these 24 hours Begins with squally wtr and Raney At 1 PM took in TG Sail / At 2 PM Doubel Reeft [double-reefed] topsails, took in jibb & main topmast staysail . . .”
notes / sightings
Date
Thursday, September 7, 1797
Latitude
39° 57' N (40° 21' N)
Longitude
51° 34' W
Date: Thursday, September 7, 1797
Latitude: 39° 57' N (40° 21' N)
Longitude: 51° 34' W
Speed: 8 hrs of 6–7 knots, then down to 2–3, ending with 6
Distance: 105 NM
Winds: EbS to S, SW, NW, ending
NNE. “Begins with squally wtr [weather] and Raney [rainy] . . . At 5 PM . . . hard gail and Squally . . . At 3 more moderate . . . Ends with Gentel Gail [gentle gale] and Rainy wth [weather].”
Speed
8 hrs of 6–7 knots, then down to 2–3, ending with 6
Distance
105 NM
Winds
EbS to S, SW, NW, ending
NNE. “Begins with squally wtr [weather] and Raney [rainy] . . . At 5 PM . . . hard gail and Squally . . . At 3 more moderate . . . Ends with Gentel Gail [gentle gale] and Rainy wth [weather].”