Jan 3-26, 1790 Home Vlydt Feb 18-Mar 3, 1790
Revised Jun 5 2021
| Week Day | Mo Day | Winds | Courses | Dist in Ms. | Latd North | Longd West | Longd Obsd. | Varia'n pr Azths | Merid Als Center | Days Out | Remarks from the Cape of Good Hope towards England. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan'y 1790 Wednesd'y | 27 | SE & ESE | NWbN | 92 | 1°..8′N | 18°..56′ | 11..15a 11..30m | none | 25 | Fair Wr. PM Cloudy with Thunder Lightning and Rain. PM Crossed the Line in Long 18..10W about 2 OClock. Swell from the Northward. No Observation. | |
| Thursday | 28 | Do | NWbN | 96 | 2..27 | 19..49 | None | 26 | Modt. Wr. and Cloudy with Thunder Lightning and Rain. Saw some Bonetos. I find the Dutch are obliged to cross the line between the Longd of 355° and 3° East of Tenerif as they count it that is between 5° West of Tenerif and 3° East a space of 8 degrees. | ||
| Friday | 29 | Do Calm Sly | NWbN | 40 | 3..00 | 20..11 | None | 27 | Light Wind, Calms, Thunder and heavy Rain. Caught a Boneto. Wr. sultry & unpleasant Outward bound in 1788 I had just this Wr. in the same situation and same time of the year and South of the Line the Wr. is fine and serene. | ||
| Saturd'y | 30 | Calm NWly Calm | NW | 34 | 3..34 | 20..35 | None | 28 | Light Airs Calms & Cloudy Wr. Flocks of Gull Petterals on the Water. No Observation. | ||
| Sunday | 31 | Do Wly | NW½N | 53 | 4..3 | 20..10 | 68..42 | 29 | Do Wr. Thunder Lightning and heavy Rain. | ||
| Feb'y Monday | 1st | Sly | NW | 26 | 4..21 | 21..8 | 10..45a 11..00m | 68..41 | 30 | Light Airs Fair Wr. and Calms. Many Fish about. | |
| Tuesday | 2nd | SWly | N40W | 46 | 4..57 | 21..58 | 10..10a 10..20m | 68.l.22 | 31 | DoWr. and very Hazy. | |
| Wednesd'y | 3rd | NNE to NNW | N70W | 54 | 5..16 | 22..49 | 10..50 | 68..21 | 32 | Light Airs and Calms in the first part, latter light Breezes and Cloudy. Fish seen. Very hazy. | |
| Thursd'y | 4th | Nly NNE | N67W | 28 | 5..27 | 23..15 | 10..00a 10..25m | 68..28 | 33 | Moderate Breezes and fair Wr. Fish seen. Very Hazy. | |
| Friday | 5th | Nly | NWbW | 79 | 6..11 | 24..20 | 9..20a 9..25m | 34 | Fresh Breezes and fair Wr. Fish seen. | ||
| Saturd'y | 6 | Do | NW¾W | 52 | 6..42 | 25..2 | 9..32a 9..38m | 67..50 | 35 | Do Wr. Very Hazy. Many Flying Fish seen. | |
| Sunday | 7th | Do | N57W | 82 | 7..27 | 26..11 | 9..25a 9..30m | 67..23 | 36 | Moderate Breezes Fair Wr. and exceedingly Hazy. | |
| Monday | 8th | NNE | NW | 120 | 8..52 | 27..33 | 7..50a 8..26m | 66..17 | 37 | Fresh Breezes and fair Wr. but exceedingly Hazy. | |
| Tuesday | 9th | NEbN | N39W | 134 | 10..36 | 29..19 | 8..38b 7..45m | 64..53 | 38 | Fresh Breezes and thick Hazy Wr. equal to a Fog. | |
| Wednesd'y | 10th | NNE & NE | N47°W | 118 | 11..56 | 30..48 | 63..52 | 39 | Fresh Gales and thick Hazy Wr. almost as bad as a Fog under Dble Reefs. Our Sails covered with fine Orange Colour dust for these two days which one would be led to believe was blown from a Country full of Vulcanos if we were out in a known part. Fuego Westermost Isle of the Cape de Verds lies in 14°..47′S. Longd. 24°..28′ West. Saw some Grampuses. | ||
| Thursd'y | 11th | NE | N48°W | 161 | 13..44 | 32..50 | 62..40 | 40 | Very fresh Gales and Hazy Wr. Under Courses & Close Reefed Main Top Sail. Down T.Gt. Yards These two Nights past we have been passing some Shoals laid down by the Dutch to the W.S.W of of [sic] Fuego. Many Flying Fish. Ship kept about 8 points from the Wind. | ||
| Friday | 12th | NE | N47W | 140 | 15..20 | 34..32 | 61..08 | 41 | Strong Gales and Hazy Wr. and much Sea. Ship a most violent motion. Under Courses & Close Reefed MT S | ||
| Saturd'y | 13th | NEbE | N49W | 139 | 16..51 | 36..21 | 59..57 | 42 | Strong Gales & very Squally Wr. Ship'd some heavy Seas. Do. Sail. We keep within 8 points of the Wind. | ||
| Sunday | 14th | ENE | NNW | 124 | 18..45 | 37..11 | 58..23 | 43 | DoWr. Moderating towards the latter part. Much Sea. | ||
| Monday | 15th | ESE | N¾W | 87 | 20..11 | 37..26 | 3..55a | 57..18 | 44 | Do. Gales with intervals of moderate Wr. & at times very Squally with some light Rain. | |
| Tuesday | 16th | ENE to ESE | NbW¼W | 88 | 21..36 | 37..48 | 4..13a | 56..14 | 45 | Fresh Breezes and Squally with Showers of Rain. | |
| Wednesd'y | 17th | ENE to ESE | NbW | 58 | 22..33 | 38..00 | 5..30a 6..50m | 55..38 | 46 | Light Winds with Calms. Saw many patches Sea Weed small leaf & full of berries light Yellow colour |
Jan 3-26, 1790 Home Vlydt Feb 18-Mar 3, 1790