do | NWbN | 73 | 1..13 | 17..21 | 11..58a 11..25m | 72..22 | 23 | Light Winds and Fair Wr. Fish about. | |
| Tuesd'y | 26 | SEbE | NWbN | 79 | 0..8S | 18..5 | 11..20a 11..15m | 71..19 | 24 | Do Wr. | |
Cape of Good Hope Home Vlydt Jan 27-Feb 17, 1790