{"id":"AV07529","vessel":"Jireh Perry","rig":null,"master":"Wanton Howland Sherman","port":"New Bedford, MA","ground":"S Pacific","year_out":"1860","year_in":"1864","logbook":{"id":"journalofjirehpe00jire","title":"Journal of the Jireh Perry (Ship) and Nimrod (Ship) out of New Bedford, MA, mastered by Wanton Howland Sherman and kept by Mrs. Wanton H. Sherman, on whaling voyages between 1848 and 1863.","url":"https://archive.org/details/journalofjirehpe00jire","pages":230},"days":[{"date":"1860-09-13","events":[],"lat":41.2,"lon":-70.9,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Sept 13th 1860\nAt 11 Am took the Anchor and stood out\nof the Bay with the wind N W at 12 O\nClock the pilot left so ends this day","wind":[["whole","NW",""]],"plain":"The crew raised anchor at 11 a.m. and sailed out of the bay with a northwest wind. The pilot departed at noon.","moments":[{"kind":"crew","title":"Pilot left the ship","quote":"the pilot left","interest":1}],"where":"near land"},{"date":"1860-09-14","events":[],"lat":40.475,"lon":-68.6667,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday Sept 14th 1860\nBegins with strong wind from the N W\nand fine weather all hands employed in\nstowing cables and anchors steering S E\nmiddle part the same latter part more\nmoderate steering E by S a number sails\nin sight all hands employed in fitting\nBoats so ends this day\nLat by Obs [struck: 40] [struck: 32] Long by Chro 68..40","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong winds. The crew stowed the cables and anchors, fitted the whaleboats, and saw several other ships in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-15","events":[],"lat":39.75,"lon":-65.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Sept 15th 1860\nCommences with Light wind from N W\nmiddle part winds from the N Latter\npart verry light Airs from the S E\nship by the wind to the Eastward\nall Hands Employed in fitting Boats\nLat By Obs 39.45 Long By Chro 65.47","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["middle","N",""],["latter","SE","light"]],"plain":"Light winds as the ship sailed eastward. All hands were busy outfitting the whaleboats.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-16","events":[],"lat":39.9,"lon":-64.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Sept 16th 1860\nThis day Begins with light Airs from\nthe S E steering by the wind with the\nLarboard tacks On Board middle part\nlight Baffling wind and Calm Latter\npart strong winds from the E S E steering\nby the wind on the Nathorn tack\nLat by Obs 39..54 Long By Chro 64.39","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","ESE","strong"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Experienced light and baffling winds shifting to strong breezes later in the day, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-17","events":[],"lat":39.7,"lon":-62.85,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday Sept 17th 1860\nFirst part of these 24 Hours light wind\nfrom the S E Middle part much\nthe same Latter part strong winds\nfrom the Eastward and squally\nat 7 A M Double reefed the Topsails\nat 11 A M strong wind from the E steering\nE by S so ends this day","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["middle","SE","light"],["latter","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds turning to strong, squally weather from the east, prompting the crew to double-reef the topsails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-18","events":[],"lat":39.5,"lon":-61.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Sept 18th 1860\nFirst part squally with rain wind from\nthe E steering E by S set whole topsails\na very heavy swell from the S Middle part\nlight Baffleing Winds Latter part light\nwind from the N steering E S E with all\nsail set\nLat By Obs 39..30 Long by Chro 61..03","wind":[["first","E",""],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Squally weather with rain and a very heavy swell from the south gave way to light, shifting breezes. By the end of the day, they were sailing with every sail set.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-19","events":[],"lat":39.65,"lon":-59.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Sept 19th 1860\nCommences with light winds from the N\nand pleasant steering E S E at 2 P M wind\nhaled to the South Middle part a light\nwind from S S W Latter from from\nthe Westward steering E S E with all\nsail set\nLat by Obs 39.39 Long by Chro 59.10","wind":[["first","N","light"],["first","S",""],["middle","SSW","light"],["latter","W",""]],"plain":"Pleasant weather with light winds; the ship sailed east-southeast under full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-20","events":[],"lat":39.1667,"lon":-56.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Sept 20th 1860\nThis day Begins with light wind from\nthe Westward steering E S E Middle part\nlight winds from the N E steering by\nthe wind to the S E Latter part the wind\nfrom the S E working to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 39.10 Long by Chro 56..31","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","NE","light"],["latter","SE",""]],"plain":"Routine sailing with light, shifting winds; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-21","events":[],"lat":39.05,"lon":-53.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Sept 21st 1860\nThese 24 Hours light baffleing wind from\nE to S working Ship to the Eastward\nLat by Obs 39..03 Long By Chro 53..39","wind":[["whole","variable","light"]],"plain":"Light, shifting winds as the ship worked its way eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-22","events":[],"lat":39.55,"lon":-52.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Sept 22 1860\nThis day Begins with a fresh Breeze from\nthe S S E and rainy steering by the wind\nwith the Starboard Tack On Board\nmiddle part strong wind steering to the\nEastward under double reefed topsails Latter\npart more moderate sett all sail\nsteering E By S so ends this day\nLat By Obs 39..33 Long by Chro 52.14\nLong by Luner 51..30","wind":[["first","SSE","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and rain forced the crew to reduce sail before the weather moderated later in the day, allowing them to set full sail again.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-23","events":[],"lat":40.9,"lon":-50.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Sept 23d 1860\nBegins with a fresh breeze from the S E\nsteering By the wind to the Eastward middle\npart much the same Latter part\nLatter part strong wind from S S W\nsteering E By S Double Reefed the Topsails\nLat by Obs 40..54 Long By Chro 50..00","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","SE","fresh"],["latter","SSW","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in fresh breezes and strong winds as the crew headed eastward under double-reefed topsails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-24","events":[],"lat":41.55,"lon":-46.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Sept 24th 1860\nThis day Commences With a strong wind\nfrom S S W steering E By S at 3 P M\ndouble reefed the topsails Middle part a\nstrong wind from the S headding E by\nthe wind at 10 P M set whole topsails and\nmain topgallantsail at daylight maid\nall sail so ends this day\n\nLat By Obs 41.33 Long By Chro 46.55","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","S","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds blew from the south-southwest as the ship steered east by south. The crew reduced sail in the afternoon and set all sail again by daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-25","events":[],"lat":41.8833,"lon":-42.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Sep 25th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the\nSouth steering E S E middell and latter\npart Light Winds from the S W\nLat by Obs 41.53 Long by Chro 42.30","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with shifting winds; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-26","events":[],"lat":41.75,"lon":-39.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Sept 26th 1860\nThis day a fresh wind from S W\nsteering E S E with all sail set employs\nin fitting ship and sheathing the decks\nLat by Obs 41.45 Long by Chro 39.00","wind":[["whole","SW","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew sailed with every sail set in a fresh southwest breeze, busy fitting the ship and sheathing the decks.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-27","events":[],"lat":40.8833,"lon":-36.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Sept 27th 1860\nBegins with a fine wind from the S W\nand pleasant Middle and latter part\na Light wind steering S E Latter part\nsteered S S E so ends this day\nLat By Obs 40.53 Long by Chro 36.10","wind":[["first","SW","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Fine, pleasant weather with light winds as the ship sailed south-southeast; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":39.6333,"lon":-33.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday September 28th 1860\nComes with a light breeze from the West\nward and fine weather saw a Fin Back\nMiddle and latter part winds S W\nSaw a shoal of Blackfish steering S E by E\nLat by Obs 39.38 Long by Chro 33.38","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","SW",""],["latter","SW",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes. The crew saw a finback whale and later sighted a school of pilot whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-29","events":[],"lat":39.7167,"lon":-32.625,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Sept 29th 1860\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the\nN and fine weather steering S E by E\nat Sun down took in sail for the\nnight and halled on the wind to the N E\nat midnight wore ship to the W at dayligh\nmaid all sail to E S E at 7 A M the win\nhalled to the E steering by the wind\nto the S with fine weather so end","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["latter","E",""]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes; routine sailing with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-09-30","events":[],"lat":39.8,"lon":-31.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Sept 30th 1860\nCommences with Light airs and Calm headdind\nto the W at 10 Am wind from the S E and fine\nWeather steering by the wind to the Eastward\nLatter part strong wind and Squally at 8 AM\ntook in topgalant sails, so ends this day\nLat by Obs 39 48 Long by Chro 31.37","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","SE",""],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm","squalls"],"plain":"Light airs and calms gave way to fine weather from the southeast before turning squally with strong winds, forcing the crew to reduce sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-01","events":[],"lat":39.55,"lon":-31.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Sept 1st 1860\nBegins with Strong breeze S S W and pleasant\nsteering by the wind to the Eastward at\n1 PM Double reefed the topsails Corvo in\nsight Bareing E S E at 4 PM wore ship\nto the Westward Corvo Bareing S E by E\n4 Leques Flores in sight Middle part strong\nwinds at 11 PM wore ship to the E at\nat 7 A M, Flores bareind S E 4 Leagues\nwore ship to the Westward at 12 Oclock\nwore ship to the Eastword, Flores\nIn sight so ends this day","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","","strong"]],"plain":"The ship sailed near the Azores in strong breezes, spending the day turning back and forth with the islands of Corvo and Flores in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Corvo and Flores","at":"corvo-and-flores"},{"date":"1860-10-02","events":[],"lat":41.1333,"lon":-32.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesd October 2° 1860\nCommences with strong winds from the\nSouth teering by the wind to the Eastward\nunder Double reefed topsails at 5 P M\nFlores Bareing E 3 Leagues dist wore\nship with the main yard aback\nto speak the ship Hunters of N Bed\nCapt Allen 36 month Out with 2000 bls\nCapt came Onboard and got some\npapers and reported ships taking Oil\nin 42 N at 8 O A kept the ship Off\nN and maid all sail Middle and latter\npart strong winds and a very heavy Swell\nsteerng N by Compass so ends\nLat by Obs 41.08 Leng by Chro 32.45","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Near Flores, the crew met the ship Hunters of New Bedford. Its captain came aboard for newspapers and reported that ships were taking oil in latitude 42 North.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Hunters","rig":"ship","port":"N Bed","captain":"Allen","months_out":36,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","place":"Flores","plate":"gam.visit-c","at":"flores-island"},{"date":"1860-10-03","events":[],"lat":42.4667,"lon":-32.9,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Oct 3d 1860\nBegins with a strong wind from the S S W\nwith a very heavy swell steering to the North with\nall sail set saw several sail standing to the\nEastward at 6 PM more moderate took in\nsail for the Night middle part strong wind\nfrom the W S W at daylight double reefed the\ntopsails set jib and mainsail and stood on\nthe wind to the Eastward so ends this day\nLat by Obs 42.28 Long by Chro 32.54","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["first","","moderate"],["middle","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Encountering a heavy swell and strong winds, they sailed north alongside several other ships heading east, later reducing sail as the winds shifted.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-04","events":[],"lat":42.2833,"lon":-32.9,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Oct 4th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the S\nsteering by the wind to the eastward under\n[blot] double reefed topsails jib and Mainsail\nat 6 Oclock wore ship to the west and\ntook in jib and mainsail middle part the\nsame at daylight wore ship to Eastward and\nset jib and mainsail so ends\nLat by Obs 42.17 Long by Chro 32.54","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","S","strong"]],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds under reduced canvas, repeatedly turning the ship to adjust course. No whales or other vessels were mentioned.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-05","events":[],"lat":42.7333,"lon":-29.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Oct 5th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the\nS and good weather steering by the wind\nto the Eastward with double reefed topsails\nwith heavy sea suning at 6 set whole\nmain topsail middle part more moderat\nset all sail latter part moderate breez\nAt noon tacked ship to the westward so ends\nLat by Obs 42.44 Long 29.50","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong southerly winds and heavy seas eased by the middle of the day, allowing the crew to set full sail before turning to the west.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":42.6083,"lon":-29.9083,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Oct 6th 1860\nBegins with a moderat breeze from the S and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the westward\nat 6 P M tacked ship to the Eastward at 6 Oclock\ntacked to the west at half past 8 Oclock raised\nwhales lowerd and struck One and killed him\nthe Boat in Chace of whales so ends","wind":[["first","S","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes. The crew spotted whales, put out the boats, and harpooned and killed one while continuing to chase others.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1860-10-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":42.4833,"lon":-29.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Oct 7th 1860\nCommences with Light Airs and Calms the Boats\nin chase of whales at 2 Oclock come On Board\nat 5 PM took the whale along side and gat\nreddy for cutting took in sail to lay by the whale\nat 5 Oclock AM Wore ship at 6 commenced\ncutting Latter part the Same\nLat By Obs 42..29 Long By Chro 29..59","wind":[["first","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The boats continued chasing whales and returned at 2 p.m. At 5 p.m., the crew brought alongside the whale killed the previous day. They stayed near it overnight and began stripping the blubber the next morning.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1860-10-08","events":[],"lat":42.0333,"lon":-30.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Oct 8th 1860\nBegins with a moderate breeze from ESE with\nheay swell ship headding to the S at 1 PM\nfinished Cutting the whale and set double\nreefed topsails at Sundown the lookes squaly\ntook in fore and mizen tops sails the watch\ncleareing away the head and getting readdey for\nboiling at midnight commenced Boiling Latter\nmoderate breeze from the S E All hands employed\nin boiling and Breaking out for Shooks\nLat By Obs 42.02 Long by Chro 30.11","wind":[["first","ESE","moderate"],["latter","SE","moderate"]],"weather":["heavy sea","squalls"],"plain":"The crew finished stripping the blubber from their whale, readied the head, and began boiling the blubber at midnight. They also broke out cask parts from the hold under squally skies.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1860-10-09","events":[],"lat":42.05,"lon":-29.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Oct 9th 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the S E\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the\nSouth at 10 PM wore ship and steered N E\nEmployed in Boiling Latter part the Same\nLat By Obs 42..03 Long by Chro 29..57","wind":[["first","SE","moderate"],["latter","SE","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes as the ship turned and sailed on, with the crew busy boiling blubber.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1860-10-10","events":[],"lat":42.35,"lon":-29.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Oct 10th 1860\nComences with a light breeze froom the S W and\nfine weather stearing ESE with all sail\nset employed in boiling at sundown took in\ntopgallant sails middle and Latter part Calm\nat midnight Coled down the whale maid\nSixty Five Barrels Nothing in sight this day\nLat by Obs 42..21 Long by Chro 29..47","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Under light breezes and later calm, the crew finished boiling blubber, cooling down the try-works at midnight. The whale yielded 65 barrels of oil.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"grampus","count":null}],"lat":42.1916,"lon":-29.9222,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Oct 11th 1860\nCommences with calm saw a number of Grampuses\nat 7 P M ship laying in a calm with the three\ntopsails set middle part the same at daylight\na light air from the W maid all sail to the N\nLatter part light squals of rain so ends\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","W","light"]],"weather":["calm","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship lay becalmed during the night, and the crew saw a number of grampuses. By daylight, a light westerly breeze allowed them to make sail northward amid rain squalls.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Grampuses spotted during a calm","quote":"saw a number of Grampuses","interest":1}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-12","events":[],"lat":42.0333,"lon":-30.0611,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday Oct 12th 1860\nBegins with a light breeze from the west with\nsome rain at 4 wind halled to the N and Cloudydy.\nat 6 P.M cept the ship S by W middle part\nlight airs and calms Latter part the same\nLat by Obs 42.02","wind":[["first","W","light"],["first","N",""],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["rain","cloudy","calm"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds, rain, and calms, heading south-by-west. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-13","events":[],"lat":41.5667,"lon":-30.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Oct 13th 1860\nCommences with calm all hands employed in\nBreaking Out between decks at 6 PM light\nbreeze from the N W steering S W One sail\nin sight steering to the S E. Middle part moderat\nbreeze from the W Latter part the same steering\nBy the wind to the Southward two sails in sight\nLat By Obs 41..34 Long By Chro 30..12","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","NW","light"],["middle","W","moderate"],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew spent the day unpacking and organizing cargo between decks. Other vessels were sighted, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-14","events":[],"lat":39.9833,"lon":-30.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Oct 14th 1860\nCommences with a moderat breeze from the W\nand Clouday steering by the wind headding from S\nto S.W. One ship in sight to the N. [struck: S] Middle\npart very moderate at daylight Fogo in sight\nto the S W 10 Leagues dist Latter part Calms with\nLight airs from the W steering by the wind to the\nS[struck: W] Lat By Obs 29. 59 Long by Chro 30..18","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm"],"plain":"The ship sailed under light winds and cloudy skies, sighting another vessel and spotting the island of Fogo about thirty miles to the southwest.","where":"near land","place":"Flores","at":"flores-island"},{"date":"1860-10-15","events":[],"lat":39.45,"lon":-31.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Oct 15th 1860\nCommences with verry light baffleing airs and Cloudy at dark\nFlores Bareing W 8 Leagues Corvo N N W middle part\ncalm at 3 A M took a Breeze from W steering\nby the wind to the S & W Latter part moderate\nfrom the W Beating up to Flores so ends","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["middle","","calm"],["middle","W",""],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm"],"plain":"With light, shifting airs and calm seas, the ship sighted Flores and Corvo before sailing against the westerly wind toward Flores.","where":"near land","place":"Flores","via":[[-31.35,39.55]],"at":"flores-island"},{"date":"1860-10-16","events":[],"lat":39.0275,"lon":-30.627,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday Oct 16th 1860\nCommences with a strong breeze from the W steering\nby the wind to the Southward at sundown Flores bare\n[struck: ting] West six Legues dist at midnight squally\nwind halled to the N E at daylight stood in for\nthe Land at 8 A M Went ashore with a Boat\nfor recruits Latter part strong wind from the\nN E ship off and On at Poart Lagrans","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","NE",""],["latter","NE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"After sighting Flores at sunset, the ship headed in toward land at daylight. A boat went ashore at Port Lagrans to recruit men while the ship cruised back and forth off the coast in strong winds.","where":"near land","place":"Poart Lagrans","via":[[-31.35,39.25]]},{"date":"1860-10-17","events":[],"lat":38.7316,"lon":-29.6651,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday Oct 17th 1860\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N E and\nheavy swell ship off the Poart Lagranes recruit\ning Dat 4 PM went On Board at 8 P M stood\noff to the S E at 2 A M stood in for the Land\nat 9 AM sent the Boat On shore to Land\na Pasenger at Meridian Boat came On\nBoard cept the ship off to the South","wind":[["first","NE","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Cruising off Port Lagranes, the ship sent a boat ashore in the morning to drop off a passenger, then headed south after the boat returned at noon.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Sent a passenger ashore","quote":"sent the Boat On shore to Land a Pasenger","interest":3},{"kind":"crew","title":"Landed a passenger ashore","quote":"sent the Boat On shore to Land\na Pasenger","interest":2}],"where":"near land","place":"Poart Lagranes"},{"date":"1860-10-18","events":[],"lat":38.45,"lon":-28.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Oct 18th 1860\nCommences with a Light wind from the N\nruning round to the West of the Island at 6\nLay the head yards aback to the S W of the Island\ntwo Boats came off and took the things Belonging\nto the pasengers at 7 stood to the South wind from\nthe eastward Latter part strong wind from the\nE steering by the wind to the South Employed\nin coopering Oil to land at fayall\nLat by Obs 38,,27","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","E",""],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"Cruising off the island, the ship waited while two boats came out to collect the passengers' belongings. The crew spent the day coopering oil to be landed at Fayal.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Boats collected passengers' belongings","quote":"two Boats came off and took the things Belonging to the pasengers","interest":2}],"where":"near land","place":"fayall","via":[[-28.75,38.45]],"at":"faial-island"},{"date":"1860-10-19","events":[],"lat":38.45,"lon":-28.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Oct 19th 1860\nBegins with a strong wind from the E and\nclouday with Light squalls of rain Employed in\ncoopering Oil at 6 P M wind halled to the S E\nwore ship to the Eastward middle part the same\nat daylight Fayal Bareing E N E 15 legues\nsteering in for the Land so ends this day","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["first","SE",""],["middle","SE",""]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew spent the day coopering oil amid strong winds and light rain squalls. At daylight they sighted Fayal and steered toward land.","where":"near land","place":"Fayal","at":"faial-island"},{"date":"1860-10-20","events":[],"lat":38.45,"lon":-28.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Oct 20th 1860\nCommences with a Light wind from the S and\nfine weather steering in for Fayall at 6 PM\nPico bareing E S E 5 Leagues distant Youth\nEnd of Fayal W Lay of the passage all night\nwith very light winds at daylight stood in for\npoart Orta to Land Oil at 7 A M went On\nshore Latter part strong breeze with squals\nLaying Off the Poart so ends this day","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed toward Fayal and waited off the passage overnight. At daylight, they headed into Port Horta to land oil, and someone went ashore at 7 a.m. before the ship stood off the port in squally weather.","where":"near land","place":"poart Orta","at":"horta"},{"date":"1860-10-21","events":[],"lat":38.85,"lon":-27.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Oct 21st 1860\nComes with a mollrate breeze from the Youth\nwith squals of rain at 1 PM put 64 bls Oil\non Board a Launch to take On shore at 4 PM\nwent On Board the ship and stood to the S with\na Light wind from the S at daylight St George\nBareing S. 5 Leagues dist. Terceira E 6 Leagues\nat 6 A M cept the ship S to go to the S of\nthe Land with strong winds took in tossgalant\nsails at 9 double reefed topsails took in Jib\nand mainsail at 11 Close reefed the topsails\nStreng wind from the W at meridian Terceira\nBareing Sout 5 Leagues distant two ships in\nsight to the S E so ends this day","wind":[["first","S","moderate"],["first","S","light"],["latter","","strong"],["latter","W","strong"]],"weather":["rain","squalls"],"plain":"The crew sent 64 barrels of oil ashore in a launch, then sailed south past São Jorge and Terceira into strengthening winds and heavy rain squalls, reducing sail as the gale picked up.","where":"near land","place":"Terceira","via":[[-28.55,38.35],[-28.15,38.25],[-27.65,38.45],[-27.45,38.85]],"at":"terceira-island"},{"date":"1860-10-22","events":[],"lat":38.85,"lon":-27.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Oct 22d 1860\nCommences with moderate Gale from the W S W\nand squally at 6 more moderate with rain\nwind from the S. steering by the wind to the\nEast under three Close reefed topsails middle\npart very light airs at dailight Terceiry Bareing\nS W 10 Leagues distant Latter part light wind\nfrom the W and Clouday steering S at meridian\nSt Michall Bareing S S E 10 Leagues dist","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","S","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","cloudy"],"plain":"The crew sailed through squalls, rain, and light winds, sighting Terceira at daylight and São Miguel at midday.","where":"near land","place":"Terceira","at":"terceira-island"},{"date":"1860-10-23","events":[],"lat":37.65,"lon":-25.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Oct 23d 1860\nCommences with a very light air from the N and\ngood weather steering S a very heave swell from\nthe N W at 4 P M halled the ship up to the\nLand at 6 P M Bore S 6 Leagues dist. wind\nvery light from the N E middle part light\nairs and calm at daylight St Michaels Bareing\nSouth 5 leagues dist moderate Breeze from the W\ncept the ship to E to run to the East of the I\nat meridian the middle part of th Island\nBore South 5 Leagues distant","wind":[["first","N","light"],["first","NE","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["heavy sea","calm"],"plain":"The crew sailed past St. Michaels in light winds and a heavy northwest swell, steering around to the east side of the island.","where":"near land","place":"St Michaels","via":[[-27.25,38.95],[-26.75,38.65],[-25.75,37.65]],"at":"sao-miguel-island"},{"date":"1860-10-24","events":[],"lat":37.0167,"lon":-24.375,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday Oct 24th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind to the W steering\nE S E at 3 P M took in topsgallant sails at 6\nLand Bore W 4 Leagues Middle part strong Win\nds with squalls with rain steering S E at 10 P M\ndouble reefed the topsails and took in Jib and\nMainsail, Latter part more moderate with\nLight squals of rain wind from the N steerng\nS S W\nLat by Obs 37.01","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","N","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls of rain forced the crew to shorten sail. Land was sighted four leagues to the west.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1860-10-25","events":[],"lat":35.1167,"lon":-23.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Oct 25th 1860\nCommences with a light wind from the N and\na very heavy swell steering S S W three sails in\nsight at 6 P M moderate breeze from the N or E\nand fine weather with a very swell from the N\nmiddle and Latter part light winds from the\nNorth and fine weather steering S S W\nLat by Obs 35. 07 Long By Chro 23.15","wind":[["first","N","light"],["first","NE","moderate"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds and a very heavy northerly swell. Three other ships were in sight, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-26","events":[],"lat":34.0167,"lon":-23.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Oct 26th 1860\nCommences with a light breeze from the N\nand fine weather steering S S W several sail\nin sight middle and latter part the same\nnothing more remarkable sounds\nLat by Obs 24.01 Long By Chro 23. 17","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; several other ships were in sight, but nothing else of note happened.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-27","events":[],"lat":31.7833,"lon":-23.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Oct 27th 1860\nThis day commences with a light Air from the\nNorth and fine weather steering SSW at 11 AM\nwind halled to the N W at 6 AM wind from\nthe N W Latter part the wind from the W and\nfine weather one ship in sight\nLat by Obs 31.47 Long by Chro 23.08","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","W",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with shifting breezes; another ship was in sight, but nothing else of note occurred.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-28","events":[],"lat":28.9,"lon":-23.3833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday Oct 28th 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the W\nand fine weather at midnight wind halled to\nto the North with squalls of rain Latter part\nwind from the N E and squally steering SSW\nwith all sail set so ends\nLat by Obs 28.54 Long by Chro","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","N",""],["latter","NE",""]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with squalls of rain; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-29","events":[],"lat":25.3667,"lon":-23.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Oct 29th 1860\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the N E and\ncloudy middle part cloudy with some rain Latter\npart fine weather steering S S W\nLat by Obs 25.22 Long by Chro 23.38","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with fresh breezes, rain, and then fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-30","events":[],"lat":22.65,"lon":-24.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Oct 30th 1860\nCommences with afresh breeze and fine weather\nwind from the N E steering SSW at 5 PM\nBent and set the fore topsmast studdingsail\nmiddle and Latter part the same\nLat by Obs 22.39 Long by Chro 24.00","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"],["middle","NE","fresh"],["latter","NE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and a fresh breeze; routine sailing with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-10-31","events":[],"lat":21.1,"lon":-24.0333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday Oct 31st 1860\ncommences with a light wind from the N E\nand clouday middle part Calms with Light\nsquals of Rain Latter part Light breeze\nfrom the E steering by the wind to the\nSouth. so ends this day\nLat by Obs 21.06\n\nThursday Oct 32d 1860\n[struck: Commences with a light wind from the E with]\n[struck: some rain steering by the wind to the South]\n[struck: middle part fine weather steering by the wind]\n[struck: to the S att daylight St Nicholas Bareing S]\n[struck: 10 Leagues dist Ship headding SSE with a]\n[struck: moderat breeze from the E at Noon the Land]\n[struck: Bareing S W 5 League distant]","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","E","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship encountered light winds, cloudy skies, and calm spells with light rain squalls as it steered south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-01","events":[],"lat":19.05,"lon":-24.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Nov 1st 1860\nCommences with a Light wind from the E\nsteering by the wind to the S middle and\nLatter part Light airs and fine weather\n\nLat By Obs 17..03 Long by Chro 24.04","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather as the ship sailed south; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-02","events":[],"lat":16.8667,"lon":-23.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Nov 2d 1860\nThese 24 hours a Light wind from the E and\nfine weather steering S by W at sundown took\nin studdingsails and halled by the wind to the\nS at daylight the Island of St Nicholas Bareing\nS 10 Leagues dist Ship headding SSE at\nmeridian Land Bore SW 5 Leagues dist\n\nLat By Obs 16..52 Long by Chro 23.39","wind":[["whole","E","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather. At daylight, they sighted the island of St. Nicholas ten leagues to the south.","where":"near land","place":"St Nicholas","at":"sao-nicolau"},{"date":"1860-11-03","events":[],"lat":16.75,"lon":-24.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Nov 3d 1860\nCommences with moderate Breeze and fine weat\nher steering S by E at 3 PM East End of St\nNicholas Bareing W 5 Leagues cept the ship S by E\nand set the studdingsails at 6 PM land Bore\nN W 5 Leagues at 6 AM St Jago Bore E\n5 Leagues distant Latter part Calm so ends","wind":[["first","","moderate"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Sailed in fine weather past St. Nicholas and St. Jago before falling calm. No whales were seen.","where":"near land","place":"St Nicholas","at":"sao-nicolau"},{"date":"1860-11-04","events":[],"lat":12.55,"lon":-21.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Nov 4th 1860\nCommences with verry light airs and Calms\nat 5 P M the S end of St Jago Boreing E 4 Ligns\nat 6 took a Breeze from the E and steerd SSE\nmiddle and Latter part strong Breeze and\nfine weather so ends this Day\nLat By Obs 12..33 Long by Chro 21..45","wind":[["first","","light"],["first","E",""],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and calms gave way to a strong breeze as the ship sailed past the south end of St. Jago under fine weather.","where":"near land","place":"St Jago","via":[[-23.95,16.75],[-21.75,13.35]],"at":"santiago"},{"date":"1860-11-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"pilot","count":5,"notable":true}],"lat":11.1667,"lon":-21.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Nov 5th 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze from\nthe E and fine weather steering S by E middle\nand Latter part light Baffling airs steering S\nat 11 A M saw Blackfish Lowered the Boats\nand took five of them so ends\nLat By Obs 11..10 Long by Chro 21. 20.","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather. At 11 a.m., the crew saw pilot whales, put the boats out to chase, and caught five of them.","where":"at sea","catch":5},{"date":"1860-11-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"pilot","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":10.0833,"lon":-21.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Nov 6th 1860\nBegins with Light air from the S and fine\nweather the Boats down chaseing Black fish\nat 1 PM took the five to the Ship and\ntook the Boats up at 3 lowered again and\ntook One more at 4 came onboard and\ntook them on board and striped the Bluber\nfrom them middle part a very light air\nLatter part a light Breeze from the S steerin\nS saw a number sholes of B. Fish\nLat by Obs 10.05 Long by Chro 21..11","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"plain":"The crew brought the five pilot whales caught the previous day to the ship, then lowered again and caught one more. They brought the animals aboard to strip their blubber and later saw several schools of pilot whales.","where":"at sea","catch":1},{"date":"1860-11-07","events":[],"lat":9.4916,"lon":-20.875,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday Nov 7th 1860\nCommences with a light air from the S E and\nfine weather steering S at 6 PM commenced\nBoiling the Blackfish at 1 A M cooled out\nthe Blackfish made 7 bls latter part light\nairs so ends this day\nLat By Obs Long By Chro","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"With fine weather and light winds, the crew boiled blubber from pilot whales, which yielded seven barrels of oil.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Boiled blackfish (pilot whales)","quote":"commenced\nBoiling the Blackfish at 1 A M cooled out\nthe Blackfish made 7 bls"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1860-11-08","events":[],"lat":8.9,"lon":-20.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 8th 1860\nComes with light airs and Calms middle and\nlatter part the same steering S so ends this day\nLat by Obs 8.54 Long by Chro 20.34","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds and calms as the ship steered south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-09","events":[],"lat":6.95,"lon":-21.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Nov 9th 1860\nThese 24 hours commences with light baffling\nairs varying from N E to S E steering S by W\nlatter part squally with rain steering by the\nwind to the S S W so ends\nLat By Obs 6.57 Long by Chro 21.00","wind":[["first","variable","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light, shifting winds and later squalls and rain; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-10","events":[],"lat":4.5889,"lon":-22.2667,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Nov 10th 1860\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the S E\nand clouday steering by the wind to the S S W\nmiddle part strong winds headding S W by S\nlatter part the same so ends\nLat by Obs Long By Chro","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in cloudy weather and strong winds; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-11","events":[],"lat":2.2278,"lon":-23.5333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday Nov 11th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the S E\nwith squals of rain middle and latter part\nthe same steering by the wind headding S W by S\nLat by Obs Long By Chro","wind":[["whole","SE","strong"]],"weather":["rain","squalls"],"plain":"Strong southeasterly winds and rain squalls continued throughout the day as the ship sailed southwest by south. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-12","events":[],"lat":-0.1333,"lon":-24.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Nov 12th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the S E by S\nsteering S W by S middle part the same latter\npart wind from the S S E headding S W\nLat by Obs 00.08 S Long by Chro 24.48 W","wind":[["first","SE by S","strong"],["middle","SE by S","strong"],["latter","SSE",""]],"plain":"Routine sailing with strong winds from the southeast; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-13","events":[],"lat":-2.9,"lon":-26.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Nov 13th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the S S E\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the S W\nmiddle and latter part the same\nLat by Obs 2..54 S Long By Chro 26.14","wind":[["first","SSE","strong"],["middle","SSE","strong"],["latter","SSE","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong winds; the ship continued sailing southwest. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-14","events":[],"lat":-6.1333,"lon":-28.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Nov 14th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the SE and\ngood weather middle and latter part the same steering\nby the wind to the SW by South so ends this day\nLat By Obs 6,,08 Long by Chro 28,,35","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","SE","strong"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"plain":"Strong southeasterly winds and good weather as the ship continued on its course; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-15","events":[],"lat":-9.5,"lon":-28.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Nov 15th 1860\nBegins with a strong wind from the SE and good\nweather steering by the wind to the SSW middle\nand latter part the same so ends this day\nLat By Obs 9..30 S. Long By Obs 28.59 W","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","SE","strong"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"plain":"Strong southeasterly winds and good weather; routine sailing continued with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-16","events":[],"lat":-12.6333,"lon":-30.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 16th 1860\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the SE\nand pleasant weather steering by the wind headding\nSSW middle and latter part moderate breeze\nand varing from SE by E to SSE steering by the\nS and westward, so ends\nLat by Obs 12,,38 S Long by Chro 30,,51 W","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","variable","moderate"],["latter","variable","moderate"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with pleasant weather and fair breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-17","events":[],"lat":-15.1333,"lon":-30.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Nov 17th 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze and fine\nweather wind varing two or three points head\nding by the wind to the S and W middle and\nlatter part the same so ends this day\nLat By Obs 15..08 Long By Chro 30..10","wind":[["first","variable","moderate"],["middle","variable","moderate"],["latter","variable","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes as the ship headed southwest by the wind. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-18","events":[],"lat":-18.25,"lon":-29.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Nov 18th 1860\nThese 24 hours a fresh breeze from ESE\nand fine weather steering by the wind to\nthe S First part two ships in sight to\nwest steering to the S Latter part one\nBark in sight to the E steering to the\nS\nLat By Obs 18,,15 Long by Chro 29,,58","wind":[["whole","ESE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as they sailed south. Several other ships were in sight, all heading in the same direction.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-19","events":[],"lat":-20.85,"lon":-29.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Nov 19th 1860\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E S E\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the S.\nOne Bark in sight middle and latter part the\nsame at 1 A M wore ship to the N E at 3 AM\nwore ship to the S at daylight Trindad Bore\nS S E 7 Leagues distant at meridian Land Boreing\nN E 7 Leagues distant\nLat by Obs 20.51 Long by Chro 29 06","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","ESE","strong"],["latter","ESE","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong breezes as they sailed near Trinidad, with another bark in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Trindad","plate":"land.landfall-a","at":"trindade-island"},{"date":"1860-11-20","events":[],"lat":-23.6333,"lon":-27.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Nov 20th 1860\nCommences with a fresh Breeze from the\nE and good weather steering by the wind to\nthe Southward middle part the same Latter\npart. Some squally one ship in sight to the\nwestward so ends this day\nLat By Obs 23.38 Long By Chro 27.17","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Fresh breezes and fair weather, with some squalls later in the day. One ship was in sight to the westward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-21","events":[],"lat":-26.2,"lon":-24.9333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday Nov 21st 1860\nBegins with a fresh breeze from the E and good\nweather steering By the wind headding S S E\nOne ship in sight to the westward middle\nand latter part the same so ends this day\nLat By Obs    Long By Chro","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as they sailed south-southeast by the wind, sighting one other ship to the west.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-22","events":[],"lat":-28.7667,"lon":-22.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Nov 22d 1860\nThese 24 hours a fresh breeze from E N E and\nfine weather steering S E by S 1/2 S Employed\nfit riggin nothing in sight\nLat By Obs 28.46 Long by Chro 22,35 W","wind":[["whole","ENE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as the crew worked on the ship's rigging. Nothing was in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-23","events":[],"lat":-30.9,"lon":-20.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Nov 23d 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze from\nthe E N E and fine weather middle and latter\npart the same steering S E by S 1/2 S\nsaw Nothing this day so ends\nLat By Obs 30,54 Long By Chro 20.25 W","wind":[["first","ENE","moderate"],["middle","ENE","moderate"],["latter","ENE","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-33.15,"lon":-17.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Nov 24th 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the\nN E and fine weather steering S E by S 1/2 S\nat 4 P M saw 2 finbacks middle and Latter\npart the wind from the N and good weather\nsaw a number of finbacks so ends\nLat By Obs 33.09 Long By Chro 17..55","wind":[["first","NE","moderate"],["middle","N",""],["latter","N",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate winds as the ship sailed south-southeast. The crew spotted two finback whales in the afternoon and several more later.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-25","events":[],"lat":-34.9167,"lon":-15.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Nov 25th 1860\nBegins with a strong breeze from the N and\nhazy weather middle part the same Latter\npart wind from the N N W and Light\nwith a heavy swell from the S W\nships course this day S E by S\nLat By Obs 34.55 Long By Chro 15.30","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","NNW","light"]],"weather":["haze","heavy sea"],"plain":"Routine sailing with hazy weather and a heavy swell from the southwest; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-26","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-35.5667,"lon":-14.25,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday Nov 26th 1860\nCommences with a Light wind from the N W\nthick hazy weather steering S E by S a heavy\nswell from the S W many Finbacks in sight\nmiddle and Latter part the same so ends\nLat By Obs 35.34","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["middle","NW","light"],["latter","NW","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Light winds and thick, hazy weather with a heavy swell. They saw many finback whales as they sailed on.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-27","events":[],"lat":-36.6833,"lon":-13.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Nov 27th 1860\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N N E\nwith thick hazy weather steering S E by S\nat 7 P M took in sail for the night and\nhalled on the wind to the E at 4 A M made\nall sail and steered S E by E weather hazy\nLat by Obs 36. 41 Long by Chro 13..00","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Thick, hazy weather and strong breezes; the crew reduced sail for the night and set all sail again in the morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-28","events":[],"lat":-36.6833,"lon":-11.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Nov 28th 1860\nBegins with a strong wind from the N N E\nand good weather steering S E by S at 2 P M\nmade bareing S E by E 5 leagues\nhalled on the wind to the E at 7 P M land\nBareing S W 5 Leagues middle and Latter part the\nsame Lat By Obs 36. 41. Long by Chro 11.00","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"],["middle","NNE","strong"],["latter","NNE","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed under strong north-northeasterly winds and good weather, sighting land about fifteen miles away in the afternoon and evening.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1860-11-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"humpback","count":null}],"lat":-35.9833,"lon":-5.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Nov 29th 1860\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N & E\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the E\nall hands employed in breaking Out in the\nfore Hald middle and Latter part wind from\nthe N steerng E Latt part thick hazy weather\nsaw several Humpbacks\n\nLat By Obs 35.59 Long by Chro 5.40 W","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["middle","N",""],["latter","N",""]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"The crew worked at breaking out provisions and casks in the forward hold, sailing through thick, hazy weather. Later in the day, they sighted several humpback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-11-30","events":[],"lat":-35.75,"lon":-0.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Nov 30th 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the N\nwith wet hazzy weather at 4 PM saw a\nship to the N & E steering the same way the[struck: y]\nwe were at 7 she was out of sight a stern\nat 9 PM saw a ship a head with studding\nsails staysails Royals and all the Light\nsails she could carry the Good ship Jireh\nPerry with topsgallant sails sit passed her\nas though she was Lying still. Steering E S E\nat 9 PM steering E S E middle part fresh\ngales from the N and thick weather Latter\npart strong gales steering E S E\nLat By Obs 35.45 Long by D R 10.40 W","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","N","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["haze","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and hazy weather continued throughout the day. The keeper boasted that the Jireh Perry sped right past another fully rigged ship as though it were \"lying still.\"","moments":[{"kind":"voice","title":"Outsailed a heavily rigged ship","quote":"passed her as though she was Lying still.","interest":1}],"where":"at sea","plate":"life.keeper-d"},{"date":"1860-12-01","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"humpback","count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-35.8333,"lon":3.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 1st 1860\nCommences with strong Gales from the N & W\nwith thick west weather at 4 PM double\nreefed the topsails took in Jib and mainsail\nmiddle part the wind halled to the W W at\n5 AM wind halled to the South ships Course\nE S E Latter part more moderate set the\ntopsails Jib and mainsail saw Humpback\nand Finbacks\n\nLat By Obs 35.50 Long by D R 3.00 E","wind":[["first","NW","gale"],["middle","W",""],["middle","S",""],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong gales and thick wet weather forced the crew to reduce sail. As the weather moderated, they made sail again and sighted humpbacks and finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-02","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-34.45,"lon":5.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Dec 2d 1860\nCommences with a Fresh breeze & with thick\nhazy weather steering by the wind to the East\nward with maintopgallant sail set several\nfinbacks seen from the masthead middle part\nthe same at 10 A M wind halled to the S E tacked\nship and stood by the wind to the S\nLat by Obs 34.27 Long by Obs 5.20 E","wind":[["first","","fresh"],["latter","SE",""]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"The crew sailed through hazy weather and spotted several finback whales from the masthead, but did not chase them.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-35.3333,"lon":6.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Dec 3d 1860\nCommences with a light breeze from the ESE\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the S\nmiddle part the wind from the N E steering\nS by E at daylight set the studdingsails Latter part\nthe saw a number of finbacks\nLat by Obs 35.26 Long by Chro 6.09 E","wind":[["first","ESE","light"],["middle","NE",""]],"plain":"Fine weather as the ship steered southward, setting extra sail at daylight. Later in the day, they saw several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-04","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-35.8,"lon":6.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Dec 4th 1860\nCommences with a light air from the N E and fine\nweather middle part the same steering SSE Latter part\nwind from the N some fog at 8 AM saw a Wright\nwhale at 9 Lowered the Boats and Chased untill 11 1/2\nOclock came on Board at meridian the whale in\nsight Lat by Obs 35.48 Long 6.20","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","NE","light"],["latter","N",""]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"They sighted a right whale in the morning, put out the boats to chase it for two and a half hours, and returned aboard with the whale still in sight.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1860-12-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-36.3333,"lon":7.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Dec 5th 1860\nCommences with a Light wind and some Foggy at\nhalf past 12 Oclock Lowered the Boats for a Whale\nKilled One at 4 PM took him alongside and\ngot Readdy for Cutting at 5 hooked On at half\npast 8 Oclock finished Cutting, double reefed the\ntopsails and cept Off S E wind from the W\nat daylight set all sail and steered S Plenty\nFinbacks in sight employed in Boiling\nLat by Obs 36.20 Long by Chro 7.41","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","W",""]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"In light winds and fog, the crew put the boats out, killed a whale, and brought it alongside. They finished stripping the blubber by evening and began boiling, later sighting plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1860-12-06","events":[],"lat":-36.3833,"lon":8.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 6th 1860\nComes with a strong breez from the W and fine weather\nsteering [illegible] by W at 6 Oclock double reefed the topsails\nand hauled on the wind to the S. employed in\nBoiling Blubber at 11 P M wore ship to the South\nat daylight wind halled to the W. maid all sil and\nstood by the wind to the eastward Latter part wind\nlight with fine weather one ship in sight\nLat By Obs 36.23 Long By Chro 8.01 E\n*","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","W",""],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"The crew boiled blubber while sailing through fine weather. They spotted another ship later in the day.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1860-12-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"right","count":2}],"lat":-36.7055,"lon":8.2334,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday December 7th 1860\nCommences with a light air from the N W and fine\nweather steering S at 5 P.M. finished Boiling at 7 took\nin sail for the night and luffed by the Wind to the\nS W Middle part strong wind from the N W at daylight\nset double reefed topsails at 7 AM commenced to Break\nout the main hatch to stow Oil at 10 saw 2 Right\nwhales it being very rugged and haveing the main\nHole an One side all Broak out we did not lower\nhall a Back the main yard so ends this day\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["middle","NW","strong"]],"plain":"The crew finished boiling blubber, and the next morning began clearing the hold to stow the oil. They sighted two right whales, but did not put out the boats because the sea was too rough and the hold was open.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-08","events":[],"lat":-37.0278,"lon":8.45,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Dec 8th\nCommences with fresh gales from the N Wand thick\nweather Laying with the main yard aback to the N\nat 8. finished stowing dow Oil stowed 80 bls & 24 gals\ntook in the fore and mizen topsails and Lay to to the\nS W middle and latter part moderate Gales from the\nS W Laying too double reefed main topsail and foresail\nheadding to the S S W\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NW","gale"],["middle","SW","gale"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"In fresh gales and thick weather, the crew finished stowing down about 80 barrels of oil in the hold, then waited out the gale under shortened sail.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1860-12-09","events":[],"lat":-37.35,"lon":8.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Dec 9th 1860\nCommences with fresh gale from the N W and thick\nweather Laying under double reefed main topsail and\nforesail to the S W at 5 P.M wind halled to the S wore ship\nand headed to the W middle and Latter part more\nModerate at daylight maid all sail to the E at\n10 AM wind halled to the E tacked ship and stood\nto the N a very heavy swell\nLot by Obs 37.21 Long by Chro 8.40 E","wind":[["first","NW","gale"],["first","S",""],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","E","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales, thick weather, and a very heavy swell made for rough sailing, but conditions moderated later in the day. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-10","events":[],"lat":-36.3833,"lon":8.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Dec 10th 1860\nBegins with a strong wind from the N E with\nClouday weather at 4 PM thick and rainy\ntook in topgallant sails at 6 fresh gales from\nESE and Rainy took in fore and mizen top\nsails headding N middle part the same at daylight\nset the fore and mizen topsails and mainsail latter\npart wind from the N steering to the Eastward so end\nLat by Obs 36,,22 Long by Chro 8.42","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","ESE","gale"],["latter","N",""]],"weather":["cloudy","rain","gale"],"plain":"The ship faced strong winds, rain, and fresh gales that forced the crew to reduce sail, before the weather eased by daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-36.4333,"lon":9.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Dec 11th 1860 X\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the N W and\nhazzy weather steering SE by E at sundown took in\nsail for the Night and Luffed to th- wind to the W\nmiddle part the same at Daylight wind from the SW\nmaid all sail to the S E at 8 Am saw a right\nwhale Lowered the Boats and chased at 11 come\non Board. wind light from the SSW so ends\nLat by Obs 36,,26 Long by Chro 9,,35\nX","wind":[["first","NW","fresh"],["middle","NW","fresh"],["latter","SW",""],["latter","SSW","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"The crew put boats out to chase a right whale in the morning, but returned empty-handed by 11:00 AM.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1860-12-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"right","count":2},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-36.5833,"lon":9.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Dec 12th 1860\nComes with a light breeze from the SSE and good\nweather with a heavy swell at 1 PM Lowered for\nthe whale could not get fast at 4 come On\nBoard Saw 2 more. right whales to the windward\nat 7 PM took in sail for the night wind SSE\nmiddle part calm at daylight maid all sail and\nsteered SSE with a very light air from the N E\nat 9 saw a right whale Lowered and drove him\noff to the windard at 11 came on board so end\nLat by Obs 36.35 Long by Chro 9,,35","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["first","SSE",""],["middle","","calm"],["latter","NE","light"]],"weather":["heavy sea","calm"],"plain":"The crew put the boats out twice to chase right whales, but could not harpoon any and drove one off to windward. They also sighted two other right whales.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1860-12-13","events":[],"lat":-36.55,"lon":10.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Dec 13th 1860\nCommences with light airs from the N W and fine\nweather steering SE at 7 PM took in sail\nfor the night and steered ESE middle part calm\nLatter part light airs from the N and fine\nweather steering ESE so ends this day\nLat by Obs 37.33 Long by Chr 10,,43","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather and light winds with a calm period during the night; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-14","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-36.3,"lon":13.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday December 14 [th crossed out with #] 1860\nCommences with a light breeze from the W and\ngood weather at 4 fresh breeze steering ESE at\n7 steering ENE saw a number of Fin Backs this\nafternoon middle part strong winds Latter part\nfresh gales from the S steering by the wind to the\nE at 10 AM double reefed the topsails\nLat by Obs 36.18 Long by Chro 13..35","wind":[["first","W","light"],["first","","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","S","gale"]],"plain":"They saw several finback whales in the afternoon. Strong winds later worsened into fresh gales from the south, prompting the crew to reduce sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-15","events":[],"lat":-36.3833,"lon":13.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Dec 15th 1860\nCommences with moderate gales from the S and\ngood weather steering by the wind to the Eastward\nunder double reefed topsails at 4 wore ship\nto the S W middle part more moderate at\nDaylight maid all sail and wore ship to the\nES E nothing in site this day so end\nLat by Obs 36.23 Long by Chro 13.47","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Moderate gales gave way to lighter winds as the ship sailed along under full sail. Nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-16","events":[],"lat":-37.2833,"lon":17.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Dec 16th 1860\nComes with a fresh breeze from the SW and good\nweather steering by the wind to the SE at 7 PM\nstreng breeze took in topgallant sails at 8 PM\ndouble reefed the topsails middle part more\nmoderate at Diylight set whole topsails\nLatter part fresh gales from the SW steering\nby the wind headding SSE. weather Clouday\nLat by Obs 37.17 Long by Chro 17.00","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["first","","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy"],"plain":"The crew experienced fluctuating winds from the southwest, reducing sail during fresh gales and resetting sails as conditions moderated.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-17","events":[],"lat":-36.9333,"lon":17.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Dec 17th 1860\nCommences with fresh gales from the SW with\nclear weather steering by the wind to the SSE\nmiddle part headding SE latter part E with\nstreng winds from the SSE and good weather\none Bark in sight to the SE\nLat by Obs 36.56 Long by Chro 19..57","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["latter","SSE","strong"]],"weather":["clear","gale"],"plain":"Fresh gales and good weather continued as the ship sailed on. A bark was sighted to the southeast, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-18","events":[],"lat":-38.9833,"lon":18.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 18th 1860\nCommences with fresh gales from the S S E\nand good weather steering by the wind to the\nS W at 3 PM spoke the Carolinas mister\ncopt Fish 4 whales middle part more moderet\nLat part light airs with a very hevy swell\ntwo barks in sight\nLat by Obs 38,,59 Long by Chro 18,,45","wind":[["first","SSE","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Fresh gales brought a heavy swell as the ship steered southwest. In the afternoon, they met the ship Carolinas under Captain Fish, reporting four whales.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Carolinas","rig":"","port":"","captain":"Fish","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-c"},{"date":"1860-12-19","events":[],"lat":-41.0,"lon":20.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Dec 19th 1860\nComes with strong wind from the E and good\nweather steering by the wind to the S at 6\nPM tacked ship to the S E middle and lotter\npart strong wind with a heavy swell two\nBark in sight to the w at meridin tocked\nship to the S\nLot By Obs 41.00 Long by Chro 20,,41","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds and heavy swells continued throughout the day as the ship sailed south and southeast. Two barks were in sight to the west, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-20","events":[],"lat":-39.2167,"lon":21.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Dec 20th 1860\nComes with a strong wind from the E and good\nweather steering by the headding S E S E at\n6 PM a very heavy head beet set double reefed\nthe topsails middle part the same latter part\nlight wind heavy swell set whole topsails\nand maintopgallant sails at 11 AM Calm\nLot by Obs 39,,13 Long by Chro 21,,30","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["heavy sea","calm"],"plain":"Strong easterly winds and a heavy head sea forced the crew to reduce sail, though the weather later turned calm with a heavy swell.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-21","events":[],"lat":-37.75,"lon":23.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Dec 21st 1860\nCommences with calm with a heavy swell\nfrom the E at 4 PM light breeze from the S\nsteering to the E at 7 fresh breeze headding E S E\nat 9 double reefed the topsails middle part mod\nerate gales at 4 AM took in jib mainsail\nand spanker Latter strong gales from\nthe S S E headding to the E\nLot by Obs 37,,45 Long by Chro 23,,39","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","S","light"],["first","","fresh"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","SSE","gale"]],"weather":["calm","heavy sea","gale"],"plain":"The ship faced mounting weather, beginning with calm and a heavy swell before building into strong gales that forced the crew to reduce sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-22","events":[],"lat":-38.3833,"lon":24.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Dec 22[superscript: d] 1860\nCommences with a strong gale from the S S E\nand clouday with a heavy sea headding by\nthe wind to the E under double reefes top\nsails at 9 P M wore ship to the S middle part\nheavy squals close reefed the fore topsail Latter\nmuch the same headding to by E under double\nreefed topsails and reefed mainsail\nLat By Obs 38. 23 Long By Chro 24,,22","wind":[["first","SSE","gale"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy","heavy sea","squalls"],"plain":"The ship battled a strong south-southeast gale and heavy seas under shortened sail, turning south at 9 p.m. amid heavy squalls.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-23","events":[],"lat":-38.8833,"lon":26.0584,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday Dec 23[superscript: d] 1860\nCommences with a strong gale from the E, and\nand spits of Rain. steering by the wind headding\nS S E at 7 P M took in the mainsail middle\npart the wind halled graduly to the N E Latter\npart heavy gales from the N E at 8 Am close reefed\nthe topsails at 10 took in the fore and mizen top\nsails at 11 took in the foresail\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","NE",""],["latter","NE","gale"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"Strong to heavy gales brought rain, forcing the crew to reduce sail throughout the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-24","events":[],"lat":-39.3833,"lon":27.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Dec 24[superscript: th] 1860\nCommences with strong gale from the N E\nthick rainny weather at 2 all most calm very\nheavy cross sea. set the fore sail. at 2 heavy\nthunder wind halled in a squall to the S W\nwore ship to the S S E at 7 fresh gales with\nheavy cross sea at 10 P M strong gales took in the\nfore and mizen topsails at 11 took in fore sail\nat 6 A M more moderate set the foresail at 8 Am\nset the fore and mizen topsails close reefed a d\nLat By Obs 39,,23 Long By Chro 27,,45,,","wind":[["first","NE","gale"],["first","","calm"],["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","rain","calm","heavy sea","thunder","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales, heavy cross seas, thick rain, and heavy thunder battered the ship as the crew repeatedly took in and set sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-25","events":[],"lat":-39.3333,"lon":27.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Dec 25[superscript: th] 1860\nComes with strong winds from the S steering by the wind\nheadding E S E at 2 P M set whole topsails at 6 set\nthe topgallant sail wind light and baffeling at 7 tack\ned to the west at 9 tacked to the E S E at daylight tacked\nto the W Lot part wind light and Baffling\nLat By Obs 39,,20 Long By Chro 27,,45","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["first","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing on Christmas Day with light, shifting winds as the crew repeatedly turned the ship to catch the breeze.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-26","events":[],"lat":-39.4,"lon":30.2167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday December 26th 1860\nCommences with light Baffling winds from the\nSouthward and good weather steering by the wind to the\nwestward at 6 PM tacked to the E one ship in sight\nto the E middle part strong breeze [struck: &] Latter part\nwind from the SSW steering by the wind to the\nSE One ship in sight to the W\nLot by Obs 39..24 Long By Chro 39..45.\n#","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","SSW",""]],"plain":"Routine sailing with light, shifting winds and good weather. Other ships were sighted, but none were met.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":"sperm","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":-40.0333,"lon":32.6833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Dec 27th 1860\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the SSW\nand good weather steering by the wind to the S E at\nat 4 P M wind from the W S W at 6 saw sevrual\nLarge Sperm whales lored and struck One took\nthe line come On dark could not get him at\n8 came On Board middle part strong breeze from\nthe W. working ship to the windward at 8 AM\ncept of SSE Latter part strong Gales from WSW\nLat By Obs 40..02\n#","wind":[["first","SSW","moderate"],["first","WSW",""],["middle","W","strong"],["latter","WSW","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew saw several large sperm whales and put the boats out. They harpooned one, but it ran out the line, and they lost it when darkness set in.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-a"},{"date":"1860-12-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":-41.25,"lon":35.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Dec 28th 1860\nComes with strong gales from the W S W and\nsqually steering SSE at 4 PM light wind from\nthe S S W and rainy with a very heavy swell\nfrom the S W middle part fresh gales Latter part\nheavy gales from the W at 10 A M saw a larg\nsperm whale took in all sail but the 2 tow\nsails and lufed to the wind to the S\nLot by Obs 41..15 Long by Chro 35..09","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","SSW","light"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales and heavy squalls gave way to a heavy swell and another gale. They saw a large sperm whale, shortened sail, and turned toward the wind.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-29","events":[],"lat":-41.2167,"lon":36.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Dec 29th 1860\nCommences with heavy gales from the Wand\nsqually laying headding to the S under storm\nsails a heavy sea running middle part more\nmoderate at 7 AM set close reefed tops sails.\nand foresail at 4 wind from the S W cept off\nSE by S and set whole main topsail one ship\nin sight to the S W steering to th SE\nLatt By Obs 41..13 Long By Chro 36.53","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW",""]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"Heavy gales and rough seas forced the ship to wait under storm sails. Conditions moderated later, and they set more sail, sighting another ship steering southeast.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-30","events":[],"lat":-41.1167,"lon":41.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Dec 30th 1860\nCommences with a strong Gale from the NNW and\nsqually steering SE by S at 5 heavy Gales from the\nwest and very heavy sea from the W close reefed\nthe fore and Main Tops Sails and furled the Fore\nsail and cept her E by S beffore the sea one ship\nin sight to the W middle part heavy Gales at\nmidnight set the Foresail Latter part more moderate\nsteering SE with double Reefed Tops Sails\nLat by Obs 41.07 Long By Chro 41.17","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["first","W","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"The ship weathered heavy gales and very rough seas, running before the waves under shortened sail. Another ship was in sight to the west, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1860-12-31","events":[],"lat":-42.2167,"lon":43.1416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday December 31st 1860\nCommences with a strong wind from the W and Cloudy\nsteering SSE under double reefed Tops Sails very heavy\ncross sea runing middle part fresh gales at 5 Am\ntook in the Fore Sail and close reefed the tops sails\nat 7 set the Foresail and steered SE by S Latter part\nthe same so end this day\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","heavy sea","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and fresh gales brought heavy cross seas as the crew shortened sail and steered south-southeast.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-01","events":[],"lat":-43.3167,"lon":45.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday January 1st 1861\nCommences with Fresh gales from the NNW and thick\nweather steering SE by S One ship in sight at\n4 PM took in fore and mizen Top Sails and\nForesail and hauled on the wind to the SW\nmiddle part the same Latter part more moderate\nemployed in reppareing the Waste Boat\nLat by Obs 43..19 Long By Chro 45.00","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong gales and thick weather forced the crew to reduce sail, and another ship was sighted in the distance. As conditions moderated later, they repaired the waist boat.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-02","events":[],"lat":-43.9167,"lon":47.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 2d 1861\nCommences with Moderate Gales from the W and\ngood weather laying under Close reefed Main Topsail\nand Staysails at 6 PM cept the ship SE by S and\nset the Foresail a heavy sea runing middle\npart the same Latter part moderate breeze and\ngood weather at 6 AM maid all sail steering\nSSE one Bark in sight to the W\nLat by Obs 43.55 Long By Chro 47.00","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed under shortened sail through moderate gales and heavy seas before making all sail as the weather improved. They sighted a bark to the west.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-45.3333,"lon":50.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Jan 3d 1861\nCommences with a moderate breez from WSW\nand fine weather steering SSE with all sail set\none Bark in sight to the SW steering to the SE\nmiddle part strong breez double reefed the fore and\nmizen top sail at daylight more moderate and\nfine weather saw a number of fin Backs\nLat by Obs 45..20 Long by Chro 56..00","wind":[["first","WSW","moderate"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and routine sailing. The crew sighted a bark in the distance and later saw a number of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-04","events":[],"lat":-45.4833,"lon":54.0833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday Jan 4th 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the N and fine weather\nsteering ESE under short sail at 4 set all sail middle\nand latter part light winds and Foggy steering SE\nwith all sail set saw Culp pengins and seals\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"They sailed under changing winds and fog, setting all sail. Along the way, the crew saw kelp, penguins, and seals.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw penguins and seals","quote":"saw Culp pengins and seals","interest":1}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-05","events":[],"lat":-45.6333,"lon":58.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jan 5th 1861\nComes with a light wind from the N and Foggy sturing\nSE with all sail set middle part the same Latter\npart strong winds and Clear weather steering\nSE with studdingsails set\nLat By Obs 45..38 Long By Chro 59.00","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["fog","clear"],"plain":"Routine sailing in fog and light winds that turned into strong winds and clear weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"killer","count":null}],"lat":-46.4,"lon":61.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 6th 1861\nCommences with a string wind from the N and\ngood weather steering SE at 6 PM wind from the SW\nand Cloudy saw a number of Killers. at 4 Bent\na new Fore sail. middle part wind from the W\nLatter part Light airs and fine weather wind from the SSW\nheadding SE Lat by Obs 46.24 Long By Chro 61.58","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","SW",""],["middle","W",""],["latter","SSW","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Good weather with shifting winds as the crew bent a new foresail. They saw a number of killer whales during the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-47.3667,"lon":64.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday 7 of Jan\nBegins with light airs and Calm headding to the Eastward\nat 5 PM Light airs from the SE headding to the SW\nmiddle part moderate breeze from the E and good weather\nLot part strong breeze steering by the wind to the\nSE saw several Fin Back\nLat By Obs 47.22 Long By Chro 64.00","wind":[["first","","light"],["first","SE","light"],["middle","E","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"They sailed through light airs and calms before catching stronger breezes. Several finback whales were sighted, but nothing else of note occurred.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-08","events":[],"lat":-48.0333,"lon":68.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Jan 8th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E N E and fine\nweather steering by the wind headding from S E by S to\nS E by E middle part the same Latter part moderate\nbreeze and fine weather At 4 A M steered S S E\nLat By Obs 48.02 Long By Chro 68..40","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"],["middle","ENE","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and routine sailing under moderate to strong breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-09","events":[],"lat":-48.5083,"lon":68.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 9th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breez from the N E\nand fine weather steering S by W att 1/2 Oclock P M\nsaw Blys Cap S 5 leagues at 2 halled on the\nwind to the S E by E at 4 P M bent a New [struck: Fore]\nMain Topsail middle part fresh breeze from the\nN E headding E S E at 12 tacked to the N W at 4 AM\ntacked to the E two ships in sight Latter part foggy\nand calm No Obs\n*","wind":[["first","NE","moderate"],["middle","NE","fresh"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["fog","calm"],"plain":"Sighted Bligh's Cap five leagues away, bent a new main topsail, and spotted two other ships in the distance. The day ended foggy and calm.","where":"near land","place":"Blys Cap"},{"date":"1861-01-10","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-46.9167,"lon":72.475,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Jan 10th 1861\nBegins with light winds from the N E and thick\nFog steering by the wind to the E at 3 P M Calm\nat 8 P M Light wind and rainy at midnight wind halle\nto the W and blew a gale took in all sail except\nClose reefed Main Topsail and staysails and\nhove the ship too headding N N W at 8 Am cept\noff E and set Fore sail and double reefed topsails\nat 10 set whole main Topsail and main top\ngallant sail saw One rite whale\nLat By Obs 46.55 Long By Chro 61.35","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["first","","calm"],["first","","light"],["middle","W","gale"]],"weather":["fog","calm","rain","gale"],"plain":"Thick fog and calms gave way at midnight to a gale from the west, forcing the crew to reduce sail and stop the ship. The weather improved in the morning, and they sighted a right whale.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-11","events":[],"lat":-45.15,"lon":76.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jan 11th 1861\nBegins with strong gales from the W steering E heavy\nsea at 2 P M turned up the Boats midle part\nmore moderate set whole Fore Topsail and main\nTop Gallan sail at 8 A M sit all sail\nstrong wind from the N steering E S E\nLat By Obs 45.09 Long By Chro 76.10","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales and heavy seas forced the crew to secure the boats, though the weather moderated later and allowed them to set all sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-12","events":[],"lat":-44.8833,"lon":80.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jan 12th 1861\nBegins with fresh gales from the N with thick\nrainy weather steering E S E at 4 took in topgal\nlant Sails at 6 double reefed at 7 close reefed\nBlowing hard from the N steering S E by E middle\npart more moderate at 2 Am set whole Fore and main\nTopsails and main topgallantsail wind W S W at\n7 set all sail moderate Breeze at 10 set the studding\nsails Lat By Obs 44..53 Long By Chro 80..45","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["first","N","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["middle","WSW",""],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","rain"],"plain":"Strong northerly gales and heavy rain forced the crew to shorten sail until conditions eased by early morning, when they set all sail again in a moderate breeze.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-13","events":[],"lat":-44.55,"lon":85.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 13th 1861\nComes with a moderate Breeze from W and good weather\nsteering S E by E at 3 P M wind halled to the N W shifted\nthe studding sails and steered E S E at 4 Bent a New Jib\nmiddle part fresh Gales thick hazy weather Latter\npart strong gales steering E S E with all sail set\nLot By Obs 44..33 Long by Chro 85..50","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["first","NW",""],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["haze","gale"],"plain":"The ship sailed on through worsening weather, ending with strong gales and thick, hazy conditions while carrying all sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-14","events":[],"lat":-44.3667,"lon":91.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jan 14th 1861\nCommences with strong gales from the N N W\nwith cloddy weather steering E S E with all sail\nset at 8 P M took in Topgallant sails at 1 AM wind halled\nsuddingly to the W S W Latter part more moderate\nsteering S E by E One ship in sight to the W\nLat by Obs 44.22 Long By Obs 91..20","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["middle","WSW",""],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy"],"plain":"The day began with strong gales and cloudy skies, but the weather moderated later on. They spotted another ship to the west.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-44.5,"lon":95.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Jan 15th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the W S W and\ngood weather steering S E by E One ship in sight\nastern. middle part moderate lot part the same wind\nW S W steering E S E two sail in sight saw one Finback\nLat By Obs 44.30 Long By Chro 95..20","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","WSW","moderate"]],"plain":"They had fresh breezes and good weather, spotting three other vessels during the day and sighting a finback whale.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-16","events":[],"lat":-44.7,"lon":100.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 16th 1861\nCommences with fresh Breeze from W S W and good weather\nsteering E S E with all sail set two sails in sight middle\npart strong Breeze Latter part strong Winds and cloudy\nat 10 A M took in Top Gallantsails\nLat By Obs 44.42 Long By Chro 100..25","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Fresh to strong breezes and cloudy weather with two other ships in sight. No whales were mentioned.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-17","events":[],"lat":-44.7,"lon":105.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Jan 17th 1861\nCommences with moderate Gales from the W S W and clowday\nsteering E S E at 3 P M strong Gales double reefed the Fore and\nMizzen topsails at 7 double reefed the main Top Sail wind\nS W middle and Latter part strong Gales with Fog and rain\nat 4 set whole main Topsail and main Top Gallantsail\nat 9 A M saw a ship to the S W\nLat by Dr 44,,42 Long by Chro 105,,50","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","fog","rain"],"plain":"Strong gales, fog, and rain forced the crew to shorten sail. They sighted another ship to the southwest the next morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-18","events":[],"lat":-44.55,"lon":110.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jan 18th 1861\nBegins with strong wind from the W S W and thick\nrainy weather steering E S E very heavy sea from the S W\nmiddle and Latter part more moderate at 3 A M made\nall sail Latter part good weather so ends\nLat By Obs 44,,33 Long By Chro 110,,18","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds, thick rainy weather, and very heavy seas gave way to calmer, good weather by morning as the ship sailed under full canvas.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-19","events":[],"lat":-44.4667,"lon":114.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jan 19th 1861\nComes with strong Gales from W S W and good weather\nsteering E S E at 3 P M double reefed the Fore and\nMizen topsails and steered E by S at 6 squally middle\npart the same Latter part more moderate at 5 O M set the\nstudding sails steering E S E weather good\nLat By Obs 44.28 Long By Chro 114,,52 Long By Lunar 115,,12","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls drove the ship under reduced sail, but conditions moderated by morning, allowing the crew to set more sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-20","events":[],"lat":-44.7333,"lon":118.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 20th 1861\nCommences with a fresh wind from the W S W and good\nweather steering E by S 1/2 S at 4 wind halled to the W by S\nmiddle part strong winds and squally Lat part moderate\nbreeze and fine weather wind from S W to West\nLat By Obs 44.44 Long By Chro 118,,10","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["first","W by S",""],["middle","","strong"],["latter","SW","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with fresh winds and squally conditions followed by moderate breezes and fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-21","events":[],"lat":-44.85,"lon":123.0333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jan 21st 1861\nCommences with light winds from the W S W and good\nweather steering E by S at 5 P M light squals of rain\nwind S W by S middle part squally with rain\nat 1 A M the wind halled to the W S W Latter part\nstrong winds with good weather\nLat By Obs 44,,51 Long By Chro 123,,02","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["first","SW by S",""],["middle","WSW",""],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing in squally weather and rain, followed by strong winds; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-22","events":[],"lat":-45.0833,"lon":127.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Jan 22d 1861\nCommences with strong winds from W.S.W and fine\nweather steering E by S at 7 P M Clouddey and hazy\nmiddle part the same Latter part strong wind with thick\nCloudy weather saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 45..08 Long By Chro 127..44","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","haze"],"plain":"They sailed under strong winds, cloudy and hazy skies, and saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-23","events":[],"lat":-45.0833,"lon":132.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 23d 1861\nCommences with fresh Gales from N W by N and cloudy\nsteering E with all sail set at 6 some what squally\nmiddle pat fresh breeze and good weather wind N W Latter\npart strong Breeze and fine weather wind from the N\nLat By Obs 45..05 Long by Chro 132..45","wind":[["first","NW by N","gale"],["middle","NW","fresh"],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"They sailed east under fresh gales, squalls, and finally strong breezes and fine weather.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-45.0833,"lon":137.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Jan 24th 1861\nComes withe a strong breeze from the N W and fine weather\nsteering E ½ N middle part the same Latter part fresh breeze\nfrom the N and fine weather plenty Finbacks in sight\nLat By Obs 45..05 Long By Chro 137..45","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as they sailed east-half-north, sighting plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-25","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-45.1167,"lon":142.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jan 25th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the N and fine weather\nsteering E ½ N saw a number of FinBacks middle part\nModerate Breeze Latter part the same\nLat By Obs 45..07 Long By Chro 142..40","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as the ship steered east-half-north, sighting a number of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-26","events":[],"lat":-44.9333,"lon":146.4667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jan 26th 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the N and good weather\nsteering E by N at 6. wind halled to the W N W middle part\nthe same at 2 Am wind halled to the N N W Latter\npart moderat Breeze and good weather\nLat By Obs 44.56 Long By Chro 146.28","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["first","WNW",""],["middle","NNW",""],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather with moderate breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-27","events":[],"lat":-44.0667,"lon":148.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 27th 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the N N W\nand good weather steering N E by E at 5 steered E S E\nwind from the W S W and cloudy middle part light\nwind and rainy at 1 Am Wind W S W Latter part\nwind light and Baffling all round the compas\nLat By Obs 44..04 Long By Chro 148..30","wind":[["first","NNW","moderate"],["first","WSW",""],["middle","","light"],["middle","WSW",""],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light, shifting winds and rain; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"killer","count":null}],"lat":-44.2833,"lon":152.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jan 28th 1861\nCommences with light wind from the N W and fine weather\nsteering By the wind to the N E at 2 PM wind from the N steering\nby the wind to the Eastward at 6 saw a school of Killers middle\nand Latterpart strong breeze from the N N W steering by\nthe wind to the E one ship in sight so ends\nLat By Obs 44..17 Long By Chro 152\"30","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["first","N",""],["middle","NNW","strong"],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light to strong breezes while steering eastward. In the evening, the crew sighted a school of killer whales, and another ship was in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-29","events":[],"lat":-43.6167,"lon":156.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Jan 29th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N and good\nweather steering By the wind to the Eastward wind halling\ngradialy to the Westward at 7 headding to the N E one\nship in sight at 9 PM wind halled to the N N E headding\nE N E Latter part strong winds at 10 PM took in the\nFore and mizen Top Gallantsails and flying jib\nLat By Obs 43..37 Long By Chro 156..57","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","NNE",""],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and good weather as the ship steered eastward. They sighted another ship during the day and shortened sail later in the evening.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-30","events":[],"lat":-42.55,"lon":160.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 30th 1861\nComes with strong wind from the N and good weather steering\nBy the wind to the N E middle part strong wind and hazy\nweather Latter part thick and rainy with thunder and\nLightning wind varying from N W to N N E steering By the Wind\nto the N E\nLat By Obs 42\"33 Long By Chro 160..55","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","variable",""]],"weather":["haze","rain","thunder","lightning"],"plain":"The ship sailed northeast under strong winds, ending the day in thick rain with thunder and lightning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-01-31","events":[],"lat":-41.4834,"lon":161.375,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Jan 31st 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N N W and thick\nCloudy weather steering by the wind the N E under whole Top\nsails at 4 PM set main Top Gallantsail at 5 set the Fore\nand mizen and flying jib middle part squally with rain\nreefed the fore and mizen tops sails at midnight wind halled\nto the S Latter part very light airs and foggy with some\nrain employed in washing ship wind baffeling\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","S",""],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain","fog"],"plain":"The ship faced squally weather, rain, and fog while sailing under reduced sail. The crew spent the day washing the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-01","events":[],"lat":-40.4167,"lon":161.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Feb 1st 1861\nComes with light airs from the S E and thick rainy weather\nsteering N N W at 1 AM wind halled to the N E Latter\npart moderate breeze and fine weather headding N N W\nLat By Obs 40\"25 Long By Chro 161\"50","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["middle","NE",""],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing in rainy weather that cleared to fine breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-02","events":[],"lat":-39.4167,"lon":161.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday February 2d 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the NNE and goov\nweather steering by the wind to the N W At 6 PM Clondy\nmidle part squally with rain at 2 PM wind halled\nto the NNW tacked to the NE Latter part strong\nwinds with rain steering by the wind to the NE\nby E at 9 PM double reefed the Fore and mizen\nTop sail weather thick and rainy\nLat By A C 39\"25 Long By A C 161\"60","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"],["middle","NNW",""],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed through squally, thick, and rainy weather, reducing sail as strong winds continued.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-03","events":[],"lat":-38.55,"lon":164.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Feb 3d 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the NNW\nwith squally weather steering by the wind to\nthe NE by E middle part squally with rain Latter\npart fresh breeze from the N and good weather sturing\nby the wind to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 38,,33 Long By Chro 164\"18","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Squally weather with rain gave way to fresh breezes and good weather as the ship continued eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-04","events":[],"lat":-38.3,"lon":164.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Feb 4th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the N and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the Eastward middle\npart light breeze at 10 tacked ship to the west\nward Latter part fresh breeze from the North\nheadding by the wind to the NW by W\nLat By Obs 38,,18 Long By Chro 164\"58","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","","light"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh breezes as the ship turned and sailed on the wind; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-05","events":[],"lat":-37.4667,"lon":165.6583,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday Feb 5th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the North and\ngood weather steering by the wind to the WNW\nat 7 PM tacked ship to the Eastward middle part\nfresh breeze and fine weather headding to the E at\n2 AM tacked ship to the NNW Latter part\nstrong winds and good weather wind from the N\nheadding by the wind the WNW so ends\nLat By Obs 37\"28 Long By Chro 164 [illegible]","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","N","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh to strong winds from the north as the ship continued turning and sailing against the wind; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-06","events":[],"lat":-37.2667,"lon":166.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Feb 6th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the W S W at 10 P M tacked\nship to the Eastward One ship in sight to the North\nmiddle part the same Lot part moderate breeze\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 37.16 Long By Chro 166\"20","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a strong breeze as the crew tacked ship. Another ship was in sight to the north, but nothing else of note occurred.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-07","events":[],"lat":-36.55,"lon":165.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Feb 7th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N\nand fine weather at 10 P M tacked to the Eastward at\n4 talked to the westward at 7 some what squally middl\npart fresh breez and fine weather at 2 Am tacked to the\nEastward at 6 tacked to the W S W latter part fine weather\nLat By Obs 36\"33 Long By Chro 165\"46","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with moderate breezes, occasional squalls, and fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-08","events":[],"lat":-34.9833,"lon":163.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Feb 8th 1861\nComes with light wind from the N and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the W S W middle and Latter part the\nsame Nothing in sight this day\nLat By Obs 34\"59 Long By Chro 163\"20","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds as the ship sailed west-southwest. Nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-09","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-33.2333,"lon":161.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Feb 9th 1861\nBegins with light wind from the N and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the W N W at 4 headding N W\nseveral fin backs in sight middle and latter part\nstrong winds and clouday some rain at 7 P M wind\nhalled to the N E hedding by the wind from N W to N N W\nLat By Obs 33\"14 Long By Chro 161\"30","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","NE","strong"],["latter","NE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"They saw several finback whales, but otherwise had routine sailing with clouds and rain as the wind shifted.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-10","events":[],"lat":-33.85,"lon":164.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Feb 10th 1861\nBegins with a strong wind from the N N E and\nclouday steering by the wind to the Eastward at 5 P M\ntook in main Topgallantsail middle part the\nsame Latter part strong winds and clouday\nsome rain headding to the eastward with\nmain Top Gallant sail set\nLat By Obs 33\"51 Long By Chro 164\"20","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"],["middle","NNE","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy weather with some rain as the ship sailed eastward under reduced sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-11","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-33.6083,"lon":166.0183},{"date":"1861-02-12","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-33.3667,"lon":167.7033},{"date":"1861-02-13","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-33.125,"lon":169.3883},{"date":"1861-02-14","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-32.8833,"lon":171.0733},{"date":"1861-02-15","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-32.6416,"lon":172.7583},{"date":"1861-02-16","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-32.4,"lon":174.4433},{"date":"1861-02-17","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-32.1583,"lon":176.1283},{"date":"1861-02-18","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-31.9166,"lon":177.8133},{"date":"1861-02-19","events":[],"missing":true,"lat":-31.675,"lon":179.4983},{"date":"1861-02-20","events":[],"lat":-31.4333,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday February 20th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E and\ngood weather Cruccing steering to the E The Rock\nE 4 Leagues at 2 PM tacked ship to the South\nat 6 PM Rock N E 10 miles distant middle and\nLatter part fresh breeze from E S E and good weather\nat midnight tacked ship to the E at 5 A M French\nRock N N W 5 Leagues at pased it to the E at","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","ESE","fresh"],["latter","ESE","fresh"]],"plain":"They cruised in good weather and strong breezes, turning the ship several times as they passed French Rock.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1861-02-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":2}],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday 21st   No Obs #\nCommences with a strong wind from the ESE\nand good weather steering by the wind to the\nE at meridian Curtis Isles in sight to the\nN N W 15 miles distant at 1 PM saw Macally\nIsland to the N at 2 pased Curtis I at 5 Macally\nIsland E 2 Leagues ships By the wind to the S\nmiddle and Latter part strong wind and fine weather\nat 11 PM tacked to the South at 2 Am tacked to the N\nat 5 Am Sunday Island N N W 6 Leagues distant at\n6 saw Breaches to the W run off for it at 8 saw\na Shoal of small Whales Loured 4 Boats and killed\n2 Whales at 11 took them to the ship the Larboard\nBoat got stove by a Loose whale at noon the\nIsland N N E 5 Leagues distant","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Sailing past Curtis, Macally, and Sunday islands, the crew spotted a school of small whales and put out four boats. They killed two whales and brought them to the ship, though a loose whale stove the left-side boat.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"Boat smashed by a loose whale","quote":"the Larboard Boat got stove by a Loose whale","interest":3}],"where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","catch":2,"at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-02-22","events":[],"lat":-30.2333,"lon":181.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Feb 22d 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the E and\ngood weather headding to the S at 1 PM commenced\ncutting at 5 finished cutting took in the Larboard Boat\nand got another one out double reefed the topsails at\n7 Commenced clearing away the heads middle and\nLatter part strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nat 3 Am commenced to Boil at daylight macolley\nI. in sight to the S Sunday P. N 7 Leagues one\nship in sight at meridian Sunday P. E 3 Leagues\nemployed in Boiling Blubber","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"The crew stripped the blubber from a whale, swapped out the left boat, and began boiling at 3 a.m. By daylight Macauley Island was in sight, with Sunday Island also seen later.","where":"near land","place":"macolley I.","plate":"work.cutting-c","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1861-02-23","events":[],"lat":-29.75,"lon":181.825,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Feb 23[superscript: d] 1861\nCommences with strong breeze from the E and Good\nweather steering to the N & E under double reefed\nTop sails. at 6 P.M","wind":[["first","E","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed northeast under reduced sail in good weather with a strong easterly breeze.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-02-24","events":[],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Island S 8 Leagues\ndistant middle part strong winds at 10 P.M wore ship\nto the S at daylight the Island S S W 3 Leagues dist\nsteered to the S W at 8 halled on the wind to the\nSouth. Latter part fresh breeze and good weather\nat Meridian finished Boiling. Land Bareing N E\n15 miles\nSunday Feb 24[superscript: th] 1861\nComes with strong winds from the E S E and\ngood weather steering to the S at 6 Macolley\nIsland E 15 miles tacked ship to the N & E\nmiddle and Latter part strong winds and fine weather at\ndaylight Sunday Island N.N.E 20 miles distant. steering in for\nthe Land at 10 wore ship to the S at 11 A. saw Breakers called\nthem sperm whales run for them saw them no more. steering\nto the South und er topsails at Noon Sunday I. 15 miles Dist","wind":[["middle","","strong"],["latter","","fresh"],["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Cruising near Sunday Island and Macauley Island, the crew finished boiling blubber. Later, breakers were mistaken for sperm whales, but disappeared when the ship headed toward them.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Breakers mistaken for sperm whales","quote":"saw Breakers called them sperm whales run for them saw them no more","interest":1}],"where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","plate":"work.trying-b","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-02-25","events":[],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Feb 25[superscript: th] 1861\nBegins with strong winds from the E and fine weather\ncruising for whales at 2 steered to the S at sundown Macolly\nIsland S by W 15 miles distant middle and Latter part moderate\nBreeze and fine weather at 9 P M tacked ship to the N at 5 A M\nSunday Island N 20 miles at 9 wore ship to the S at meridian\nSunday I. N.N.E 20 miles dist employed in reparing Boat","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Cruising for whales in fine weather, the crew repaired a boat while sailing off Macauley and Sunday Islands.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-02-26","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-30.5417,"lon":181.4417,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Feb 26[superscript: th] 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering to the S at sundown Macolleys Island\nW 6 miles Curtes Islands S S W 20 miles steering S by E\nmiddle and Latter part Light airs and calms steering\nS at daylight Curtes I. N N W 20 miles at 11 A\nFrench Rock S S W Just in sight from the\nmast head saw a number of schools of\nBlackfish and Grampuses so ends.","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"They sailed past Macaulay's and Curtis Islands, later sighting French Rock from the masthead, and spotted several schools of pilot whales and grampuses.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw schools of grampuses","quote":"saw a number of schools of\nBlackfish and Grampuses"}],"where":"near land","place":"Curtes Islands","at":"curtis-island"},{"date":"1861-02-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-30.9611,"lon":181.3771,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday Feb 27th 1861\nCommences with Light airs from the S S E and fine\nweather steering S [struck: at] 10 P M Unbent the mainsail\nto repair. at 4 Bent it again. and Bent a new\nFore Topsail. at sundown the Rock S W 15 miles,\nmiddle part calm headding to the S at daylight the Rock\nW S W 10 miles one ship in sight Latter part moderate\nBreeze from the W steering By the wind to the S at\nmeridian Rased Breaches to the W S W the Rock\nN 15 miles two ships in Sight\n#","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Cruising near the Rock under light winds, the crew repaired and replaced sails. At midday, they spotted whales breaching to the west-southwest.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1861-02-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-31.3806,"lon":181.3125,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Feb 28th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the W and fine\nweather steering By the wind to the S whales in\nsight to the windward at 2 Lored 2 [struck: Boats] and\nsent them to the windward after the Whales\nthe Boats just sighted them at dark at 7 PM\nspoke the ship Elizabeth of NewBedford Capt\nWinslow 250 bls saw the Rainbow strike a whale\nand Got a Boat stove and I think Lost the Whale\nmiddle part moderate Working ship to the Windward\nat daylight the Rock N N E 20 miles. 4 ships in\nSight Latter part fresh breeze and fine weather at\nMeridian Rock N 10 miles 5 Ships in sight","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew put two boats out to chase whales upwind until dark. They met the ship Elizabeth of New Bedford and saw the Rainbow harpoon a whale, get a boat stove, and likely lose the whale.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Elizabeth","rig":"ship","port":"NewBedford","captain":"Winslow","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","place":"the Rock","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1861-03-01","events":[],"lat":-31.8,"lon":181.2479,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday Mabrich 1st 1861\nThis day Comes with a fresh breeze from the E\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the N\nat 3 cept off to the S W at dark the Rock N 6 mls\nholled on the wind to the S 5 Ships in sight.\nMiddle and latter part Calms and light airs\nround the Compas at 7 P M wore ship to the\nN W a light air from the S W saw nothing\nthe Latter part of this day\nLat by Obs 31\"48","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","variable","light"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds and calms. The crew sighted a landmark rock and spotted five other ships, but saw no whales.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1861-03-02","events":[],"lat":-31.4333,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 2d 1861\nCommences with a Light air from the S and good weather\nsteering N W at 2 PM saw French Rock N 20 miles\ndistant wind halled to the E halled on the wind to the\nN at 5 PM wind halled to the N E wore ship to the\nN N E the Rock N by W 15 miles middle and Latter\npart very light airs two ships in sight at\nmeridian French Rock N W 15 miles","wind":[["first","S","light"],["first","E",""],["first","NE",""],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and good weather as the ship sailed near French Rock. Two other ships were in sight.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1861-03-03","events":[],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday March 3d 1861\nComences with a Moderate Breeze from the S\nand fine weather steering N by E three ships in\nsight at Sundown wind from the E S E steering\nN E by N middle part moderate breeze At 5 Am strong\nwinds from S E. Macllys Island W 20 miles steering\nN under Top sails at meridian Sunday Island\nN N W 25 miles saw One ship this morning","wind":[["first","S","moderate"],["first","ESE",""],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in fine weather, passing Macllys Island and Sunday Island with a few other ships in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-03-04","events":[],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 4th 1861\nCommences with strong winds from the S E and\ngood weather steering N at three fresh gales double\nreefed the Top sails and furled the main sail\nand steered N S E at sundown took in the Jib and halled\non the wind to the N E middle part fresh gales from\nthe S E at 2 AM wore ship to the S at 6 AM more\nmoderate set the main Vane Jib wind from the S S E\nheadding S W at Meridian Sunday Island N 4 leagues","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","SE","gale"],["latter","SSE","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong winds turned to fresh gales, forcing the crew to reduce sail. By midday the weather had moderated, and Sunday Island was sighted about four leagues to the north.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-03-05","events":[],"lat":-29.4833,"lon":181.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday March 5th 1861\nCommences with strong wind from the S S [struck: E] and cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the S W one ship in sight\nto the S E at 7 PM tacked ship to the E fresh breeze and\nLarge swell middle part the same at 11 PM tacked to\nthe S Latter part Calm Employed repairing the\nFore sail at meridian Sunday Island N E 20 mile\n\nLat by Obs 29\"29 Long By Chro 178\"10 W","wind":[["first","SSE","strong"],["first","","fresh"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and a large swell, turning the ship several times. After the wind died down to a calm, they repaired the foresail with Sunday Island in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-03-06","events":[],"lat":-29.7167,"lon":181.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday March 6th 1861,\nCommences with calm and pleasant headding round\nthe Compas. employed repairing sails at 8 P M\nthe Island N E 20 miles middle and latter part moderate\nBreeze from the E S E and fine weather at daylight Sunday\nIsland N E 10 miles tacked ship and stood to the S at\nmeridian Sundy Island and Macolly Island in sight\nLat By Obs 29\"43","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","ESE","moderate"],["latter","ESE","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew repaired sails in calm, pleasant weather while sighting Sunday Island and Macaulay Island.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island and Macolly Island"},{"date":"1861-03-07","events":[],"lat":-30.2,"lon":181.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 7th 1861\nCommences with a moderate Breeze and fine weather\nwind from the E steering to the S three Ships in\nsight at sundown Macauleys Island N E Curtis Is.\nW S E steering S at 9 P M hauled on the wind headding\nS S E at daylight French Rock S by W 25 miles Dist\nlatter moderate breeze and clouday at meridian the\nRock W N W 10 miles steering S by W so ends","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes as the crew sailed south, sighting three ships and passing Macauleys Island, Curtis Island, and French Rock.","where":"near land","place":"Macauleys Island","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1861-03-08","events":[],"lat":-30.7,"lon":181.4389,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday March 8th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the\nE N E and clouday steering S S W at sundown took\nin Tops gallant sails and hulled on the wind to the S E\nmiddle and latter part Light wind and good weath\nat 10 P M tacked to the N N W at daylight the Rock\nN E 20 miles wind from the N headding to the\nwestward at 11 A M tacked to the N E","wind":[["first","ENE","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in light winds and fair weather, sighting \"the Rock\" about twenty miles to the northeast at daylight.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1861-03-09","events":[],"lat":-31.2,"lon":181.3111,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday 9th 1861 Lat by Obs 31.12\nthis day comes with a Light wind from the N\nand fine weather a Bark in sight steering\nby the wind to the Eastward at 6 P M tacked to\nthe westward the rock S E 20 miles middle part\nLight winds at 1 Am tacked to the E latter part\nCalm one ship in sight at noon the Rock S by E\ntwenty miles Employed repareing Boat","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and calm weather with a couple of vessels in sight. The crew spent the day repairing a boat while cruising about twenty miles off the rock.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1861-03-10","events":[],"lat":-31.1667,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday March 10th 1861\nCommences with Calm ship headding all round the compas\nEmployed repairing Boat at 4 PM put the Larboard Boat\nOn the Cranes at 7 Light air from the N E headding E S E.\nat Sunset French Rock S by E 20 miles middle part Light\nAirs Latter part Calm at sunrise the Rock W S W 20 miles\ntwo ships in sight to the N headding to the S W\nLat by Obs 31..10","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","NE","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"In calm weather, the crew repaired a boat and hung it back on its cranes. They sighted French Rock and spotted two ships in the distance.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1861-03-11","events":[],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 11th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the E and squally\nsteering N by E three ships in sight at 6 P M macolleys\nIsland W S W 7 Leagues wind moderate from the E N E\nsteering by the wind to the N at 12 wore ship to the S\nat 3 AM wore to the N E Latter part strong winds from\nthe E S E steering N at 8 P M Sunday Island in sight\nto the N at Meridian Sundy I. N E 20 miles distant","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","ENE","moderate"],["latter","ESE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Squally weather and strong winds as the ship sailed north, sighting three other ships. Macauley Island and Sunday Island were both sighted during the day.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-03-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"grampus","count":null}],"lat":-28.75,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday March 12th 1861\nComes with strong winds fron the E S E and squally\nsteering around the Island to the W at 2 P M halled\nOn the wind to the N E and double reefed the Top\nsails at 6 took in Jib and Main sail the Island\nS S W 20 miles distant saw Gramposes this after\nnoon at midnight wore ship to the S Latter part\nfresh gales at 4 A M took in Fore and mizen topsails\nat 5 wore ship to the N E at 6 set double reefed Topsails\nat 9 A M took them in again. Laying to the N E under\ndouble reefed Main topsail and fore sail at Noon the\nland S S W.\nLat by Obs 28.45","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls blew as the ship steered around the island. In the afternoon they saw grampuses, and by morning fresh gales forced them to stop and wait under shortened sail.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw grampuses","quote":"saw Gramposes this after\nnoon"}],"where":"near land","place":"the Island"},{"date":"1861-03-13","events":[],"lat":-28.8,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday March 13th 1861\nComes with strong gales from the E S E and good weather\nheadding to the N E at 7 P M wore ship to the S\nmiddle and Latter part strong gales and good weather\nat 8 A M wore ship to the N E. at daylight the Island S W.\n20 miles Lat by Obs 28.48","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong gales blew throughout the day under good weather. An unnamed island was sighted twenty miles to the southwest at daylight as the ship tacked back and forth.","where":"near land","place":"the Island"},{"date":"1861-03-14","events":[],"lat":-28.3667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 14th 1861\nCommences with strong Gales from the E S E and\ngood weather headding to the N E under double reefed\nMain topsail and foresail at 3 P M took in the Fore\nsail and close reefed the Topsail at 7 Squally wore\nship to the S a heavy sea runing middle part the\nsame Latter part more moderate at 5 A m set double reefed\nTop sails and wore ship to the N N E at 5 this morning\nSunday Island S W 25 miles distant\nLat by Obs 28.22.","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","ESE","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales and heavy seas forced the crew to shorten sail and turn ship multiple times. By morning, conditions moderated, and Sunday Island was sighted 25 miles to the southwest.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-03-15","events":[],"lat":-28.9667,"lon":183.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday March 15th 1861\nComes with fresh gales from the E and good weather\nheadding by the wind to the N N E under double reefed\nTopsails at sundown took in Fore and mizen top-\nsails and wore ship to the S S E middle part\nmore moderate at 1 A m set double reefed Fore and\nmizen Topsails Latter part strong Winds at 6 A m\nset Gib and mainsail and whole main Topsail\nat Meridian Sunday Island W S W 30 miles\nLat By Obs 28.58 Long by Chro 176.52 W","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"They sailed through fresh gales and strong winds, adjusting sail through the night. By midday, Sunday Island lay about 30 miles to the west-southwest.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1861-03-16","events":[],"lat":-27.3167,"lon":183.9,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 16th 1861\nComes with a srong wind from the E and cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the S S E at 2 P M wore\nship to the N N E at 4 double reefed the Main\nTopsail at 6 took in the mainsail middle and\nLatter part fresh Gales and cloudy at 1 A m wore\nship to the S at 6 A m wore ship to the N\nLat by Obs 27\"19 Long by Chro 176.06 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and fresh gales forced the crew to shorten sail and turn the ship several times. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-17","events":[],"lat":-28.6333,"lon":184.8889,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday March 17th 1861\nBegins with fresh Gales from the E N E and cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the N under double reefed Top\nsails at 4 Wore ship to the S E middle part strong\nGales at 1 A m took in the fore and mizen Topsails\nat 5 A m more moderate set double reefed Topsails\nLatter part fresh Breeze from the N and cloudy\nsteering by the wind E S E with main top Gallant set\nLat by Obs 28.38","wind":[["first","ENE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy"],"plain":"Strong gales and cloudy skies forced the crew to reduce sail through the night. By morning, conditions moderated and they set more sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-18","events":[],"lat":-28.35,"lon":185.8778,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday March 18th 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze and Clouday wind from the N\nsteering by the wind to the E at 4 PM rainy a heavy swell\nfrom the E at 6 PM took in Main Top gallant sail still\nraining at 7 hard squals with rain double reefed the\nTop sails middle part squally at 5 Am set whole Top\nsails and main Top Gallantsails strong wind from\nthe N N W headding to the N E. No Obs this day","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain","squalls"],"plain":"Squally weather with rain and a heavy easterly swell forced the crew to shorten sail through the night before resetting it in the morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-19","events":[],"lat":-28.0667,"lon":186.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday March 19th 1861\nThis day comes with strong wind from the N and\nsquals of rain at 1 double reefed the Fore and Mizen\nTopsails steering by the wind to the Eastnard\nmiddle and Latter part more moderate at 5 AM set\nMaintop Gallant Sail at 6 tacked ship to the Westward\nwind from the N and Clouday some rain\nLat by Obs 28..04 Long by Chro 173..08 W","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","N","moderate"],["latter","N","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","cloudy"],"plain":"Strong northerly winds and rain squalls forced the crew to shorten sail early on, but conditions moderated later as they turned westward under cloudy skies.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-20","events":[],"lat":-27.7667,"lon":188.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday March 20th 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze from the N and Clouday\nsteering by the wind to the Westward at 4 tacked to the\nE N E middle part moderate breeze Latter part the\nsame with fine weather nothing in sight this day\nLat By Obs 27..46 Long By Chro 171..20","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing with moderate breezes and fine weather. Nothing was in sight all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-21","events":[],"lat":-27.5,"lon":189.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 21st 1861\nCommences with a light breeze from the N N W and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the N E one ship\nin sight to the N E headding the Same middle and\nlatter part light winds from the N and fine weather\nat 6 Am tacked to the westward nothing in sight\nLat By Obs 27..30 Long By Chro 171..42","wind":[["first","NNW","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather and light winds as the ship sailed northeast and then turned west. Sighted another ship heading in the same direction.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-22","events":[],"lat":-26.85,"lon":189.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday March 22d 1861\nBegins with light winds from the N and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the westward at 7 PM wind from\nthe N N W tacked ship to the N E latter part the same\nemployed in setting Riggen\nLat by Obs 26..51 Long By Chro 170..19","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","NNW",""],["latter","NNW",""]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather. The crew spent the day sailing and tightening the rigging.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-23","events":[],"lat":-24.95,"lon":189.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 23d 1861.\nComes with light breeze from WSW and fine weather\nSteering by the wind to the N at 4 wind hauled to the\nSouthe with heavy Cloud Banks to the SW steering\nN W middle part light showers of rain Latter part wind\nfrom the SE steering N Nothing more remarkable\nLat By Obs 24\"57 Long by Chro 170..52","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["first","S",""],["latter","SE",""]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light breezes, shifting winds, and brief rain showers. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":3}],"lat":-23.75,"lon":189.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday March 24th 1861\nComences with a fresh breeze from the SE and\nsqually with rain at 5 PM light air from the E\nsteering N by E middle part fine weather latter part\nlight winds from the ENE and fine weather at 6 Am\nsaw 4 Large sperm whales lowered 4 Boats at 11 Am\nstruck and killed One. ship runing for the whale\nLat by Obs 23\"45 Long By Chro 170\"37 W","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["first","E","light"],["latter","ENE","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"They saw four large sperm whales in the morning and put out four boats to chase them, harpooning and killing one.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1861-03-25","events":[],"lat":-23.55,"lon":189.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 25th 1861\nCommences with a light wind from the ENE and\nfine weather at 1 PM took the whale alongside\nand got dinner and got readdy for Cutting at\n½ past 2 Commenced to cut at [struck: 6] got his head off\nand lashed down for the night middle part\nlight Breeze and squally with rain latter\npart light airs from the SW and fine weather\nat 6 AM hooked on and Cut in the whales\nBodday and Junk and Got the Case readdy\nto Bail Lat by Obs 23..33 Long By Chro 170\"57","wind":[["first","ENE","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"They brought a whale alongside, ate dinner, and spent the rest of the day and next morning stripping the blubber, junk, and head.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-03-26","events":[],"lat":-23.3417,"lon":189.4734,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday March 26th\nComes with light airs from the SW and\nfine weather at 4 PM finished baleing the case\nand started the works to boil medrate breeze\nfrom the SW headding to the NW at 7 wore\nship to the S middle and Latter part light baffling\nwind with rain employed in boil Blubber\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["first","SW","moderate"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"The crew finished bailing the spermaceti from the whale's head and started the furnace, spending the rest of the day boiling blubber through light, shifting winds and rain.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1861-03-27","events":[],"lat":-23.1333,"lon":189.8967,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday March 27th 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the S and rainy\nship headding to the west under double reefed Tops\nsails middle part the same Latter part light airs round the\nCompas with fine weather at 7 A M made all sail\nemployed boilling Blubber\nLat by Obs 23. 08 S","wind":[["first","S","moderate"],["middle","S","moderate"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed under reefed sails through rain before the weather cleared, then set all sail and boiled blubber.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-28","events":[],"lat":-22.625,"lon":190.3201,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday March 28th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the N and fine\nweather at 4 P M squally with rain steering by the\nwind to the E at 6 finished Boilling and took in sail\nfor the night the whale turned up 103 bls Oil middle\npart strong winds from the N W with squals of rain\nat 5 A M strong winds set double reefed topsails at 10\nAm took in fore and mizen Top sails fresh gales\nfrom the N W headding to the N E\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"The crew finished boiling blubber, with the whale yielding 103 barrels of oil. Strong winds, rain squalls, and fresh gales forced them to shorten sail through the night and morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-29","events":[],"lat":-22.1167,"lon":190.7434,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday March 29th 1861\nCommences with strong Gales from the N W with\nrain at 1 P M took in the Fore sail and close\nreefed the main Topsail headding by the wind to\nthe N N E middle part strong Gales and rainy Latter part\nmore moderate with rain at 8 Am set the Fore and\nmizen topsails close reefed a heavy Sea runing\nLat by Obs 22\" 07","wind":[["first","NW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales and rain battered the ship as the crew reduced sail against heavy seas.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-30","events":[],"lat":-21.6667,"lon":191.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Satturday March 30th 1860\nComes with strong winds from the W S W with\nrain steering to the N under double reefed Topsails\nand Foresail at 6 P M wore ship to the S W middle\npart more moderate at 5 A M set all Sail with\na moderate breeze from the W S W steering\nby the wind to the N employed in stowing\nOil in the main hold stowed down 135 bls\nLat by Obs 21\" 40 Long by Chro 168. 50","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","WSW","moderate"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Rain and strong winds blew as the ship headed north under reduced sail before turning to the southwest. The crew spent the day storing 135 barrels of oil down in the main hold.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-03-31","events":[],"lat":-20.1667,"lon":191.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday March 31[superscript: st] 1861\nCommences with Light breeze from the W N W and fine\nsteering by the wind to the N middle part the same\nat 9 P M wore ship to the S W at 12 tacked to the N Latter\npart strong winds from the N W steering by the wind to\nthe NNE nothing in sight this day\nLat by Obs 20\"10 Long by Chro 168\"21","wind":[["first","WNW","light"],["middle","WNW","light"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in changing winds with nothing in sight all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-01","events":[],"lat":-19.0667,"lon":192.4667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday [struck: March] April 1[superscript: st] 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N W and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the NNE at 7 P M\nlight airs wore ship to the S W at midnight tacked\nto the N N W wind from the W Latter part light\nairs from the N W headding by the wind to the NNE\nLat by Obs 19.04 Long By Chro 167.32","wind":[["first","NW","moderate"],["first","","light"],["middle","W",""],["latter","NW","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; the crew turned the ship through changing winds as they sailed on.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-02","events":[],"lat":-17.8333,"lon":192.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 2[superscript: d] 1861\nComes with light airs from the W steering by\nthe wind to the N at 3 P M wind halled to the\nS at 4 past 5 fresh breeze and squally steered N W\nin squareing the yards two men at the mizen\ntopsail Braces let the braces go and went to\nfiteing. I thought it my duty to punish them\nI had the one by the name of\nin the riggin and struck him 5 times with two\nparts of 15 thread the Other by the\nname of I gave 6 times with out\nmiddle part squally with rain at daylight win\nS E steering N W with pleasant weather\nLat By Obs 17\"56 Long by Chro 167\"50","wind":[["first","W","light"],["first","S","fresh"],["latter","SE",""]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"While adjusting the sails, two crewmen let go of the ropes and started fighting. The captain flogged both men in the rigging as punishment. The weather turned squally with rain before clearing.","moments":[{"kind":"crew","title":"Two crewmen flogged for fighting on duty","quote":"two men at the mizen topsail Braces let the braces go and went to fiteing","interest":5,"topic":"punishments"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-03","events":[],"lat":-16.7,"lon":190.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 3[superscript: d] 1861\nCommences with S E wind and fine weather steering\nN W at 3 P M had a squall of rain at 4 fine weather\nmiddle and latter part the same steering N W\nEmployed setting up Shooks and washing ship\nLat By Obs 16\"42 Long By Chro 169\"02","wind":[["first","SE",""],["middle","SE",""],["latter","SE",""]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Fine weather with a brief rain squall in the afternoon. The crew assembled barrels and washed the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-04","events":[],"lat":-16.1,"lon":190.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 4th 1861\nCommences with light winds from the S and fine weather\nsteering N W at 6 P.M. Light baffleing wind from SE\nto E with showers of rain middle part light airs from\nthe S SE latter part Calm employed setting up Shooks\nand Cleaning the Iron work a bout the ship\nLat by Obs 16\"06 Long By Chro 169\"37","wind":[["first","S","light"],["first","variable","light"],["middle","SSE","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["rain","calm"],"plain":"Light winds, rain showers, and later calms. The crew assembled barrel staves and cleaned ironwork around the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-05","events":[],"lat":-15.65,"lon":189.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 5th 1861\nCommences with light airs and Calm headding S W\nEmployed Cleaning the Iron work at 3 PM saw\na [illegible] Bone Shark middle part light airs from the S latter\npart from the W with fine weather\nLat By Obs 15 39 Long by Chro 170 02","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","W",""]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew cleaned ironwork under light winds and calms. At 3 p.m., they saw a bone shark.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw a bone shark","quote":"saw a [illegible] Bone Shark","interest":3}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-06","events":[],"lat":-15.0833,"lon":189.2869,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday April 6th 1861\nCommences with a light air from the W S W and\nfine weather steering N W at 4 PM shifted the\nFore Sail and Fore Topsails middle part calm Latter\npart Light air from the Westward steering by the wind\nto the N at 6 AM saw Toutouilla barering S by W\nat Meridian Land N 35 miles distant\nLat by Obs 15\"05","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds and calms. The crew changed the sails and sighted Toutouilla in the morning.","where":"near land","place":"Toutouilla","plate":"land.landfall-a","at":"tutuila"},{"date":"1861-04-07","events":[],"lat":-14.4333,"lon":189.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 7th 1861\nComes with light winds from the W and fine weather\nat 4 PM thick cloudy weather and Calm some\nrain at 6 thunder and lightning took in Topgallant\nsails halled up the Courses at 10 P M Light wind from\nthe E N E headding to the N at midnight wore ship to\nthe SE at 3 AM wore ship to the N at Dalyght\nToutouila N 10 leagues distant Latter part moderate\nbreeze from the E and fine weather steering N S W\nat 10 saw Opoulou to the N W at noon\nToutouila N N E 10 miles distant\nLat By Obs 14. 26 Long By Chro 170.30","wind":[["first","W","light"],["first","ENE","light"],["latter","E","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm","rain","thunder","lightning"],"plain":"After light winds, a calm, and an evening thunderstorm with rain, the crew sighted the islands of Toutouila and Opoulou the next morning.","where":"near land","place":"Toutouila","at":"tutuila"},{"date":"1861-04-08","events":[],"lat":-14.0,"lon":188.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday April 8th 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the E and good\nweather steering N N W at 4 squally with rain\nat 6 took in Topgallant sails and mainsail. Toutouila\nS E by E 10 miles distant Opoulou W 15 miles dist\nat 7 P M heavy squals, of wind, and rain double\nreefed the topsails headding by the wind to the N\nmiddle part light airs Latter part squally with calms\nat daylight Opoulou S W 20 miles Toutouila S E\nat Meridian Opoulou S S W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","calm"],"plain":"Sailing past Toutouila and Opoulou, the ship encountered heavy squalls of wind and rain, prompting the crew to reduce sail.","where":"near land","place":"Toutouila and Opoulou","via":[[189.05,-14.45]]},{"date":"1861-04-09","events":[],"lat":-13.75,"lon":188.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 9th 1861\nComes with squals of wind and rain from the\nS W at 4 P M moderate airs from the S E steering\nby the wind to the S at 6 P M Opoulou S S W\n15 miles dist Sevai W by S middle part calm\nLatter part light winds from the N Wind fine weather\nsteering in for the land at Noon Opoulou S W 20 miles","wind":[["first","SW",""],["first","SE","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","calm"],"plain":"Squalls and rain gave way to calms and light winds as the ship cruised near Opoulou and Sevai.","where":"near land","place":"Opoulou","via":[[188.35,-13.75]],"at":"upolu"},{"date":"1861-04-10","events":[],"lat":-13.75,"lon":188.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 10th 1861\nCommences with light winds from the N W and fine wea\nther steering in for the harbor of Apia at 6 took a pilot\nand wore ship and stood off shore. Middle and latter\npart light airs at 12 wore ship and stood in for the\nharbor of Apia at [struck: 8] Meridian the harbor bore\nS. 8- miles distant","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"With light winds and fine weather, they headed toward the harbor of Apia. They took aboard a pilot and turned offshore, later turning back toward the harbor.","where":"near land","place":"Apia","at":"apia-upolu"},{"date":"1861-04-11","events":[],"lat":-13.7449,"lon":188.2808,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday April 11th 1861\nComes with light airs from the E and fine weath[struck: er]\nsteering in for the harbor at 3 P M come to anchor\nin 5 fathoms warter furled the sails and sent\na raft ashore for water. we lay here untill th[struck: e]\n23 with light airs and calms with rain took\non Bord 35 bls water 8 tons yams a plent of\nOrenges Bernannes 15 pigs &c","wind":[["first","E","light"]],"weather":["rain","calm"],"plain":"They sailed into the harbor and anchored in five fathoms of water, sending a raft ashore for water. The ship stayed anchored until April 23, stocking up on fresh water, yams, oranges, bananas, and fifteen pigs.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Stocked fresh provisions and water","quote":"took on Bord 35 bls water 8 tons yams a plent of Orenges Bernannes 15 pigs &c","interest":2}],"where":"at anchor"},{"date":"1861-04-12","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7397,"lon":188.3115},{"date":"1861-04-13","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7346,"lon":188.3423},{"date":"1861-04-14","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7295,"lon":188.3731},{"date":"1861-04-15","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7243,"lon":188.4038},{"date":"1861-04-16","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7192,"lon":188.4346},{"date":"1861-04-17","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7141,"lon":188.4654},{"date":"1861-04-18","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.709,"lon":188.4962},{"date":"1861-04-19","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.7038,"lon":188.5269},{"date":"1861-04-20","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.6987,"lon":188.5577},{"date":"1861-04-21","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.6936,"lon":188.5885},{"date":"1861-04-22","events":[],"covered_by":"1861-04-11","lat":-13.6884,"lon":188.6192},{"date":"1861-04-23","events":[],"lat":-13.6833,"lon":188.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 23[superscript: d] 1861\nComes with Calms middle part the same at 8 AM\nfresh wind from the E took the anchor and stood\nto sea at 9 discharged the Pilot and stood to the N\nstowed the anchors at 12 the Harbor S 15 miles\nLat By Obs 13..41 Long by Luner 171..21","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"After calm conditions, a fresh breeze sprang up from the east around 8 AM. The crew raised anchor, discharged the pilot, and stood out to sea to the north.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1861-04-24","events":[],"lat":-14.7833,"lon":189.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 24[superscript: th] 1861\nComes with strong trades from the E and fine weather\nat 7 tacked ship to the South wind from ESE at 2\nAm tacked ship to the N E at daylight the east\nend Upolou Bareing S S W 25 miles distant at me\nridian W 15 miles distant\nLat By Obs 14\"47 Long by Chro 170.59","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["first","ESE",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong trade winds. The crew sighted the east end of Upolu in the morning and continued sailing off the island.","where":"near land","place":"Upolou","at":"upolu"},{"date":"1861-04-25","events":[],"lat":-14.4167,"lon":189.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 25[superscript: th] 1861\nCommences with strong trades from the ESE and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the S at 4 PM\ntacked ship to the ENE the Lee end of Toutoila\nbareing N E 10 leagues distant at 10 tacked to the\nSouth at 3 P M tacked to the N at daylight\nLand Bareing N 15 miles at 7 tacked ship to\nthe S at meridian the E end of Toutoila\nN 10 leagues distant\nLat by Obs 14. 25 Long by Chro 170..21","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong trade winds as the ship sailed near the island of Toutoila.","where":"near land","place":"Toutoila","at":"tutuila"},{"date":"1861-04-26","events":[],"lat":-12.75,"lon":190.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 26[superscript: th] 1861\nComes with strong trades from the E N E and\ngood weather at 1 P M tacked ship to the N\nat sundown the E end of Toutoila N N W\n15 miles distant middle and latter part strong wind\nsteering by the wind to the N N E\nLat By Obs 12..45 Long by Chro 169\"41 W","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong trade winds and good weather. At sundown, the east end of Toutoila was 15 miles to the north-northwest.","where":"near land","place":"Toutoila","at":"tutuila"},{"date":"1861-04-27","events":[],"lat":-10.75,"lon":190.9834,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday April 27[superscript: th] 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the E and squally\nstaring by the wind to the N N E middle and latter part\nfresh wind and fine weather steering by the wind to the N\nLat by Obs 10.45 Long by Chro 16..50","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing in squally winds that gave way to fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-28","events":[],"lat":-10.6167,"lon":191.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 28.th 1861\nComes with fresh wind from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at 5 P M wind from\nthe E N E tacked ship to the SE middle and latter\npart light winds and squally at midnight tacked\nship to the N saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 10.37 Long By Chro 168. 21 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["first","ENE",""],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Fine weather gave way to squalls; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-29","events":[],"lat":-10.35,"lon":191.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday April 29th 1861\nComences with a light breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N N E middle\nand Latter part light airs with rain wind round the compas\nLatter part light airs from the W Steering E\nLat by Obs 10..21 Long by Chro 168. 08","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Light breezes and fine weather gave way to rain and shifting winds as the ship steered northeast, then east.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-04-30","events":[],"lat":-9.8833,"lon":192.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 30th 1861\nComes with a light air from the S W and fine weather\nsteering E this day unbent and respaired the main Top\nGallantsail and bent it again middle and latter light\nbreeze from the E SE and fine weather steering by\nthe wind to the N E Latter part unbent the mizen\ntopsail repaired and bent it again\nLat by Obs 9..53 Long By Chro 167..31","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","ESE","light"],["latter","ESE","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; the crew repaired and reset the main topgallantsail and mizzen topsail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-01","events":[],"lat":-9.05,"lon":192.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday [struck: April] May 1st 1861\nCommences with a light breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N unbent the\nJib and Flying Jib and Bent Old ones. middle\nand Latter part light breez from the E N E and fine\nweather at 6 Am tacked to the S E so ends\nLat By Obs 9..03 Long By Chro 167..11","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","ENE","light"],["latter","ENE","light"]],"plain":"Light breezes and fine weather. The crew changed out the jibs for older ones and turned to the southeast.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-02","events":[],"lat":-8.5167,"lon":193.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 2d 1861\nThis day comes with a light breez from the E N E and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the SE. Unbent\nthe main Topsail and bent an Oald one at 8 P.M.\ntack ship to the N middle and Latter part moderate\nbreeze from the E headding N N E enployed painting\nMain mast and Boats\nLat by Obs 8..31 Long by Chro 166..37","wind":[["first","ENE","light"],["middle","E","moderate"],["latter","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and light breezes. The crew changed the main topsail and spent the day painting the mainmast and boats.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-03","events":[],"lat":-8.55,"lon":194.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 3[superscript: d] 1861\nComences with a moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering by the Wind to the N or E at 3 squally\ntook in topgallant sails at 6 P M thunder and light\nning wind baffleing at 7 wore ship to the E wind\nfrom the N or E middle part the same Latter part wind\nfrom the N steering by the wind to the E N E\nLat by Obs 8.33 Long By Chro 165.38","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["first","variable",""],["first","NE",""],["middle","NE",""],["latter","N",""]],"weather":["squalls","thunder","lightning"],"plain":"Routine sailing in squally weather with thunder, lightning, and shifting winds. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-04","events":[],"lat":-8.5333,"lon":194.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 4[superscript: th] 1861\nComes with Calm headding round the compas, middle\npart light airs from the N steering by the wind to the\nE latter part calm and fine weather\nLat by Obs 8.32 Long by Chro 165.17","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calm and fine weather with light airs stopped or slowed the ship throughout the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-05","events":[],"lat":-7.9667,"lon":194.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 5[superscript: th] 1861\nComences with calm and fine weather at 6 a light\nair from the E steering by the Wind to the N N E\nmiddle part the same latter part light airs from the\nN at 7 Am tacked ship to the Eastward so ends\nLat By Obs 7.58 Long By Chro 165.19","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","E","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["calm","clear"],"plain":"Calm, fine weather with light airs; routine sailing with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-06","events":[],"lat":-8.0833,"lon":196.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 6[superscript: th] 1861\nBegins with calms ship headding round the Compas\nat 1 Am took a fresh breeze from the N steering\nby the wind to the Eastward latter part the same\nLat By Obs 8.05 Long By Chro 163.50","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","N","fresh"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The day began with calms as the ship drifted in all directions. A fresh northern breeze picked up early in the morning, and they sailed eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-8.6,"lon":197.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 7[superscript: th] 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N\nheadding by the wind to the E N E with fine weathe[superscript: er]\nsaw a finback this afternoon middle and latter part\nlight breeze from the N N E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the Eastward employed in scrapeing\nthe Iron work about the ship and painting it\nLat By Obs 8.36 Long By Chro 162.21","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","NNE","light"],["latter","NNE","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather as the crew scraped and painted the ship's ironwork. They saw a finback whale in the afternoon.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-7.1833,"lon":197.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 8th 1861\nThis day comes with a light air from the NNE\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the E\nat 5 PM tacked ship to the NW middle and latter\npart wind from the NE steering by the wind to the NNW\nwith fresh breeze and fine weather at 9 AM saw\nBreeches run for them saw them no more\nLat By Obs 7,,11 Long By Chro 162.45","wind":[["first","NNE","light"],["middle","NE","fresh"],["latter","NE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes. In the morning, they spotted whale breaches and sailed toward them, but saw nothing more.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-09","events":[],"lat":-4.5167,"lon":197.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 9th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N at 6 PM wind\nfrom the ESE headding NE middle and latter part\nfresh breeze from the Eastward and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the N saw Purposes and birds\nLat by Obs 4.31 Long by Chro 162.21 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["first","ESE",""],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes as they sailed northward. Porpoises and birds were seen.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw porpoises","quote":"saw Purposes"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"nature.porpoises-a"},{"date":"1861-05-10","events":[],"lat":-2.5167,"lon":197.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 10th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the Eastward with fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N saw several schools\nof Porpoises at 6 PM took in the Top Gallant sails\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at 11 AM set topgallant\nsails Lat by Obs 2.31 Long by Chro 162..17","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and a fresh breeze as the ship sailed north. The crew saw several schools of porpoises.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-11","events":[],"lat":-0.5833,"lon":197.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 11th 1860\nComes with moderate breeze from the Eastward and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the N middle\nand latter part moderate breeze and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N\nLat By Obs 00.35 S Long by Chr. 162.36 W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes; they continued steering north.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-12","events":[],"lat":-1.0833,"lon":197.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 12th 1861\nFirst part of this day fresh breeze from the E and\nfine weather steering to the N at 6 PM took in Top\nGallantsails and halled up the Mainsail middle part\nmoderate breeze and fine weather Latter part the same\nat 10 AM steered NW At meridian cept off SW\nLat by Obs 1.05 N Long By Chro 162.34 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes with routine sailing; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-13","events":[],"lat":1.0333,"lon":196.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 13th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 6 P M took in Top Gallantssails and main\nsail and halled One the wind to the S middle and\nlatter part wind much the same at midnight wore\nship to the N at daylight made all sail and steered\nN W at meridian cept off S W\nLat by Obs 1.02 N Long By Chro 163.24 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as the ship continued sailing, adjusting sails and changing course through the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-14","events":[],"lat":-0.6333,"lon":194.55,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 14th 1861\nComes with a strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 6 P M took in all sail But the three\nTopsails and steered S W by S middle and latter part\nfresh breeze and fine weather at 6 Am set all sail\nand steered S W saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 00.38 S Long By Chro 165..27 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-15","events":[],"lat":-1.2667,"lon":193.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 15th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S W at 6 P M took in sail for\nthe night and halled on the wind to the W middle\npart squally latter part fine weather at daylight\nset all sail and steered N W at meridian steered S W\nLat By Obs 1.16 S Long By Chro 166..48.\nThis","wind":[["first","E","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with squalls during the night; no whales or ships seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-16","events":[],"lat":-0.0667,"lon":192.0333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 16th 1861\nFerst part off these 24 hours a fresh breeze from the E\nand fine weather steering S W at 6 P M took in sail for\nthe night and steered N W by N middle part the same\nat 6 Am made all sail and steered N W at meridian\nwore ship and steered S W\nLat By Obs 00.04 S Long by Chro 167.58 Luner 168.10","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze; the crew carried on sailing without any sightings of whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-17","events":[],"lat":-0.95,"lon":190.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 17th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S [struck: W] at 6 P M took in sail for the night at\ndaylight maid all sail and steered S W saw nothing\nLat By Obs 00.57 S Long By Chro 169.26","wind":[["first","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-18","events":[],"lat":-0.7167,"lon":190.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 18th 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze and fine weather\nSteering S W at 6 PM took in sail and halled on\nthe wind to the S middle and latter part fres breeze\nand fine weather at midnight wore ship to the N E\nat Daylight set the main Topgallant sail and steered S\nLat by Obs 00.43 S Long by Chro 169..41 W","wind":[["first","","moderate"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate to fresh breezes with routine sailing; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-19","events":[],"lat":-0.7833,"lon":190.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 19th 1861\nCommences with strong breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S by W at 6 Pm took in sail for\nthe night and Tufed to the headding N N E middle and\nlatter part strong breeze and fine weather at midnight\nwore ship to the S at 6 AM wore ship and set all\nsail and steered S by W saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 00.47 S Long By Chro 169,42 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather; saw nothing this day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-20","events":[],"lat":-0.3667,"lon":189.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 20th 1861\nFirst part of these 24 hours a strong breeze from the E\nand fine weather at 1/2 Past meridian wore ship and\nsteered S SW at 6 PM took in sail for the night\nand halled on the wind to the S S E middle and latter\npart strong winds from the E and fine weather at\nmidnight wore ship to the N at daylight ware ship\nand made all sail and steered S S W employed\nin turning up the Fore riggin\nLat by Obs 00.22 S Long by Chro 170.20 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather continued while the ship turned and sailed on various headings. The crew spent the day working on the forward rigging.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-21","events":[],"lat":-1.1333,"lon":189.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 21st 1861\nCommences with strong breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S S W at 6 PM took in sail and\nhalled on the wind to the S S E middle and latter\npart strong wind and fine weather at 6 AM\nwore ship to the N at 10 set all sail steering\nby the wind to the N N W employed in turning\nup the riggin\nLat by Obs 1.08 S Long by Chro 170.35 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong winds as the ship sailed on. The crew spent the day working on the rigging.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-1.0833,"lon":189.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 22 d 1861\nComes with strong winds from the N E and squally steering\nby the wind to the N at 6 P M took in topgalland sails\nJib and mainsail and wore ship to the S E at 6 P M\nsaw whales to the E goin quick to the E saw them two\nriseings and saw no more of them working ship to\nthe eastward after the whales. fresh breeze and fine weather\nLat by Obs 1..05 S Long by Chro 170..17 W","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They saw whales swimming quickly to the east, but lost sight of them after two sightings while working the ship eastward in pursuit.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-23","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-1.75,"lon":189.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 23 d 1861\nThis day comes with a fresh breeze from the E and\nfine weather working ship to the windward after the\nwhales that went out of sight to the E at 6 P M tacke[struck: d]\nship to the N middle and latter part the wind and weather\nsame as the first at 1 A m tacked ship to the S at\n8 A M steered to the S by W employed in ratling down\nthe fore riggin saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 1..45 S Long by Chro 170..23 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"They sailed against the wind trying to pursue whales that had disappeared to the east, but saw nothing more. The crew spent the day doing routine rigging work.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-24","events":[],"lat":-2.4667,"lon":189.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 24 th 1861\nComences with a strong wind from the E and fine weath-\ner steering E by S at 6 P M took in Top Gallantsails\nand mainsail and wore ship headding N N E middle\nand latter part moderate breeze and fine weather at\nmidnight wore ship to the south at 6 Am set all\nsail and steered S S W employed in turning up the\nmain riggin saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 2..28 S Long by Chro 170..42 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes with routine sail handling and maintenance on the main rigging. Nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-25","events":[],"lat":-1.7,"lon":188.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 25 th 1861\nCommence with a moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S S E at 6 P M took in sail and wore\nship to the N N E middle and latter part strong\nwinds and fine weather at 6 Am steered N N W\nwith topsails set saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 1..42 S Long by Chro 171..08 W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate to strong winds; they saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-26","events":[],"lat":-0.65,"lon":188.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 26th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the E and fine weather\nsteering S.S.W at 6 PM double reefed the topsails\nand hauled on the wind to the S S E middle and\nlatter part strong winds and fine weather at [struck: 6]\n12 Am wore ship to the S S E at 6 Am wore ship\nset the Jib and mainsail and steered S by W\nLat By Obs 01..39 S Long by Chro 171..43 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fine weather with routine sailing; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-27","events":[],"lat":-0.5,"lon":188.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 27th 1861\nCommences with strong winds from the E and fine\nweather steering S by W with double reefed Top\nSails at 6 PM took in Jib and mainsail\nand hauled on the wind to the S S E at 3 Am\nwore ship to the South at 6 AM set whole Topsails\nand steered S S W middle and latter part strong\nbreeze from the E and fine weather\nLat By Obs 01.30 S Long by Chro 171..36 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong winds; no whales were seen as the ship continued on its course.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-28","events":[],"lat":-1.4833,"lon":188.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 28th 1861\nCommences with a string breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S S W at 6 PM double reefed\nthe Top Sails and hauled on the wind headding\nS S E middle and latter part strong winds and\nfine weather at midnight wore ship to the S\nat 6 Am wore ship and steered to the S by W\nwith double reefed topsails saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 1..29 S Long By Chro 171..44 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong winds; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-29","events":[],"lat":-1.7833,"lon":187.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 29th 1861\nComes with a strong breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S by W with double reefed Topsails\nat 6 PM took in Jib and spanker hauled on\nthe wind headding SE middle and latter part\nstrong winds from the E and fine weather at 10 PM\nwore ship to the S at 6 Am set mainsail Jib and\nspanker and steered S by W\nLat By Obs 1.47 S Long By Chro 172.08 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong winds; the crew adjusted sail and turned the ship southward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-30","events":[],"lat":-0.75,"lon":187.4667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 30th 1861\nCommences with strong wind from the E and fine\nweather steering N. by W at 6 P M took in Jib and\nMainsail and hauled on the wind to the N by E\nmiddle part strong breeze latter part fresh breeze and\nfine weather at midnight wore ship to the Southward\nat 6 A M wore ship to the N and set whole Tops\nsails and main Top Gallantsail so ends this day\nLat By Obs 56.45 S Long By Chro 172. 32 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong breezes and fine weather, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-05-31","events":[],"lat":0.3333,"lon":187.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 31th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at 6 P M took in main\nsail and Main Top Gallantsail and wore ship to the\nS middle and latter part moderate breeze and fine\nweather at 6 A M set all sail and steered N\nLat by Obs [illegible]0\" N Long By 172.20 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes as the crew turned the ship and sailed north. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-01","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":0.55,"lon":187.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday June 1st 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the E and\nfine weather steering N With all sail set at 6 P M\ntook in sail to Topsails and Fore Sail and halled\nOn the wind headding N by E saw Blackfish this\nday middle and latter part moderate breeze and fine\nweather at 4 A M wore ship to the S at 6 A M maid all\nsail and steered S saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 55 33 N Long By Chro 172.12 W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes. The crew saw pilot whales but nothing else.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-02","events":[],"lat":-0.8917,"lon":187.5,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday June 2d 1861\nComes with a moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering by [struck: W] at 6 P M took in sail and halled\nOn the wind to the S E middle and latter part the\nwind and weather the same at 6 A M set all sail\nand steered S S W nothing more remarkable\nLat By Obs 55\" S Long By Chro 172.30\nThis day I took a set of Luner Observations\nand found by the Luners that the Chronemeter\nwas 4 minutes to slow\nLong By Luner 173.30","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","E","moderate"],["latter","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and routine sailing. The keeper took lunar observations and discovered the ship's chronometer was four minutes slow.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-03","events":[],"lat":-2.3333,"lon":187.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 3d 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S S W with all sail set at 4 PM halled\non the wind to the SSE at 6 took in topgallant sails\nmiddle part fresh breeze Latter part strong breeze and\nfine weather at 12 midnight ware ship to the N\nat daylight maid all sail and steered by the wind\nheadding SSE saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 2..20 S Long By Chro 172.11 W\nBy luner 172. 52 W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate to strong breezes as the ship made sail and steered south-southeast. Nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-04","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-2.0667,"lon":186.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Bnesday June 4th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the E and fine\nweather steering By the wind to the SSE at 4 wore\nship to the N at 6 PM took in sail for the night\nmiddle and latter part strong winds and fine wea\nat 12 midnight wore ship to S at 5 wore ship to\nthe N at 6 Am set all sail and steered N\nat 10 steered NW saw a Breach and saw nothing\nmore of it\nLat By Obs 2..04 S Long By Chro 173..22 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fine weather. The crew saw a breach, but nothing more came of it.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-05","events":[],"lat":-0.95,"lon":187.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday June 5th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E and\nfine weather steering N W at 3 PM took in\ntopgallant sails at 6 PM double reefed topsails\nand wore ship headding SE middle part strong\nLatter part the same at midnight wore ship\nto the N at 6 Am set the Jib and mainsail and steered\nN Lat By Obs [struck: 60..57 S] Long By Chro 172..49","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather; the crew adjusted sail and turned the ship while sailing north. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-06","events":[],"lat":0.1333,"lon":186.9333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 6th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the ESE and\nfine weather steering N by W with double reefed\ntopsails at 6 PM took in Jib and spanker and wore\nship to the SE middle and latter part strong breeze and\nfine weather at midnight wore ship to N at daylight\nset Jib and mainsail and steered N by W at 11 Am SSW\nLat By Obs [struck: 60..08 N] Long By Chro 173..04 W","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather; routine sailing with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-07","events":[],"lat":-1.2833,"lon":186.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 7th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S & W at 3 PM set main Topsgallantsail at 4\nset all sail at 6 took in tops Gallantsails and halled on\nthe wind to the S by E middle and latter part strong wind\nand fine weather at midnight wore ship to the N E at\n6 Am wore ship to the south and set the Jib and\nMainsail and steered S\nLat By Obs 01..17 S Long By Chro 173..30 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong winds; the crew adjusted sail and tacked several times. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-2.8833,"lon":185.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday June 8th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the E S E and fine\nweather steering S by W at 4 PM set all sail at 6 PM\ntook in sail to the three Topsails and halled on the\nwind to the S saw Blackfish and Porposes middle and\nlatter part fine weather at midnight wore ship to the\nN at 6 Am set all sail and steered S by W so ends\nLat By Obs 2..53 S Long By Chro 174..14 W","wind":[["first","ESE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh breezes as they sailed south by west. During the day, they sighted pilot whales and porpoises.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-09","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-1.85,"lon":185.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday June 9th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering N W at 6 PM double reefed the top sails\nand halled on the wind to the S E Blackfish in sight\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather\nat midnight wore ship to the N at daylight set all\nsail and steered N N W nothing in sight\nLat by Obs 1..51 Long by Chro 174..24 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a strong breeze. The crew saw pilot whales in the evening, but saw nothing the next day under full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-10","events":[],"lat":-0.1833,"lon":185.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 10th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering N N W at 6 took in sail for the night\nand halled on the wind to the N NE at daylight set\nall sail and steered N W employed in repareing\nmain Topsail\nLat by Obs 00..11 S Long by Chro 174..34 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze. The crew repaired the main topsail, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":0.2333,"lon":184.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday June 11th 1861\nThis day comes with a light breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering N W at 3 P M saw a finback at 6 P M\ntook in Topgallant sails and courses and steered W\nmiddle and latter part wind the same at midnight halled\non the wind to the S at 3 Am wore ship to the N at\ndaylight set all sail and steered W by N\nLat By Obs 00\"14\" N Long By Chro 175.54 W","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a light breeze. They sighted a finback whale in the afternoon and continued sailing under full sail by morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":0.1167,"lon":183.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday June 12th 1861\nCommences with a light breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering W 1/2 S at 3 P M saw Bakers Island\nat 6 a boat came along side from the shore took in\nTopgallant Sails and halled on the wind to the N\nat 1 A M wore ship to the S at daylight Baker Island S W\n10 miles at 8 Am saw Breaches saw nothing more\nLat By Obs 00.07 N Long by Chro 176.10 W","wind":[["first","E","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather. In the afternoon they sighted Bakers Island, and a boat came out from shore that evening. The next morning they saw whale breaches, but found nothing more.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Boat came alongside from Bakers Island","quote":"at 6 a boat came along side from the shore","interest":2}],"where":"near land","place":"Bakers Island","plate":"land.landfall-a","at":"baker-island"},{"date":"1861-06-13","events":[],"lat":-0.0667,"lon":183.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 13th 1861\nComes with light airs and calms steering in fore the land\nat 3 P M land N N E 8 miles dist lowered a boat and\nwent On shore and left letter to be sent home and\ngot some papers 45 days from New York at 6 went\nOn board and stood to the S W middle part very\nlight airs latter part the same at 6 set all sail\nand steard S W saw nothing so ends\nLat by Obs 00 08 S Long 176.50 W","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"They sailed toward land in light airs and calms. A boat went ashore to leave letters for home and retrieved newspapers that were 45 days out from New York, returning to the ship by evening.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Went ashore to send letters and get newspapers","quote":"went On shore and left letter to be sent home and got some papers 45 days from New York","interest":3,"topic":"letters"}],"where":"near land","plate":"life.letters-a"},{"date":"1861-06-14","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-0.6,"lon":182.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 14th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from the S E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 3 saw Blackfish at 4 lowed and chased\nuntil night got None at 6 took in sail and halled on\nthe wind to the South at daylight set all sail and\nsteered S W middle and latter part the wind\nand weather same as the first so ends this day\nLat By Obs 00.36 S Long By Chro 177.38 W","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["middle","SE","light"],["latter","SE","light"]],"plain":"They spotted pilot whales in the afternoon and put out the boats to chase them until nightfall, but caught none.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-0.8056,"lon":181.3333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday June 15th 1861\nComes with moderate breez from the S E and fine\nWeather steering S W by W at 6 P M took in topgallant\nSails and Carces middle and latter part strong winds\nand fine weather at 6 A m steered N W with main Top gallant\nSail set at 11 A m saw a Breech to the N N W steered\nfor it saw nothing more so ends this day\nLat By Obs oo . 31 S Long By Chro 178 . 40 Long By Lune 178 . 38","wind":[["first","SE","moderate"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes. The ship steered toward a breach seen to the north-northwest late in the morning, but saw nothing more.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-16","events":[],"lat":-1.0111,"lon":178.4,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday June 16th 1861\nCommences with a strong breez from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 6 took in the Cources and main Top Gallant\nSail middle and latter part strong winds and fine weather\nat 6 A m set all sail and steered N W at meridan steered\nS W Lat By Obs oo . 50 S Long By Chro 178 . 24 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong winds; the crew adjusted sail and continued cruising with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-17","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-1.2167,"lon":177.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 17th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 6 P M took in sail to the thre Topsails\nand halled on the wind to the N N E middle part squally\nwith rain latter part strong breez and fine weather\nat daylight set all sail to the S at 9 steered W by S\nsaw large Numbers of Blackfish\nLat by Obs 1 .. 13 S Long By Chro 177 . 30","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"They sailed through squally rain overnight and fine weather by morning, sighting large numbers of pilot whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-06-18","events":[],"lat":-2.65,"lon":177.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday June 18th 1861\nComes with a strong breez from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 6 P M took in Topgallant Sails Jib and\nMainsail and halled on the wind to the S S E middle\nand latter part strong breeze and fine weather at daylight\nset all sail and steered to the South at 8 Am saw\nHope Island Bareing S S E at 10 A m halled aback\nunder the lee of it canoos come along side from\nthe shore with coconuts to trade at 11 stood\nto the S at meridan Land bore S E 10 miles\n\nLat By Obs 2 .. 39 S Long 177 . 00 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"They sighted Hope Island and stopped on its sheltered side, where canoes came alongside from the shore to trade coconuts.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Islanders arrived in canoes to trade coconuts","quote":"canoos come along side from the shore with coconuts to trade","interest":4}],"where":"near land","place":"Hope Island","at":"arorae"},{"date":"1861-06-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-3.1333,"lon":177.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 19th 1861\nThese 24 hours strong winds from the E and fine weather\nfirst part steering by the wind to the SSE Hope Island\nin sight to the NE at 6 P M took in sail for the Night\nat 11 P M wore ship to the E NE at 6 Am set all sail\nnothing more remarkable saw Blackfish\nLat by Obs 3..08 S Long By Chro 177..22 E","wind":[["whole","E","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fine weather with Hope Island in sight. The crew spotted pilot whales but noted nothing else remarkable.","where":"near land","place":"Hope Island","at":"arorae"},{"date":"1861-06-20","events":[],"lat":-1.35,"lon":176.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 20th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N NE at 3 P M hope\nIsland Bareing W by S 15 miles distant at 6 P M took in\nsail for the Night Land Bareing W S W middle and\nLatter part moderate breeze at 6 Am set all sail and\nsteered by the wind to the E NE at meridian steered W\nLat by Obs 1..21 S Long by Chro 177..42 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a strong breeze as the ship sailed near Hope Island, taking in sail for the night before setting all sail again in the morning.","where":"near land","place":"hope Island","at":"arorae"},{"date":"1861-06-21","events":[],"lat":-1.1833,"lon":176.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 21st 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering W at 6 P M took in sail and halled\non the Wind to the S at midnight wore ship to\nthe N at 6 Am maid all sail and steered W at\nmeridian saw Byrons Island S W 15 miles dist\nLot by Obs 1..11 S Long by Chro 177..12 W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes as they steered westward. At noon, Byrons Island was sighted about 15 miles to the southwest.","where":"near land","place":"Byrons Island"},{"date":"1861-06-22","events":[],"lat":-1.0,"lon":176.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday June 22d 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the N E and fine\nweather steering S W at 4 P M canoes came off\nfrom the Island halled aback and traided with\nthe Natives at 6 took in sail and stood to the S E\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather\nat 1 Am wore ship to the N at 6 Am set all sail\nand steered N N W Byrons Island W 15 miles run round\nthe Island to the Land steered S W at 10 Am no\nland in sight so end\nLat by Obs 1..00 Long By Chro 176.20 E","wind":[["first","NE","moderate"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"While sailing near Byron's Island, canoes came out from shore, and the crew backed the sails to trade with the natives before sailing on.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Traded with islanders in canoes","quote":"canoes came off from the Island halled aback and traided with the Natives","interest":5}],"where":"near land","place":"Byrons Island"},{"date":"1861-06-23","events":[],"lat":-1.4667,"lon":176.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday June 23 [struck: d] 1861\nComes with strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering SW by W at 10 AM saw Peroat Island at 4 Land S\n5 miles at 5 canoes came alongside at 5½ stood to the\nN at 6 shortened sail for the Night middle and\nlatter part strong winds and fine weather at 1 A M\nwore ship to the S at daylight set all sail at 7\nPeroat Island S by W 15 miles distant at meridian NNW\n10 miles nothing more remarkable\nLat By Obs 1..28 S Long by Chro 176.31 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed under a strong breeze and sighted Peroat Island in the morning. In the late afternoon, canoes came alongside before the ship headed north and reduced sail for the night.","where":"near land","place":"Peroat Island"},{"date":"1861-06-24","events":[],"lat":-2.8167,"lon":176.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 24th 1861\nCommences with strong winds from the E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the SSE at 6 P M\ntack ship to the NNE at 11 P M tacked to the SSE\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather\nat 6 Am set all sail by the wind to the S and Eastward\nat 7 saw Hope Island E S E 15 miles distant\nLat by Obs 2.49 S Long by Chro 176.47 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh breezes as they sailed south-southeast, sighting Hope Island fifteen miles to the east-southeast.","where":"near land","place":"Hope Island","at":"arorae"},{"date":"1861-06-25","events":[],"lat":-2.6333,"lon":175.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday June 25th 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 2 P M steered N W at 5 saw Chase\nor Roches Island N W by N 15 miles at sundown\ntook in sail for the Nite and halled the wind to\nthe S at 5 Am wore ship to the N at 6 set all sail and\nstered N W\nLat by Obs 2.38 S Long by Chro 175.42 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh easterly breeze. Chase Island (Roches Island) was sighted fifteen miles away, and the ship sailed through the night under reduced sail before heading northwest.","where":"near land","place":"Chase or Roches Island","at":"tamana"},{"date":"1861-06-26","events":[],"lat":-1.6,"lon":175.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday June 26th 1861\nComes with strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering N W at 2 halled on the wind to the N at 4\nsee [struck: Frances] Island bareing NNE 20 miles dist at 6\nshortened sail and wore ship to the SSE the land\nN N E 6 miles middle and latter part moderate breeze\nand fine weather at midnight wore ship to the N at daylight\nthe land N 8 miles distant set all sail and steered to the\nN W at meridian Drummonds Island NW 10 miles\nLat by Obs 1..36 S Long By Chro 175.27 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate to strong breezes. The crew sighted Drummonds Island and steered northwest around it with every sail set.","where":"near land","place":"Drummonds Island"},{"date":"1861-06-27","events":[],"lat":-1.3333,"lon":174.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 27th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S by W at 2 Drummond Island N 15\nmiles distant at 6 P M shortened sail for the Night\nand hauled on the wind to the E S E at midnight wore\nship to the N at daylight Drummond I N 10 miles dist\nmaid all sail and steered N W at meridian land E\n15 miles steering N W saw nothing but land\nLat by Obs 1.20 S Long by Chro 174..47 E","wind":[["first","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather as the ship sailed near Drummond Island, seeing nothing but land all day.","where":"near land","place":"Drummond Island"},{"date":"1861-06-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":0.0,"lon":173.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 28th 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the E and fine weath\nsteering N W at 2 P M saw Sydenham N at sundown\nthe land N by E 10 miles took in sail for the Night\nand steered W at 6 M set all sail and steered N by W at\n9 Am saw Hendervill Island bareing N by W at 11 saw\nWoodle Island steered N W at meridian land N E 10 mile\ndistant saw Blackfish\nLat by Obs co.00 N Long by Chro 173..38 E","wind":[["first","E","moderate"]],"plain":"They sailed past Sydenham, Henderville, and Woodle islands in fine weather, and sighted pilot whales.","where":"near land","place":"Sydenham","via":[[174.55,-1.25]]},{"date":"1861-06-29","events":[],"lat":1.25,"lon":172.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday June 29th 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the E N E and fine\nweather steering N W at 6 P M took in sail for the\nNight and steered W by N at daylight set all sail and steerd\nN by E at 9 Am saw Hall Island bareing E 15 miles dist\nat 10 Knox Island N N E wore ship and steered S W by S\nLat by Obs 1.15 N Long by Chro 172.49 E","wind":[["first","ENE","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes. They sighted Hall Island and Knox Island during the morning, then turned the ship around.","where":"near land","place":"Hall Island","via":[[172.85,0.85]]},{"date":"1861-06-30","events":[],"lat":-0.4833,"lon":171.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday June 30th 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W by S at 6 took in topgallant sails and main\nsail at 6 Am set all sail and stered S W by S with fresh\nbreeze and fine weather saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs co.27 S Long by Chro 171.04 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-01","events":[],"lat":-0.75,"lon":169.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 1st 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather steering\nW S W at 6 P M took in Topgallant sails and corses and steered W\nby N. at 11 P M halled on the wind to the N at 3 Wore\nship to the S at 6 Am steered W S W for Ocean\nIsland it being 20 miles distant at 10 Am halled\naback to the leward of the land and set the collors for\ncanoes to come off none came lay 1 hour and squared\naway and steered W N W Nothing more remarkable\nLat By Obs 45' S Long by Chro 169. 45 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"]],"plain":"They sailed for Ocean Island and stopped to the leeward of the land, flying the colors to signal canoes to come out. None came, so after waiting an hour they sailed on.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Signaled for island canoes, but none came","quote":"set the collors for canoes to come off none came","interest":2}],"where":"near land","place":"Ocean Island","at":"banaba-island"},{"date":"1861-07-02","events":[],"lat":-0.1667,"lon":168.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday July 2d 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering W N W at 2 steered to the S W at 6 P M took in\nsail for the night and halled on the wind to the S\nmiddle and latter part strong breeze and fine weather\nat midnight wore ship to the N at 6 set the foresail\nand Jib and steered N W at meridian steered S W\nLat By Obs 10' S Long by Chro 168,, 25 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong breezes; the ship continued sailing with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-0.1333,"lon":167.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 3d 1861\nComes with a strong breeze from the E and good weather\nsteering S W with topsails set at 6 took in Jib and\nforesail and halled on the wind to the S at 12 midnig[struck: ht]\nwore ship to the N at 6 Am steered N W with fresh wind\nand fine weather see a finback so ends this day\nLat By Obs 00.5' S Long By Chro 167,, 41 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fresh breezes and fine weather. They sighted a finback whale during routine sailing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-04","events":[],"lat":-0.7,"lon":166.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 4th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 1 saw Pleasant Island Bareing S W distant\n20 miles at 4 P M halled aback to the N 3 miles dist\nseveral white men came off with hogs and fowls\nto trade at 7 halled on the wind to the N or N E at 6 Am\nwore ship to the S S E the Land S by W 15 miles at 10\nsteered S W at meridian steered S the land N E 15 miles\n\nLat By Obs 00.42 S Long by Chro 166.52\" E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Near Pleasant Island, the ship stopped off the coast, and several white men came out in boats to trade hogs and fowl.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"White men traded hogs and fowl","quote":"several white men came off with hogs and fowls to trade","interest":3}],"where":"near land","place":"Pleasant Island","at":"nauru"},{"date":"1861-07-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-2.95,"lon":167.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 5th 1861\nComes with a strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering S at 5 PM hulled on the wind to the SE at 20k\nsaw a finback. middle and latter fresh breeze and fine\nweather steering by the wind headding SE by S with all\nsail set saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 2..57 S Long by Chro 167..20 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","SE","fresh"],["latter","SE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as they sailed southeast with every sail set. A finback whale was sighted.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-06","events":[],"lat":-4.1667,"lon":167.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 6th 1861\nComences with light breeze from the E and fine weather\nat 9 squall of rain at 4 fine weather middle part the\nsame latter part light airs and calm enployed in putting\nup new main toss Gallant Backstays\nLat by Obs 4.10 S Long by Chro 167..22 E","wind":[["first","E","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","calm"],"plain":"Fine weather interrupted by a rain squall, followed by calm conditions. The crew spent the day setting up new rigging for the main topgallant mast.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-07","events":[],"lat":-4.3667,"lon":166.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 7th 1861\nFirst part Calm at times light air from the S\nheadding E middle and latter part calm with a current setting\nto the W 30 miles in 24 hours plenty Albecore and ships\nBark in sight from the ship\nLat by Obs 4.22 Long by Chro 166.53 E","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calms and light airs left the ship drifting westward 30 miles in 24 hours. The crew saw plenty of albacore tuna, and another bark was in sight.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Abundant albacore seen around the ship","quote":"plenty Albecore","interest":1}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-08","events":[],"lat":-5.2,"lon":167.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 8th 1861\nCommences with calm at 20 M light breeze from the\nSE at 4 light winds headding by the wind to the SSE by E\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather at 4 past\nPM tacked ship to the SSE latter part headding SSE\nLat by Obs 5..10 S Long by Chro 167 01 E","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","SE","light"],["first","","light"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds turning to fresh breezes and fine weather. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-09","events":[],"lat":-7.8667,"lon":167.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday July 9th 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the E and squally steering\nby the wind to the SSE at 2 Oclock 30 minutes PM Almoste\na total Eclips of the Sun, middle part squally took\nin Top Gallantsails latter part fresh breeze and fine weath\nsteering by the wind to the SSE\nLat By Obs 7.52 S Long by Chro 167.29 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed through squally winds, witnessing almost a total eclipse of the sun in the afternoon.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Crew observed a solar eclipse","quote":"at 2 Oclock 30 minutes PM Almoste a total Eclips of the Sun","interest":3,"topic":"wonders"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-10","events":[],"lat":-9.1,"lon":167.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 10th 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the S at 6 P M tacked ship to the N at 12 mid nig\nht tacked to the SSE middle part strong breeze latter\npart fresh breeze and fine weather saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 9..06 S Long by Chro 167..52 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-11","events":[],"lat":-11.55,"lon":168.2167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 11th 1861\nComences with a fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind headding SSE at 6 P M tacked to\nthe NE by N at 3 P M saw Duffs Islands bareing S W\ndistant 40 miles Pased over the prosision of\nand saw nothing to indecate land. it dos not exist as\nlayed down on the charts middle and latter part strong\nwinds and squally at midnight tacked ship to the S at\n3 Am took in fore and mizen topgallantsails at 6 main\nLat by Obs 10..33 S Long by Chro. 168.13 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sighted the Duff Islands about 40 miles away. Sailing over a charted position, they found no sign of land, noting it did not exist where the charts showed it.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Searched for charted land that did not exist","quote":"saw nothing to indecate land. it dos not exist as layed down on the charts","interest":1}],"where":"near land","place":"Duffs Islands"},{"date":"1861-07-12","events":[],"lat":-11.3333,"lon":168.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 12th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the ESE and squally\nsteering by the wind to the S with topsails set at 6 P M\ntacked to the NE middle part strong winds and squally\nlatter part strong winds and fine weather at 6 Am\ntacked to the S so ends this day\nLat by Obs 11.40.. Long by Chro 168..43","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The crew experienced strong winds and squalls while turning the ship back and forth, with fine weather setting in later in the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-13","events":[],"lat":-12.5167,"lon":168.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 13th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the ESE and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at 3 P M saw Barwell Island\nbareing SE at 6 P M the land ESE 20 miles tacked ship\nto the Northward middle and latter part strong wind\nand squally with rain at daylight the land ESE\ntwenty miles steering by the wind to the South at\nmeridian land N N E 20 miles.\nLat by Obs 12.31 Long by Chro 168.52 E","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"They sailed under strong winds, sighting Barwell Island in the afternoon and turning north for the night. The weather turned squally with rain by morning.","where":"near land","place":"Barwell Island"},{"date":"1861-07-14","events":[],"lat":-13.9167,"lon":168.9333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 14th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the E and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the S at 6 PM\ntacked ship to the N at 4 A M tacked to the S middle\nand latter part strong winds and good weather\nLat By Obs 13..55 S Long By Chro 168..56 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fine weather as the ship continued sailing, turning back and forth.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-15","events":[],"lat":-15.3,"lon":168.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Comes with strong wind from the Eastward and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the S at 4 P M tacked\nship to the N middle part good weather latter part\nstrong winds and squally at daylight Aurora Island\nin sight at 7 Am Pentecote Island bareing S W 30 miles\nat 9 Am tacked to the E N E at meriedan Land in sight\nLat by Obs 15..18 S Long by Chro 168.57 E","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed under strong winds and squalls, sighting Aurora Island at daylight and Pentecote Island later that morning.","where":"near land","place":"Aurora Island"},{"date":"1861-07-16","events":[],"lat":-16.1667,"lon":169.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday 16th 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the E S E and squally\nsteering by the wind to the N E middle part strong breeze\nand fine weather at 11 P M tacked ship to the S latter\npart strong winds at 9 Am saw Pentecote Island to the\nW 30 miles dist at meridion a number of Islands\nin site to the S W steering by the wind to the S\nLat by Obs 16..10 Long 169. 10 E","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and squalls. They sighted Pentecote Island about 30 miles to the west, along with several other islands to the southwest.","where":"near land","place":"Pentecote Island"},{"date":"1861-07-17","events":[],"lat":-18.2333,"lon":169.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 17th 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S middle and latter part\nthe same at 11 P M tacked ship to the N at 3 Am\ntacked to the S at 8 Am saw Erromango Island\nBarreing S 30 miles distant at meridian 10 miles\nLat By Obs 18. 14 S Long By Chro 169.34 E","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze as they sailed south. In the morning, they sighted Erromango Island, closing to within ten miles by noon.","where":"near land","place":"Erromango Island"},{"date":"1861-07-18","events":[],"lat":-19.6833,"lon":170.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 18th 1861\nComes with a moderate breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at sundown Erromango\nwest 10 miles dist middle part wind E N E at 11 P M\nsaw the Island Tanna and volcano Burning tacked\nship to the N at 3 tacked to the S E at day light wind\nhaffed to the N Tanna S W 15 miles dist Erronan\n\nS E 35 miles distant wind halled to the S steered south\nat 9 Am steered S E at 11 halled on the wind to the E\nat meridian Erronan N by W 15 miles Annatom S W\nLat By Obs 19..41 S Long by Chro 170..30 E","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","ENE",""],["latter","N",""],["latter","S",""]],"plain":"Cruising among the islands, the crew saw the burning volcano on Tanna Island during the night.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw active volcano on Tanna Island","quote":"saw the Island Tanna and volcano Burning","interest":1}],"where":"near land","place":"Tanna"},{"date":"1861-07-19","events":[],"lat":-19.7833,"lon":173.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 19th 1861\nComences with strong winds from the S and good\nweather Steering to the E at 4 P M lost sight of the\nland middle part wind from the S Steering E by S latter\npart strong winds and squally wind from the S\nLat By Obs 19..47 S Long by Chro 173.19 E","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","S",""],["latter","S","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Strong southerly winds and good weather as the ship sailed eastward, losing sight of land in the afternoon. Later hours brought squally conditions.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1861-07-20","events":[],"lat":-20.2333,"lon":174.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 20th 1861\nFirst part light wind and Calm with rain wind baffling\nhe adding to all points of the compass middle part the same\nlatter part light wind and from south to S W with rain\nsteering E by S\nLat by DR 20..14 S Long 174..10 E","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","SSW","light"]],"weather":["calm","rain"],"plain":"Experienced light, shifting winds, calms, and rain, steering east by south. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-21","events":[],"lat":-20.0,"lon":176.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 21st 1861\nCommences with light winds and baffling from W S W\nto S with rain steering E by S middle part fresh breeze\nfrom the W and rainy steering E S E latter part wind from\nS with squalls of rain steering E by S\nLat By Obs 20..00 S Long By Chro 176..42 E","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","W","fresh"],["latter","S",""]],"weather":["rain","squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with rain and squalls; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-22","events":[],"lat":-20.0333,"lon":177.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 22d 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the S and cloudy\nsteering E By S middle and latter part fresh breeze and good\nweather wind from the S steering E so ends this day\nLat By Obs 20..02 S Long By Chro 177..40 E","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["middle","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The ship had fresh breezes and good weather while steering eastward; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-23","events":[],"lat":-20.55,"lon":181.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday July 23d 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering E at 6 P M took in topgallent sail and halled on\nthe wind to the W S W middle and latter part wind and\nweather the same at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind\nheadding E S E at 10 Am saw the Island of Ono a head at meridian\nland E by S 10 miles dist Lat By Obs 20..33 S Long By Chro 178.55 W","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["middle","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and a fresh breeze. In the morning, the crew sighted the island of Ono ahead and sailed toward it.","where":"near land","place":"Island of Ono"},{"date":"1861-07-24","events":[],"lat":-21.0167,"lon":182.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 24th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the V and fine weather\nsteering in for the land at 3 PM the land et 3 miles distant\nat 4 hauled on the wind headding E at sundown the land W S W\n20 miles distant middle and latter part strong breeze from the\nS E and good weather at 2 A M tacked ship to the S W by S\nat 6 A M saw a ship to the S at 10 Spoke the Ship Petrel\nof N Bedford Capt Fuller 45 months Out with 1500 bls\nsperm Oil Bound to the Fegees so ends this day\nLat by Obs 21.01 S Long by Chro 177.50 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","SE","strong"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed near land in the afternoon before heading back out. The next morning, they met and exchanged news with the ship Petrel of New Bedford, forty-five months into its voyage with 1,500 barrels of sperm oil, bound for Fiji.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Petrel","rig":"ship","port":"N Bedford","captain":"Fuller","months_out":45,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","via":[[181.35,-20.55]],"plate":"gam.spoke-a"},{"date":"1861-07-25","events":[],"lat":-21.45,"lon":182.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 25th 1861\nComences with a strong breeze from the S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the S W at 6 PM tacked ship to the\nE middle part light wind at midnight tacked ship to the\nS W latter part light airs at 11 A M wore ship to the E\nLat by Obs 21.27 S Long 178.00 W","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather, with winds shifting from strong breezes to light airs as the crew repeatedly turned the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-26","events":[],"lat":-21.7,"lon":182.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 26th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from the S S E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the E middle part light airs and Calm\nlatter part light breeze from the N W steering E S E. employed\nBreaking Out bread and coopering it\nLat by Obs 21.42 S Long by Chro 177.12 W","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","NW","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes and calms. The crew spent the day unpacking hardtack bread and securing it in casks.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-27","events":[],"lat":-23.55,"lon":183.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 27th 1861\nThis day comes with a light breeze from the N W and\nfine weather steering E S E at sundown wind from\nthe W steering S by E Latter part strong wind from\nthe W at 5 A M steered S E by E\nLat By Obs 23.33 Long By Chro 176.08 W","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["middle","W",""],["latter","W","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in changing winds and fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"humpback","count":null}],"lat":-24.6667,"lon":183.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 28th 1861\nComes with strong wind from the W with a heavy Sea\nsteering S E by E at 6 A M double reefed the topsails and\nhauled on the wind headding S S W middle part the same\nlatter part moderate Gales and Clouday steering by the Wind\nheadding S S W saw Humpback whales\nLat By Obs 24.40 S Long by Chro 176.18 W","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["heavy sea","cloudy"],"plain":"The crew sailed in strong winds and a heavy sea, taking in sail and heading south-southwest. Later in the day they sighted humpback whales amidst moderate gales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-29","events":[],"lat":-25.0833,"lon":184.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 29th 1861\nCommences with moderate gales from the W and squally some\nrain steering by the wind to the S S W under double reefed\ntopsails and foresail at sundown steered S E by E middle\npart more moderate at midnight halled on the wind to the\nN W Latter part moderate breeze from the S and fine\nweather steering E S E employed in repareing main top Gallt Sail\nLat By Obs 25..05 S Long by Chro 175..10 W","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","S","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship faced moderate gales, squalls, and rain before conditions improved. The crew spent the day repairing the main topgallant sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-30","events":[],"lat":-24.8167,"lon":185.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday July 30th 1861\nFirst part light winds from the W and fine weather\nsteering E S E employed repairing Main Sail at sundown\nhalled on the wind to the N middle. and latter part moderate\nwith fine weather steering E S E at 6 Am saw a ship to the E\nLat By Obs 24..49 S Long. By Chro 174..12 W","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light to moderate winds as the crew repaired the mainsail. Early in the morning, they sighted a ship to the east.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-07-31","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-25.1167,"lon":185.325,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday July 31st 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering to the Eastward at 2 P M spoke the Ship Janus\nof New Bedford Capt Smith 32 months 1200 bls Whale Oil\nmiddle and latter part squally with rain wind from\nthe N W steering by the Wind to the W S W saw several\nfinbacks the Janus in sight to the S\nLat By Obs 25..07 Long None","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","NW",""]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew met the ship Janus of New Bedford, thirty-two months into its voyage with 1,200 barrels of whale oil. Later, squalls and rain moved in, and they spotted several finback whales.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Janus","rig":"ship","port":"New Bedford","captain":"Smith","months_out":32,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-b"},{"date":"1861-08-01","events":[],"lat":-24.8,"lon":184.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 1st 1861\nComes with strong winds from the N W [blot] and squally at\n3 P M wind halled to the S W with fresh gales took in\nall sail and lay too headding S E at 6 P M wore ship\nto the W the Janus in sight middle part the same latter\npart strong breeze from the W and squally two ships\nin sight Lat by Obs 24..48 Long by Chro 175..09 W","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["first","SW","gale"],["middle","SW","gale"],["latter","W","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"Strong squalls and gale-force winds forced the crew to take in all sail and stop the ship. The Janus and two other ships were in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-02","events":[],"lat":-25.15,"lon":185.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Aug 2d 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the S W and squally steering\nby the wind to the S two ships in sight at sundown took\nin sail for the night middle and latter part the wind from\nthe N W and squally at 6 Am set whole topsails and steered S E\nLat By Obs 25..09 S Long By Chro 174..30 W","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","NW",""]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Squally weather with shifting winds. Two ships were in sight at sundown, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-25.2167,"lon":185.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 3d 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the W and good weather\nsteering ESE at 6 P M wore ship to the west and took in\nsail for the Night. middle part the same at daylight set\nall sail saw Whales lowered 4 Boats killed One whale got\n2 Boats stove One Badley at meridian took the whale to\nthe ship light wind from the S W\nLat By Obs 25..13. S Long 174.26 W","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","W","strong"],["latter","SW","light"]],"plain":"At daylight, the crew spotted whales and put out four boats. They killed one whale and brought it to the ship, but two boats were smashed during the hunt, one of them badly.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"Two boats stove during the hunt","quote":"got 2 Boats stove One Badley","interest":5,"topic":"accidents"}],"where":"at sea","catch":1},{"date":"1861-08-04","events":[],"lat":-25.0167,"lon":185.1167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 4th 1861\nFirst part Calm at 1 P M commenced cutting at dark Got\nthe Boddy in ship headding to all points of the compas\nmiddle part calm employed in getting ready to Boil at 4 Am\ncommenced to Boil latter part light winds from the W\nand fine weather at 6 Am hooked on to the head and cut\nit in at meridian finished Bailing the case and set\nthe topsails and steered By the wind to the South\nLat By Obs 25..01 Long By Chro 174.53 W\n\nSunday Aug 4th 1861\nCommences with moderate breez from the W and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the South employed in\nBoilling Being in West Longitude I change the Day which\nBrings two Sundays together at sunset wore ship to the\nN W and took in sail for the Night middle part fresh\nbreeze and fine weather Latter part strong winds and squaly\nset the Top sails double reefed at 11 Am took in fore and\nmizen topsail and Close reefed the main\nLat by Obs 24..44 S Long by Chro 175.03 W","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","W","light"],["first","W","moderate"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm","squalls"],"plain":"The crew stripped the blubber and began boiling oil from their whale. Because the ship crossed into west longitude, the logkeeper adjusted the calendar, giving them two Sundays in a row.","moments":[{"kind":"voice","title":"Logkeeper recorded two consecutive Sundays","quote":"Being in West Longitude I change the Day which Brings two Sundays together","notable":true,"interest":1}],"where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-08-05","events":[],"lat":-24.7667,"lon":185.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Aug 5th 1861\nCommences with fresh gales from the WSW and squally\nheadding by the wind to the S Boilling middle part strong\ngales with a heavy sea at 10 PM cooled down the works latter\npart fresh gales from the SSW at 7 AM set the Foresail and\nstarted the tryworks again at 11 set the fore and mizen topsails\ndouble reefed heavy sea runing\nLat by Obs 24.46 Long by Chro 174..16 W","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","SSW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales and heavy seas forced the crew to shut down the tryworks overnight, but they fired them up again in the morning to resume boiling blubber.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1861-08-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-24.9111,"lon":185.9916,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday August 6th 1861\nComes with a strong Gale from the SSW and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the SE at 2 took in Fore and mizen\ntopsails at 5 finished Boiling turned up 90 bls middle part.\nmore moderate latter part moderate breeze from the SW and\ngood weather at at daylight set the fore and mizen topsails\ndouble reefed and whole main topsail at 9 wore ship to the\nsouthward at daylight Comenced to Break out the main hatch\nto stow Oil saw a number finbacks and one Ship\nLat By Obs\n#","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Despite a strong gale, the crew finished boiling blubber, yielding 90 barrels of oil, and began clearing the main hold to stow it. They spotted several finback whales and a ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":-25.0556,"lon":186.25,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday August 7th 1861\nComes with a moderate breeze from the Wand fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S employed in stowing Oil at\n5 PM saw a Large sperm whale goin quick to the Ne&E\nLowered the Boats with out seeing the whale from the Boats\ntook the Boats up and took in sail for the Night middle and\nlatter part fresh Gales from the W and good weather headding\nby the wind to the North under double reefed maintopsail &\nforesail at 11 AM set the fore and mizen topsails double\nreefed employed in stowing off the Hold\nLat by Obs 25..78 Long by Chro 173..45 W","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew stowed oil in the hold. In the afternoon, they saw a large sperm whale moving quickly and put the boats out, but the crew in the boats could not find it.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-b"},{"date":"1861-08-08","events":[],"lat":-25.2,"lon":185.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 8th 1861\nCommences with moderate Gales from the W and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at sunset wore Ship to the\nSW and took in the Fore and mizen topsails at 3 PM\nfinished stowing and washed the decks middle part strong\nwind and fine weather at 6 AM set double reefed topsails\nto the SW latter part fresh gales from the N W steering\nby the wind to the Westward at 10 AM found the starboard\nFore Topmast Back stays stranded employed in getting\nup Perventer stays and Repairing Bow Boat a very\nheavy sea from the S\nLat By Obs 25.12 S Long By Obs 174..09 W","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","NW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew finished stowing down oil and washed the decks in moderate to fresh gales and very heavy seas. After finding a damaged rigging stay, they set up a preventer stay and repaired a boat.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-b"},{"date":"1861-08-09","events":[],"lat":-25.2833,"lon":185.65,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday August 9th 1861\nComes with fresh gales from the S and good weather steering\nby the wind to the westward at sunset took in sail middle\nand latter part fresh gales and squally with rain at daylight\nset double reefed topsails and wore ship to the S wind from\nthe W\nNo Obs this day","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh gales and squally weather with rain, reducing sail and turning south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-10","events":[],"lat":-25.3667,"lon":185.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 10th 1861\nComes with moderate winds and rainy wind vearing from\nW to S on the wind with the Larboard tack On Board\nat dark took in sail for the night middle part strong\nwinds and rainny latter part wind from the S steering by\nthe wind to the SW at 10 Am wind halled to the SSE\nOne ship in sight to the S at meridian wore ship to W\nwind from the S ship under double reefes\nLat By Obs 25.22 S Long by Chro 174.33 W","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","S",""],["latter","SSE",""],["latter","S",""]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Rainy weather with shifting winds; the crew reduced sail for the night. Another ship was in sight to the south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-25.4,"lon":185.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 11th 1861\nCommences with strong winds from the SSW and good\nweather steering by the wind to the W with double reefed\ntopsails set at sunset took in fore and mizen topsails\nheadding by the wind to the SW one ship in sight under\nshort sail finished repairing the Boat Outside and painte[struck: d]\nit middle and latter part strong winds from the S and goo[illegible]\nweather at 6 Am set double reefed topsails and mainsail wore\nwore ship to the ESE saw a number of Finbacks\nLat By Obs 25.24 S. Long By Chro 174.20 W\n\n[drawing]","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","S","strong"],["latter","S","strong"]],"plain":"The crew sailed under strong winds, saw a distant ship, and finished repairing and painting a boat. Later, they sighted several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":-25.25,"lon":186.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday August 12th 1861\nCommences with strong winds and good weather steering\nNE wind from the SSE at sunset fresh gales took\nin sail and halled on the wind to the SW middle part\nModerate gales Latter part strong double reefe topsail breeze\nat daylight wore ship to the NE at 10 Am Saw Sperm\nOne mile to the windward Lowered three Boats saw\nno more of the whales Called the Boats On Board\nLat by Obs 25. N Long By Chro 174,,00 W","wind":[["first","","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"They reduced sail in gale-force winds overnight. In the morning, they spotted sperm whales and put out three boats to chase them, but never saw the whales again.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-c"},{"date":"1861-08-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-25.0667,"lon":186.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 13th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the E S E and clear weather staring\nby the wind to the N E and off N W to try to find the whales that\nwe saw this forenoon but saw nothing at Sundown wore ship\nto the S and took in fore and mizen Topsails middle and latter\npart strong winds and good weather at daylight set double\nreefed topsails and to S at 8 wore ship to the N E at 11\nwore ship to the S and Eastward saw nothing\nLat By Obs 25..04 Long by Chro 173..46 W","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"The crew sailed back and forth trying to relocate whales seen that morning, but found nothing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-14","events":[],"lat":-25.5333,"lon":186.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday August 14th 1861\nComes with strong breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the Southeastward at sunset took\nin fore and mizen topsails middle and latter part strong\nwinds from the E and good weather at daylight set double\nreefed Topsail and steered N W at 10 Am halled on the wind\nto the N saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 25..32 Long by Chro 173..49 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong easterly winds; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-15","events":[],"lat":-26.7833,"lon":187.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 15th 1861\nComes with fresh gales from the E N E and fine [struck: f] weather steering\nby the wind to the N at sundown took in topsails and wore ship\nto the S E middle part the same latter strong winds from\nthe N N E and good weather at daylight set double reefed\nTop sails and steered by the wind to the E\nLat by Obs 25..47 S Long By Chro 172..57 W","wind":[["first","ENE","gale"],["middle","ENE","gale"],["latter","NNE","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Routine sailing in fresh gales and good weather, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-16","events":[],"lat":-26.1833,"lon":187.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday August 16th 1861\nCommences with strong double reefed Top sail breeze\nand clouday steering by the wind to the E wind N N E\nmiddle part strong wind Latter part fresh gales from\nthe N N W at daylight set double reefed Top sails and\nsteered by the wind to the S E saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 26..11 Long by 172..55 W","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","NNW","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and fresh gales kept the crew under reduced sail. They saw no whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-17","events":[],"lat":-25.65,"lon":188.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 17th 1861\nComences with fresh Gales from the S W and Clouday\nsteering by the wind to the N N E at sunset took in Fore\nand Mizen Topsails for the night middle part squally with\nrain wind round the compas latter part light winds from the S\nand fine weather steering N E by N with all sail set the\nfirst day we have had all sail set for 15 days\nLat by Obs 25.39 S Long by Chro 171.[illegible] W","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","variable",""],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"Squally weather with rain gave way to light winds and fine conditions. The crew set every sail for the first time in fifteen days.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-18","events":[],"lat":-25.1667,"lon":188.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 18th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from the S and fine [struck: Weatha]\nsteering N N E at sunset took in sail and halled on the\nwind headding W S W middle and latter part light breeze\nand fine weather at daylight set all sail and steered N N E\nLat by Obs 25.10 Long by Chro 171.16 W","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; the crew handled sails and steered north-northeast. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-19","events":[],"lat":-23.9167,"lon":189.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday August 19th 1861\nFirst part light wind from the S W and fine weather steering\nN N E middle part the same latter part wind halled graduly\nto the S E at daylight unbent the Fore Sail to rapair employed\nin repair the Sail at 11 A m steered N E\nLat by Obs 23.55 S Long 170.18 W","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","SE",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds. The crew took down the foresail to repair it.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-20","events":[],"lat":-22.2167,"lon":190.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 20th 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the S E and Clouday steering\nN E by E at 4 P M finished the Fore Sail and bent it Ship On\nthe wind headding N E middle part wind from the E headding\nN N E latter part wind from the E by the wind to the N\nemployed in repairing Old Top Sails\nLat by Obs 22.15 S Long by Chro 169.01 W","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","E",""],["latter","E",""]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew finished and attached the foresail, then worked on repairing old topsails. Fine weather with fresh breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-23.2833,"lon":192.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday August 21st 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze from the E N E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N at 5 P M tacked\nto the S E middle and latter part strong breeze and fine weath\nsteering by the wind headding E S E Employed in repairing\nmain Top Sail saw Breaches to the N did not make out\nthey were\nLat by Obs 23\" 17 S Long by Chro 167..18 W","wind":[["first","ENE","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"The crew sailed under fresh breezes and repaired the main topsail. They saw breaches to the north but could not identify what made them.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-22","events":[],"lat":-23.6333,"lon":194.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 22d 1861\nComes with a moderate breeze from N N E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the Eastward employed repairing Main\nTop Sail middle part strong winds from the N and good weather\nLatter part Clouday steering by the wind to the E by N\nLat By Obs 23..38 S Long By Chro 165..31 W","wind":[["first","NNE","moderate"],["middle","N","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes as the crew repaired the main topsail and steered eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-23","events":[],"lat":-23.35,"lon":196.1834,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday August 23d 1861\nComes with strong winds from the N and Clouday steering N by E\nat 2 PM took in topgallants sails at 6 P M wind halled in a\nsquall to the S steerd N E by E middle part strong winds calm\nand squals wind round the compas Latter part squelly with rain\nwind from N to S steering N E by N steddy rain\nLat by Obs 23..21 S","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","S",""],["middle","variable","strong"],["latter","variable",""]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","calm","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing through shifting winds, calms, squalls, and steady rain. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-24","events":[],"lat":-22.3167,"lon":198.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 24th 1861\nComes with light baffling wind with rain steering N E by N\nat dark light breeze from the S and rainy middle part the same\nat daylight wind halled to the S E steering by the wind to the\neastward employed in repairing Fore Topsail\nLat By Obs 22..19 S Long by Chro 161..57 W","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["first","S","light"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","SE",""]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed through light, shifting winds and rain while repairing the fore topsail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-25","events":[],"lat":-21.0833,"lon":199.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 25th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the Eastward at 1 P M took in fore and\nMizen top Gallantsails at 5 took in the main Top Gallant sail\nmiddle part squaly at 9 double reefed the Fore and mizen Top\nsails latter part strong winds and squally wind from the E\nsteering by the wind to the N N E at meridian saw the Island\ncalled Rorotonga bareing E S E 25 miles distant\nLat By Obs 21.05 S Long 160.14 W","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and squalls, reducing sail through the day. At noon, they sighted the island of Rorotonga about 25 miles away.","where":"near land","place":"Rorotonga","plate":"land.landfall-a","at":"rarotonga"},{"date":"1861-08-26","events":[],"lat":-21.35,"lon":200.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday August 26th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the E and Clouday\nworking ship to the E towards the land at sunset Land\nE 15 miles middle part squally latter part strong winds\nat 8 A M halled the main yard aback off the North side\nof the Island Rorotonga and went ashore to trade","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls continued as the ship headed toward Rorotonga. In the morning, they backed the sails off the north side of the island and went ashore to trade.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Went ashore to trade at Rorotonga","quote":"halled the main yard aback off the North side of the Island Rorotonga and went ashore to trade","interest":3}],"where":"near land","place":"Rorotonga","via":[[200.15,-21.35]],"at":"rarotonga"},{"date":"1861-08-27","events":[],"lat":-21.35,"lon":200.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 27th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the ESE and fine weather\nlaying off Roratonga traiding at 5 PM went on Board\nand Stood to the SE middle and latter part strong wind\nand fine weather at 10 AM went On shore to trade\nfor recruits","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Cruising off Rarotonga, crew members went ashore to trade for fresh provisions and returned to the ship in the evening, heading southeast before returning to trade again the next morning.","where":"near land","place":"Roratonga","at":"rarotonga"},{"date":"1861-08-28","events":[],"lat":-23.3,"lon":199.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednes day Aug 28th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the E and fine weather\nat 5 PM came on Board and steered to the S\nwith a light breeze middle and latter part moderate breeze\nand fine weather wind from the E steering S by W\nLat by Obs 23. 18 S Long by Chro 160.35 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["first","","light"],["middle","E","moderate"],["latter","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate easterly breezes as the ship steered south. No whales were mentioned.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-29","events":[],"lat":-25.4667,"lon":198.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 29th 1861\nComences with a moderat breeze from the E and fine\nweather steering S by W at 5 PM wind halled to the NE\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather at\n8 AM wind halled to the N employed in reparing fore\nTop Sail Lat By Obs 25.. 28 Long By Chro 161. 12 W","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["first","NE",""],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and favorable breezes. The crew spent the morning repairing the foretopsail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-30","events":[],"lat":-26.775,"lon":198.1084,"fixed":false,"entry":"Fryday Aug 30th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze and Cloudy wind from NW\nsteering S by W Unbent the Jib and repared it and bent\nit at 5 squally double reefed the Top Sails middle part\nlight wind with rain wind halled to the SSE steering\nby the wind to the SW latter part strong winds with rain\nheadding by the Wind SSW No Obs","wind":[["first","NW","fresh"],["middle","SSE","light"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew repaired the jib and reduced sail during squalls. The day brought changing winds and rain, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-08-31","events":[],"lat":-28.0833,"lon":197.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 31. 1861\nComes with strong winds from the E and rainy steering S\nat 5 PM double reefed the Top Sails took in Jib and\nMainsail middle part fresh gales with rain wind from\nthe NE at 1 AM took in fore and mizen topsail and lufed\nto the SE latter part light wind from the N steering S\nwith whole Top Sails set\nLat by Obs 28.05 Long by Chro 162.35 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","NE","gale"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"The crew shortened sail during strong winds and rain, then weathered a nighttime gale before the wind eased.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-01","events":[],"lat":-28.4667,"lon":197.8834,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday September 1st 1861\nComes with strong wind from the N W and good weather steering\nS at 4 P M fresh gales double reefed the topsail at 5 took in all\nsail except close reefed Main Top Sail Fore top mast staysail\nlay too headding to the N E middle part strong gales latter part\nheavy gales from the W N W and Clear hedding from N to NE\nLat by Obs 28. 28 S","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","WNW","gale"]],"weather":["clear","gale"],"plain":"Heavy gales forced the crew to shorten sail and stop and wait in the rough seas, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-02","events":[],"lat":-28.6167,"lon":198.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 2d 1861\nComes with strong gales From the W N W with squals of rain\nlay under storm sails to the N. with a heavy sea runing\nmiddle part the same latter part more moderate at\n5 Am wore ship to the W and set close reefed Fore and\nmizen topsails and Fore sail and steered by the wind\nheadding S S W wind from the W\nLat by Obs 28. 37 Long by Chro 161. 39","wind":[["first","WNW","gale"],["middle","WNW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales, rain squalls, and heavy seas forced the ship to wait under storm sails until weather moderated, when the crew turned ship and set sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-03","events":[],"lat":-29.4667,"lon":198.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 3d 1861\nComes with fresh gales from the W with squalls of rain\nsteering by the wind to the W with close reefed Top Sails\nand Fore Sail middle and latter part the same\nLat By Obs 29..28 Long By Chro 161. 25 W","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"Fresh gales and rain squalls blew from the west as the ship sailed against the wind with closely reduced sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-04","events":[],"lat":-30.0167,"lon":198.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday September 4th 1861\nCommences with fresh gales from the S W with squalls a\nheavy sea running steering by the wind headding S S E\nat 4 PM set the Main Sail and Jib middle part strong\nwinds and squally at midnight wind halled to the S wore ship\nto the S W latter part light winds steering by the wind to the\nSouth Westward with all sail set saw nothing of boat this day\nLat by Obs 30..01 S Long By Chro 161. 13 W","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["middle","S",""],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"Rough weather with fresh gales, squalls, and a heavy sea running; later the winds turned light. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-05","events":[],"lat":-30.3667,"lon":198.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday September 5th 1861\nFirst part light from the S with a heavy swell steering by the wind\nto the S Westward middle and latter part light airs and Calm\nat 6 Am light air from the N steering S employed repairing sails\nLat by Obs 30. 22 S Long By Chro 161. 34 W","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["heavy sea","calm"],"plain":"Light winds, heavy swells, and calms slowed the ship while the crew spent the day repairing sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-06","events":[],"lat":-31.5833,"lon":197.775,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday September 6[th crossed out: #] 1861\nComes with light airs from the N and good weather steering\nS employed in reparing and bending sails at dark cloudy\nwith drizling rain middle part fresh breeze Latter part strong\nwind and rainy wind from the N W steering S W by S\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","drizzle","rain"],"plain":"The crew spent the day repairing and setting sails under light winds, followed by rain and freshening breezes.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-07","events":[],"lat":-32.8,"lon":197.1167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday September 7th 1861\nComes with moderate Gales from the N W with rain at 3\nP M double reefed the Tops Sails at 4 took in mainsal\nblowing a fresh Gale at 6 took in all sail except Storm\nsails and hufed to the wind to the N E middle part fresh gales\nwind haling gradualy to the S at daylight more moderate\nset double reefed Top Sails at 10 Am took them in again at\nmeridian strong Gales from the S headding to the Eastward\nLat by Obs 32.48 S Long by Chro 162.53 W","wind":[["first","NW","gale"],["middle","S","gale"],["latter","S","gale"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"The ship weathered gales and rain, reducing sail and waiting out the storm before heading eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-08","events":[],"lat":-32.4833,"lon":196.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday September 8th 1861\nCommences with strong gales from the S with heavy Squalls\nat 1 P M wore ship to the Westward middle part more moderate\nwind from the S S E heading S W at midnight set the Fore Sail\nat 3 A M set the Tops Sails double reefed latter light airs and\ngood weather heavy swell from the S at 8 set all sail steering\nby the wind to the S W\nLat by Obs 32.29 S Long by Chro 163.01 W","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","SSE","moderate"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong southerly gales and heavy squalls gave way to light airs and good weather, though a heavy swell remained as they set all sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-09","events":[],"lat":-32.75,"lon":197.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 9th 1861\nCommences with light airs from the S S E and good weather\nheadding S W at 3 P M wore ship to the S E wind from the S S W\nwith a heavy Swell from the S middle and latter part\nlight airs and varying from S to W S W steering by the Wind\nwith the Starboard Tacks on Board headding from S E to S W\nLat by Obs 32.45 Long By Chro 162.45 W","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["first","SSW",""],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds, good weather, and a heavy southern swell. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-10","events":[],"lat":-32.65,"lon":196.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 10th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from W and good weather sturing\nby the Wind to the S S W middle and latter part light\nwinds and fine weather headding from S to S W\nLat by Obs 33.39 Long By Chro 163.49 W","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather with routine sailing toward the south-southwest; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-11","events":[],"lat":-34.0,"lon":195.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday September 11th 1861\nCommences with light airs and fine weather wind varying from\nW to S W steering by the wind to the S employed repairing\nthe Larboard Boat middle part light airs and Calm Latter part\nmoderate breeze from the S E and fine weather steering S W\nLat by Obs 34.00 Long by Chro 164.51 W","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","SE","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather and light winds as the crew repaired the left-side whaleboat.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-12","events":[],"lat":-35.3333,"lon":192.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday September 12th 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze from the S E and fine weather\nsteering S W middle part strong winds from the E and good\nweather steering S W with all sail set latter part fresh Gale\nat 11 Am double reefed the Top Sails steering W S W\nLat by Obs 35.20 Long 167.55 W","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed under fresh breezes that strengthened into a fresh gale, prompting them to reef the topsails. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-13","events":[],"lat":-35.2666,"lon":191.9833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday September 13th 1861\nComes with fresh Gales from the E with squals of rain at 3 P M\ntook in all sail except storm Sails and hulled on the wind\nto the S middle and Latter part fresh gale from the E S E and\nrainy at 6 A M wore ship to the S E\nNo Obs this day","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","ESE","gale"],["latter","ESE","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew weathered fresh gales and rain squalls under storm sails, turning the ship to the southeast as the rough weather continued.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-14","events":[],"lat":-35.2,"lon":191.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday September 14th 1861\nCommences with fresh Gales with rain laying under Storm\nsails to the S E at 5 P M wore ship to the S wind from\nthe E S E with a bad sea middle part more moderate with\nrain latter part Foggy at daylight wore ship to the E S E\nand set double reefed top sails Jib and mainsail\nLat by Obs 35.12 S Long by Chro 168.07 W","wind":[["first","","gale"],["first","ESE",""],["middle","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","rain","heavy sea","fog"],"plain":"Fresh gales, rain, and rough seas forced the crew to wait under storm sails before turning ship. The weather moderated slightly, but fog set in by the morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-15","events":[],"lat":-35.35,"lon":192.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday September 15th 1861\nCommences with fresh winds from the S E with Fog steering\nby the wind to the Eastward at 6 P M took in sail for the\nNight middle part light winds from the S and foggy latter\npart wind from the S W some fog at daylight set all\nsail and steered S E saw nothing this day\n\nLat by Obs 35.21 Long by Chro 167.22","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","SW",""]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"Foggy weather with variable winds; the crew reduced sail for the night and set all sail at daylight, but saw nothing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-16","events":[],"lat":-34.65,"lon":193.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 16th 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the S W and good weather\nsteering E by S at 6 PM took in sail and lufed to the wind\nto the W S W middle part wind halled to the N W at\n6 Am set all sail and steered N E with a fresh breeze\nand fine weather at meridian steered S E\nLat By Obs 34..39 Long By Chro 166. 51 W","wind":[["first","SW","moderate"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather, with the crew setting sail and adjusting course as the winds shifted.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-17","events":[],"lat":-34.8667,"lon":195.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 17th 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the W and fine weath[er]\nsteering S E at 6 P M took in sail and halled on the wind\nto the S S W middle and lattter part wind and weather the sam[e]\nas first at 6 Am set all sail and steered N E at meridian steere[d]\nS E saw nothing this day except Birds a plenty of them\nLat By Obs 34..52 Long By Chro 164.37","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["middle","W","fresh"],["latter","W","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a fresh breeze while sailing under full sail. The crew saw no whales, only plenty of birds.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw plenty of birds","quote":"saw nothing this day except Birds a plenty of them","topic":"animals"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-18","events":[],"lat":-35.9167,"lon":196.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday September 18th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering S E at 6 P M took in sail for the night middle\npart light breeze from the W and good weather steering\nS E latter part light bafling airs from W to N steering\nN E saw several Grampuses\nLat By Obs 35..55 Long by Chro 163.45 W","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["middle","W","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; the crew saw several grampuses.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Spotted several grampuses","quote":"saw several Grampuses","interest":1}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-19","events":[],"lat":-35.75,"lon":197.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday September 19th 1861\nComes with a light bafling air from the Westward with\nfine weather steering N E middle and latter part wind\nlight and bafling steering to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 35.45 Long By Chro 162. 59 W","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light, baffling winds; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-20","events":[],"lat":-35.3333,"lon":198.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday September 20th 1861\nFirst part of the 24 hours light airs from the N and Cloud[illegible]\nmiddle and latter part squally with rain latter part strong\nbreeze from the S E steering by the wind to the Eastwar[d]\nat 10 Am took in topogallant Sails\n\nLat By Obs 35.20 Long By Chro 161. 17 W","wind":[["first","N","light"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds turning squally with rain, ending with a strong southeast breeze as the crew steered eastward under reduced sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-21","events":[],"lat":-34.7833,"lon":199.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday September 21st 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the ESE and squally at 10 M\ndouble reefed the Top Sails steering by the Wind to the S & E at 6 took\nin Jib and mainsail middle and latter part Fresh Gales\nfrom the S E at midnight took in all sail Except stem Sails\nat daylight wore ship to the Southward\nLat By Obs 34. 47. Long by Chro 160.50","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","SE","gale"],["latter","SE","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through squalls and fresh gales, reducing sail until they were under storm sails by midnight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-22","events":[],"lat":-34.25,"lon":200.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday September 22d 1861\nCommences with fresh Gales from the SE and good weather\nheadding to the South under Close reefed Main Top Sail\nand stay Sails at 6 P M set the Fore Sail at 9 wore ship to the [illegible]\nand set double reefed topsails and steered N E with a strong\nwind from the S E at 10 Am set whole Top Sails\nLat by Obs 34..15 Long By Chro 159..49 W","wind":[["first","SE","gale"],["middle","SE","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through fresh gales and strong winds from the southeast under reduced sail, eventually turning to head northeast.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-23","events":[],"lat":-33.6,"lon":201.1167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 23d 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the SE and good weather\nsteering N E at 6 P M Double reefed the Top Sails and halled\non the wind to the Eastward middle part moderate breeze\nlat part light airs from the S W steering N N W\nLat By Obs 33. 36 Long By Chro 158. 53 W","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with good weather and shifting winds; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-24","events":[],"lat":-32.65,"lon":201.6583,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday September 24th 1861\nComes with light wind from the W and fine weather on the\nwind to the N N W middle part strong wind from the W N W\nlatter part fresh Gales wore ship and steered S by W at 10 double\nreefed the Top Sails saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 32. 39 S.","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","WNW","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The ship faced strong winds and fresh gales, prompting the crew to reduce sail. Nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-25","events":[],"lat":-35.2667,"lon":202.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday September 25th 1861\nComences with fresh Gales from the W S W and squally steering\nS by W at 4 took in all sail except Close reefed Main Top sail\nat 7 P M more moderate set the Fore Sail and Mizen Top Sail\nClose reefed headding by the wind to the S middle part strong\nwind latter part fresh gales steering S with double reefed tops Sails\nSet saw nothing this day except Birds plenty of them\nLat By Obs 35. 16 Long by Chro 158 45 W","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls forced the crew to reduce sail heavily. They saw no whales, only plenty of birds.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-26","events":[],"lat":-35.25,"lon":201.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday September 26th 1861\nCommences with fresh Gales from the W S W and squally\nsteering S at 10 P M took in the Jib and Mainsail at 3 took in\nthe Fore-Topsail at 6 wore ship to the N W and took in fore Sail\nmiddle and latter part strong Gales and good weather at 6 Am\nwore ship to the S\nLat By Obs 35..15 Long By Chro 158. 39","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh, squally gales, reducing sail and turning through the night before encountering strong gales and fair weather the next day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-27","events":[],"lat":-35.4167,"lon":201.55,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday September 27th 1861\nComes with fresh Gales from the W S W and good weather hear\ning to the S under Storm Sails at 6 P M wore ship to the N\nwind from the S S W middle part more moderate latter part\nlight winds from the S with a large swell at 6 Am wore\nship to the E S E saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 35..25 Long by Chro 158. 27 W","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","SSW",""],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Gales gave way to lighter winds and a large swell. The crew saw nothing of note all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-28","events":[],"lat":-35.5917,"lon":201.2833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday September 28th 1861\nCommences with light airs and Calm headding to the N E\nat 6 P M ship headding all round the Compss middle part\nstrong winds from the E N steering S W at midnight strong\nGales with rain took in all Sail and hove the ship too\nlatter part strong Gales and much rain headding to the\nN under storm Sails\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["calm","rain","gale"],"plain":"After calm conditions early on, strong gales and heavy rain set in, forcing the crew to take in all sail and stop the ship under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-29","events":[],"lat":-35.7667,"lon":201.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Sept 29th 1861\nComes with strong Gale from the W S W and thick weather\nheadding to the N under storm sails middle and latter part\nwind hauling gradualy to the S at midnight wind from the\nS W at 6 Am wind from the S with good weather at meredian\nmore moterate\nLat by Obs 35..46 Long By Chro 158.59","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","SW",""],["latter","S","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The ship navigated a strong gale and thick weather under storm sails before the wind shifted and conditions moderated.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-09-30","events":[],"lat":-36.4667,"lon":200.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 30th 1861\nComes with fresh Gales from the S and good weather at 2 P M set\ndouble reefed Fore and mizen Tops Sails double reefed middle\npart fresh breeze latter part Calm\nLat By Obs 36..28 Long by Chro 159..15","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm","gale"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh gales from the south before the wind died down to a calm. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-01","events":[],"lat":-36.65,"lon":202.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 1st 1861\nComes with Calm middle part light breeze from the SSW\nand good weather latter part fresh breeze and fine steering\nby the wind to the SE saw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 36.39 Long by Chro 158.15 W","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","SSW","light"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calm conditions gave way to a fresh breeze and fine weather as the ship steered to the southeast. Nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-02","events":[],"lat":-37.0833,"lon":203.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 2d 1861\nFirst part light airs from the W and fine weather middle\npart from the NW latter part light wind steering WSW\nLat by Obs 37.05 Long By Chro 159.00","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather and light winds as they continued sailing west-southwest; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.8833,"lon":202.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 3d 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the S and fine weather\nat meridian saw whales supposed to be Right whales lored\nfor them prooved to be Fin Back took the Boats up and steared\nS at 6 PM took in sail for the night and halled On the\nwind to the West at daylight set all sail and steered SE by E\nat 10 Am halled On the wind to the S W fresh breeze from\nthe WSW with fine weather\nLat by Obs 37.53 Long By Chro 159.46","wind":[["first","S","moderate"],["latter","WSW","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew spotted whales at midday thought to be right whales and lowered the boats to chase them, but they turned out to be finbacks. They brought the boats back up and continued under fine weather.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-04","events":[],"lat":-36.95,"lon":200.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 4th 1861\nComences with a strong wind from the W and good weather\nsteering by the wind headding NSW at 2 took in topgallant\nsails at 6 PM took in sail for the Night at daylight set\ndouble reefed topsails at 8 Am set all sail and steered by the\nwind to the SSW weather fine\nLat By Obs 36.57 Long By Chro 159.17","wind":[["first","W","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong winds and fine weather with no whales or ships seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-05","events":[],"lat":-37.2833,"lon":200.2778,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday October 5th 1861\nComes with modrate breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at 6 PM took in sail for\nthe Night and halled on the wind to the S at 3 saw a bark\nsteering to the S middly and latter part strong winds\nfrom the W and fine hazy weather at 6 Am set whole\ntop sails and steered by the wind headding SSW\nLat by Obs 37.17 S","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","W","strong"],["latter","W","strong"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Fine, hazy weather with strong winds. The crew sighted a bark steering south, but otherwise had a routine day of sailing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-06","events":[],"lat":-38.2333,"lon":199.8389,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday October 6th 1861\nComes with a fresh breeze from the W and hazy weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at 6 P M took in sail for\nthe Night middle and latter part strong breeze at daylight\nset all sail and steered by the wind to the S\nLat by Obs 38. 14 S","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"The crew sailed south under fresh to strong breezes and hazy weather, reducing sail for the night and setting all sail again at daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-07","events":[],"lat":-39.0,"lon":199.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday October 7th 1861\nComences with a strong breeze from the W and Clowdy\nsteering by the wind to the S S W at 6 P M double reefed the\nTop Sails middle and latter part fresh Gales from the\nN W headding W S W at meridian took in the Fore topssail\nLat By Obs 39.00 Long by Chro 160.36","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","NW","gale"],["latter","NW","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong breezes and fresh gales, with the crew reducing sail as the weather worsened. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-08","events":[],"lat":-38.8333,"lon":198.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 8th 1861\nComes with fresh gales from the W and good weather\nlaying under storm sails headding to the S W at\n6 P M wore ship to the N middle part more modere\nte wind halled to the S at daylight set all sail and\nsteered by the wind to the westward\nLat By Obs 38. 50 Long 161. 15 W","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","S","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Fresh gales gave way to lighter winds, allowing the crew to set all sail and steer westward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-09","events":[],"lat":-38.3167,"lon":197.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 9th 1861\nComences with light breeze from the S and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the W middle and latter part\nlight Baffling airs with Calms Clear weather\nLat By Obs 38. 19. Long By Chro 162.13","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm","clear"],"plain":"Light breezes and calm, clear weather with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-10","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.9167,"lon":194.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 10th 1861\nCommences with light breeze from the N and fine weather\nsteering W saw several Sulfer Botoms middle part strong\nwind and thick weather at midnight double reefed the\nTop Sails and took in Jib and mainsail latter\nfresh Gales steering W with the wind from the N\nsaw a number of FinBacks\nLat by Obs 37.55 Long By Chro 163. 09","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","N","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"They saw several sulfur-bottom whales early on. The wind picked up into fresh gales with thick weather, forcing them to reduce sail, and they later spotted a number of finbacks.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-11","events":[],"lat":-38.0667,"lon":193.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 11th 1861\nCommences with fresh Gales from the N and Cloudag weather steering\nSW with double reefed Top Sails at 6 Am took in all sail except\nclose reefed Main Top Sail and staysails middle part more\nmoderate with rain latter part light wind thick and rainy\nsteering to the westward at 10 AM set all sail\nLat By Obs 38.04 Long By Chro 166.15","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","rain"],"plain":"Gales and cloudy weather forced the crew to shorten sail heavily, followed by rain and lighter winds as they set all sail again and headed westward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-12","events":[],"lat":-38.9667,"lon":195.25,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday October 12th 1861\nComes with a light air from the W with fog steering to the\nS W at 3 PM clear at 6 calm at 10 PM light breeze from the NE\nsteering S E latter light wind with thick and rainy weather\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","W","light"],["first","","calm"],["middle","NE","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["fog","clear","calm","rain"],"plain":"Light winds, fog, calms, and rain as the ship sailed on; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-13","events":[],"lat":-39.8667,"lon":196.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 13th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from the N E and thick weather steering\nS E at 6 PM steered E the wind from the N middle part light\nairs from the W latter part from the S steering S E\nLat By Obs 39. 52 Long by Chro 163. 15","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["first","N",""],["middle","W","light"],["latter","S",""]],"plain":"Routine sailing in thick weather with light breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-14","events":[],"lat":-39.7833,"lon":197.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday October 14th 1861\nCommences with light airs from the S W and good weather steering\nS E at 6 PM wind from the S steering E middle and latter part\nlight winds with fog steering by the wind to the S E wind from the\nE Lat By Obs 39..47 Long by Chro 162.51","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["first","S",""],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds, good weather early on, and fog later in the day. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-15","events":[],"lat":-39.5833,"lon":198.3944,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday October 15th 1861\nComes with light breeze from the E and Clouday steering by the\nwind the N at 3 PM tacked ship to the Southward middle and latter\npart light baffling airs and calms with fog working ship to the E\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm","fog"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds, clouds, and fog. The crew turned the ship south in the afternoon and later worked eastward through calms and shifting airs.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-16","events":[],"lat":-39.3833,"lon":199.6389,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday October 16th 1861\nComences with Calm and foggy at 2 PM light airs from the\nS E headding by the wind to the Eastward at 6 PM light airs from\nthe N E and rainy ship headding E S E middle part wind from\nthe N steering E latter part strong wind with thick rainy\nweather wind from the NNW steering NE at 10 AM took in\nTop Gallantsails No Obs","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","SE","light"],["first","NE","light"],["middle","N",""],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"weather":["calm","fog","rain"],"plain":"The ship faced calm and foggy conditions, followed by light airs, rain, and eventually strong winds that prompted them to take in topgallants.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-17","events":[],"lat":-39.1833,"lon":200.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 17th 1861\nCommences With strong wind from the S W with rain steering\nN N E at 2 PM double reefed the topsails at 6 took in sail for\nthe Night middle and latter part light winds from the S W\nwith rain and fog steering by the wind to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 39.11 Long by Chro 159.07","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["rain","fog"],"plain":"Routine sailing in rainy, foggy weather with strong winds that later turned light. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-18","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-38.8667,"lon":202.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 18th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from the S W and hazzy weather\nsteering by the wind to the S E at 6 took in sail middle part\nrainy latter part light winds from the S steering by the wind\nto the Eastward saw a Fin Back\nLat By Obs 38.52 Long By Chro 157.56","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["haze","rain"],"plain":"Light breezes, haze, and rain as the ship sailed southeast, then eastward. They sighted a finback whale.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-38.4,"lon":202.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday October 19th 1861\nComes with a light breeze from the S W with thick rainy\nweather steering by the wind to the S N E at 6 PM took in sail\nfor the night middle and latter part light winds from the W S W\nand fine weather at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to the\nS saw several Fin Backs and sulfer Bottoms\nLat by Obs 38.24 Long By Chro 157.16","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","WSW","light"],["latter","WSW","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed through rain and shifting winds, taking in sail for the night and setting all sail again at daylight. They saw several finback and sulfur-bottom whales.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw sulfer bottoms","quote":"saw several Fin Backs and sulfer Bottoms"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-20","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.2333,"lon":202.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 20th 1861\nCommences with a light wind from the W S W and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the S at 6 PM Double reefed\nthe topsails for the Night middle and latter part light wind\nfrom the W S W and good weather steering by the wind to the S W\nAt daylight set all sail saw a number of Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 37.14 Long By Chro 157.29","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","WSW","light"],["latter","WSW","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and good weather. At daylight the crew made all sail and saw a number of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"killer","count":null}],"lat":-36.9167,"lon":201.4667,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday October 21st 1861\nComes with light breeze from the W S W and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S W with all sail set middle and\nlatter part. very light airs and Calms with fine weather\nsaw a number Sulfer Bottoms Fin Backs and Killers\nLat By Obs 36.55.","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather brought light airs and calms. The crew saw a number of sulfur bottoms (blue whales), finbacks, and killer whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-22","events":[],"lat":-37.7833,"lon":200.4167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday October 22d 1861\nCommences with light aird from the E and Clouday sturing S W middle\npart fresh breeze from the N W with rain latter part strong wind\nfrom the N with rainy weather steering S W by S\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","NW","fresh"],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"The crew experienced rain, cloudy skies, and shifting winds as they steered southwest. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-23","events":[],"lat":-38.65,"lon":199.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 23d 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the N with fog steering S W by S\nat 6 P M Calm and thick fog middle part light baffling wind\nand Calm latter part the same working to the S W\nLat By Obs 38.39 Long By Chro 160.38","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["first","","calm"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["fog","calm"],"plain":"The crew navigated through fresh breezes, calms, and thick fog as they worked the ship to the southwest.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-39.85,"lon":200.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 24th 1861\nComes with light baffling wind with hazy weather at 6 P M\nwind from the E with rain steering S by E middle part fresh\nbreeze and Clouday at 3 A M wind halled to the S tacked ship\nto the S E latter part strong wind from the S & W and Clouday\nsteering by the wind to the S E saw several finback\nLat by Obs 39.51 Long By Chro 160.00","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["first","E",""],["middle","","fresh"],["middle","S",""],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["haze","rain","cloudy"],"plain":"Light baffling winds gave way to rain and fresh breezes as the ship tacked to the southeast. Later in the day, the crew spotted several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-25","events":[],"lat":-40.7666,"lon":199.375,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday October 25th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the S S W steering by the wind\nto the S E at 1 P M took in Top Gallantsails middle part light\nwinds and baffling at 2 A M light winds from the N steering S at\n6 fresh breeze from the N with rain sturing S S W\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with shifting winds and rain; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-26","events":[],"lat":-41.6833,"lon":198.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Oct 26th 1861\nComences with a moderate breeze from the N and Clouday steering\nS W by S middle part fresh Gales from the S E at 10 Am double\nreefed the Top Sails and took in Jib and mainsail at 2 the\nfoot Roap to the Main Top Sail parted and and split\nthe Sail badly at 6 A M bent a new Top Sail and set\nit Close reefed latter part fresh Gales from the S E and\nClear weather laying under short sail to the S W\nLat By Obs 41. 41 Long By Chro 161.15","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","SE","gale"],["latter","SE","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","clear"],"plain":"Strong gales blew up from the southeast, forcing the crew to reduce sail. The footrope broke on the main topsail, splitting the sail badly, but they bent on a new one by morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-27","events":[],"lat":-42.2,"lon":198.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 27th 1861\nComences with fresh Gales from the S E and clear weather\nat 1 P M set the Top Sails double reefed at 9 set the Jib and\nspanker steering by the wind to the S S W middle and\nlatter part light airs and Calm wind baffling from S E to N E headding\nto the S Lat By Obs 42.12 Long by Chro 161.44","wind":[["first","SE","gale"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["clear","calm","gale"],"plain":"Gales gave way to calm and light, baffling winds as the ship steered south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-28","events":[],"lat":-42.0,"lon":200.55,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday October 28th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the N and Good weather steering\nS E by E at sunset took in Top Gallantsails and halled on the wind\nto the Eastward middle part Strong winds from the N N W and good\nweather at 8 P M double reefed the Top Sails Latter part fresh Gales\nat 6 A M took in Jib and mainsail steering by the wind to the N E\nLat by Obs 42..00 Long by Chro 159.27","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","NNW","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong breezes developed into fresh gales as the ship sailed northeast under reduced sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-29","events":[],"lat":-41.3167,"lon":201.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 29th 1861\nComes with fresh Gales from the N N W and good weather steering\nby the wind to the N E with double reefed Top Sails at 4 P M Strong\nGales took in all sail except Close reefed Main Top Sail and\nstaysails ship heading N E by N middle part strong Gales and\nSqually wind from W N W Latter part more moderate wind from\nthe W at 5 A M set double reefed topsails and steered N by W\nLat By Obs 41.19 Long by Chro 158.36","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["first","","gale"],["middle","WNW","gale"],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls forced the crew to reduce sail to close-reefed topsails. The weather moderated toward the end of the day, allowing them to make more sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-30","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-38.3333,"lon":201.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 30th 1861\nCommences with Strong wind from the W S W and good weather\na heavy swell from the S W at 1 P M set Whole Top Sails steering\nN by W saw several Fin Backs middle and latter part strong\nwinds from the W and fine weather\nLat By Obs 38.20 Long By Chro 158.13","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","W","strong"],["latter","W","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"They sailed in strong winds and fine weather with a heavy swell, spotting several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-10-31","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-36.1333,"lon":203.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 31st 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the N W and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at 5 P M squally double reefed\nthe Top Sails. saw a plenty Fin Backs middle part heavy squals\nat 9 P M took in main Sail Latter part fresh Gales from the N W\nsteering by the wind to the N N E with good weather\nLat By Obs 36.05 Long By Chro 156.44","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"They sailed through squalls and fresh gales, reducing sail as the weather worsened, and saw plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-01","events":[],"lat":-35.1333,"lon":202.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 32[struck: d] 1861\nComes with fresh gales from the WSW and good weather steering by the\nwind to the S with double reefed Top Sails at 5 PM strong Gales took\nin fore Sail & Fore and Mizen Top Sails at 10 PM wind halled to the\nSW Latter part strong Gales from the S and clear weather at 5 Am\nset Close reefed Top Sails and steered W at 10 Am wind from the SE\nLat By Obs 35.08 Long By Chro 157.21","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","","gale"],["first","SW",""],["latter","S","gale"],["latter","SE",""]],"weather":["clear","gale"],"plain":"Strong gales blew throughout the day as the ship reduced sail and steered through heavy winds. No whales or other ships were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-02","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-34.65,"lon":200.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday November 2d 1861\nCommences with fresh Gales from the SE and good weather steering\nW by N with Close reefed top Sails set at 8 PM more moderate\nset whole main Top Sail middle and latter part moderate breeze\nfrom the ESE and fine weather middle part steering W latter\npart W by N saw fin Back\nLat By Obs 34.39 Long By Chro 159.59","wind":[["first","SE","gale"],["middle","ESE","moderate"],["latter","ESE","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong gales gave way to moderate breezes and fine weather. The crew sighted a finback whale.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-03","events":[],"lat":-34.75,"lon":198.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 3d 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the ESE and fine weather\nsteering WSW at 4 PM Bent a new Fore Sail and Flying Jib\nmiddle part light baffling airs latter part light baffling airs with calms\nLat by Obs 34.45 Long by Chro 161.12","wind":[["first","ESE","moderate"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather gave way to light, shifting winds and calms. The crew bent a new foresail and flying jib.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-04","events":[],"lat":-35.5833,"lon":197.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday November 4th 1861\nComes with Calm at 3 PM light wind from SW and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the NW middle part strong winds and\nsqually wind from the SW headding WSW latter part strong winds\nwith hazy weather wind from SW to W at midnight double reefed\nthe Top Sails at 9 AM set whole Top Sails\nLat by Obs 35.35 Long By Chro 162.36","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","SW","light"],["middle","SW","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm","squalls","haze"],"plain":"The crew experienced calm weather followed by strong, squally winds, requiring them to shorten and later reset sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-05","events":[],"lat":-34.9333,"lon":195.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 5th 1861\nCommences with fresh breeze from the WSW with light rain\nat 1 PM set the Topgallant sails and tacked ship to the W by N\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering W by N with all sail set\nLat by Obs 34.56 Long By Chro 164.50","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["middle","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing in fine weather with every sail set; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"humpback","count":2}],"lat":-36.0333,"lon":194.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday November 6th 1861\nCommences with light wind from the S E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the S S W with all sail set middle part wind from\nthe S E steering S by E latter part fresh breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering SSE saw two Hump Backs unbent the Mizzen Top Sail\nand repaired it\nLat by Obs 36..02 Long By Chro 165..17","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["middle","SE",""],["latter","S","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather while sailing under full sail. The crew sighted two humpback whales and repaired the mizzen topsail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.4667,"lon":195.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 7th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the N W and good weather steering SE by S\nat 6 PM fresh Gales from the N W took in all sail and lufed to the\nwind headding NNE middle part more moderate Latter part strong\nwinds and fine weather at 6 AM set all sail and steered SE by S\nsaw a number of Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 37..28 Long By Chro 164..07","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["first","NW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"After weathering fresh gales overnight with all sail taken in, the ship set all sail in the morning and saw a number of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-38.95,"lon":196.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 8th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the N W and fine weather\nsteering SE by S at 7 took in sail for the Night and lufed to the wind\nheadding W S W middle and latter part the wind from the W and\nfine weather at daylight set all Sail and steered SE a plenty\nof fin Backs in sight all day\nLat By Obs 38..57 Long By Chro 163..16","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","W",""],["latter","W",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with strong winds. They set all sail at daylight and saw plenty of finback whales throughout the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-09","events":[],"lat":-40.55,"lon":198.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday November 9th 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the S W and fine weather steering\nSE at 6 PM double reefed the topsails and steered SE by S middle\nand latter part fresh Gales at 5 AM steered E by S with double\nreefed Topsails\nLat By Obs 40..33 Long By Chro 161..14","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and fresh gales under shortened sail, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-10","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-41.15,"lon":202.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 10th 1861\nComes with fresh Gales from the S W and fine weather steering\nE by S with double reefed Top Sails set middle part more\nmoderate latter part strong wind from the S W with a heavy\nswell steering by the wind to the SE saw any number\nof Fin Backs this day\nLat By Obs 41..09 Long By Chro 157..38","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["clear","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Sailing through fresh gales and a heavy swell, the crew saw countless finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-41.6333,"lon":200.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday November 11[struck: th] 1861\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the S W and good weather steering by the\nwind to the S E at 7 Am took in sail for the Night middle part the\nsame latter part light airs from S W and Clouday steering by the\nwind to the Westward saw fin Backs as usual\nLat by Obs 41. 38 Long By Chro 159. 23","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["middle","SW","fresh"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew had fresh breezes and good weather, steering southeast before shortening sail for the night. The next morning brought light airs, cloudy skies, and the usual finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-12","events":[],"lat":-41.6333,"lon":198.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 12th 1861\nCommences light bafling airs from the Southward ship heading\nto the Westward weather Clouday weather at 9 light airs from the\nN steering W by S. at daylight set all sail light wind from the N E\nLat By Obs 41. 38. Long By Chro 161. 21\n\n[drawing]","wind":[["first","S","light"],["first","N","light"],["middle","NE","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Light winds and cloudy weather as the ship steered westward under full sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"right","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-41.7333,"lon":199.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday November 13th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N N E and good\nweather steering W by S at 1 P M saw two Rite whales Lored\nat 2 and killed one at 4 took him to the Ship at 5 1/2 Oclock\ncommensed cutting at 10 P M finished Cutting and turned all hand[struck: s]\nin except the Capt Cooper and Carpenter at 4 A M Called all\nhands and comminced to Boil middle and latter part light breeze\nfrom the N N E and hazy weather at daylight set all sail and\nsteered to the S\nLat By Obs 41. 44 Long By Chro 160. 35","wind":[["first","NNE","moderate"],["middle","NNE","light"],["latter","NNE","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"The crew saw two right whales and put the boats out to chase them. They killed one and brought it alongside, finished stripping the blubber by 10 p.m., and started boiling it the next morning.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1861-11-14","events":[],"lat":-41.7833,"lon":199.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 14th 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the E and foggy at 1 P M tacked\nship to the N at 5 thick fog took in sail middle part light airs\nfrom the E latter part light airs with Calms at 5 Am set the top\nsails and wore ship to the S employed in Boiing.\nLat By Obs 41. 47 Long By Chro 160. 52","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["fog","calm"],"plain":"Foggy weather with light winds and calms. The crew spent the day boiling blubber into oil.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1861-11-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-42.2667,"lon":198.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 15th 1861\nComes with a moderate breeze from the S W any foggy steering\nby the wind S S E at 3 Clears set topgallant sails at 7 took in sail\nfor the Night. and finished Boilling plenty finBacks in sight\nmiddle part strong breeze from the N W at daylight set whole\ntop sails latter part strong winds and thick. steering by the\nwind to the W S W employed in setting a Cry Pot\nLat by Obs 42. 16 Long By Chro 161. 17","wind":[["first","SW","moderate"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["fog","clear"],"plain":"The crew finished boiling blubber and saw plenty of finback whales. They spent the latter part of the day setting up a try-pot amid strong winds and thick weather.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-11-16","events":[],"lat":-42.8458,"lon":198.9583,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday November 16th 1861\nCommences with strong wind from the SW and hazy\nsteering by the wind to the WSW with double reefed Top\nSails at 5 PM finished setting the Try Pot at 7 Wore ship\nto the S and took in fore and mizen Top Sails middle and latter\npart moderate Gales with fog at daylight set double reefed Top Sails\nand steered by the wind to the ESE at 5 AM Commenced to break\nout to stow down Oil\nNo Obs\nX","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["haze","gale","fog"],"plain":"The crew dealt with strong winds and foggy gales, finished resetting the try-pots, and began shifting cargo to store oil in the hold.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1861-11-17","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-43.425,"lon":199.2,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday November 17th 1861\nComes with moderate Gale from the SW and thick rainny weather\nsteering to the ENE with double reefed Top Sails at 5 PM Took\nin Fore and Mizen Top Sails at 8 finished stowing down 67 bls Oil\nmiddle part strong winds and thick rainny weather at daylight\nmore moderate with thick fog at 8 wind halled to the Eastward\nand cleared a little at 11 AM saw 2 whales lored 4 Boats\nstruck both of them Killed one and parted from the Other\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","moderate"],["latter","E",""]],"weather":["gale","rain","fog"],"plain":"After finishing storing 67 barrels of oil amidst gale winds and thick rain, the crew spotted two whales the next morning. They put out four boats and harpooned both, killing one but losing the other when the line broke.","where":"at sea","catch":1},{"date":"1861-11-18","events":[],"lat":-44.0042,"lon":199.4416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday November 18th 1861\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E with thick rainny\nweather at 1 PM took the whale to the Ship at 3 commenced to\ncut at 8 finished cutting and set quarter watches and cleared up\nthe decks middle and latter part light breeze and foggy. at daylight\ncalled all hands and commenced to boil at 10 AM wind from the\nS set the Top Sails and wore ship to the Eastward\nNo Obs\nX","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["rain","fog"],"plain":"In rainy weather, the crew brought a whale alongside, stripped its blubber by 8 p.m., and cleared the decks. The next morning in foggy weather, they began boiling down the blubber.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-11-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":"right","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"right","count":null}],"lat":-44.5833,"lon":199.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 19th 1861\nCommences with light wind from the S and hazy. at 4 PM rainny\nsteering by the wind to the Eastward Employed in Boiling middle\npart light baffling airs with rain latter part moderate breeze\nfrom the S and clouday at 7 AM saw a rite Whale lored 3 Boats\nstruck and parted from him at 10 came Onboard at 11\nLored again could not get fast one or two Other Whales\nin Sight\nLat By Obs 41. 35 Long By Chro 160.19\nS","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","S","moderate"]],"weather":["haze","rain","cloudy"],"plain":"While boiling blubber, the crew spotted a right whale, put out three boats, and harpooned it, but the line broke and it escaped. They chased it and other whales again later with no success.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1861-11-20","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-43.1416,"lon":199.8416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday November 20th 1861\nComes with fresh wind from the South with fine weather Lored for\nwhales twice this PM could not get fast they wer going quick to\nthe windward. at 3 PM finished Boiling at half Past 7 took in sail\nfor the night and lay by the wind to the W at daylight set all sail\nand wore ship to the E SE at 10 AM lored and Killed a whale at\nMeridian the whale 3 miles to the windward working for the\nwhale      No Obs","wind":[["first","S","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew put out the boats twice in the afternoon but could not harpoon any whales as they moved quickly upwind. They finished boiling blubber, and the next morning they lowered again and killed a whale.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1861-11-21","events":[],"lat":-41.7,"lon":200.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 21st 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the S with a heavy sea\nat 3 PM took the whale to the ship got dinner and got reddy\nto cut at 5 hooked On and took one lip and gave it up it being\nso rugged middle and latter part fresh Gales from the S and\nhazy weather with a heavy sea runing laying with the whale\nalong side employed in starting Oil in to the Cask\nLat By Obs 41.42 Long By 160.00","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","S","gale"],["latter","S","gale"]],"weather":["heavy sea","haze"],"plain":"They brought a whale alongside, but rough seas forced them to stop stripping the blubber after taking just one lip. They waited out fresh gales with the whale alongside, while the crew poured oil into casks.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-11-22","events":[],"lat":-41.25,"lon":199.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 22d 1861\nComes with fresh Gales from the S and Good weather laying\nBy the whale to rieged to Cut empyed Breaking Out for Cask\nmiddle and latter part more moderate with a heavy swell\nfrom the S at 4 AM wore ship and commenced to cut the whale\ntook the lips and head and found the whale to be a dryskin\ncut the flukes off and let her go and made sail to the west\nand commensed to break Out to stow Oil nothing in sight\nLat by Obs 41.15 Long By Chro 160.13","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"After waiting out rough seas alongside a whale taken earlier, the crew started stripping its blubber. Discovering the whale was a dryskin with little oil, they cut off the flukes, let the carcass go, and sailed west.","moments":[{"kind":"nature","title":"Abandoned a dryskin whale","quote":"found the whale to be a dryskin cut the flukes off and let her go","interest":3,"topic":"wrecks"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-11-23","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-40.8417,"lon":199.7083,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday November 23d 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the S S Wand Good weather\nsteering by the wind to the west with double reefed topsails\nset employed in stowing down Oil at at 6 PM saw a whale\nlored 3 Boats could not get fast took the Boats up and took in\nsail for the night middle part moderate breez latter part\nlight airs lored for whales with out sucess employed in stow\nwing down oil stowed down 72 bls\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"The crew stowed down 72 barrels of oil in the hold. They lowered three boats twice to chase whales, but could not harpoon any.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1861-11-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-40.4333,"lon":199.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 24th 1861\nCommences with Calm and fine weather at 5 PM lored for a\nwhale could not get fast middle part Calm Latter part light\nbreeze from the N steering S by W with all sail set\nLat By Obs 40..46 Long by Chro 160.22\n[drawing: whale fluke]","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calm, fine weather. At 5 PM, the crew put the boats out to chase a whale, but could not harpoon it.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1861-11-25","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-41.2,"lon":199.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday November 25th 1861\nCommences with moderate breeze from the N and fine at 2 PM\nlored for whales and Chased them till night took the Boats up\nand took in sail for the night middle and latter part strong\nwinds from the N W and fine weather at daylight set all sail\nand stiered S E at 7 lored for whalls struck 2 killed One and\ndrawed from the other at 11 took the whale to the ship and got\nready to cut Lat By Obs 41.12 Long by Chro 160.29","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"plain":"The crew put the boats out to chase whales until nightfall. The next morning, they chased again, harpooning two whales; they killed one and brought it to the ship to strip the blubber, but the harpoon pulled out of the other.","where":"at sea","catch":1},{"date":"1861-11-26","events":[],"lat":-41.35,"lon":199.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 26th 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the N W and fine at 10 M\ncommenced to cut the Whale at 5 finished cutting at 6 took in sail\nfor the Night and headded to the N N E at 7 began to Boil middle\nand latter part strong winds from the N W and fine weather at\ndaylight set double reefed Top Sails at 6 wore ship to the Westward\nat 11 steered E by N employed in Boiling\nLat By Obs 41.21 Long By Chro 160.10","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"plain":"Under strong winds and fine weather, the crew finished stripping the blubber from a whale and began boiling it into oil.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-11-27","events":[],"lat":-41.5,"lon":199.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday November 27th 1861\nCome with a strong wind from the N W and fine weather\nsteering E at 2 PM steered S W at sundown took in sail\nand lay by the wind to the W S W employed in Boiling middle\npart strong winds and squally with rain latter part fresh gales from\nthe S E laying under double reefed main Topsail and Fore Sail\nat 8 Am finished Boiling\nLat By Obs 41.30 Long By Chro 160.54","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","SE","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"The crew boiled blubber in strong winds and squalls, finishing up at 8 a.m. as fresh gales forced them to reduce sail.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1861-11-28","events":[],"lat":-41.1833,"lon":199.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 28th 1861\nComes with a fresh Gale from the E S E and good weather head\nding to the S under short Sail at 6 took in Foresail and close\nreefed main Topsail middle part more moderate latter part\nstrong winds from the E and good weather set double reefed Top Sails\nand steered by the wind head ding N N E employed in stowing Oil\nLat By Obs 41.11 Long By Chro 160.45","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through a fresh gale under reduced sail and spent the day stowing oil.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-c"},{"date":"1861-11-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":2},{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-41.0222,"lon":199.0722,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday November 29th 1861\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather steering by the wind\nheadding N N E at 4 saw 2 Whales going quick to the S did not loir\nat 5 finished stowing 53 bls Oil at 7 took in sail for the Night\nheadding SSE middle part calm latter part moderate breeze from the\nS W at daylight set all sail and steered S E at 8 saw whales loied\n4 Boats struck and Kiled One, working the ship to the whale\ntwo Boats in chase of other whales\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","SW","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"After finishing stowing 53 barrels of oil, the crew sighted whales the next morning. They put out four boats, harpooned and killed one whale, and left two boats pursuing others.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1861-11-30","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-40.8611,"lon":198.8945,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday November 30th 1861\nComes with fresh Breeze from the S W and Clouday at 1 P M took\nthe whale alongside at 2 struck and Killed another whale at\n7 took him to the Ship and took in sail and got dinner and\nsupper middle and latter part fresh breeze from the S at 4 A M\ncalled all hands and commenced cutting the whales at meridian one\nin and the head of the other\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["middle","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"At 1 p.m., the crew brought alongside the whale killed the previous day. They then struck and killed another whale, bringing it to the ship by evening. Early the next morning they began stripping the blubber from both whales.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-12-01","events":[],"lat":-40.7,"lon":198.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 1st 1861\nComes with light Air from the S at 3 finished cutting at 4 commensed\nto Boil wore ship to the westward Nothing in sight middle and\nlatter part fresh from the S W and good weather at daylight set\nwhole Top Sails and steered By the wind to the westward\nat meridian wore ship to the S employed in Boiling\nLat By Obs 40..42 Long By Chro 161.17","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","SW","fresh"],["latter","SW","fresh"]],"plain":"Light winds and good weather. The crew finished stripping blubber from a whale and began boiling it down into oil.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-02","events":[],"lat":-41.2667,"lon":199.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 2d 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the S W and Clouday\nsteering by the wind to the SSE at 6 Oclock took in sail for\nthe Night middle and latter part fresh Gales from the S W with\nSquals of rain laying under Close reefed Main Top Sail and Fore\nSail headding to the S Boiling a heavy sea runing\nLat By 41.16 Long By Chro 160..54","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SW","gale"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls of rain grew into a fresh gale, with heavy seas running. The crew reduced sail and continued boiling blubber.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1861-12-03","events":[],"lat":-41.5667,"lon":200.0667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 3d 1861\nCommences with a moderate Gale from the SSW with squals\nheadding SE with Close reefed Main Top Sail and foresail set Boiling\nat 7 rather more moderate middle and latter part strong winds and\nsqually at 8 Am finished Boiling and commenced to stow down\nthe Oil a very large sea from the SW\nLat By Obs 41.34 Long By Chro 159..56","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed through a moderate gale and squalls under reduced sail. They finished boiling blubber into oil in the morning and began stowing it in the hold amid very heavy seas.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-04","events":[],"lat":-41.95,"lon":200.1278,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday December 4th 1861\nComes with strong winds from the SSW with sually weather\nheadding by the wind to the SE under short sail stowing down\nOil middle and latter part fresh Gales from the SW and\nCluday with a bad sea employed stowing Oil\nLat By Obs 41..57\n*","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","SW","gale"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale","cloudy","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds and squally weather grew into fresh gales with a rough sea while the crew worked at storing oil down in the hold.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1861-12-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-41.5333,"lon":200.1889,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday December 5th 1861\nComes with a fresh gale from the SSW and Clouday at\n1 PM wore ship to the W at 2 finished stowing Oil 151 bls\nat 7 more moderate with a hehvy sea middle and latter part\nstrong winds with squals of fog and rain at daylight set double\nreefed Top Sails at 6 saw a rite whale thout Not best to lore\nOn acount of sea and fog ship headding by the wind on\ndifrent tacks Lat by Obs 41.32.","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy","heavy sea","squalls","fog","rain"],"plain":"Strong gales, heavy seas, and squalls of fog and rain battered the ship. The crew finished storing 151 barrels of oil and sighted a right whale, but decided not to put the boats out.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-06","events":[],"lat":-41.75,"lon":200.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday December 6th 1861\nCommences with strong winds from the SSW and hazy\nship by the wind to the SE at 7 PM took in sail for the\nNight and headed to the Westward middle and latter part strong\nwinds at daylight set double reefed Top Sails and steered by the\nwind to the SE at 8 set the mainsail clear weather\nLat By Obs 41.45 Long By Chro 159,45","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["haze","clear"],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong winds and hazy weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-07","events":[],"lat":-41.0333,"lon":199.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 7th 1861\nComes with fresh breez from the SW and fine weather staring\nby the wind to the WNW at 1 set all Sail at 7 Tacked ship\nto the S am took in sail for the Night middle and latter\npart moderate breeze from the WSW and fine weather at\ndaylight set all sail and steered by the wind to the NW at 9 Am\ntacked to the S Lat By Obs 41.52 Long by Chro 160.41","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["middle","WSW","moderate"],["latter","WSW","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes as the crew made sail and turned ship several times. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-08","events":[],"lat":-41.9667,"lon":199.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 8th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the S W and fine clear weather\nsteering by the wind headding S S E at 7 Took in sail for the night\nat day light set all sail middle and latter part moderate breeze from\nthe W S W and fine weather latter part steering by the wind to the S at\nmeridian Tacked to the N W saw nothing this day\n\nLat By Obs 41.58 Long By Chro 160.18","wind":[["first","SW","moderate"],["middle","WSW","moderate"],["latter","WSW","moderate"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Fine, clear weather with moderate breezes. The crew reduced sail for the night and set all sail at daylight, seeing nothing all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-09","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-41.9833,"lon":199.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 9th 1861\nCommences with light winds from the W S W and hazy weather\nsteering by the wind to the N W at 7 Tacked Ship to the south\nmiddle and latter part light airs from the S W and fine weather steering by\nthe wind to the S saw nothing but fin backs\nLat By Obs 41.59 Long By Chro 160 18","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather as the ship cruised. The crew saw only finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-10","events":[],"lat":-42.3167,"lon":199.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 10th 1861\nCommences with light breeze from the W S W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the S at 6 P M wind halled to the S tacked ship to the\nW S W middle and latter part light airs from the S and good weather\nat 7 A M Tacked Ship to the E S E saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 42.19 Long By Chro 160.30","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["first","S",""],["middle","S","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-11","events":[],"lat":-42.4,"lon":199.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday December 11th 1861\nComes with light breeze from the S and good weather steering by\nthe wind headding E S E middle and latter part calm and fine\nLat By Obs 42.24 Long By Chro 160.25","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather and light winds gave way to calms; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-12","events":[],"lat":-42.7833,"lon":199.4667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 12th 1861\nComes with calm and fine weather middle part the same latter\npart a light air from the N steering S\nLat By Obs 42.47 Long By Chro 160.32","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine, calm weather with light winds; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-43.8167,"lon":198.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday December 13th 1861\nCommences with light airs and calm at 6 a light breeze from E\nand fine weather steering S middle and latter part moderate breeze\nfrom the N at 8 Am saw a Right whale lored 4 Boats killed him\nat 11 Took him to the ship and got redy to cut\nLat By Obs 43..49 Long By Chro 161.03","wind":[["first","","light"],["first","E","light"],["middle","N","moderate"],["latter","N","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"They saw a right whale in the morning and put out four boats. They killed the whale, brought it alongside the ship, and prepared to strip the blubber.","where":"at sea","catch":1},{"date":"1861-12-14","events":[],"lat":-44.8333,"lon":199.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 14th 1861\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N and fine at half\npast 12 commenced to cut the Whale at 5 finished and steered S\nat 7 took in sail to double reefed main Topsail and foresail\nMiddle and latter light breeze from the N and fine steering\nSE by E at daylight comenced to boil at 11 Am wore ship\nand steered S light Airs from the W\nLat By Obs 44.50 Long By Chro 160..52","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","N","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"plain":"The crew began stripping blubber from their whale at 12:30 and finished by 5:00. At daylight, they started boiling the blubber into oil under fine weather and light breezes.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-12-15","events":[],"lat":-45.15,"lon":199.4583,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday December 15th 1861\nComes with light Bafling airs from the westward steering\nto the S with all Sail set Boiling at 7 took in Sail for\nthe Night middle and latter part light bafling airs wite\nwith fogg and rain ship headding to all points of the Compas\nEmployed Boiling at meridian moderate breeze from the N\nsteering ESE Lat By Obs 45..09","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"],["latter","N","moderate"]],"weather":["fog","rain"],"plain":"The crew spent the day boiling blubber into oil amid light, baffling winds, fog, and rain that left the ship heading in every direction.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1861-12-16","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-45.5,"lon":199.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 16th 1861\nComes with moderate breeze from the N and clowday steering\nESE at 4 finished Boiling at 5 1/2 PM lored for a whale\nand drove him off to the N at 8 took the Boats up and\ntook in Sail light air from the N middle and latter part\nCalm ship headding to all parts of the Compass Latter part\nemployed in stowing Oil at meridian finished stowed down\n71 bls Lat By Obs 45..30 Long By Chro 160.15","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["first","N","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm"],"plain":"After finishing boiling blubber, the crew put the boats out to chase a whale at 5:30 PM, but only drove it off. Later, amidst calms, they stowed 71 barrels of oil in the hold.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1861-12-17","events":[],"lat":-45.5333,"lon":199.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 17th 1861\nCommences with Calm at 7 PM took in sail for the Night\nmiddle part light airs from the E and thick rainy Latter\npart moderate breeze and thick hazy at meridian fresh\nbreeze at daylight set all sail and steered WSW\nLat By Obs 45.32 Long By Acount 160.30","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["calm","rain","haze"],"plain":"Calm conditions gave way to light airs, rain, and haze. The crew shortened sail for the night, then set all sail at daylight and steered west-southwest.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-18","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-46.0167,"lon":199.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday December 18th 1861\nComes with a strong breeze from the E and hazy weath\nat 1 PM saw a whale lored 4 Boats struck and killed him\nat 5 took him to the ship at 6 commenced to cut at 10 finishe\nBlowing strong with rain middle and latter part thick and rainy\nat 10 AM commenced to boil at meridian set Tops Soils steered ESE\nLat By Obs 46.01 Long By Chro 160.45","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"]],"weather":["haze","rain"],"plain":"They spotted a whale and put out four boats to chase it, successfully harpooning and killing it. After bringing it alongside, they stripped the blubber and began boiling amid strong winds and thick rain.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-12-19","events":[],"lat":-46.1667,"lon":199.1167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 19th 1861\nCommences with strong breeze from the N E and good weather\nsteering by the wind headding E S E with main Top Gallantsail\nset at 5 wore ship to the N W at 7 took in sail for the\nnight. Employed in Boiling middle part foggy with rain\nlatter part strong wind from the N N W with fogy squals steering\nN E at meridian got done Boiling\nLat By Obs 46.10 Long By Chro 160.53","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"weather":["fog","rain","squalls"],"plain":"The crew spent the day boiling blubber into oil through foggy, rainy weather and squalls, finishing by midday.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1861-12-20","events":[],"lat":-45.5333,"lon":200.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday December 20th 1861\nComes with a strong breeze from the N N W and Clouday steering\nN E with all sail set at 7 Am took in sail for the night\nmiddle part strong wind and foggy latter part Clouday at daylight\nset whole topsails and steered by the wind to the N E imployed in\nstowing down Oil stowed 37 bls saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 45.32 Long By Chro 158.59","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","fog"],"plain":"The crew sailed under strong breezes and stored 37 barrels of oil down into the hold. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-45.5389,"lon":200.0111,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday December 21st 1861\nComences with strong winds from the N N W and hazy at 1 P M\nlored for whale lost the run of him took the Boat up at 3 lored\nagain so rugged could not keep the run of him took the Boat up\nand clered up the decks and took in sail weather thick and rainy\nmiddle and latter part thick and rainy at 10 A m set double.\nreefed topsails and steered by the wind to the N E\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"]],"weather":["haze","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and hazy weather made for rough chasing. The crew put boats out twice for a whale but lost track of it each time in the rugged seas before thick, rainy weather set in.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1861-12-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-45.5444,"lon":200.0056,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday December 22d 1861\nCommences with a strong wind from the N N W and thick\nfoggy weather at 1 P M wore ship to the W at 6 took in sail\nfor the Night it being very fogy middle part foggy with rain\nat 5 A M clered up a little set whole Topsails and steered by the\nwind to the westward strong winds and spaping fogg at 11 saw\na whale at meridian lored 4 Boats struck and killed\na whale   No Obs","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["fog","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and thick fog dominated the day. Around noon, the crew lowered four boats, harpooned, and killed a whale.","where":"at sea","catch":1},{"date":"1861-12-23","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-45.55,"lon":200.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 23d 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the N N W with hazy weather\nworking ship to the wind ward for the whale at 4 took the\nstoven Boat on Board at half past took the whale along side\nat 5 commenced to cut at 9 P M finished wind froin N W at daylight\nset whole Topsails and stood to the N E and commenced to boil at\n8 wore ship to the westward saw several finbacks\nLat By Obs 45..33 Long By Chro 160..00","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","NW",""]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"The crew worked the ship toward a whale, recovered a stove boat, and brought the whale alongside. They stripped the blubber and began boiling, later sighting several finback whales.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"A whaleboat was stove","quote":"took the stoven Boat on Board","interest":5,"topic":"accidents"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1861-12-24","events":[],"lat":-45.2167,"lon":202.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 24th 1861\nComes with a strong wind from the N W and fine steering\nby the wind to the W S W at 1 P M wore ship to the N E\nat 2 saw a ship to the N steering to the Eastward. at 7 PM\ntook in sail for the Night employed in Boiling middle\nand latter part light airs and calm at meridian got done boiling\nLat By Obs 45..13 Long By Chro 157..37","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew sailed through shifting winds and calms while boiling blubber into oil, finishing the work by noon. A ship was sighted in the afternoon.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1861-12-25","events":[],"lat":-45.5167,"lon":202.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday December 25th 1861\nComes with a fresh breezy from the S and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the E at 4 PM saw a ship take a whale at 7 lored\na boat and went On board the Vinyard she was 27 months out\nwith 2400 bls Oil Took in sail for the Night middle and\nlatter part Fresh gales from the S E and Clouday at daylight\nset double reefed Topsails and steered by the wind to the S\nand Commenced to stow down Oil the vineyard in sight\nLat by Obs 45.31 Long by Chro 157.17","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["middle","SE","gale"],["latter","SE","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"After spotting another ship take a whale, the crew lowered a boat and visited the Vineyard, which was 27 months into its voyage with 2,400 barrels of oil. Later, under fresh gales, they began stowing oil in the hold.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Vineyard","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"","months_out":27,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.visit-b"},{"date":"1861-12-26","events":[],"lat":-45.5167,"lon":202.2167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday December 26th 1861\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the S E and thick hazy\nat 1 P M wore Ship to the Eastward at 2 finished stowing\n79 bls Oil at 6 took in sail for the night middle and latter\npart moderate Gale and Clouday laying to the S under storm Sails\nLat By Obs 45. 31\n\n#","wind":[["first","SE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","haze","cloudy"],"plain":"In a fresh gale and thick haze, the crew finished stowing 79 barrels of oil into the hold and waited out the rough weather under storm sails.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-b"},{"date":"1861-12-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":2}],"lat":-45.85,"lon":201.7167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday December 27th 1861\nComes with moderate Gale from E and Clouday head by\nthe wind to the S E under storm Sails middle part more\nmoderate latter part strong winds from the N E and foggy\nat daylight set whole Tops Sails and steered by the wind to the\nEastward at 10 saw two whales lored 4 Boats came in thick\ncame On Board Lat By Obs 45..51\n#","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","NE","strong"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy","fog"],"plain":"The crew sailed under storm sails during a gale and cloudy weather. Later in the morning, they spotted two whales and put out four boats to chase them, but returned to the ship when thick fog rolled in.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1861-12-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":2}],"lat":-46.1667,"lon":201.2167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday December 28th 1861\nComes with from N N E and hazy steering S S E at 2 halled\non the wind to the E saw two whales going quick to the S E\nset Top Gallantsails at 5 lored and missed One at 7 took the\nBoats up and Took in sail for the Night middle and latter part\nstrong winds from the N steering to the Westward\nLat By Obs 46.10 Long By Chro 16.03","wind":[["first","NNE",""],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"They spotted two whales moving quickly to the southeast. The crew put out the boats and chased them, but missed one, before retrieving the boats and reducing sail for the night.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1861-12-29","events":[],"lat":-46.2833,"lon":200.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 29th 1861\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the S and squally steering\nby the wind to the west ward at 10 PM Took in sail and lay under\nstorm sails to the W at 6 wore ship to the Eastward fresh Gales\nwith heavy Sea middle part strong Gales latter part more\nmoderate at 10 set double reefed Top Sails and steered by the\nwind to the N E a very heavy Sea from the S\nLat by Obs 46.17 Long by Chro 159.17","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The ship weathered fresh to strong gales and heavy seas, having to reduce canvas to storm sails before conditions moderated.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-30","events":[],"lat":-45.9167,"lon":201.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 30th 1861\nCommences with Moderate wind from the N & W and fine\nwith a heavy Sea steering by the wind to the N E with double\nreefed Top Sails at 7 took in sail for the Night middle part\nmoderate wind at daylight set whole Topsails and steered by the\nwind to the N W at 6 fresh Gale from the W S W took all\nbut storm sails and lay headdling N W\nLat by Obs 45.58 Long By Chro 158.33\n#","wind":[["first","NW","moderate"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","WSW","gale"]],"weather":["heavy sea","gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through a heavy sea with moderate winds, but by evening faced a fresh gale and reduced down to storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1861-12-31","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":2}],"lat":-46.0167,"lon":200.9,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 31st 1861\nComes with strong Gale from the W S W and Clear laying by\nthe wind to the N W under Storm sails middle part more\nmoderate latter part strong wind from the S W and hazy at\ndaylight set double reefed Top sails and steered by the wind to\nthe Westward at 7 Am pased the Bark Genral Scot of Fair\nHaven at 8 past a large Ship at 10 Saw 2 Whales lard\nfor them saw them No more took the Boats up and\nstood to the W\nLat By Obs 46.01 Long By Chro 159.06","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["clear","gale","haze"],"plain":"Gales gave way to strong winds as the ship sailed west. They passed the bark General Scott of Fairhaven and a large ship, then lowered boats for two whales but lost sight of them.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-01-01","events":[],"lat":-46.0167,"lon":200.5417,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday January 1st 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the W N W and hazy\nsteering by the wind to the S W at 3 fresh Gales took in Fore\nand mizen Topsails at 6 wore Ship to the S middle part\nmore moderate Latter part fresh Breeze and foggy at daylight\nset all sail and steered by the wind to the S W at 8 Thick\nfog lay with the main yard aback at daylight saw a Ship\nand a Bark the Ship had her Boats dow chaseing whales\nLat by Obs 46.01 S","wind":[["first","WNW","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["gale","fog"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and thick fog. At daylight, they saw another ship and a bark, observing that the other ship had its boats out chasing whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-02","events":[],"lat":-45.9833,"lon":200.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Jannary 2d 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the N and hazy at half\npast 12 brased forward the main yard at 2 took in topgallant\nsails at 3 double reefed top sails thick and rainy at 5 fresh\ngales took in sail and wore ship to the Eastward the Bark\nin sight at 2 P M to the S middle part more moderat at daylight\nset double reefed top sails and steered by the wind to the N\nwind from the NNW at 9 Am wore ship WSW and set whole\ntop sails and mainsail strong wind with heavy Sea\nLat By Obs 45..59 Long by Chro 159.47","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"weather":["haze","rain","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds, heavy seas, and thick, rainy gale conditions, adjusting sails and turning the ship. Another bark was in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-03","events":[],"lat":-46.3,"lon":199.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jannary 3d 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the N and clear\nsteering by the wind to the westward with whole topsails\nat 7 fresh Gales took in sail to close reefed main topsail\nand Fore sail and wore ship to the E N E middle part more\nmoderate at daylight set double reefed top sails latter part fresh\ngales from the NNW and squally steering by the wind to the\nW at meridian strong gales with heavy squals took in\nall but storm sails wind halling graduly to the S\nLat by Obs 46..18 Long by Chro 160.33","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","NNW","gale"],["latter","S","gale"]],"weather":["clear","gale","squalls"],"plain":"Heavy gales and severe squalls forced the crew to reduce sail repeatedly, eventually taking in everything except the storm sails as the wind shifted.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-04","events":[],"lat":-45.75,"lon":199.725,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Jannary 4th 1862\nComes with strong gales from SW with heavy squals\nlaying by the wind to the S at 5 PM wore ship to the NW\nmiddle and latter part strong gales with squals of rain laying\nunder storm sails to the Westward. a heavy sea runing\nLat By Obs 45.45..","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales, heavy squalls of rain, and high seas battered the ship, forcing the crew to wait out the weather under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-05","events":[],"lat":-45.5667,"lon":200.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jannary 5th 1862\nCommences with strong gale from the SW with squals\nof rain. a heavy sea headding to the westward under storm\nsails middle part more moderate at daylight set double reefed\ntop sails and steered by the wind to the W at 8 Am wore\nship to the SE latter part moderate wind and clouday\nat meridian set all sail large sea runing\nLat by Obs 45..34 Long by Chro 160..00","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","W","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea","cloudy"],"plain":"The ship weathered a strong gale, rain squalls, and heavy seas under storm sails before the weather moderated and they set all sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-06","events":[],"lat":-46.1167,"lon":199.6416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday January 6th 1862\nCommences with moderate wind from the S W and cloudy steering SE\nat 4 PM steired S by E wind W S W at 7 took in Sail for the Night\nmiddle and latter part strong winds from the W S W and foggy\nat 6 AM set the Top Sails and steered by the wind to the S W\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SW","moderate"],["first","WSW",""],["middle","WSW","strong"],["latter","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","fog"],"plain":"Routine sailing in cloudy and foggy weather with strong winds; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-07","events":[],"lat":-46.6667,"lon":199.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday January 7th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the W N W and hazy steering\nby the wind to the S W at 5 double reefed the topsails at\n6 took all but Storm Sails and wore ship to the N middle\npart more moderate latter part light air and fine weather at daylight\nset all sail and steered by the wind to the W wind from S S W\nLat by Obs 46.40 Long by Chro 160.45","wind":[["first","WNW","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SSW","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Strong winds and hazy weather forced the crew to reduce sail down to storm sails and turn north, but conditions moderated by daylight, allowing them to set full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":4}],"lat":-46.8667,"lon":199.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday January 8th 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the W and fine Clear weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at 7 P M saw three or fore whales\n4 miles distant called them fin Backs. took in sail for the night\nheadding to the S middle and latter part Calm and fine\nLat by Obs 46.52 Long by Chro 160.42","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["clear","calm"],"plain":"They sailed south under clear skies. In the evening they spotted three or four whales miles away, identifying them as finbacks, and reduced sail for the night before the wind died to a calm.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-09","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-47.5,"lon":199.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday January 9th 1862\nComes with Calm and fine weather at [struck: 2] 0 M light airs from the\nW steering by the wind to the S at 7 light airs from the S W at\nsunset took in sail for the Night middle and latter part fresh breeze\nat daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to the S at meridia\nwind from the N W saw several Fin Backs\nLat by Obs 47.30 Long by Chro 160.45","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","W","light"],["first","SW","light"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","NW","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calm and fine weather gave way to fresh breezes. The crew set all sail at daylight and saw several finback whales around midday.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-10","events":[],"lat":-47.2584,"lon":197.625,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday January 10th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the N W and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the Westward at 2 took in Topgallantsails\nat 7 fresh Gales took in sail for the Night middle and latter\nfresh gales and Squally with rain at daylight set double\nreefed Top Sails steering by the wind to the W\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and squally weather with rain forced the crew to reduce sail as they steered west. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-47.0167,"lon":196.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 11[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the W and clouday steering\nby the wind to the SSW at 2 PM set Jib and mainsail at\n5 set all Sail at 8 wore ship to the S or W middle and latter\npart strong wind from W to SW steering by the Wind to the\nS and westurd saw a number of Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 47.01 Long By Chro 164.00","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew sailed under strong winds and spotted several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-12","events":[],"lat":-45.6167,"lon":195.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 12[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the WSW and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the S W with Top Sails set at 4 set main\nTopgallant Sail wind from the W middle part fresh Gales\nand squally at midnight double reefed the Top Sails latter\npart fresh gales with squals at 6 Took in Jib and Mainsail\nat 4 Am wore ship to the SW larg sea runing\nLat By Obs 45..37 Long By Obs 162.23","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["first","W",""],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Encountered fresh gales, squalls, and heavy seas, forcing the crew to reduce sail and turn the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-13","events":[],"lat":-46.15,"lon":194.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday January 13[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with fresh gales from WSW and hazy steering\nby the wind to the SW with close reefed Top Sails at 2 more\nmoderate set Jib and Mainsail at 7 wind and weather the\nsame middle part strong Gales with rain latter part much\nrain at midnight Took in all but storm Sails at 6 Am\nset close reefed Bore and mizen Top Sails at 10 Wore\nship to the WSW wind from the SW\nLat By Obs 46..09 Long By Chro 165.40","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","SW",""]],"weather":["haze","gale","rain"],"plain":"The ship encountered heavy weather with strong gales and rain, forcing the crew to reduce to storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-14","events":[],"lat":-45.1,"lon":193.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday January 14[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the SW and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the WSW with close reefed Topsails at 2 more\nmoderate set the Jib and mainsail at 4 turned One reef Out\nof the Topsails middle part more moderate set all sail\nlatter part fresh breeze from the WSW and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the NW employed reparing Ole Sails\nLat By Obs 45.06 Long By Chro 167.00","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","WSW","fresh"]],"weather":["clear","gale"],"plain":"Fresh gales gave way to fine weather as the crew set sail and repaired old sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-15","events":[],"lat":-43.5167,"lon":192.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday January 15th 1862\nComes with strong wind from the W S W and squally with rain steering\nby the wind to the N W at 4 heavy Squalls double reefed the Topsails\nat 5 took in the main Sail middle part more moderate set the\nJib and mainsail latter part fresh gales from the W and\ngood weather steering by the wind to the N N W at 8 set whole\nmain Topsail and double reefed Fore and mizen\nLat by Obs 43.31 Long By Chro 167.44","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["rain","squalls","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and squally rain forced the crew to shorten sail before conditions moderated, followed by fresh gales and better weather. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-16","events":[],"lat":-41.9833,"lon":191.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday January 16th 1862\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the W and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the N N W at 4 strong gales close reefed\nthe Topsails at 6 Took in Jib and mainsail at 7 took in fore\nand mizzen Topsails blowing strong Gale middle part more\nmoderate at 2 A M cset close reefed [struck: m] Fore and mizzen Topsails\nat 4 Set mainsail Jib and Spanker latter part fresh breez\nat 7 set whole Topsails at 10 set Top Gallant Sails\nLat By Obs 41.59 Long by Chro 168.18","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["first","","gale"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"A strong gale forced the crew to reduce sail, but conditions moderated by the following morning, allowing them to set more canvas. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-17","events":[],"lat":-41.45,"lon":190.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday January 17th 1862\nComes with light winds from the W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the N at 3 P M tacked to the S W at 7 light\nwind from the N W with a very large Sea from the S middle\nand latter part strong wind and hazy at 4 Am Tacked ship to\nthe N N W saw Nothing this day\nLat By Obs 41.27 Long By Chro 169.23","wind":[["first","W","light"],["first","NW","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea","haze"],"plain":"Routine sailing with changing winds, hazy weather, and a very large southern swell. Nothing of note was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-18","events":[],"lat":-41.7667,"lon":189.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jannary 18th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the W and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at 2 P M Tacked ship to the S W by S\nmiddle part the same latter part moderate breeze from the N N W\nsteering by the wind to the W with all sail set\nLat by Obs 41. 46 Long By Chro 170.50","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","W","strong"],["latter","NNW","moderate"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with good weather and moderate breezes under full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-19","events":[],"lat":-41.45,"lon":187.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jannary 19th 1862\nComes with light breeze from the N N W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the W middle part light winds from the N N E steering\nS W latter part wind N N W headdng W weather fine\nLat By Obs 41.27 Long By Chro 172.50","wind":[["first","NNW","light"],["middle","NNE","light"],["latter","NNW",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-20","events":[],"lat":-40.9167,"lon":185.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday January 20th 1862\nCommences with light Baffling airs from W to N heading\nby the W from W to N at 6 PM tacked ship to the N N W\nwind from the W middle part light bafling airs at midnight\nlight breeze from the SSW steering W latter part moderate wind\nfrom the S steering W by N &c with all sail set\nLat by Obs 40.55 Long by Chro 174.34","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["first","W",""],["middle","","light"],["middle","SSW","light"],["latter","S","moderate"]],"plain":"Light, shifting winds made for routine sailing with every sail set. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-21","events":[],"lat":-38.6667,"lon":181.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday January 21st 1862\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the S and clouday steering\nW by N½ N with all sail set wind increasing at 7 strong wind\nmiddle part fresh Gales and squally latter part strong wind\nand good weather saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 39.40 Long by Chro 178.45","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["first","","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls"],"plain":"They sailed under fresh breezes and increasing winds that turned to squalls and gales, but saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-22","events":[],"lat":-37.3167,"lon":178.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday January 22d 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the SE and good weather\nsteering W by N½ N at 3 PM saw a ship to the S under short\nsail middle part light wind from the ESE and fine latter part\nwind from the E employed Bundling Bone\nLat By Obs 37.19 Long By Chro 178.30 E","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","ESE","light"],["latter","E",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate winds. The crew spent the day bundling whalebone and sighted a ship under shortened sail in the distance.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-23","events":[],"lat":-35.9167,"lon":176.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday January 23d 1862\nComes with light wind from the NE and fine weather steering\nNW at 7 PM Wind from the N & E middle part light winds at\n4 AM steered WSW latter part light wind from the NE and\nfine weather steering W by N employed washing ship\nLat By Obs 35.55 Long By Chro 176.40","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["first","NE",""],["middle","","light"],["latter","NE","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds as the crew washed down the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-01-24","events":[],"lat":-35.4167,"lon":174.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday January 24th 1862\nCommences with light breeze from the NE and fine weather steering\nW by N middle part light winds from the E latter part fresh\nbreeze and squally at Meridian saw the Island Called the\npoor Knights bareing SW 20 miles at 10 Am steered W\nemployed washing ship Outside\nLat By Obs 35.25 Long by Chro 174.50 E","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed under light breezes and squalls, washing the outside of the ship. At noon, they sighted the Poor Knights Islands 20 miles to the southwest.","where":"near land","place":"poor Knights"},{"date":"1862-01-25","events":[],"lat":-35.15,"lon":174.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday January 25 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the E S E and squally steering\nW at 6 P M saw cape Brett W 15 miles at 7 double reefed the\ntopsails and halled on the wind to the N E squally thick weather\nmiddle and latter part the same at daylight set all sail and\nand steered in to the Bay of Islands so ends","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","ESE","strong"],["latter","ESE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"In squally, thick weather, the crew sighted Cape Brett in the evening. At daylight, they set all sail and steered into the Bay of Islands.","where":"near land","place":"Bay of Islands","via":[[174.35,-35.15]],"at":"bay-of-islands"},{"date":"1862-01-26","events":[],"lat":-35.0983,"lon":174.2067,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday January 26 [superscript: th] 1862\nComences with strong winds from the E and squally at 2 P M\ncame to Anchor and remained in Port until the 13th of February\nwith fine pleasant weather three men ran away while lying\nin Port on the 13th at 10 A m got under way and stood out of the\nbay","wind":[["first","E","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The ship came to anchor in the afternoon and remained in port until February 13. Three men ran away while they were there.","moments":[{"kind":"crew","title":"Three men ran away in port","quote":"three men ran away while lying in Port","interest":3,"topic":"desertions"}],"where":"in port"},{"date":"1862-01-27","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-35.0467,"lon":174.1633},{"date":"1862-01-28","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.995,"lon":174.12},{"date":"1862-01-29","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.9433,"lon":174.0767},{"date":"1862-01-30","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.8917,"lon":174.0333},{"date":"1862-01-31","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.84,"lon":173.99},{"date":"1862-02-01","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.7883,"lon":173.9467},{"date":"1862-02-02","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.7367,"lon":173.9033},{"date":"1862-02-03","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.685,"lon":173.86},{"date":"1862-02-04","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.6334,"lon":173.8166},{"date":"1862-02-05","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.5817,"lon":173.7733},{"date":"1862-02-06","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.53,"lon":173.73},{"date":"1862-02-07","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.4784,"lon":173.6866},{"date":"1862-02-08","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.4267,"lon":173.6433},{"date":"1862-02-09","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.375,"lon":173.6},{"date":"1862-02-10","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.3234,"lon":173.5566},{"date":"1862-02-11","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.2717,"lon":173.5133},{"date":"1862-02-12","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.22,"lon":173.47},{"date":"1862-02-13","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-01-26","lat":-34.1684,"lon":173.4266},{"date":"1862-02-14","events":[],"lat":-34.1167,"lon":173.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday February 14 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with light winds and fine weather beating ship to sea\nwith the wind from N N E at 6 P M discharged the Pilot the\nNine Pin bareing W 15 miles distant middle part light winds\nheadding N W by N latter part strong winds at 9 took in topsgallan[superscript: sail]\nLat by Obs 34.07 Long by Chro 173.23","wind":[["first","NNE","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"They beat to sea under light winds and fine weather, dropping off the pilot at 6 p.m. with the Ninepin bearing 15 miles west. Strong winds picked up later in the day, prompting them to shorten sail.","where":"near land","place":"Nine Pin","at":"norfolk-island"},{"date":"1862-02-15","events":[],"lat":-33.5667,"lon":174.0,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday February 15th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the N N E steering by the wind to the\nN W at sunset took in sail to double reefed topsails middle and\nlatter part squally with rain at 8 Am wore ship to the E at\n6 Am set Jib and mainsail\nLat by Obs 33.34","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls with rain kept the ship under reduced sail. No whales were mentioned.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-16","events":[],"lat":-34.1667,"lon":174.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday February 16th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the N with rain steering by\nthe wind to the Eastward with double reefed topsails middle\nand latter part fresh winds from the N and good weather at\n8 A M set whole main topsail and steered S saw nothing\nLat by Obs 34.10 Long by Chro 174.37","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","N","fresh"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and rain gave way to fresh breezes and clear skies. The crew steered south under reduced sail, but saw nothing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-17","events":[],"lat":-35.4667,"lon":174.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday February 17th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the N and clowday steering\nS by W at sunset double reefed the Main Topsail at halled\nOne the wind to the E S E middle part strong winds from the N\nat 1 Am wore ship to the W at daylight saw the Poor Knights\nBareing S W 15 miles distant. latter part squally and thick\nat 11 Am saw Cape Breet W S W 10 miles at meridian wore\nship to the N E wind from the N N W thick and rainy","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","NNW",""]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship faced strong winds, squalls, and rain, sighting the Poor Knights Islands at daylight and Cape Brett by late morning.","where":"near land","place":"Poor Knights"},{"date":"1862-02-18","events":[],"lat":-35.1744,"lon":174.3339,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday February 18th 1862\nComes with strong winds from N N W with thick rainy\nweather steering by the wind to the N E at 2 double reefed\ntopsails at 4 wore ship to the W middle part thick and\nrainy at 6 cape Brett S W 10 miles distant latter part\nwind from the W N W working ship in to the Land at meridian\nCape Brett S 6 miles distant at","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["latter","WNW",""]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and thick rainy weather continued as the ship worked in toward land, sighting Cape Brett off the coast.","where":"near land","place":"Cape Brett","via":[[174.35,-35.15]],"at":"cape-brett"},{"date":"1862-02-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"sperm","count":1}],"lat":-34.3705,"lon":175.3169,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday February 19th 1862\nComes with fresh breezy from the W N W and fine weather\nat 1 P M went up to the Town to get som men that ran\naway. got One John Gallagar and took him Onboard\nat 7 P M and steered to the N wind from the S at 6 Am\nwind from the S E at 8 Am saw a Sperm Whale goin\nvery fast to the windward did not Locr for him","wind":[["first","WNW","fresh"],["first","S",""],["latter","SE",""]],"plain":"Officers went ashore to retrieve runaway crew members and brought back John Gallagar. Later, they sighted a sperm whale moving quickly upwind but did not put out the boats.","moments":[{"kind":"crew","title":"Runaway crewman captured in town","quote":"went up to the Town to get som men that ran away. got One John Gallagar","interest":3,"topic":"desertions"}],"where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-02-20","events":[],"lat":-33.5667,"lon":176.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday February 20th 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from the S S E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the E at 6 P M steered N E middle\nand latter part the same employed reparing Main Sail\nLat by Obs 33.34 Long by Chro 176.19","wind":[["first","SSE","moderate"],["middle","SSE","moderate"],["latter","SSE","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes as the crew repaired the mainsail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":-33.0667,"lon":176.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday February 21st 1862\nComes with airs from the E and fine weather steering N E\nmiddle and latter part wind and weather the same\nat 8 A M saw sperm whales lowered 4 Boats at 10 struck\nand killed One at meridian took the whale to the ship\nthree Boats in chase of the Whales at 3 P\nLat by Obs 33.08 Long by Chro 176.35","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"In fine weather, the crew spotted sperm whales and put out four boats. They harpooned and killed one whale, brought it to the ship at noon, and left three boats pursuing the rest.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-02-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-32.7667,"lon":175.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday February 22d 1862\nCommences with light airs from the E and fine weather three Boats\nin chase of whales at 3 took the Boats up and comenced to cut\nat 5 finished cutting. steering W N W the course the whales\nwere gong middle and latter part the same at daylight\ncommensed to Boil saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 32.46 Long By Chro 175.53","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"Three boats continued chasing whales and returned at 3 p.m. The crew stripped the blubber from the whale caught the previous day, finishing at 5 p.m., and began boiling at daylight. They saw nothing further that day.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-02-23","events":[],"lat":-32.8167,"lon":176.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday February 23d 1862\nComes with a light breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering W N W employed Boiling at 4 PM luffed to the\nto the S middle and latter part wind from the E S E at\nmidnight finished boiling at daylight wore ship to the N E\nsaw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 32.49 Long By Chro 176.25 Long By luner 176.05","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","ESE",""],["latter","ESE",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes. The crew boiled blubber, finishing at midnight, and saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1862-02-24","events":[],"lat":-33.15,"lon":176.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday February 24th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the N N E at 2 PM saw a Bark steering to\nthe S at sunset took in Top Gallantsails middle part strong\nwinds with squeals latter part fresh gales at 10 Am double\nreefed the Top Sails and furled the mainsail wore ship to the\nN N E Lat By Obs 33.09 Long By Chro 176.40.","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"They sailed in strengthening winds and squalls that turned into a fresh gale, sighting a bark heading south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-25","events":[],"lat":-32.375,"lon":178.75,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday February 25th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the E and clouday steering by the\nwind to the N N E with double reefed Top Sails middle and\nlatter part squally with some rain at midnight took in Jib\nand spanker at 6 Am close reefed the Top Sails at meridian\ntook in Fore and mizen Topsails a strong Gale from the E N E\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["latter","ENE","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"The crew faced fresh gales and squalls with rain, repeatedly reducing sail as the storm intensified.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-26","events":[],"lat":-31.6,"lon":180.8334,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday February 26th 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the E N E and squally headding\nto the N under storm Sails middle and latter part the same\nLat By Obs 31.36","wind":[["first","ENE","gale"],["middle","ENE","gale"],["latter","ENE","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls continued throughout the day as the ship headed north under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-27","events":[],"lat":-32.3167,"lon":182.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Feb 27th 1862\nCommences with a strong Gale from the E N E and Clouday\nheadding by the wind to the S under storm Sails at 3 P M\nset close reefed Top Sails at 6 wore ship to the S E middle\npart more moderate set double reefed topsails latter part\nstrong winds from the N E and Clouday steering by the\nwind to the E S E at 10 A M set whole topsails\nLat by Obs 32..19 Long By Chro 177.05","wind":[["first","ENE","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","NE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"The ship navigated a strong gale under storm sails before the weather moderated, allowing the crew to set more sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-02-28","events":[],"lat":-32.7667,"lon":182.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Feb 28th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the N E and Clouday steering\nby the wind to the E S E under whole Top Sails middle part\nthe same at 6 Tacked ship to the N latter part strong\nwinds from the E N E and good weather at 10 Am double\nreefed the Top sails employed repareing Ole Sails\nLat By Obs 32.46 Long By Chro 177.54","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["middle","NE","strong"],["latter","ENE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy skies as the ship sailed on. The crew spent the day repairing old sails; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-01","events":[],"lat":-32.3167,"lon":182.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 1st 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E N E and good weath[er]\nsteering by the wind to the N with double reefed top sails\nset middle and latter part the same\nLat By Obs 31.19. Long By Chro 177.34","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"],["middle","ENE","strong"],["latter","ENE","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with strong east-northeasterly winds and good weather. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-02","events":[],"lat":-32.0667,"lon":181.7333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday March 2d 1862\nComes with strong winds from the N E and Clouday stearn[g]\nby the wind to the S at 8 took in mainsail at 4 P M\nclose reefed the Top Sails and wore ship to the S E middle\nmiddle part strong Gales at 11 took in all sail but storm\nSails latter part strong gales and squally headding to the S E\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong northeast winds brought cloudy weather, worsening to heavy gales. The crew shortened sail until they were down to storm sails amidst squally conditions.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-03","events":[],"lat":-31.8167,"lon":181.0333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 3d 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the N and rainy headdin[g]\nto the E under storm sails middle part more moderate\nset close reefed Topsails latter part strong winds and squally\nwith rain at daylight set Jib and Spanker stering\nby the wind to the E N E\nLat by Obs 31.48 Long by Chro 178.58","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale","rain","squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong gales, rain, and squalls, making sail as the weather moderated.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-04","events":[],"lat":-31.7,"lon":181.2722,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday March 4th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the N and squally with\nrain steering by the Wind to the E N E at 6 P M took in Jib\nand Spanker middle part more moderate Latter part fresh\nbreeze and fine weather at daylight set all Sail and steerd\nby the wind to the E N E employed in fitting Boats\nLat By Obs 31..42.","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew experienced squally rain and strong winds before the weather cleared. At daylight, they set every sail and spent the day outfitting the whaleboats.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-05","events":[],"lat":-31.75,"lon":181.5111,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday March 5th 1862\nComes with strong wind from the N squally rainy weather\nat 2 P M took in Top Gallant sails at 6 took in sail for\nthe Night. first part steering by the wind to the E N E at\n8 P M wore ship to the Westward middle part strong wind\nand squally with much rain at 6 wore ship to the Eastward\nlatter part fresh gales with rain at 10 A M took in all\nsail and lay too the E bloing hard\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds, heavy squalls, and rain forced the crew to reduce sail repeatedly before finally taking in all sail and stopping to ride out the gale.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-06","events":[],"lat":-31.8,"lon":181.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 6th 1862\nCommences with a strong Gale from the N with rain\nheadding to the E under storm Sails at 2 more moderate\nand clear at 6 strong wind at 1 A M wind halled to the N W\nat daylight strong winds from the N set double reefed Top\nSails and steered by the wind to the N\nLat By Obs 31..48 Long By Chro 178..15 W","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["first","","moderate"],["first","","strong"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["gale","rain","clear"],"plain":"The ship weathered a strong gale with rain under storm sails, heading east, before the weather moderated and they steered north under double-reefed topsails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-07","events":[],"lat":-31.5333,"lon":181.55,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday March 7th 1862\nBegins with strong wind from the N W and fine weather\nsteering E by N at 3 P M halled on the wind to the W S W\nmiddle and latter part strong wind and fine weather\nat midnight tacked ship to the N at daylight set whole\nTop Sails at 10 A M Tacked to the S W wind from the W N W\nLat By Obs 31. 32 Long by Chro 178.27 W","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","WNW","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with strong winds and fine weather; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-08","events":[],"lat":-31.4,"lon":181.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 8th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the W N W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the S W at 2 tacked Ship to the N W wind from the\nW S W middle part Calm latter light airs and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the W S W wind from the S W\nLat By Obs 31.24 Long By Chro 178.51 W","wind":[["first","WNW","fresh"],["first","WSW",""],["middle","","calm"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with shifting breezes and a period of calm; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-09","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-31.6833,"lon":180.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday March 9th 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from the SW and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the Westward at 2 Am saw french\nrock west 6 Leagues distant at 3 saw a school of small whales\nat 4 lored 4 Boats could not get fast at dark took the Boats\nup the Rock W 5 miles distant one ship in sight to the N W\nmiddle part strong winds from the S W latter part wind\nfrom the E S E steering difrent courses in hopes to fall in\nwith the whales that we saw last Night or some others\nbut saw nothing of them saw thre Sails one Brig one Bark\nand One ship the Rock in sight all day at sunset it Bore\nW S W 15 miles took in sail for the Night hedding to N E\nLat by Obs 31.41 Long by Chro 179.15","wind":[["first","SW","moderate"],["middle","SW","strong"],["latter","ESE",""]],"plain":"Near French Rock, the crew spotted a school of small whales and put out four boats, but could not harpoon any. They spent the next day searching for them unsuccessfully.","where":"near land","place":"french rock","plate":"chase.right-b","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-03-10","events":[],"lat":-31.6,"lon":180.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 10th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E S E and fine weather\nsteering diffrent corses thre Sail in sight Ship Bark and Brig\nat sunset double reefed Topsails the Rock W S W 15 miles\nmiddle and latter part strong winds from the S at\ndaylight set all sail and steered to the W at meridian\nthe Rock W S W 15 miles distant\nLat by Obs 31.36 Long by chro 179.11 W\n\n[drawing: cross]","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","S","strong"],["latter","S","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fine weather. Three other vessels—a ship, a bark, and a brig—were in sight, and the ship kept the Rock in view about 15 miles away.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1862-03-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-31.375,"lon":180.9389,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesda March 11th 1862\nComes with a light air from the S and fine weather\nsteering to the N One shipe in Sight to the N middle\npart light airs and calm at daylight light breeze\nsteering N two Ships in sight at 10 Saw school of small\nwhales at 10 1/2 lored 4 Boats at meridian the Boats in\nchase of Whales the Rock S W 20 miles distant\n\n[drawing: cross]","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes. After spotting several ships, the crew sighted a school of small whales and lowered four boats to chase them.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-03-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-31.15,"lon":181.0611,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday March 12th 1862\nComes with light breeze from the S W and fine weather\nat 2 P M killed a whale at 4 took him to the ship at\n2 Past 5 commensed cutting at 7 1/2 finished and stood by\nthe wind to the S S E middle and latter part light winds\nfrom the W at daylight steered by the wind to the S at\n8 Am saw whales lored 3 Boats two Other Ships Boats\nafter the same W chased untill Noon did not get fast\nLat by Obs 31.09","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","W","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"plain":"The crew killed a whale, brought it alongside, and finished stripping its blubber by evening. The next morning, they put out three boats alongside boats from two other ships to chase whales until noon, but could not harpoon any.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-03-13","events":[],"lat":-31.4333,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 13th 1862\nCommences with light airs from the WSW steering\nBy the wind to the SSW three ships in sight the\nJapan of New Bedford capt Grant 34 months Out\n1500 Bls Sperm Oil the Allabama Nantucket\nNo report of Oil. at 1/2 Past 12 commensed to Boil\nmiddle and latter part light airs mitt Calm three sail\nin sight at meridian French Rock S 15 miles dist","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"They met the Japan of New Bedford and the Alabama of Nantucket, began boiling blubber around midday, and sighted French Rock.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Japan","rig":"ship","port":"New Bedford","captain":"Grant","months_out":34,"voyage_id":null},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Allabama","rig":"ship","port":"Nantucket","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","place":"French Rock","plate":"gam.spoke-c","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-03-14","events":[],"lat":-31.3667,"lon":180.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Firiday March 14th 1862\nComes with light Baffling airs at 2 light breeze from the\nN at 5 PM spoke the Japan Capt Grant three Other sail\nin sight at sunset the Rock SSW 10 miles distant middle\npart light breez latter part fresh breez from the NNW steerig\nto the S at meridian the Rock W 10 miles dist lat by\nLat By Obs 31.22 Long By Chro 179. 10","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","NNW","fresh"]],"plain":"Light winds brought the ship near the Rock. In the afternoon, they met and spoke with Captain Grant of the Japan, with three other vessels in sight.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Japan","rig":"","port":"","captain":"Grant","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","place":"the Rock","plate":"gam.spoke-b"},{"date":"1862-03-15","events":[],"lat":-31.4667,"lon":180.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 15th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the S One ship in sight at sunset took in\nsail for the Night and wore ship to the WSW wind to\nthe SW middle and latter part the wind from the S at daylight\nset all sail and steered NNE one ship in sight\nLat by Obs 31. 28 S Long By Chro 179.. 20 W","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["first","SW",""],["middle","S",""],["latter","S",""]],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh breezes; routine sailing as they kept watch, with another ship in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-16","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-31.55,"lon":180.4334,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday March 16th 1862\nComes with a light breeze from the S and fine weather steering\nENE at sundown the Rock N by E 20 miles distant three sail\nin sight. took in sail for the Night and halled on the wind\nto the ESE middle and latter part strong winds and squally\nat daylight set all sail and steered NE at 7 saw whales going\nquick to the S working ship to the S after the whales\nat 10 lost sight of the whales three sail in sight\nat meridian the rock NNE 15 miles dist\nLat by Obs 31. 33 S","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed near the Rock under squally skies and spotted three other ships. In the morning, they pursued fast-moving whales to the south with the ship but lost sight of them after three hours.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1862-03-17","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-31.6333,"lon":180.2,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday March 17th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the S and good weath\nthre sail in sight at 4 saw the whales again lored\nthre Boats struck and killed one at 9 PM took him\nto the ship and took in sail headding to the N E wind\nfrom E S E middle part laying by the whale latter part\nModerate Gale with heavy sea at 5 called all hand and wore\nship to the S E By S wind from the E. at 7 commensed to\nCut 4 Past 11 Got his head off at merid cutting the Boddy\nLat by Obs 31.38 Long By Chro","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["first","ESE",""],["latter","E","gale"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew put out three boats after whales, killed one, and brought it alongside by 9 p.m. Despite a moderate gale and heavy seas, they began stripping the blubber the next morning.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1862-03-18","events":[],"lat":-32.4333,"lon":179.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday March 18th 1862\nComes with fresh gale from the E S E and squally\nat 2 got the Boddy in at three hooked on to the head\nat 8 P M got through bailing the Case and set the Fore\nSail headding S E by S middle and latter part fresh Gales\nat 4 A M Comenced to Boil, at daylight set double reefed\nTopsails steering by the wind to the S E one ship in sight\nLat By O 32 46 Long By Chro 179.58 E","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"In squally gale-force winds, the crew finished stripping the blubber and bailing out the whale's head by evening, then started boiling the blubber at 4:00 AM.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-19","events":[],"lat":-31.85,"lon":180.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday March 19th 1862\nComes with strong double reefed topsail breeze from the\nthe E S E and good weather steering by the wind to the S S E\nat 6 P M wore ship to the N E. employed Boiling\nmiddle and latter part fresh gales and good weath steering\nby the wind to the N N E saw One sail\nLat By Obs 31.51 Long by Chro 179.30 W","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew boiled blubber in strong winds and good weather. Later in the day, they sighted another ship.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1862-03-20","events":[],"lat":-31.7667,"lon":180.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 20th 1862\nComes with fresh gales from the E and good weather steering\nby the wind to the N N E at 6 P M finished Boling and\nwore ship to the S S E. middle and latter part same\nas first part at 2 Am wore ship to the N E employed in\nbreaking out foo casks and getting ready to stow Oil\nLat By Obs 31.46 Long by Chro 179.21","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","E","gale"],["latter","E","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through fresh gales, finished boiling blubber, and broke out empty casks to prepare for stowing oil.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-21","events":[],"lat":-31.7667,"lon":180.7833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday March 21st 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the ESE and fine weather.\nsteering by the wind to the NE with double reefed Top Sails set\nat 1 P M saw a Bark. at 6 wore ship to the S middle and latter\npart strong winds and squally at 3 Am wore ship to the\nNE at 9 spoke the Bark\nwith 140 bls sperm oil. employed in stowing Oil in the\nafter hold starboard side one ship in sight\nLat By Obs Long by Chro","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They met an unnamed bark carrying 140 barrels of sperm oil while stowing oil in the after hold.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1862-03-22","events":[],"lat":-31.7667,"lon":180.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 22d 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E and Clouday steering\nby the wind to the NE. employed in stowing Oil at 6 PM\nwore ship to the S middle and latter part strong wind from\nthe E S E and good weather at 3 Am wore ship to the NE\nemployed stowing Oil in the after hold several Fail in\nsight\nLat By Obs 31.46 Long By Chro 179.05","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","ESE","strong"],["latter","ESE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew spent the day stowing oil in the after hold amid strong winds, with several other vessels in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-23","events":[],"lat":-31.6,"lon":182.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday March 23d 1862\nCommences with strong winds from th ESE and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the NE with whole topsails set\nat 4 PM finished stowing down 120 bls Sperm Oil French\nrock in sight to the NNW 20 miles distant middle part\nstrong winds latter part fresh breeze from the E at daylight\nset all sail to the NNW the Rock NNE 20 miles at 9 Am\nwore ship to the South saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 31.36 Long by Chro 178.49","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew finished stowing 120 barrels of sperm oil in the hold, with French Rock in sight about 20 miles away. They saw no whales.","where":"near land","place":"French rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-03-24","events":[],"lat":-32.05,"lon":182.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 24th 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from the E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the SSE at 6 PM took in sail for the\nNight middle and latter part light wind and fine weather\nat daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to the\nNNW employed Breaking out the fore Peak for shookes\nLat by Obs 32.03 Long By Chro 179.10","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes. The crew worked at breaking out casks in the forepeak.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-25","events":[],"lat":-31.4333,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday March 25.th 1862\nCommences with fresh breeze from the NNE and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the NW at 4 PM\nsaw a ship at sunset took in Top Gallantsails middle\nand latter part fresh breeze from the N and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the E two sail in sight at 10 Am saw french\nrock bareing N 20 miles distant\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NNE","fresh"],["middle","N","fresh"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"plain":"They sailed in fine weather with fresh breezes, spotted a few ships in the distance, and sighted French Rock about 20 miles to the north.","where":"near land","place":"french rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-03-26","events":[],"lat":-31.8667,"lon":181.6667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday March 26 1862\nComes with light airs from the N and Clouday steering to\nthe E two ships in sight at sundown took in sail for the\nnight middle part light airs and calm at day light light\nbreeze from the N and fine weather set all sail and steerd\nto the E one ships in sight so ends this day\nLat by Obs 31..52 Long by Chro 178..20","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","N","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm"],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather with other ships in sight, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-03-27","events":[],"lat":-31.4833,"lon":181.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday March 27th 1862\nComes with light baffling airs at 3 light wind from the\nS steering NW at 6 lored a boat and went On board the\nship Japan to see if I could Get a try Pot middle\npart light winds from the S headding to the E at daylight\nwent On bord off the Japan to get the pot found it cracked\ndid not take it went on board and steered NW with a light\nbreeze from the S at 10 A m spoke the Cap[illegible]\ndavis at 9 saw french Rock NW by W 25 miles dist\nLat by Obs 31.29 Long by Chro 178.35","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["first","S","light"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"plain":"The crew put a boat out to visit the ship Japan to get a try-pot, but found it cracked and left it behind. Later that morning they spoke another ship, and sighted French Rock in the distance.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Japan","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","place":"french Rock","plate":"gam.visit-a","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-03-28","events":[],"lat":-31.25,"lon":181.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday March 28th 1862\nCommences with a light air from the SE and fine weather\ntwo sail in sight at sunset the rock W by S 16 miles took\nin sail and headed to the NE middle and latter part ligh[struck: t]\nbreeze from the E and fine weather at daylight the Rock SW\ntwenty five miles dist set all sail and steered by the wind\nto the S at 6 Am 2 sail in sight at 10 five at meridian\nthe Rock WSW 15 miles distant\nLat by Obs 31.15 Long by Chro 178.45","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"Light breezes and fine weather. The ship cruised near \"the rock,\" sighting several other sails throughout the day.","where":"near land","place":"the rock"},{"date":"1862-03-29","events":[],"lat":-31.0333,"lon":181.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday March 29.th 1862\nComes with light airs with calms steering to the S at sunset the\nRock W by S 10 miles distant wore ship to the N 4 sail in sight\nmiddle and latter part light airs and Calms at daylight set all\nsail and headed to the N three sail in sight\nLat By Obs 31.02 Long By Chro 178.57","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and calms slowed the ship while steering near the Rock, with several other vessels in sight. No whales were seen.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1862-03-30","events":[],"lat":-31.2,"lon":181.2917,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday March 30th 1862\nCommences with Calm headding to all points of the Compas\ntwo sail in sight the Rock to the S at sunset took in\nTop Gallant sails middle part light breeze latter part strong\nbreeze and Clouday thre sail in sight at meridian the Rock\nW by S 10 miles distant\nLat by Obs 31.12","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm","cloudy"],"plain":"Started with calms with the ship drifting in all directions, in sight of two other vessels and a rock to the south. The wind picked up later in the day, with three ships in view.","where":"near land","place":"the Rock"},{"date":"1862-03-31","events":[],"lat":-31.0167,"lon":181.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday March 31st 1862\nComes with strong wind from the SE steering N N E with\nall sail set at 3 P M saw three ships whaleing run for\nthem at 5 saw all of them take a whale alongside hauled\non the wind to the N E at sunset Macaullys Rock N W by W\n2 Legues distant tacked ship to the S and took in sail for\nthe night middle and latter part strong winds from the E and\nGood weather chuseing with double reefed Top sails set at\nmeridian French Rock SSW 20 miles distant\nLat by Obs 31.01","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed toward three other ships seen whaling, and watched each take a whale alongside. At sunset they sighted Macaullys Rock, and later saw French Rock.","where":"near land","place":"Macaullys Rock","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1862-04-01","events":[],"lat":-31.2333,"lon":181.4417,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 1st 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the E with squals of\nrain steering by the wind to the N at 6 P M close reefed the\nTopsails and wore ship to the S Curtes Rocks N W W 10 mile\nmiddle part fresh gales with squals of rain at 8 took in fore\nand mizen Top sails latter part fresh gales and good weather\nat 6 Am set lose reefed topsails and steered by the wind to\nthe S at meridian French rock S by W 10 miles wore\nship to the N E and took in Foresail\nLat By Obs 31.14","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds, squalls of rain, and fresh gales forced the crew to shorten sail as they navigated near Curtis Rocks and French Rock.","where":"near land","place":"Curtes Rocks","at":"curtis-island"},{"date":"1862-04-02","events":[],"lat":-31.35,"lon":180.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 2[superscript: d] 1862\nCommences with strong Gale from the E S E and squally\nsteering by the wind to the N E with Close reefed Tops Sails\nmiddle part more moderate latter part strong winds from\nthe E and fine weather at 6 set all sail and steered to the S\n4 Sails in sight at meridian French Rock E 15 miles dist\nLat by Obs 31.21 Long By Chro 179.15","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gale-force winds and squalls blew early on, but the weather improved later. The crew sighted four other vessels and spotted French Rock fifteen miles to the east.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-04-03","events":[],"lat":-31.1333,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 3[superscript: d] 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the S E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the N E four Ships in sight to the W French\nRock at sunset S S W 20 miles distant middle and latter part\nlight airs from the E at daylight set all sail to the S two Ships\nin sight at meridian French Rock S S W 20 miles distant\nLat By Obs 31.08","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with changing breezes. French Rock remained in sight about 20 miles to the south-southwest, with several other ships seen in the distance.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-04-04","events":[],"lat":-31.1333,"lon":181.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 4[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with a light air from the eastward and fine weather\nsteering S W at 6 P M halled On the wind to the N E the Rock\nto the E S E 15 miles. one ship to the W middle part moderate\nbreeze Latter part strong breeze from the E N E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S E. two Ships in sight at meridian\nFrench Rock S W 20 miles distant\nLat By Obs 31.08 Long By Chro 178.31","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","ENE","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate to strong breezes as the ship cruised near French Rock. A few other ships were sighted, but no whales were seen.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-04-05","events":[],"lat":-31.4833,"lon":181.3333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday April 5[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the E N E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S E with all sail set two Ship\nin sight at 6 P M double reefed the Tops Sails middle and\nlatter part light baffling winds with squals of rain at daylight\nset all sail and steered N W\nLat By Obs 31.29","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather gave way to light, baffling winds and rain squalls. Two ships were in sight, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-06","events":[],"lat":-31.4333,"lon":181.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 6[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the S E and squally steering\nN W One ship in sight at sunset French rock S W 15 miles\ndistant took in sail and halled on the wind to the E middle\nand latter part fresh breeze from the S E and fine weather steering\nN by E at meridian Curtis Rocks W 10 miles dist One Ship in sight\nLat by Obs [illegible]","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","SE","fresh"],["latter","SE","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed past French Rock and later Curtis Rocks under fresh breezes and squally conditions, spotting another ship in sight.","where":"near land","place":"French rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-04-07","events":[],"lat":-29.5667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday April 7th 1862\nCommences with moderate breeze from the SE and fine weather\nSteering NNE One ship in sight at sunset Goat Island W 15 miles\ntook in sail for the night and halled on the wind to the S E middle\npart light wind latter part fresh breeze from the NE at daylight\nset all sail and steered by the wind to the N NW at 6 A M\nMacaulay Island SW 25 miles distant Sunday Island NNE\nLat by Obs 29.34","wind":[["first","SE","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","NE","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather as the ship sailed near Goat Island, Macaulay Island, and Sunday Island. Another ship was in sight at sunset.","where":"near land","place":"Goat Island, Macaulay Island, Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1862-04-08","events":[],"lat":-29.7333,"lon":182.0333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 8th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the NNE and cloudy stearing by\nthe wind to the NW at 2 took in Top Gallant sails at 4 strong\nwind double reefed the Top sails at 6 P M took in Foresail\nJib and spanker and wore ship to the Eastward Sunday Is\nESE 45 miles distant middle part fresh gales and squally\nat midnight took in fore and mizen Top sails latter part\nstrong gales with rain headding to the Eastward under storm\nsails Lat by Obs 29.44 Long by Chro 177.58","wind":[["first","NNE","fresh"],["first","","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship faced worsening weather that grew into strong gales and rain, forcing the crew to reduce sail down to storm sails and head eastward.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Is","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1862-04-09","events":[],"lat":-29.5667,"lon":182.7416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday April 9th 1862\nComences with strong Gales from the N and squally at 2 more\nmoderate at 3 set the foresail at 4 set fore and mizen Top sails\nheadding by the wind to the Eastward middle part fresh Gales\nfrom the NNW and good weather latter part strong Gales at 8 Am\ntook in Fore tail Fore and mizen Top sails\nLat by Obs 29.34","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["first","","moderate"],["middle","NNW","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls blew through the day as the crew adjusted sails to head eastward.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-10","events":[],"lat":-29.7167,"lon":183.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 10th 1862\nCommences with strong Gales from the NW and clear laying\nunder storm sails to the Northward at 3 squally with\nrain at 6 rather more moderate middle and latter part\nfresh gales and fine weather at daylight set double\nreefed Topsails at 8 set the Jib at 9 wore ship to\nthe S wind from the WSW\nLat by Obs 29.43 Long by Chro 176.35","wind":[["first","NW","gale"],["middle","","gale"]],"weather":["clear","squalls","rain","gale"],"plain":"Strong gales and rain squalls forced the ship to wait under storm sails before the weather moderated and they could make more sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-11","events":[],"lat":-30.1333,"lon":183.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 11th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the W S W and good\nweather steering by the wind to the S under double reefed\nTops Sails middle part moderate latter part light breeze from\nthe W S W and fine weather at daylight set all sail to the S\nLat by Obs 30..08 Long by Chro 176.50","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","WSW","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather under reduced sail, setting all sails south at daylight as the wind moderated. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-12","events":[],"lat":-30.6333,"lon":182.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday April 12th 1862\nCom with light baffling airs and fine weather headding to\nthe South with all sail set middle and latter part moderat\nbreeze and fine weather at daylight set all sail and stered\nby the wind to the S W\nLat by Obs 30.38 Long by Chro 177.24\n#","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light, shifting breezes as the ship steered south and southwest under full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-31.1833,"lon":182.2834,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday April 13th 1862\nCommences with moderate breeze from the W S W and\nfine weather steering by the wind to the S W at 5 P M\nsaw whales to the S S W 6 miles distant at half past\n5 lared 3 Boats but saw nothing more of the Whals\nthe Boats up and took in sail and stood to the N middle\npart light airs from the W S W ship on diffent tacks latter\nlatter part fresh breeze and rainny wind variable steering\ndiffrent corses in hopes to see those whales that we saw\nlast night but the weather so thick very bad seeing\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","WSW","moderate"],["middle","WSW","light"],["latter","variable","fresh"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"They spotted whales six miles off in the late afternoon and put out three boats to chase them, but saw nothing more of them. The next day brought fresh breezes, rain, and poor visibility as they searched in vain.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-04-14","events":[],"lat":-31.7333,"lon":181.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday 14th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the S steering N W at 3\nmuch rain at 4 P M fresh Gales from the E double reefed\nthe Topsails at 6 close reefed the Top Sails and wore ship\nto the S S E middle part fresh Gales wind halled graduly\nfrom the E to N at 6 Wind from the W wore ship to the\nS at 7 set double reefed Tops Sails at 11 set all sail moderat\nbreeze from the W S W and good weather tacked ship\nto the N W\nLat by Obs 31.44 Long by 178.2","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["first","E","gale"],["middle","E","gale"],["latter","W",""],["latter","WSW","moderate"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"The ship faced heavy rain and fresh gales that shifted rapidly around the compass, forcing the crew to repeatedly reef sail and turn before the weather cleared.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-15","events":[],"lat":-31.2667,"lon":181.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 15th 1862\nComes with moderate breezy from the WSW and fine weather\nsteering by the Wind to the NW at 1 PM saw Macaulays Island\nat 6 The Island WNW 20 miles tacked ship to the S and took\nin sail for the Night middle part strong wind and squally\nat 10 wind halled to the WNW at daylight set double reefed Top\nSails Jib and main Sail latter part strong wind and squally\nwind from the SW at 11 AM took in main Sail at meridian\nsaw a ship steering to the N\nLat by Obs 31.16 Long by Chro 178.14","wind":[["first","WSW","moderate"],["middle","WNW","strong"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sighted Macaulays Island in the afternoon before turning south under reduced sail for the night. The weather turned squally with strong winds, and at midday they spotted another ship sailing north.","where":"near land","place":"Macaulays Island","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1862-04-16","events":[],"lat":-31.1667,"lon":180.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 16th 1862\nFirst part strong wind from the SW and squally at 3 PM\nwind from the S at 5 fresh Gales took in sail To close reefed\nTop Sails and headded to the ESE middle part strong wind from\nthe S latter part wind variable with squals of rain steering by\nthe wind to the W at 9 Am set whole Top Sails at 10 saw French\nRock WSW at meridian Rock SW 20 miles distant\nLat by Obs 31..10 Long by Chro 179.03\n\n#","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["first","S","gale"],["middle","S","strong"],["latter","variable",""]],"weather":["squalls","gale","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and gales forced the crew to reduce sail, accompanied by rain squalls. Later in the morning, they sighted French Rock to the southwest.","where":"near land","place":"French Rock","at":"l-esperance-rock"},{"date":"1862-04-17","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-30.2,"lon":181.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 17th 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the SW and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the Westward at 2 PM steered N by E at sunset\ntook in sail and halled on the wind to the DSE Curtes Rocks\nNNW 15 miles distant middle and latter part fresh breeze\nwith a very heavy swell at daylight Curtes Rocks NNW 10 miles\ndistant set all sail and steered NNE at 11 saw whales goin\nquick to the N E lored the Boats at meridian Macaulays Island\nNW 15 miles dist the boats in chase of the whales","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Sailing past Curtis Rocks and Macauley Island under fresh breezes, the crew spotted fast-moving whales at 11 and put the boats out to chase them.","where":"near land","place":"Macaulays Island","plate":"chase.right-a","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1862-04-18","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-29.8333,"lon":181.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 18th 1862\nComes with strong wind from the SW and good weather\nsteering NE by N in chase of the whales at sunset struck\nand killed One at 8 took him along side and took in sail\nheaddstng SSE middle and latter part light breezy from the SW\nat 6 Am commenced to cut the whale at 10 finished. at daylight\nMacaullys Island W 20 miles distant at meridian SW Sunday\nIsland N steering to the N with all sail set\nLat by Obs 29.50","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"plain":"They chased whales in strong winds, harpooning and killing one at sunset. After bringing it alongside that night, the crew began stripping the blubber at 6 a.m. and finished by 10, with Macauley's Island in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Macaullys Island","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1862-04-19","events":[],"lat":-29.2667,"lon":182.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday April 19th 1862\nCommences with light airs from the S W steering to the S W\nemployed cutting up the whales Junk and Bailing the case\nat 6 wore ship and steered S E by S and commenced to Boil\nSunday Island N 25 miles distant middle part light breeze\nfrom the S W latter part light breeze from the E at 6 Wore\nship to the S and set all sail employed in boiling Macaulys\nIsland S W Sundy Island N 25 miles distant","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"The crew cut up the whale's junk, bailed the spermaceti from the case, and began boiling the blubber into oil while sailing in sight of Sunday Island and Macaulys Island.","where":"near land","place":"Sunday Island","at":"raoul-island"},{"date":"1862-04-20","events":[],"lat":-30.2,"lon":181.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 20th 1862\nComes with light breeze from the N E and good weather steering\nS E by S employed in boiling at Sunset Macaulays Island\nW by S 15 miles distant took in sail hauled on the wind\nto the eastward middle part strong wind and rainy at\n10 A M finished Boiling latter part fresh Gales with\nmutch rain at 7 took in all Fail except storm sails\nlaying by the wind to the S E","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"The crew finished boiling blubber into oil while sailing past Macaulays Island. Strong winds and heavy rain developed into a fresh gale, forcing them to reduce sail to storm sails.","where":"near land","place":"Macaulays Island","plate":"work.trying-a","at":"macauley-island"},{"date":"1862-04-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":-30.25,"lon":182.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday April 21st 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the E N E and rainy ship\nheadding to the S E at 3 P M wind hauled to the S W and\ncleared off some middle part squally latter part more moderate\nat 7 Am set double reefed Top sails and steered by the wind to\nthe N N W wind from the west at 10 saw a spout supposed\nto be Sperm Whales but saw No more of it\nLat by Obs 30.15 Long by Chro 177.13","wind":[["first","ENE","gale"],["first","SW",""],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","rain","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and rain eased to more moderate weather by morning. At 10 a.m. they saw a spout thought to be from sperm whales, but saw nothing more of it.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-22","events":[],"lat":-30.0167,"lon":182.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 22d 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the W with a hed sea\nsteering by the wind to the N N W with double reefed Top sails\nat 6 P M wore ship to the S S W middle and latter part fresh\nGales and squally at daylight wore ship to the N N W\nLat by Obs 30.01 Long by Chro 177.23","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds, a head sea, and fresh, squally gales forced the crew to reduce sail and turn the ship several times. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-23","events":[],"lat":-28.75,"lon":182.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 23d 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the W and squally at 2 P M close\nreefed tops sails and furled the Fore sail ship headding N N W\nmiddle part the same latter part strong winds from the W S W\nat daylight set the corses headding N W\nLat by Obs 28.45 Long by Chro 177.45","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh gales and squalls, forcing the crew to shorten sail, followed by strong winds as they headed northwest.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-24","events":[],"lat":-27.8167,"lon":182.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday April 24th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the SW steering N W by W at\nsunset took in sail for the Night and halled on the wind to the\nWestward middle and latter part the wind and weather the same\nat daylight set double reefed topsails and steered N by E employed\nstowing Oil in the After hold Larboard Side\nLat by Obs 27,,49 Long by Chro 177,,23","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SW","strong"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"plain":"Strong southwest winds continued throughout the day. The crew spent their time stowing oil in the after hold on the left side of the ship.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-b"},{"date":"1862-04-25","events":[],"lat":-26.7333,"lon":183.2167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday April 25th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the S W and good weather steering\nN by E at 6 PM finished stowing 48 bls and took in sail and halled\non the wind to the S E middle part the wind the same at 1 AM\nwore ship to the westward at daylight set whole main Topsail\nand main Top Gallant sail and steered N N E wind from the S\nLat by Obs 26.44 Long by Chro 176.47","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SW","strong"],["latter","S",""]],"plain":"Strong winds and good weather. The crew finished storing 48 barrels of oil in the hold, reduced sail, and turned to the westward during the night before setting more sail at daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-26","events":[],"lat":-25.6833,"lon":184.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday April 26th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the S E and good weather steering\nN N E at sunset took in sail for the Night and halled on\nthe wind to the E S E middle and latter part wind from about\nE S E at daylight set all sail and stered by the wind to the N E\nLat by Obs 25,,41 Long by Chro 175,,44","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","ESE",""],["latter","ESE",""]],"plain":"Strong winds and good weather. The crew shortened sail for the night and set all sail again at daylight, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-27","events":[],"lat":-25.15,"lon":184.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday April 27th 1862\nFirst part moderate breeze from the E S E and good weather steering\nby the wind to the N E at sunset took in sail for the night\nmiddle part light airs and and baffleing with rain latter part\nlight airs from the W steering E with all sail set\nLat By Obs 25,,09 Long By Chro 175,,33","wind":[["first","ESE","moderate"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing in light, baffling winds and rain, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-25.15,"lon":184.6416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday April 28th 1862\nCommences with light airs from the W S W and fine weather\nsteering E at 5 lored for Black Fish got None at dark took\nin sail and headed to the S W middle and latter part\nlight baffling airs and calms ship headding to all points\nof the Compas\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew put the boats out to chase pilot whales but caught none. The day ended with calm conditions and light, shifting winds that left the ship drifting in all directions.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-29","events":[],"lat":-25.15,"lon":184.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday April 29th 1862\nCommences with a [struck: strong] light air from the N E and\nClouday steering to the Eastnard at dark took in sail for\nthe Night middle and latter part light breeze from the S and\ngood weather at daylight set all sail and steered to the E\nLat By Obs 25.09 Long By Chro 175.10","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather, steering eastward under full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-04-30","events":[],"lat":-25.65,"lon":185.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday April 30th 1862\nCommences with light breeze from the S S W and fine\nweather steering to the E at 1 P M saw a ship to the S E\nat 4 spoke the Janes Murry of New Bedford Capt Wing\n150 Sperm since leving the Bay off Island middle part\nlight airs latter part light breeze from S W steering to the\nN E at meridian steered N E\nLat By Obs 25.39 Long By Chro 174..33","wind":[["first","SSW","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes. In the afternoon, they met and exchanged news with the James Murray of New Bedford, Captain Wing, who had taken 150 barrels of sperm oil since leaving the Bay of Islands.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Janes Murry","rig":"ship","port":"New Bedford","captain":"Wing","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-c"},{"date":"1862-05-01","events":[],"lat":-25.4167,"lon":185.4667,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday May 1st 1862\nFirst part light Winds from the W N W and fine weather\nsteering to the N E at dark took in sail and halled on the\nwind to the N W middle and latter part light airs from\nthe S and Clouday at daylight set all sail and steered N E\nLat By Obs 25.25","wind":[["first","WNW","light"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Fine weather with light winds as the ship steered to the northeast, taking in sail overnight before setting all sail again at daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-02","events":[],"lat":-25.0667,"lon":185.4833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday May 2d 1862\nFirst part Calm and Clouday headding to all points of\nthe Compas at dark double reefed the Top Sails middle\npart light Bafling airs latter part light breeze from the E\nand Clouday at daylight set all sail and steered to the N N W\nLat By Obs 25..04","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"weather":["calm","cloudy"],"plain":"Calm and cloudy weather with shifting winds kept the ship turning to all points of the compass. At daylight, the crew made all sail and steered north-northwest.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-03","events":[],"lat":-25.75,"lon":185.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 3d 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the E and Clouday steering\nby the wind to the S S E at sundown took in sail for the\nNight middle and latter part wind and weather the\nsame at daylight set all sail and stered S W\nLat by Obs 25..45 Long by Chro 174..30","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing with fresh breezes and cloudy skies; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-04","events":[],"lat":-25.65,"lon":185.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 4[#th#] 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the E and fine weather\nsteering S W at 1 P M saw a ship at 4 spoke the Herald\noff New Bedford capt Little 650 bls at dark took in sail\nfor the night middle and latter part strong wind at daylight\nset whole topsails and steered by the wind to the N E at\nmeridian double reefed the topsails one ship in sight\nLat by Obs 25.39 Long by Chro 174.18 W","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"They met and spoke with the Herald of New Bedford, Captain Little, who had 650 barrels of oil. They continued sailing through strong winds, ending the day with another ship in sight.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Herald","rig":"ship","port":"New Bedford","captain":"Little","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-b"},{"date":"1862-05-05","events":[],"lat":-25.25,"lon":186.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 5[#th#] 1862\nComes with strong wind from the E S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the N E under double reefed Top\nsails at dark took in sail for the night middle and\nlatter part strong wind and clouday at daylight steered by the\nwind to the N E with double reefed Topsails the Herald in sight\nLat By Obs 25..15 Long by Chro 173..46","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"They sailed northeast in strong winds under reduced canvas, with the Herald in sight. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-06","events":[],"lat":-24.8667,"lon":186.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 6[#th#] 1862\nComes with strong wind from the S E and good weather steering\nby the wind to the E N E at dark close reefed the top sails and\nwore ship to the S the Ship Herald in sight to the W middle\nand latter part fresh gales latter part steering by the wind to\nthe E N E\nLat By Obs 24.52 Long By Chro 173.22","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew experienced strong winds that worsened into fresh gales. They sighted the ship Herald to the west but had no further contact.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-07","events":[],"lat":-24.6333,"lon":186.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednes May 7[#th#] 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the S E and good weather steering\nby the wind to the E N E with close reefed Top sails set at dark\nwore ship to the S S W middle and latter part fresh gales\nand good weather at daylight set double reefed top sails and stered\nby the wind to the E N E a ship in sight to the N\nLat By Obs 24.38 Long by Chro 173.07","wind":[["first","SE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Fresh gales and good weather continued throughout the day while steering by the wind under reefed topsails. A ship was sighted to the north, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-08","events":[],"lat":-23.9,"lon":187.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 8[#th#] 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the S E and good weathe\nsteering by the wind to the N E One ship in sight middle and\nlatter part strong wind and good weather at daylight set double\nreefed topsails and stered by the wind headding E N E\nLat By Obs 23..52 Long By Obs 172..07","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fair weather continued as they sailed northeast. Another ship was in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-09","events":[],"lat":-23.6,"lon":188.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 9th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind headding E S E with double reefed\ntopsails One ship in sight at dark took in sail and wore\nship to the S middle part strong winds Latter part more\nmodrate at daylight set whole Tops Sails and steared by the wind\nto the E N E one ship in sight to the N\nLat By Obs 23.36 Long By Chro 171.15 W","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Strong winds and fair weather. Other ships were in sight, but nothing else happened beyond routine sailing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-10","events":[],"lat":-23.0333,"lon":188.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 10th 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the E N E with all sail set at dark\ntook in sail for the night middle and latter part strong\nwinds at daylight set double reefed topsails and steered by\nthe wind to the E N E at 8 saw a ship to the N W suppod\nto be a whaling run for her at Noon stile runing for the\nship Lat By Obs 23..02 Long by Chro 171..29 [blot]","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong breezes and good weather. In the morning, they sighted a vessel believed to be a whaler and sailed toward her through noon.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-11","events":[],"lat":-22.9667,"lon":189.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 11th 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the S E and good weather\nsteering W S W for the ship at 2 came up with her and\nfound she was not a whaling halled the wind to the\nE N E at dark wore ship to the S and took in sail\nmiddle and latter part strong winds from the S S E at\nmidnight wore ship to the E at daylight set whole topsails\nand steered by the wind to the E saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 22.58 Long by Chro 170.02","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","SSE","strong"],["latter","SSE","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed toward a ship, only to find she was not a whaler once they came up with her. The crew then changed course and saw nothing more.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-12","events":[],"lat":-22.3833,"lon":191.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 12th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the S S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the E middle part strong winds\nfrom the S E and squally latter part fresh breeze and fine\nweather stearing by the wind to the S E\nLat by Obs 22.23 Long By Chro 168.01","wind":[["first","SSE","strong"],["middle","SE","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with strong winds and squalls; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-13","events":[],"lat":-21.9333,"lon":189.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 13th 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from the S E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N E middle and latter part light breeze\nfrom the E and fine weather steering by the wind to the N N E\nLat By Obs 21.56 Long By Chro 176.59","wind":[["first","SE","moderate"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","E","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather and moderate breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-14","events":[],"lat":-21.55,"lon":192.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 14 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with light airs from the E and fine weather steering by the\nwind to the S W at 5 P M cept off S W middle part light baffling\nairs latter light air from the S S E steering by the wind to the S W\nLat By Obs 21.33 Long By Chro 167-26","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","SSE","light"]],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-15","events":[],"lat":-21.7833,"lon":191.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 15 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with light air from the S S E steering by the wind to\nthe S W with all sail set saw nothing of Note middle and\nlatter part light breeze from the S E and fine weather steering\nS W with all sail set\nLat By Obs 21..47 Long By Chro 168..34","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["middle","SE","light"],["latter","SE","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather and light breezes; sailed southwest with all sails set and saw nothing of note.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-16","events":[],"lat":-23.5667,"lon":188.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday May 16 [superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with a strong breeze from the S E and fine steering\nS W with all sail set middle and latter part strong winds from\nthe E and Clouday steering S W with all sail set\nLat By Obs 23..34 Long by Chro 171..26","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong breezes and cloudy weather as they sailed southwest with every sail set. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-17","events":[],"lat":-24.6333,"lon":186.4667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 17 [superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the E and Clouday steering\nS W by S with all sail set middle part squally with thunder\nand Lightning wind halled to the N W took in top Gallant sails\nlatter part strong winds from the W at 8 A m wore ship and\nsteered By the wind to the N N W with main top Gallant Sail\nset Lat by Obs 24.38 Long By Chro 173..32","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","W","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","thunder","lightning"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy weather continued throughout the day, bringing squalls with thunder and lightning as the ship turned and reset sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-18","events":[],"lat":-23.0333,"lon":186.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 18 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with strong wind from the W and fine steering by the\nwind to the N N W with main Top Gallant sail set at 6 P m set\nall sail middle part light air latter part light airs and Calm\nship headding to all points of the Compas one ship in sight\nLat by Obs 23.02 Long By Chro 173.36","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The ship sailed under strong westerly winds before running into light airs and calms that left her heading in all directions. Another ship was in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-19","events":[],"lat":-22.05,"lon":184.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 19 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with Calm one ship in sight to the E at 6 light\nair from the N E headding to the S W at 3 A M moderate\nbreeze from the W S W latter part fresh breeze and fine steering by\nthe wind to the N Lat by Obs 22.03 Long By Chro 175.15","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","NE","light"],["middle","WSW","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Routine sailing in calm and light breezes with another ship in sight; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-20","events":[],"lat":-20.4167,"lon":188.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 20th 1862\nCommences with a strong breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N N W at 2 P M steered N E by N\nmiddle and latter part strong breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering N E by N with all sail set employed setting up rigin\nLat By Obs 20.25 Long By Chro 171.24","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","W","strong"],["latter","W","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather with a strong breeze as the crew sailed northeast with every sail set and worked on tightening the rigging.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-05-21","events":[],"lat":-19.4167,"lon":189.5333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday May 21st 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering N E by N with all sail set at 6 P M squally some\nrain middle and latter part light breeze from the W\nand fine weather steering N E by E with all sail set\nat 10 A M saw Savage Island bareing N halled up\nN by W Lat by Obs 19.25 Long by Chro 170.28","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","W","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Sailed with every sail set in fine weather with squalls in the evening. At 10 a.m., they sighted Savage Island and adjusted course.","where":"near land","place":"Savage Island","plate":"land.landfall-a","at":"niue"},{"date":"1862-05-22","events":[],"lat":-16.9333,"lon":189.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday May 22d 1862\nComes with light breeze from the W and clouday steering by\nthe wind to the N N W at dark the land N by E 15 miles\ndistant middle part the same latter part light airs from the\nS W steering N by E with all sail set\nLat by Obs 18.34 Long by Chro 170.50\n\nFriday May 22d 1862\nComences with light air from the S and fine weather\nsteering N at 6 P M light breeze from the S E middle part\nthe same latter part fresh breeze steering N by E\nLat By Obs 16.56","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","W","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Light breezes and fine weather as the ship steered north with all sail set, passing land about 15 miles off.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-05-23","events":[],"lat":-13.85,"lon":187.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday May 23d 1862\nComes with strong wind from the S E and squally\nsteering N by E with all sail set at 2 P M took in Topgallant\nsails at 6 took in the main sail middle part squally with\nrain at 10 P M double reefed the Top sails at daylight set who\nmain Topsail. weather thick and rainy at 8 saw the\nManona Islands N 10 miles distant steered W S W at\n10 Am light airs and varyng with plents of rain\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls forced the crew to reduce sail in thick, rainy weather. Later that morning, they sighted the Manona Islands ten miles away.","where":"near land","place":"Manona Islands","via":[[187.85,-13.95]]},{"date":"1862-05-24","events":[],"lat":-13.7667,"lon":189.2869,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday May 24th 1862\nComences with light airs and baffling steering W at 4 PM saw\nsaw the Island of Toutouila W 10 ligues distant steered W S W\nweather thick and squally at 4 AM wind from the W stury\nby the wind to the S at Day light Toutouila S 20 miles Opoulou\nS W 40 miles latter part calm two ships in sight\nLat by Obs 13.44","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","W",""],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["squalls","calm"],"plain":"Light, shifting winds brought thick, squally weather as the crew sighted the islands of Toutouila and Opoulou. The day ended in a calm with two other ships in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Toutouila","via":[[187.95,-13.75]],"at":"tutuila"},{"date":"1862-05-25","events":[],"lat":-13.75,"lon":188.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday May 25th 1862\nComes with light air from the N headding to the W with\nall sail set at dark Toutouila S E Oupoulou W 30 miles\nheadding in for the land with a very light air middle part\nthe same latter part light breeze from the S E and fine weather\nat meridian the harbor of Apia W S W 20 miles distant","wind":[["first","N","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","SE","light"]],"plain":"They sailed under light airs toward land with all sails set. By noon, Apia harbor lay about twenty miles to the west-southwest.","where":"near land","place":"Apia","at":"apia-upolu"},{"date":"1862-05-26","events":[],"lat":-13.75,"lon":188.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday May 26th 1862\nComes with light breeze from the S E and fine weather\nsteering in for the harbor at 5 PM the Pilot came on\nBord and tacked off shore middle part standing off and\non latter part fresh breeze from the E S E and fine weather\nat 11 Am came to Anchor in Apia Harbor and lay there\nuntill the 10th of June at","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["latter","ESE","fresh"]],"plain":"Light breezes and fine weather brought the ship toward the harbor. A pilot came aboard in the evening, and the vessel anchored in Apia Harbor the following morning, remaining there until June 10.","where":"in port","place":"Apia Harbor","at":"apia-upolu"},{"date":"1862-05-27","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7463,"lon":188.2639},{"date":"1862-05-28","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7426,"lon":188.2778},{"date":"1862-05-29","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7389,"lon":188.2917},{"date":"1862-05-30","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7352,"lon":188.3056},{"date":"1862-05-31","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7315,"lon":188.3194},{"date":"1862-06-01","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7278,"lon":188.3333},{"date":"1862-06-02","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7241,"lon":188.3472},{"date":"1862-06-03","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7204,"lon":188.3611},{"date":"1862-06-04","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7166,"lon":188.375},{"date":"1862-06-05","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7129,"lon":188.3889},{"date":"1862-06-06","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7092,"lon":188.4028},{"date":"1862-06-07","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7055,"lon":188.4167},{"date":"1862-06-08","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.7018,"lon":188.4306},{"date":"1862-06-09","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.6981,"lon":188.4444},{"date":"1862-06-10","events":[],"covered_by":"1862-05-26","lat":-13.6944,"lon":188.4583},{"date":"1862-06-11","events":[],"lat":-13.6907,"lon":188.4722,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednes June the 11th 1862\nComes with a strong E wind at 2 PM got under way\nand stood to sea at 4 B went on shore the ship laying\noff and on middle and latter part strong winds and squally\nwith rain the ship off the harbor","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong easterly winds blew as the ship got under way and headed to sea. At 4 p.m. someone went ashore while the ship cruised back and forth off the harbor through squalls and rain.","where":"near land","plate":"land.landfall-a"},{"date":"1862-06-12","events":[],"lat":-13.687,"lon":188.4861,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday June 12th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the S E and squally at\n3 PM B went on Board and stood off shore at dark double\nreefed the topsails middle and latter part strong winds\nand squally working to the S under double reefed topsails\nat Daylight [illegible] Wareing W 15 miles distant wore ship\nand stood to the N E thick and squally","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls blew as the ship stood offshore. The crew worked south under reduced sail, spotted land at daylight about 15 miles away, and turned back to the northeast in thick weather.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-06-13","events":[],"lat":-13.6833,"lon":188.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 13[th] 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E S E and squally\nsteering by the wind to the N E middle part the same\nat midnight wore ship to the S latter part strong wind\nand clouday at meridian Upolo W 20 miles distant\nLat by Obs 13.41 Long by Chro 171.30","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","ESE","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls blew as the ship sailed on, sighting Upolo about 20 miles to the west at noon.","where":"near land","place":"Upolo","at":"upolu"},{"date":"1862-06-14","events":[],"lat":-13.85,"lon":189.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday June 14[th] 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E S E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at 4 tacked ship to the\nN E East end of Upolo S 2 leges distant middle and\nlatter part strong wind and fine weather at daylight\ntacked ship to the S at meridian Tutuilla S E 20 miles\nLat by Obs 13.51 Long By Chro 170.55","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Sailed in strong winds and fine weather, sighting Upolu and later Tutuila in the distance.","where":"near land","place":"Upolo","at":"upolu"},{"date":"1862-06-15","events":[],"lat":-14.0,"lon":189.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday June 15[th] 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the E S E and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S at 2 tacked to the N E at\ndark the E end of Tutuilla S S E 20 miles dist middle\npart squally at 3 Am tacked to the S latter part wind\nfrom the E with strong squalls steering by the wind to the\nSouth with whole Topsails at meridian Tutuilla\nS W 20 miles distant\nLat by Obs 14.00 Long by Chro 170.25","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["latter","E",""]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed in squally weather and strong winds, keeping the island of Tutuilla in sight about 20 miles away.","where":"near land","place":"Tutuilla","at":"tutuila"},{"date":"1862-06-16","events":[],"lat":-16.25,"lon":190.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 16[th] 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the E with heavy\nsquals of wind and rain steering by the wind to the S\nwith whole topsails set middle part squally with rain\nlatter part fresh winds and fine weather steering S S E\nLat By Obs 16.15 Long by Chro 169.51","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Squalls of wind and rain gave way to fresh winds and fine weather as the ship steered south-southeast. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-17","events":[],"lat":-17.0333,"lon":190.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday June 17[th] 1862\nComes with light breeze from the N E and clouday stiering\nS S E with all sail set middle part the wind the\nsame steering S by E latter part calm enployed repairing\nthe Fore sail\nLat by Obs 17.02 Long by Chro 169.49","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","NE","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["cloudy","calm"],"plain":"Sailed with all sails set under light breezes before falling calm. The crew spent the day repairing the foresail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-18","events":[],"lat":-18.1667,"lon":188.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday June 18th 1862\nFirst part Calm and pleasant at 9 P M moderate breeze\nfrom the S E and incresing latter part strong wind and clou\nday steering by the wind to the S S W with Main Topgallant\nSail set\nLat by Obs 18.10 Long by Chro 171.05","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","SE","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["calm","cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in changing winds, ending with strong winds and cloudy weather as they steered south-southwest.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-19","events":[],"lat":-18.65,"lon":188.9167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday June 19th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the S E and Clouday\nsteering by the wind to the S S W at 3 took in main\nTop Gallant sail at 6 double reefed the Top Sails and\nwore ship to the E N E middle part fresh gales and\nsqually at 10 took in the mainsail at 2 A M set it again\nlatter part squally at 6 A M wore ship to the S\nLat by Obs 18..39","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy weather continued throughout the day, bringing fresh gales and squalls as the crew adjusted sails and turned the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-20","events":[],"lat":-19.0833,"lon":188.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 20th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales and squally at 4 past meridian\ntook in the main sail at 2 took in Jib & spanker at 5\nClose reefed the Top Sails. and wore ship to the N E wind\nfrom the E S E and squally middle and latter part strong\nGales at 6 A M wore ship to the S ship under Close reefed\ntopsails Lat by Obs 19.05 Long by Chro 171.05","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls forced the crew to shorten sail and turn the ship several times. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-21","events":[],"lat":-19.6833,"lon":188.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday June 21st 1862\nCommences with fresh Gales from the E S E and Clouday steering\nby the wind to the S under Close reefed Top sails middle part\nstrong Gales and squally at 12 midnight took in Fore and\nmizen topsails and Fore sail latter part strong Gales laying\nunder storm sails to the S\nLat by Obs 19..41 Long by Chro 171.33","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"The ship battled strong gales and squalls, reducing sail until riding out the storm under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-22","events":[],"lat":-20.3667,"lon":187.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday June 22d 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the E S E laying headding to\nthe S under storm sails middle and latter part strong\nGales from the E at 4 A M set Close reefed Top sails and\nForesail and steered by the wind to the South\nLat by Obs 20.22 Long by Chro 172.01","wind":[["first","ESE","gale"],["middle","E","gale"],["latter","E","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong gales blew from the east-southeast and east, forcing the crew to ride out the weather under storm sails before setting closely reefed sails to steer south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-23","events":[],"lat":-22.3667,"lon":187.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 23d 1862\nComences with strong Gales from the E and squally steering\nS under Close reefed Tops Sails middle part the same latter\npart squally at 7 Am set the main Sail and steered S by W\nat meridian took in the main sail\nLat by Obs 22.22 Long by Chro 172.31","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls forced the ship to run south under heavily shortened sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-24","events":[],"lat":-22.9667,"lon":187.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday June 24th 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the E and squally steering\nS by W with Close reefed Top Sails at 3 PM took all sail\nexcept storm Sails and hove too to the S middle and latter\npart strong Gales with a Bad sea\nLat by Obs 22.58 Long By Chro 172.31","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong gales and rough seas forced the crew to take in almost all sail and stop the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-25","events":[],"lat":-23.1167,"lon":187.65,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday June 25th 1862\nCommences with strong Gales from the E and squally\nheadding to the Southward under storm sails middle\npart the same latter part Moderate Gales\nLat By Obs 23.07 Long By Chro 172.21","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","E","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong gales and squalls forced the ship to head southward under storm sails before winds moderated later in the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-26","events":[],"lat":-23.75,"lon":187.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday June 26th 1862\nComes with a moderate Gale from the ENE and good\nweather headding to the SE with storm sails set\nmiddle part more moderate at midnight set the Fore\nsail at 4 Am set the Fore and mizen topsails close\nreefed at daylight set whole topsails and steered\nS W by S strong winds from the SE and good weather\nLat By Obs 23.45 Long by Chro 172.44","wind":[["first","ENE","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The ship navigated through a moderate gale and strong winds, adjusting sail as the weather improved. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-27","events":[],"lat":-24.75,"lon":185.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday June 27th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the SE and fine weather\nsteering S W by S with main Top Gallant sail set\nat dark double reefed the Topsails and steered WSW\nmiddle part strong breeze latter part moderate breez\nand fine weather at daylight set all sail and steered\nS W by S employed repairing Boat\nLat By Obs 24.45 Long By Chro 174.50","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong to moderate breezes; the crew spent the day repairing a boat.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-28","events":[],"lat":-25.3,"lon":184.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday 28 June 1862\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N E and good\nweather steering S W by S at sunset took in sail and hauled\nOn the wind to the Eastward middle part wind and weath\nthe same as the first at midnight wore ship to the N W at 6\nAm Squally double reefed the topsails and stered S W by S\nat 9 good weather set all sail and steered S W\nLat By Obs 25.18 Long By Chro 175..36","wind":[["first","NE","moderate"],["middle","NE","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing with moderate breezes, interrupted by morning squalls that forced them to shorten sail before the weather improved and all sails were set.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-29","events":[],"lat":-25.3,"lon":184.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday June 29th 1862\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the N N E and\nhazzy steering S W with all sail set at dark thick and\nrainy with thunder and litening took in sail and hall'd\nOn the wind to the W wind N N W middle part squally\nwith rain at midnight wore ship to the NE latter part\nlight airs from the W steering to the N with all sail set\nLat By Obs 25.18 Long by Chro 175..41","wind":[["first","NNE","moderate"],["first","NNW",""],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["haze","rain","thunder","lightning","squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing through squally, rainy weather with thunder and lightning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-06-30","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":1}],"lat":-25.1833,"lon":185.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday June 30th 1862\nComences with a light breeze from the S W and fine weather\nsteering N with all sail set at dark took in sail fore the\nnight and halled on the wind to the E S E wind to the S\nmiddle part the same latter part moderate breeze from the S E\nand fine weather steering by the wind to the E N E saw one finback\nLat By Obs 25.11 Long By Chro 174.33","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["first","S",""],["middle","S",""],["latter","SE","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather throughout the day under light to moderate breezes. The crew spotted a single finback whale.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-01","events":[],"lat":-25.6333,"lon":185.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday June 31st 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the S E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the E N E at dark took in sail and wore ship\nto the S S W middle part the same latter part strong winds\nfrom the E and fine weather at daylight set all sail and\nsteered S W\nLat by Obs 25..38 Long By Chro 175..00","wind":[["first","SE","fresh"],["middle","SE","fresh"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"Fine weather and strong winds; the crew adjusted sail and turned the ship with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-02","events":[],"lat":-24.75,"lon":184.1667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 2d 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the E and good weather steering\nW S W with all sail set at sunset took in sail and steered by the\nwind to the N latter part light wind from the N E steering by the\nwind to the N N W Lat by Obs 24.45 Long by Chro 175.50","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["latter","NE","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather under strong breezes, with no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-03","events":[],"lat":-23.3167,"lon":183.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 3[superscript: d] 1862\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the N E and Cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the Northward with all sail set\nmiddle part wind Baffling headding on difrent tacks\nlatter part fresh breeze from the N N E and Clouday sturing\nby the wind to the N W\nLat by Obs 23..19 Long by Chro 176.30","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"],["middle","variable",""],["latter","NNE","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in cloudy weather with shifting winds and all sails set; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-04","events":[],"lat":-22.5833,"lon":183.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Fryday July 4[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with strong breeze from the N N E and good\nweather steering by the wind to the N W at 3 P M saw\nPilstart Island S 30 miles dist at 6 P M wind from\nthe N steering by the wind to the westward middle part\nwind light and baffleing latter part light airs from the\nwest steering by the wind to the N\nLat by Obs 22..35 Long by Chro 176..59","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"],["first","N",""],["middle","","light"],["latter","W","light"]],"plain":"They sailed by the wind in good weather, sighting Pilstart Island about 30 miles to the south, followed by light, baffling winds.","where":"near land","place":"Pilstart Island","plate":"land.landfall-a","at":"ata"},{"date":"1862-07-05","events":[],"lat":-20.2833,"lon":183.325,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday July 5[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with light breeze from the S W and fine weather\nsteering N with all sail set at 4 P M wind from the S\nmiddle part the same latter part strong wind from E\nto N N E and squally with rain\nLat by Obs 20..17","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["first","S",""],["middle","S",""],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light winds and fine weather before strong, squally winds and rain set in; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-06","events":[],"lat":-19.0333,"lon":183.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 6[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the E and rainy steering\nby the wind to the Nerthward middle and latter part\nwind baffleing from E to S with light squals of rain\nsteering N by W at 7 A M aman died by the Name of\n[blot] Wm Drew he had ben Sick 2 weeks with Desintery\nLat by Obs 19..02 S Long by Chro 176.22 W","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","variable",""],["latter","variable",""]],"weather":["rain","squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed north through baffling winds and light squalls of rain. At 7 a.m., William Drew died after suffering from dysentery for two weeks.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"Crewman died of dysentery","quote":"","interest":5,"topic":"deaths"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-17.85,"lon":183.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 7[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with light airs and baffleing steering N N W\nat 4 P M buryed Wm Drew at dark Calm middle\npart baffling winds and squally wind from W to S\nlatter part fresh breeze from the S S E first part saw\nand lored for Black Fish got none\nLat by Obs 17.51 Long by Chro 176.39","wind":[["first","","light"],["first","","calm"],["middle","variable",""],["latter","SSE","fresh"]],"weather":["calm","squalls"],"plain":"Light, shifting winds made sailing difficult. At 4:00 PM, the crew buried William Drew at sea. Earlier, they put the boats out to chase pilot whales, but caught none.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"William Drew was buried at sea","quote":"at 4 P M buryed Wm Drew","interest":5,"topic":"deaths"}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-08","events":[],"lat":-13.2,"lon":182.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday July 8th 1862\nCommences with a fresh from the E S E and fine weather\nsteering N N W [struck: W] with all sail set middle and later part\nstrong breeze and cloudy steering N N W with all sail set\nLat by Obs 13..12 Long by Chro 177.31","wind":[["first","ESE","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Fine weather with fresh to strong breezes as the ship steered north-northwest with all sail set. No whales were mentioned.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-09","events":[],"lat":-14.35,"lon":181.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 9th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the S E and cloudy steering\nN N W at 2 P M steered N W at 3 saw Horne Island N W by W\n30 miles distant steered in for the land at 6 double reefed the\nTop sails at 7 halled On the Wind to the N N E wind from\nthe E land S W by W 10 miles middle part strong winds\nand squally ship on difrent tacks latter part strong winds\nfrom the N E at daylight steered in for the land at 9 halled\naback on the S side of the Island canoes came off it being\nso rugged conclued not to land at meridian steered S S W\nLat by Obs 14. 20 Long by Chro 178. 10","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["first","E",""],["middle","","strong"],["latter","NE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls blew as the ship approached Horne Island. Canoes came out to meet them, but the sea was too rough to land, so they sailed on.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Canoes visited, but rough seas prevented landing","quote":"canoes came off it being so rugged conclued not to land","interest":3}],"where":"near land","place":"Horne Island","via":[[181.75,-14.25]],"at":"futuna"},{"date":"1862-07-10","events":[],"lat":-15.0583,"lon":180.5917,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday July 10th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the S E steering S S W\nwith main Top Gallantsail set at dark the land N N E\n30 miles distant steered S W middle part strong breeze latter\npart light winds and baffling with rain at 6 A M saw\nbareing S W by S 30 miles distant\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed south-southwest under strong winds and sighted land in the distance at dark and again in the morning, followed by light, shifting winds and rain.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-11","events":[],"lat":-15.7667,"lon":179.4333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 11th 1862\nComes with light baffling winds and rainy steering W S W\nat dark took in sail and halled on the wind to the S W\nwind from the N N E a number of the Fegee Islands in sight\nmiddle and latter part light baffling airs with calms and\nsome rain working to the W the land in sight from S E\nto S W Lat by Obs 15..26 Long by Chro 179..26 E","wind":[["first","NNE","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["rain","calm"],"plain":"They sailed west-southwest in light, shifting winds and rain, reducing sail at dark as several of the Fiji Islands came into sight.","where":"near land","place":"Fegee Islands","at":"fiji"},{"date":"1862-07-12","events":[],"lat":-15.9667,"lon":178.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 12th 1862\nComes with calms the land 20 miles distant middle\nand latter part light breeze and fine weather middle part win\nfrom the E latter part from the S E middle part steering W latter\npart S S W a number of Islands in sight\nLat by Obs 15..55 Long by Chro 179..45 E","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","SE","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calms gave way to light breezes and fine weather, with several islands in sight.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-16.9667,"lon":177.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 13th 1862\nComes with light airs and calms at 1 PM saw Breaches\nto the W headded the ship for them saw them no more\nat dark light air from the SE steering SW middle and\nlatter part fresh breeze. varying from ESE to S working to\nthe S under all sail at daylight Round Island S 10 miles\ndistant a number of Islands in sight\nLat by Obs 16.58 Long By Chro 177..22 E","wind":[["first","","light"],["first","SE","light"],["middle","variable","fresh"],["latter","variable","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and calms began the day. At 1 p.m., they saw whale breaches to the west and steered toward them, but saw nothing more. By daylight, Round Island and several other islands were in sight.","where":"near land","place":"Round Island"},{"date":"1862-07-14","events":[],"lat":-16.5333,"lon":177.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 14th 1862\nComes with light airs and baffling working to the S\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze from the Southward\nplenty of land in sight steering by the wind to the S Wand\nwest by W\nLat By Obs 16.32 Long By Chro 177.09","wind":[["first","variable","light"],["middle","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"plain":"Light and shifting airs gave way to a fresh breeze from the south. The crew sailed southwest with plenty of land in sight.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-15","events":[],"lat":-15.05,"lon":175.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday July 15th 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the SW middle part strong breeze\nfrom the SE latter part from the E steering by the wind\nto the Southward\nLat by Obs 15..03 Long By Chro 175.57","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["middle","SE","strong"],["latter","E",""]],"plain":"Fine weather and fresh breezes as the ship steered to the southwest and south; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-16","events":[],"lat":-15.2833,"lon":176.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 16th 1862\nComences with strong wind from the E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the SSE at 3 PM double reefed th\nTop Sails middle and latter part strong winds from the\nEastward and good weather at 10 PM took in main sail\nat midnight wore ship to the NNE at 10 Am wore\nship to the SE by S. a bad sea runing\nLat by Obs 15..17 Long by Chro 176.12","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and rough seas, reducing sail and turning the ship twice. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-17","events":[],"lat":-19.45,"lon":176.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 17th 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the E and cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the SSE with double reefed\nTop Sails set middle and latter part more moderate\nat midnight set whole topsails and main Top Gal\nlantsail at 7 tacked ship to the NNE\nLat By Obs 19..27 Long 176..36","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in breezy, cloudy weather as the crew reduced and later reset sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-18","events":[],"lat":-19.55,"lon":177.6,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 18th 1862\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the N N E at 2 P M tacked to the S E mid\ndle and latter part wind and weather much the same at 11\nP M tacked ship to the N at 3 A M tacked to the S E at 8\nto the N again working to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 19.33 Long By Chro 177.36","wind":[["first","E","fresh"],["middle","E","fresh"],["latter","E","fresh"]],"plain":"The ship had fresh breezes and good weather, turning back and forth while working to the eastward. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-19","events":[],"lat":-18.95,"lon":178.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 19th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E N E and Cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the N at 2 P.M. double reefed the\nTopsails at 4 ware ship to the S E at 10 P M took in Jib\nand Mainsail at 1 A M set them again at 4 set whole Top\nSails at 5 A M tacked to the N at 8 A M saw the Island\nKantavau N 30 miles dist at meridian West end N 5 miles","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"They sailed through strong winds and cloudy weather, sighting the island of Kantavau in the morning and closing in to within five miles by noon.","where":"near land","place":"Kantavau","via":[[177.95,-18.95]]},{"date":"1862-07-20","events":[],"lat":-18.85,"lon":178.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday July 20th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the N E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the N at 2 P M double reefed Top\nsails and took in main sail at 3 ware ship to the E S E\nat dark the land S E 10 miles distant middle and latter\npart strong winds at daylight stood in for the\nand halled aback a Boat came of from the\nshore and said we could get Nothing to day brased forward\nand stood of shore at meridian land 20 miles dist\nLat by Obs 18.51 Long by Chro 178.09","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds continued as the ship headed toward shore at daylight. A boat came out from the land to report that nothing could be had that day, so they turned and stood back out to sea.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Boat reported nothing could be had","quote":"a Boat came of from the shore and said we could get Nothing to day","interest":2}],"where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-21","events":[],"lat":-19.2722,"lon":177.4056,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday July 21st 1862\nComes with strong winds from the E and fine weather\nheadding to the N under double reefed Top sails at 3 wore\nship to the S at dark ware ship and lay aback to the N\nthe land 5 miles distant middle and latter part strong\nwinds and fine weather at daylight stood in for the\nland at 9 A M sent 2 Boats ashore at harbor\nto trade at meridian the Boats On shore took One\nBoat load of Yams On Board so end this day","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed near land under strong winds and fine weather. In the morning, they sent two boats ashore to trade, bringing back a boatload of yams by noon.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Traded ashore for yams","quote":"sent 2 Boats ashore at harbor to trade","interest":3}],"where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-22","events":[],"lat":-19.6945,"lon":176.6611,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday July 22d 1862\nComes with moderate breez and good weather two boats\nOn shore after recruits took off three loads at dork\nwent On Board and stood off shore middle and\nlatter part light wind and fine weather at 10 A M\nhailed aback off the Poart 2 boats came On board\nwith yams and hogs that I bought yesterday at\nmeridian laying off and On","wind":[["first","","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Two boats went ashore for supplies and brought off three loads. The next morning, boats delivered yams and hogs purchased the day before as the ship sailed back and forth off the port.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Brought off yams and hogs from shore","quote":"2 boats came On board with yams and hogs that I bought yesterday","interest":2}],"where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-23","events":[],"lat":-20.1167,"lon":175.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 23d 1862\nComes with fresh winds and fine weather lay ing\noff the port at 4 P M the boats that brought the yams\nOn Board went on shore wore ship and steered S W\n1/2 S middle part squally at dark took in topgallant\nsails at 10 double reefed the topsails and furled the\nmain sail latter part strong breeze from the S E\nsteering S W 1/2 W employed stowing away yams\nLat By Obs 20. 07 Long By Chro 175.55","wind":[["first","","fresh"],["latter","SE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Cruising off the port, boats brought yams aboard before heading back to shore. The ship sailed southwest, reefing sails against squalls, and the crew stowed away the yams.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-07-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"humpback","count":null}],"lat":-21.6084,"lon":173.7083,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday July 24th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the S E and cloudy\nsteering S W by W with all sail set middle part\nstrong winds and fine weather steering S W by W latter part\nsqually at 3 A M steered S W saw several Hump Back\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy skies as the ship sailed with every sail set. Toward the end of the day, during squally weather, they sighted several humpback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-25","events":[],"lat":-23.1,"lon":171.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday July 25th 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the E N E and clouday steering\nS W by S with all sail set middle part wind halled to\nthe N & E latter part strong winds and Clouday with hazy\nweather employed serving the Fore rigin and turning it up\nLat by Obs 23.06 Long By Chro 171. 30","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"],["middle","NE",""],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","haze"],"plain":"The ship sailed with every sail set through strong winds and cloudy, hazy weather while the crew worked on the rigging.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-26","events":[],"lat":-24.4,"lon":170.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday July 26th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the N with squally\nrainny weather steering S W by S at 5 P M double reefed\nthe Topsails at 6 wind haled to S W middle part\nheavy squals of wind and rain with Thunder and litening\nat 10 took in the fore topsail latter part fresh Gale\nLat By Obs 24. 24 Long by Chro 170. 57","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","SW",""],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","thunder","lightning","gale"],"plain":"The ship faced heavy squalls with rain, thunder, and lightning, followed by a fresh gale, forcing the crew to reduce sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-07-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-24.7333,"lon":170.9583,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday July 27[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the S W and Clear weather steering\nby the wind to the S S W with close reefed Topsails middle\npart more moderate at 10 P M wind from the S wore ship to\nthe Westward at 1 A M set the Jib and mainsail at 5 set the\nmain Top Gallantsail moderate breeze from the S S E head\nding S W at 10 A M saw whales to the wind ward at\nmeridian lored three Boats for the whales\nLat by Obs 24.44","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","S","moderate"],["latter","SSE","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","clear"],"plain":"After navigating through fresh gales, the crew sighted whales to windward around 10 a.m. and put out three boats to chase them at noon.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-a"},{"date":"1862-07-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-24.5833,"lon":170.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday July 28[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the S S E and good\nweather at 1 P M lored the forth Boat at 2 struck and\nkilled a whale at 4 took him to the ship the boats in\nchase of the whales at 5 P M took the Boats up and got\nready to cut and took in sail for the night middle and latter\npart light airs and baffling middle part laying by the whale\nat 6 A M called all hands and commenced to cut at 9 finished\ncutting and got readely to boil\nLat by Obs 24.35 Long by Chro 170.58\n\n#","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"plain":"They put boats out after whales and harpooned and killed one, bringing it to the ship by 4 p.m. After waiting by the whale overnight, the crew stripped the blubber the next morning and prepared to boil.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-07-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-24.5583,"lon":171.4417,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday July 29[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with light airs and calms ship headding to all points\nof the compas employed in clearing away the whales head at\n1 P M commenced to boil at dark calm at midnight light breeze\nfrom the S W steered S E with main Topgallant Loil\nset latter part moderate breeze from the S W at 1/2 past\n7 A M saw whales at 8 lowered 3 boats at 10 struck 2\nwhales lored the 4[superscript: th] boat killed One the Iron Broke from\nthe Other and lost him One Boat got stove and came on board\nat meridian took the whale to the ship 3 boats in chase of\nwhales\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","calm"],["middle","SW","light"],["latter","SW","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew began boiling blubber from an earlier catch. The next morning they put out boats after whales, harpooning two; they killed one but lost the other when the iron broke, and a whale stove one boat.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"Whale stove a boat","quote":"One Boat got stove and came on board","interest":5,"topic":"accidents"}],"where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-07-30","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-24.5333,"lon":171.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday July 30[superscript: th] 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the S W and good weather\nemployed boiling three Boats in chase of whales employed\nboiling at 4 P M finished boiling at 5 took the boats up\ngot dinner and got ready to cut and took in sail middle\nand latter part light breeze and good weather at daylight commenced to\ncut the whale at 9 finished and commenced to clear the head at meridian\ncommenced to boil Lat by Obs 24.32 Long by Chro 171.55","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"The crew boiled blubber while three boats continued chasing whales. After finishing boiling, they brought the boats aboard and prepared to cut the whale caught the previous day. They stripped its blubber at daylight and began boiling again at noon.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.sperm-c"},{"date":"1862-07-31","events":[],"lat":-24.3,"lon":172.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday July 31st 1862\nFirst part light airs and calms ship headding to all points of\ncompas employed Boiling at dark dead calm at midnight\nlight breeze from the W steering NE latter part moderate breeze\nfrom the NW with fine weather at 11 AM finished boiling\nthe two whales turned up 86 bls\nLat by Obs 24.18 Long by Chro 172.47","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","calm"],["middle","W","light"],["latter","NW","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"In light airs and calms, the crew finished boiling out the blubber from two previously caught whales, yielding 86 barrels of oil.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1862-08-01","events":[],"lat":-24.7833,"lon":172.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday August 1st 1862\nCommences with moderate breeze from the W and fine weather\nsteering S by W at 2 PM saw a Merchant ship steering to\nthe NE at dark halled on the wind to the SSW middle\npart squally latter part light breeze from the SW steering\nby the wind to the westward employed coopering oil\nLat By Obs 24. 47 Long By Chro 172.11","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate breezes. The crew spotted a merchant ship heading northeast in the afternoon and spent time coopering oil.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-02","events":[],"lat":-24.9833,"lon":171.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Aug 2d 1862\nComes with light air from the SW and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the westward employed coopering\nOil to stow middle part calm latter part light breeze from\nthe NE and fine weather steering SSW with all sail\nset employed stowing oil between decks\nLat by Obs 24.59 Long By Chro 171.57","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","NE","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes and a calm. The crew coopered and stored oil between decks.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-03","events":[],"lat":-25.3,"lon":171.1778,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday Aug 3d 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the NE and fine\nweather steering SSW at 4 finished stowing oil and\nwashed the deck stowed down 86 bls Sperm Oil at\n6 PM steered W or W middle part strong breeze took in top\ngallant sails latter part fush gales from the SE and hazzy\nat 9 AM double reefed the Topsails steering SW by S\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NE","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","SE","gale"]],"weather":["gale","haze"],"plain":"The crew finished storing 86 barrels of sperm oil in the hold and washed the deck. Strong winds and hazy gales picked up later, forcing them to reduce sail.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1862-08-04","events":[],"lat":-25.6166,"lon":170.4055,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday Aug 4th 1862\nCommences with fresh gales from the E and hazzy steering\nSW at 4 PM lay the ship two under storm sails to the S\nmiddle and latter part squally with rain laying under\nstorm sails to the westward\n[struck: No Obs]","wind":[["first","E","gale"]],"weather":["gale","haze","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew weathered fresh gales, squalls, and rain, stopping the ship and waiting under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-05","events":[],"lat":-25.9333,"lon":169.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 5th 1862\nCommences with moderate winds from the W and rainy at 3 PM\nset double reefed topsails and steered by the wind to the SSE middle\npart strong winds latter part fresh Gales at 8 took in the\nfore and mizzen Tops Sails ship headdine to the S\nLat By Obs 25..56 Long by Chro 169.38","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and rain picked up into a fresh gale, forcing the crew to reduce sail as they steered south.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-06","events":[],"lat":-26.4667,"lon":169.7833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday August 6th 1862\nComes with fresh gales from the W with heavy squalls laying\nunder Storm Sails to the S middle part the same latter part\nstrong winds from the SW and good weather at 10 AM the fore and\nmizen topsails double reefed and steered by the wind to the S\nLat by Obs 26.28 Long By Chro 169..47","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"The ship endured fresh gales and heavy squalls under storm sails before winds shifted and the weather improved. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-07","events":[],"lat":-27.3167,"lon":169.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 7th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the SW and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the S with double reefed top sails set\na heavy sea runing middle part light airs set whole topsails\nand main topgallant sail latter part strong winds from the SW\nand good weather steering by the wind to the Westward at 8 AM\ntook in main Top Gallant sail at 9 double reefed the Top Sails\nLat by Obs 27.19 Long By Chro 169.15","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","light"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and heavy seas, adjusting sails as the wind shifted. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-08","events":[],"lat":-27.675,"lon":168.875,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday August 8th 1862\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the SW and squally steering\nby the wind to the westward at 4 PM took in Jib and spanker\nat 6 squally with rain wind halled to the SW headdine SS W\nmiddle and latter part strong winds and squally with rain at 7 Am\ntook in fore and mizen Topsail and wore ship to the S fresh Gale\nwith rain No Obs","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["first","SW",""],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed through a fresh gale and squalls with rain, repeatedly reducing sail and turning the ship.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-09","events":[],"lat":-28.0333,"lon":168.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 9th 1862\nComes with strong winds with squally weather headdine to\nthe S under storm sails wind from the NW middle part\nmore moderate at midnight wore ship to the SW and set\ndouble reefed Tops sails latter part strong Gales at 8 AM wore\nship to the S and lay under storm sails\nLat By Obs 28.02 Long By Chro 168.30 E","wind":[["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls forced the crew to head south under storm sails. After a brief lull around midnight, strong gales picked up again by morning, and they turned the ship south under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-10","events":[],"lat":-28.3833,"lon":168.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 10th 1862\nCommences with strong Gales from the west with squalls of rain\nlaying under storm sails to the N a bad sea runing at dark\nrather more moderate at midnight set double reefed Top Sails\nwind from W S W at 6 A M wore ship to the S at meridian set\nwhole top sails and main sail\nLat By Obs 28..23 Long By Chro 168.55","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","WSW","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"The ship weathered strong westerly gales, rain squalls, and rough seas under storm sails before the conditions moderated and more sail was set.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-11","events":[],"lat":-28.7,"lon":169.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday August 11th 1862\nComences with a strong wind from the W S W and flawy steireng\nby the wind to the S at 6 P M double reefed the Tops Sail and\nfurled the main sail middle and latter part fresh Gales with\nsqually weather steering by the wind to the S\nLat By Obs 29.42 Long By Chro 169.18","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"The ship faced strong, gusty winds and squally gales, reducing sail and steering south by the wind.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-12","events":[],"lat":-29.3833,"lon":168.2667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 12th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the S W and squally steering\nby the wind to the SSE under double reefes at 5 wind from\nthe S S W at 6 wore ship to the W middle part more moderate\nlatter part fresh breeze W S W at 3 Am set whole top Sail\nat 8 set the Top Gallant sails at 10 wind halled to the W S W\ntacked ship to the S at 9 saw Norfolk Island N W\nLat by Obs 29..23 Long By Chro 168.16","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["first","SSW",""],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","WSW","fresh"],["latter","WSW",""]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"They sailed through fresh gales and squalls, sighting Norfolk Island to the northwest at nine o'clock.","where":"near land","place":"Norfolk Island","at":"norfolk-island"},{"date":"1862-08-13","events":[],"lat":-30.05,"lon":168.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday August 13th 1862\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the W and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the Southward wind halling gradually\nto the N at 6 P M wind N W by N headding W by S took\nin top gallant sails at 8 P M double reefed the top sails at\nmidnight took in fore and mizen tops sails and close reefed\nthe main strong Gales from the W latter part the same\nLat By Obs 30..03 Long By Chro 168.19","wind":[["first","W","fresh"],["first","NW by N",""],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong gales blew up from the west, forcing the crew to shorten sail throughout the night. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-14","events":[],"lat":-30.3,"lon":168.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Aug 14th 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the W and squally laying\nunder storm sails to the S at 3 P M rather more moderate\nset close reefed topsails steering by the wind to the S\na bad sea runing\nLat By Obs 30..18 Long By Chro 168..25","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["first","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong gales and squalls with a rough sea running, initially under storm sails before the weather moderated enough to set closely reefed topsails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-15","events":[],"lat":-29.1333,"lon":167.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday August 15th 1862\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the S W and good weather\nsteering by the wind with close reefed Top Sails set at 4 set the\ncorses Jib and spanker at 6 set double reefed Topsails larg\nsea On at 10 PM set whole Top Sails at 6 AM set all sail\nsteering by the wind headding N W by W latter part light\nwind from the South and westward at 6 AM saw Norfolk\nIsland N 20 miles distant at meridian land N E by E\nLat by Obs 29\" 08 Long by Chro 167\"06","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The day began with a fresh gale and rough seas. By morning, winds lightened, and the crew set all sails, sighting Norfolk Island 20 miles away to the north.","where":"near land","place":"Norfolk Island","at":"norfolk-island"},{"date":"1862-08-16","events":[],"lat":-29.9667,"lon":166.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 16th 1862\nComences with a light Breeze from the W S W and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the S W at 4 PM wore ship to the\nS at Sunset the land E by N 10 legues distant middle part\nsqually took in Top Galland Sails latter part strong winds from\nthe S W steering by the wind to the S S W\nLat by Obs 29.58 Long By Chro 166.25","wind":[["first","WSW","light"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed southwest in fine weather, sighting land ten leagues to the east-northeast at sunset. The night brought squalls, followed by strong southwest winds.","where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-08-17","events":[],"lat":-31.3,"lon":165.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 17th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the S W steering by the wind to\nthe S S W at 5 PM set all sail. wind light middle part strong\nbreeze from the W S W headding S W latter part fresh Gales\nat 5 AM double reefed the Top Sails at 8 close reefed the\ntopsails and took in Jib and corses fresh gales and squally\nLat By Obs 31.18 Long By Chro 165.57","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["first","","light"],["middle","WSW","strong"],["latter","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Fresh gales and squalls forced the crew to shorten sail, taking in the courses and close-reefing the topsails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-18","events":[],"lat":-32.3,"lon":166.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Aug 18th 1862\nCommences with fresh Gales from the W S W and squally\nsteering by the wind to the S W with close reefed topsails set\nat 5 PM set the fore sail middle and latter part fresh Gales\nand squally steering by the Wind to the S under double reefes\nLat by Obs 32.18 Long By Chro 166.01","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Fresh gales and squalls blew throughout the day as the ship sailed under reduced canvas; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-19","events":[],"lat":-31.7833,"lon":164.5,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 19th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the W S W and squally headding\nto the S with double reefed top sails set at 6 wind from S W wore\nship to W S W middle and latter part fresh breeze steering by\nthe wind to the westward with all sail set\nLat By Obs 31.47 Long by Chro 164.30","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","SW",""],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Strong, squally gales forced the ship to reduce sail before the wind shifted, letting them turn west under full sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-20","events":[],"lat":-31.5333,"lon":163.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday August 20[underline: th] 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the westward with all sail set middle\npart light airs from the S Latter part calm and fine weather\nLat By Obs 31.32 Long By Chro 163.57","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","S","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes, turning to calms later in the day. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-21","events":[],"lat":-31.4167,"lon":162.8333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 21[underline: st] 1862\nCommences with calm and fine weather ship headding\nto all points of the comps middle part the same latter\npart light breeze from the NE and fine weather steering\nW by S\nLat By Obs 31. 25 Long By Chro 162.50","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","NE","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Calm, fine weather left the ship drifting aimlessly before a light breeze picked up from the northeast. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":2}],"lat":-31.3833,"lon":162.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday August 22[underline: d] 1862\nComes with light breeze from the E and fine weather steerg\nW by S middle and latter part light airs and baffling headding\nto the westward saw one or two Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 31.23 Long by Chro 162..09","wind":[["first","E","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light, baffling winds as the ship headed westward. The crew saw one or two finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-23","events":[],"lat":-31.0833,"lon":161.8,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 23[underline: d] 1862\nComes with light airs from the SW headding to the westward\nmiddle and latter part light airs and calms with fine weather\nLat By Obs 31.05 Long By Chro 161..48","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and calms with fine weather as the ship headed westward. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-24","events":[],"lat":-31.2833,"lon":160.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 24[underline: th] 1862\nComes with light air from the SW and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the westward at 5 PM fresh breeze from the S\nsteering W by S middle and latter part the wind and weather\nthe same at 5 M steered SW with all sail set\nLat By Obs 31.17 Long By Chro 160..00","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["first","S","fresh"],["middle","S","fresh"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"plain":"Fine weather and light winds as the ship steered westward with every sail set. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-25","events":[],"lat":-31.45,"lon":159.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday August 25[underline: th] 1862\nComes with a moderate breeze from the SSE and fine\nsteering SW at 2 PM saw Lord Howes [struck: Clani] bareing SW 1/2 W\nsteering for the land at sunset land 20 miles distant\nmiddle part ship on difrent tacks at daylight the land SW\n20 miles distant latter part light airs steering in for the Land\nat meridian land 10 miles distant\nLat by Obs 31.29","wind":[["first","SSE","moderate"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"They enjoyed fine weather and moderate breezes, sighting Lord Howe Island in the afternoon and steering toward it throughout the day.","where":"near land","place":"Lord Howes","at":"lord-howe-island"},{"date":"1862-08-26","events":[],"lat":-32.0,"lon":157.3167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday August 26th 1862\nComes with light airs from the SE and fine weather at 3 P M lowed\na Boat and went in shore to try to get some recruits. pulled from\nthe N E to the SW side of the Island but saw no sines of any thing\nliveing exsept Gotes Birds and acat. it being nere night went\nOn Board. after getting on Board saw a flag fleying in the Bay\nthat we had left one half hour before. steered S by [struck: W] S with\nlight Breeze middle and latter part moderate breeze from the N\nat 2 A M saw a steem Ship steering to the W at daylight saw a Brig\nsteering W S W the Island N E 30 miles distant. steering S W by W\nLat By Obs 32.00 Long By Chro 157. 19","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["first","","light"],["middle","N","moderate"],["latter","N","moderate"]],"plain":"A boat went ashore to look for provisions but found no living things except goats, birds, and a cat. After returning to the ship, the crew spotted a flag flying in the bay they had just left.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Searched island for provisions without success","quote":"saw no sines of any thing liveing exsept Gotes Birds and acat","interest":2},{"kind":"nature","title":"Saw birds on the island","quote":"saw no sines of any thing\nliveing exsept Gotes Birds and acat","topic":"animals"}],"where":"near land"},{"date":"1862-08-27","events":[],"lat":-32.5167,"lon":157.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday August 27th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the N N W and fine weather steering\nS W by W the brig to the S W at 2 saw a large ship steering to the\nE middle part strong winds latter part fresh Gales from the N\nat 10 P M took in Top Gallant sails at 2 A M double reefed Top Sails\nat 5 took in Main Sail steering W S W at daylight a brig\nin sight to the W at meridian more moderate\nLat by Obs 32. 31 Long By Chro 154.00","wind":[["first","NNW","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","N","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"They sailed under fresh breezes and later weathered fresh gales, reducing sail as the winds picked up. A large ship and a brig were sighted in the distance.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-28","events":[],"lat":-34.2167,"lon":153.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday August 28th 1862\nComences with strong winds from the N and fine weather\nsteering S W at 2 P M set whole top sails and steered S S W\nat 4 set all sail at 10 P M wind halled to the W took in Top\nGallant Sails latter part fresh Gales from the S W steering by\nthe wind to the S and Eastward at 10 A M double reefed the Top\nsails Lat By Obs 34. 13 Long By Chro 153. 49","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","W",""],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Strong winds gave way to fresh gales, forcing the crew to reduce sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-29","events":[],"lat":-33.8667,"lon":152.9333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday August 29th 1862\nCommences with fresh Gales from the S S W and clear weather\nsteering by the wind to the S E at 4 P M took in fore and mizen\ntop sails strong Gales with bad sea at 6 P M wore ship to the W\nmiddle and latter part fresh Gales and good weather at daylight\nset the fore and mizen topsails double reefed and steered\nby the wind to the westward wind from the S\nLat By Obs 33.52 Long By Chro 152.56","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","S","gale"]],"weather":["clear","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh to strong gales and a rough sea, forcing the crew to reduce sail and turn to the west. No whales were mentioned.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-30","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-34.25,"lon":152.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday August 30th 1862\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the S and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the W with double reefed Tops Sails\nat 6 P M wore ship to the Eastward middle part the same latter\npart moderate breez from the S S E at 5 Am set all sail and\nsteired By the wind to the S W saw a number Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 34.15  Long By Chro 152.49","wind":[["first","S","gale"],["middle","S","gale"],["latter","SSE","moderate"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through a fresh gale under reduced sail before the winds moderated. Later, they set all sail and saw a number of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-08-31","events":[],"lat":-34.0833,"lon":152.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday August 31th 1862\nComes with light airs from the S S E and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the S W with all sail set middle part light\nair from the N headding S latter part light air from the\nN E headding S W at 8 Am saw a steamer to the W at meidian\n2 sail in sight to the S W\nLat By Obs 34..05 Long By Chro 152.00","wind":[["first","SSE","light"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","NE","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes as the crew steered southwest under full sail. They sighted a steamer in the morning and two other vessels at midday.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-01","events":[],"lat":-34.9167,"lon":151.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday August 32d 1862\nComes with light airs from the N W and good weather steering\nS W at 2 sent a Boat on Board the Breman Bark Creole\nto get som papers she left Sydney yesterday with Coal\nBound to Shanghi repported the Ship Stephano to the S W\nboilling at 3 P M saw the Ship boiling at 4 calm middle\npart light breeze from the N steering S W by S latter part\nfresh breeze from the N E steering S W several sail in sight\nat daylight the land in sight\nLat by Obs 34.55  Long By Chro 151.35","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["first","","calm"],["middle","N","light"],["latter","NE","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew sent a boat to the Bremen bark Creole to collect newspapers; she had left Sydney bound for Shanghai with coal and reported the ship Stephano boiling blubber nearby. By daylight, land was in sight.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Creole","rig":"bark","port":"Breman","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Stephano","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"near land","plate":"gam.spoke-a"},{"date":"1862-09-02","events":[],"lat":-37.15,"lon":151.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 2d 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the N E and good weather\nsteering S W. S and S E at 3 P M spoke the Bark Stephonia\nof N Bedford Boiling. went on Board and got some paper\nat 4 went back and steered S by E  middle part stron[struck: g]\nwinds from the N runing under three Top Sails\nlatter part fresh breeze at daylight set the Fore\nsail and main Top Gallant sail and steered S\nat meridian steered S W\nLat By Obs 37..09  Long By Chro 150.55","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Under strong breezes, the crew met the bark Stephonia of New Bedford, which was boiling blubber. They went aboard to get some paper before continuing on their course.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Stephonia","rig":"bark","port":"N Bedford","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.visit-c"},{"date":"1862-09-03","events":[],"lat":-37.15,"lon":150.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Sept 3[rd] 1862\nComences with fresh breeze from the N and fine weather steering\nS W by W at dark took in sail for the night and wore ship\nto the E middle and latter part strong breeze at daylight\nset whole top sails and steered by the wind to the W S W\nLat By Obs 37\"09 Long by Chro 151\"05\n#","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with fresh breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-04","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":null}],"lat":-37.2,"lon":150.5,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Sept 4th 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the N and good weather\nsteering S E at 3 P M saw rite whales pored the Boats\nsaw the whales but once after the boats lored at 5 took the\nBoats up and took in sail and headed to the E middle and\nlatter part strong winds from the S and hazzey at daylight set\ndouble reefed topsails and steered by the wind to the S W at 10\nAm saw Cape [blank] 15 miles distant at 11 steered E\nLat By Obs 37\"12\n*","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","S","strong"],["latter","S","strong"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"They saw right whales and put out the boats, but only spotted them once more before picking up the boats and reducing sail. The next morning, land came into view about 15 miles away.","where":"near land","place":"Cape","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-09-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.2667,"lon":150.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Sept 5th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the S and hazzy weather\nsteering E saw fin Backs at dark took in sail and lufed\nto the wind to the E S E middle part fresh breeze latter part\nlight breeze from the S and fine Weather steering by the\nwind to the Eastward with all sail set\nLat by Obs 37\"16 Long By Chro 150\"45","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"They saw finback whales while sailing east in hazy weather and strong winds, then took in sail for the night before setting all sail again in fine weather.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-06","events":[],"lat":-37.5167,"lon":151.3166,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday Sept 6th 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering to the Eastward with all sail set at dark took in sail\nfor the Night and finished setting up try pot middle part\nmoderate Breeze latter part light breeze from the S E\nsteering by the Wind to the Southward at meridian tacked\nto the N E Lat by Obs 37\"31","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SE","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather as the ship steered eastward under full sail. The crew finished setting up the try-works pots.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1862-09-07","events":[],"lat":-37.8,"lon":151.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Sept 7th [struck: th] 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from E and Clouday steering\nBy the wind to the N at dark took in sail for the Night and\nwore ship to the S E middle and latter part strong winds from\nthe N E at dalight set double reefed topsails and steered by\nthe wind to the Eastward saw a ship to the S\nLat By Obs 37\"45 Long 151\"53","wind":[["first","E","moderate"],["middle","NE","strong"],["latter","NE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in cloudy weather and strong winds. Another ship was sighted to the south, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-38.2,"lon":152.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 8th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the N E and Clouday.\nsteering by the wind to the Eastward with double reefed top\nat 2 took in mainsail at 3 PM took in Jib at dark fresh\nGales took in sail for Night. saw a numbe of Finbacks\nmiddle part strong Gales from the N and thick hozzy weather latte\npart wind from the N N W at 7 Am set double reefed topsails and\nsteered by the wind to the N E at meridian wore ships to the W\nLat By Obs 38.02 Long By Chro 152.17","wind":[["first","NE","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","N","gale"],["latter","NNW",""]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","haze"],"plain":"Strong winds and gales forced the crew to reduce sail. During the afternoon, they saw a number of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-09","events":[],"lat":-37.8667,"lon":152.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 9th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the N N W and Good weather steering\nby the wind to the westward at 5 light bafling winds wore ship\nto the N and took in sail for the Night a very heavy sea\nruning middle part light bafling wind at 3 Am strong Gales from\nthe West took in foresail and close reefed the main topsail latter\npart strong Gales and heavy squall headding to the [struck: West] N under\nstorm sails Lat By Obs 37.52 Long By Chro 152.06","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["first","variable","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["heavy sea","gale","squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed through fresh gales, heavy seas, and baffling winds, eventually reducing to storm sails as strong gales and heavy squalls struck.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-10","events":[],"lat":-37.2,"lon":152.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday September 10th 1862\nComences with strong Gales from the W with squals of rain\nheadding to the N wind halling to the S at dark wind from\nthe S W middle part heavy squalls of wind and rain latter part\nstrong Gales with heavy squalls headding to the westward\nLat By Obs 37.12 Long By Chro 152.05","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["first","S",""],["first","SW",""],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The ship battled strong gales and heavy squalls of wind and rain throughout the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-11","events":[],"lat":-36.6667,"lon":152.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday September 11th 1862\nComes with a heavy Gale from the S S W and squally heading\nto the westward under storm sails middle part more modrate\nlatter part fresh Gales and Clouday at daylight wore ship\nto the E S E at 7 AM set the foresail saw a ship steering\nto the N E Lat By Obs 36.40 Long By Chro 152.08","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","cloudy"],"plain":"The crew weathered a heavy gale and squalls under storm sails, turning the ship at daylight as the wind eased. They sighted a ship steering to the northeast.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-12","events":[],"lat":-36.8167,"lon":153.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday September 12th 1862\nComes with strong wind from the S at 6 PM set double\nreefed topsails and steered by the wind to the Eastward mid\ndle part more modrate latter part fresh breeze and good\nweather at 6 Am set whole topsails and steered by the wind\nto the Eastward Lat By Obs 36.48 Long By Chro 153.09","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong to fresh breezes with good weather; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-13","events":[],"lat":-37.1833,"lon":152.3666,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday September 13th 1862\nComes with a light breeze from the S with a large sea runing stearing\nby the wind to the E S E with whole topsails set at 1 P M wore\nship to the W S W at dark double reefed the topsails middle\nlight breeze from the N E steering S by W latter part strong breeze\nfrom the N N E at 11 P M double reefed Top Sails at meridian\nfresh gales took in sail and headded to the N W under storm\nsails\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","NE","light"],["latter","NNE","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["heavy sea","gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed through large running seas and changing winds, reducing sail as the weather worsened into fresh gales and leaving them under storm sails by midday.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-14","events":[],"lat":-37.55,"lon":151.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday September 14th [blot] 1862\nComes with strong Gales from the N N E and clouday laying\nunder storm Sails to the N W 6 P M wore ship to the E middle\npart [struck: part] moderated gradually and wind halled to the N W at\ndaylight light winds and fine weather maid all sail and steered\nby the wind to the W S W at 9 A M took in Top Gallantsails at 10 double\nreefed the Top Sails strong wind from the N W\nLat By Obs 37..33 Long By Chro 151..35","wind":[["first","NNE","gale"],["middle","NW","moderate"],["latter","","light"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"weather":["gale","cloudy"],"plain":"The ship weathered strong gales under storm sails before the winds briefly moderated at daylight. As winds picked up again from the northwest, the crew reduced sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-15","events":[],"lat":-37.4,"lon":151.4,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday September 15th 1862\nComences with a strong wind from the W N W and good weather steering\nby the wind to the S W with double reefed topsails at 3 P M saw a\nship to the S-steering to the Eastward at dark took in sail for the\nnight at 7 P M wind halled to the S and blew a fresh Gale took in\nfore Sail and close reefed the main Topsail middle part wind\nhalled to the W S W latter part heavy Gale with thick hazzy weath=\ner headding to the N W under storm sails at 9 A M took in main\nTopsail blowing heavy with large sea runing\nLat By Obs 37..24","wind":[["first","WNW","strong"],["first","S","gale"],["middle","WSW",""],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","haze","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds gave way to a heavy gale and thick, hazy weather with large seas running, forcing the crew to reduce sail down to storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-16","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-36.8333,"lon":151.2167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 16th 1862\nFirst part hard Gale from the W S W with a large sea and hazzy\nlaying under Fore topmast staysail and main spencer headding\nN W middle part gradually moderateing at daylight set the Foresail\nand Main topsail at 8 A M set double reefed topsails Latter\npart fresh Gales from the S W and clouday steering by the\nwind to the Westward at 10 set Jib and mainsail at 11½ A M\nset whole main Top Sail. saw several Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 36..50 Long By Chro 151.13","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea","haze","cloudy"],"plain":"The crew weathered hard gales and large seas under reduced sail until the wind moderated. Later in the day, fresh gales returned and they saw several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-17","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.0833,"lon":151.3167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday September 17th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the SW and Clouday steering\nby the wind to the SSW with double reefed Topsails at dark\nsqually took in sail for the night middle and latter part\nstrong wind from the S W and good weather at daylight set\ndouble reefed top sails and steered by the wind to the WNW at\n8 AM set whole topsails at 11 wore ship to the SSE and set\nthe topgallant sails saw plenty Fin Back\nLat By Obs 37.05 Long By Chro 171.25\n#","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SW","strong"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"They sailed through strong southwest winds, shortening sail during squalls in the night. The next morning brought better weather, and they sighted plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-18","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-37.2389,"lon":151.4167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday September 18th 1862\nComences with a fresh breeze from the WSW and fine steering by the\nwind to the SSE with all sail set at dark took in sail for\nthe night middle part light bafling winds at 11 PM wore\nship to the westward at daylight light breeze from the SSW\nset all sail and steered by the wind to the SE at 7 took in\ntopgallant sails and double reefed the Tops sails blowing stray\nat 9 AM squally saw a rite whale at 10 lored three Boats at\n11 Came on to blow a heay gale took the Boats up and took\nin all sails except storm sails and wore ship to the WNW\nwind from the SW    No Obs\n#","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","SSW","light"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","gale"],"plain":"They sighted a right whale and put out three boats to chase it, but a heavy gale blew in, forcing them to retrieve the boats and reduce to storm sails.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-09-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-37.3944,"lon":151.5167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday September 19th\nCommences with fresh breeze from the NSW and Clouday\nsteering by the wind to the W with all sail set at dark\ntook in sail for the night at daylight set all sail with\na light breeze from the SSW at 7 double reefed the Topsails\nat 9 AM saw a write whale at 10 lored three Boats at 11 it\ncame on to blow took the Boats up and and lay under\nstorm sails to the WSW wind from the SW\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["middle","SSW","light"],["latter","SW","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"They set out three boats to chase a right whale, but had to bring them back when a gale came on, leaving the ship waiting under storm sails.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1862-09-20","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.55,"lon":151.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday September 20th 1862\nComes with heay Gales from the SW laying under storm\nsails to the WNW at 3 took in main Tops Sail at dark\nhard Gale with large sea middle part more moderate\nat midnight the wind halled to the NW set the main\ntopsail close reefed at daylight set double reefed Topsails\nand steered by the wind to the SW saw plenty Fin Back\nLat By Obs 37 33 Long By Chro 151.47","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","NW","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Heavy gales and rough seas forced the ship to reduce sail. The weather moderated toward morning, and they saw plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-21","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.55,"lon":151.55,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday September 21st 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the N W and good weather steering diferent\nCoursces at dark took in sail for the night and headed to the N E middle\nand Latter part strong winds from the N N W and fine weather\nat daylight set double reefed topsails and steered by the wind to\nthe N E at 10 set whole Top Sails and Main Topgallant Sail\nat meridian steerd E by S saw Black Fish and Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 39.33 Long By Chro 151.33","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","NNW","strong"],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed under strong winds and fine weather, sighting pilot whales and finback whales around midday.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"right","count":1}],"lat":-37.9,"lon":152.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 22d 1862\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the N W and Cloudy steering\nE by S at 4 PM saw rite Whale to the wind ward two riging\nand lost the run of him at dark fresh Gales took in sail\nand headed to the N E under storm Sails at midnight light\nbreeze at day light fresh breeze from the west S W and good\nweather set whole topsail and steered by the wind to the\nS at 9 Am double reefed the topsails and took in mainsail\nat 11 took in Fore and mizen topsail it blowing hard\nwith a bad sea. saw a ship to the N\nLat By Obs 37.54 Long By Chro 152.17","wind":[["first","NW","fresh"],["first","","gale"],["middle","","light"],["latter","WSW","fresh"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew saw a right whale to windward in the afternoon but lost sight of it by dark. Strong gales and heavy seas forced them to shorten sail and run under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-23","events":[],"lat":-37.2833,"lon":152.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 23d 1862\nComences with fresh gales from the W S W and Clear laying\nunder double reefed Main Top Sail and Fore sail to the\nN W at 5 P M spoke the Bark Wm Gifford of Newbedford\nCapt Baker 49 months 1000 bls Sperm Oil and 900 Whale Oil\nat dark light breeze with a heavy sea at midnight strong\nGale from the S W took in the Foresail Latter part\nstrong Gale and good weather Laying under storm sails to\nthe N W at meridian blowing hard\nLat By Obs 37.17 Long By Chro 152.31","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","","light"],["middle","SW","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["clear","heavy sea","gale"],"plain":"They navigated through fresh to strong gales and a heavy sea under reduced sail. In the afternoon, they met and exchanged news with the bark William Gifford of New Bedford.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Wm Gifford","rig":"bark","port":"Newbedford","captain":"Baker","months_out":49,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-c"},{"date":"1862-09-24","events":[],"lat":-37.0167,"lon":152.2833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday September 24th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the S W ship under storm\nsails to the W N W at 5 P M more moderate set the Fore\nSail the Wm Gifford in sight to the S middle and latter\npart strong winds and good weather at 6 Am set double reefed\nTop Sails and steered by the wind to the SSE the Bark in sight\nLat By Obs 37.01 Long By Chro 152.17","wind":[["first","SW","gale"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Fresh gales forced the ship to run under storm sails, with the William Gifford in sight to the south. The weather moderated later as they made more sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-25","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.5667,"lon":153.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday September 25th 1862\nComes with strong Winds from the S W and fine steering by\nthe Wind to the S E with double reefed Tops Sail at dark\ntook in sail and headed to the W the Wm Gifford in sight\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze at midnight wore ship\nto the S E at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to\nthe S S E two Barks in sight saw pelenty Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 37.34 Long By Chro 153.00","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew sailed under strong winds with other vessels in sight, including the William Gifford, and saw plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-26","events":[],"lat":-37.8667,"lon":152.3,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday September 26th 1862\nComes with light breeze from the S W and fine steering S E\nat dark very light air from the W took in sail and headed to the\nE middle part calm at 4 Moderate Breeze from the S E\nat daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to the S W\ntwo Barks in sight to the westward\nLat By Obs 37.52 Long By Chro 152.18","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["first","W","light"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","SE","moderate"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Light winds and fine weather with routine sailing; two barks were sighted to the west, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-37.7,"lon":151.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday September 27th 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the S E and good weather\nsteering W S W at 2 P M saw two Barks a whaleing run\nfor them at 4 saw the William Gifford take a whale\nat dark took in sail and headed to the Eastward middle\npart strong winds from the S E at daylight set whole\ntopsails and steered by the Wind to the S W at 8 set\nall sail at meridian wind very light saw several\nwhales three miles off 4 sail in sight\nLat By Obs 37.42 Long By Chro 151.58","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","SE","strong"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"They saw two barks whaling and watched the William Gifford take a whale. At noon, the wind turned very light, and they spotted several whales about three miles away with four other ships in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-09-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.55,"lon":152.4167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday September 28th 1862\nComes with light baffling airs at 4 Past meridian lored\n4 Boats for whales chased them untill sundown could\nnot get fast took the Boats up and took in sail\nmiddle and latter part strong winds and good weather\nseveral sail in sight and pelenty Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 37.33","wind":[["first","","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"The crew put out four boats to chase whales until sundown without managing to harpoon any. Later, they saw plenty of finback whales and several other ships.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-09-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.5167,"lon":152.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday September 29th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the Wand Clear steering by\nthe wind to the SW att [struck: Past] 12 saw a whale lored 3 Boats chosed\n3 hours it being so rugged could not keep the run of him took\nthe Boats up, and spoke the Bark Eliza of New Bedford capt\nDevall 24 months 600bls [11?]sperm middle and latter fresh breeze\nfrom the N W at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind\nto the Northward two sail in sight and FinBacks\nLat By Obs 37.31 Long By Chro 152.52","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","NW","fresh"],["latter","NW","fresh"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"The crew put out three boats to chase a whale for three hours, but lost track of it because the sea was so rough. Later, they met the bark Eliza of New Bedford and spotted finback whales.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Eliza","rig":"bark","port":"New Bedford","captain":"Devall","months_out":24,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-09-30","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.4333,"lon":152.1167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday September 30th 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the NNW and foggy steering by\nthe wind to the westward with Main Top Gallantsail set at 6 PM\ntook in sail for the Night middle and latter part strong wind\nfrom the WSW and good weather at daylight set whole Topsails\nand steered by the wind to the NW 3 sail in sight at meridian\nwore ship to the S plenty FinBacks in sight\nLat By Obs 37.26 Long By Chro 152.07","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","WSW","strong"],["latter","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"They sailed through strong breezes and fog, spotting three other vessels and plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-01","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.8667,"lon":152.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 1st 1862\nCommences with Strong Wind from the WSW and Cloudaz with\na bad sea steering by the wind to the S at dark took in sail and\nheaded to the NW middle and latter part wind from the SSW and\ngood Weather at daylight set whole topsails and steered by the wind\nto the SE three sail in sight at 8 PM saw a whale lored three\nBoats could not get fast at meridian took the Boats up\nLat By Obs 37.52 Long By Chro 152.22","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","SSW",""],["latter","SSW",""]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds and rough seas gave way to better weather. Three other ships were in sight. The crew lowered three boats for a whale in the morning but could not harpoon it.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-10-02","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.5333,"lon":151.7667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 2d 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the SSW and clouday steering\nby the wind to the SE at 3 steered to the W 4 sail in sight at dark\ntook in sail middle and latter part strong winds from the Sand\nand good weather at daylight set double reefed Top Sails and steerd\nby the wind to the W at 8 set whole Top Sails and steered SbE\none sail in sight saw numbers of FinBacks\nLat By Obs 37.32 Long By Chro 151.46","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["middle","S","strong"],["latter","S","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew sailed under strong winds and cloudy skies, spotting several ships in the distance and numbers of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-03","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-37.6416,"lon":151.825,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday October 3[superscript: d] 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the SSE and squally steering\nSE at 3 P M halled on the wind to the SW one ship in sight at\nsundown took in sail for the night middle and latter part moderat\nwind from the SSE and clouday at daylight set all sail and\nsteered to the E at 8 AM saw whales lored 4 Boats and chased\nuntill Noon came on Board and got dinner and lored three\nBoats. two sail in sight\nNo Obs\n[drawing]","wind":[["first","SSE","strong"],["middle","SSE","moderate"],["latter","SSE","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls","cloudy"],"plain":"The crew put out four boats to chase whales in the morning, returned aboard at noon for dinner, and then sent out three boats again. Two other ships were in sight.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-10-04","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.75,"lon":151.8833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday October 4[superscript: th] 1862\nComences with moderate breezy from the SSE and clouvy\nthree Boats in chase of whales at 3 struck and killed One\nat 4 took him to the ship at 5 commensed to cut at 9 finished\ncutting and took in sail middle and latter part light airs from\nthe SSW and fine weather at daylight set all sail and headed\nto the SE two sail in sight at 7 commenced to Boil\nLat By Obs 37..45 Long By Chro 151.53\n[drawing]","wind":[["first","SSE","moderate"],["middle","SSW","light"],["latter","SSW","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Boats were sent out after whales; the crew struck and killed one, brought it alongside, and finished stripping the blubber by 9:00 p.m. The next morning they set all sail and began boiling the blubber.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1862-10-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.8833,"lon":151.8667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 5[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with calm employed in Boiling two sail in sight\nmiddle part moderate breeze from the NNW Latter part fresh\nwinds from the W at dark [struck: finished] Boilling and took in sail\nat daylight set whole topsails and main topgallant sail at\n8 lored for a whale at meridian Boats in chase of a whale\nLat By Obs 37..53 Long By Chro 151.52\n[drawing]","wind":[["first","","calm"],["middle","NNW","moderate"],["latter","W","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"The crew boiled blubber and saw two other ships. In the morning, they put the boats out to chase a whale and were still in pursuit at midday.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1862-10-06","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.9667,"lon":152.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday October 6[superscript: th] 1862\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the SSW and fine\nweather the Boats in chase off a whale could not get fast\nat 1 PM took the Boats up at dark finished Boilling and took\nin sail and spoke the Wm Gifford with one whale this\nseason middle part fresh breeze Latter part strong breeze\nfrom the West at daylight set whole topsails and steered\ndiffrent courses at 7 commenced to break out the main\nhatch way to stow Oil two sail in sight\nLat By Obs 37.58 Long By Chro 152..09","wind":[["first","SSW","moderate"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","W","strong"]],"plain":"The boats chased a whale but could not harpoon it. At dark, they finished boiling blubber and met the William Gifford, which had taken one whale this season.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Wm Gifford","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-10-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.25,"lon":152.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 7th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the W and fine weather steering\ndifrent courses at dark finished stowing stowed down 82 bls and took in\nsail for the night and halled on the wind to the SSW middle and\nlatter part fresh breeze from the S W and good weather at daylight\nset all sail and steered N by E at 8 A M saw a whale Lored four\nBoats at meridian the Boats in chase of the whale\nLat By Obs 37,,15 Long By Chro 152,,03\n[drawing: cross]","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","SW","fresh"],["latter","SW","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew finished storing 82 barrels of oil in the hold. The next morning, they sighted a whale and put out four boats to chase it.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-10-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.1167,"lon":152.2167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 8th 1862\nCommences with light breeze from the SSW and clouday\nthe Boats in chase of a whale at 2 P M took the Boats up\nat dark light air from the NE took in sail for the night\nthre sail in sight middle and latter part light Baffling airs\nat daylight set all sail at 7 Lored 3 Boats for whales at 10 Am\nstruck and killed One at 11½ Am took him to the Ship with\na light Breez from the S W. and Got ready to cut\nLat By Obs 37,,07 Long By Chro 152,,13","wind":[["first","SSW","light"],["first","NE","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["latter","variable","light"],["latter","SW","light"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew put boats out to chase a whale without success. The next morning, they set out again, harpooned and killed a whale, brought it alongside, and prepared to strip the blubber.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-10-09","events":[],"lat":-37.0,"lon":152.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 9th 1862\nComes with a fresh breez from the SW and clouday at 1 P M\ncommenced to cut at 5 finished it blowing a fresh gale took all\nbut storm sails and clered up the Deck saw the James Allen\ntake a whale middle part fresh Gale from the SSW and squally\nwith rain Latter part moderate gale and squally at 8 AM commenced\nto boil one sail in sight\nLat By Obs 37,,10 Long By Chro 152,,35","wind":[["first","SW","fresh"],["first","","gale"],["middle","SSW","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"The crew stripped the blubber from their whale and began boiling oil. Amid fresh gales and squalls, they saw the James Allen take a whale.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1862-10-10","events":[],"lat":-37.1,"lon":152.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 10th 1862\nCommences with fresh gale from the SSW and squally laying\nwith double reefed Main Top Sail and fore sail set. Boilling at 5 Pm\nwore ship to the W a sail in sight to the W middle part fresh\ngales from the SSW Latter part the same at 8 AM wore ship to\nSE and set double reefed Top Sails employed Boilling the Bark\nJames Allen in sight boilling\nLat By Obs 37,,06 Long By Chro 152,,23","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","SSW","gale"],["latter","SSW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"Amid squalls and fresh gales, the crew boiled blubber while managing reduced sails. They sighted another ship to the west, as well as the bark James Allen also boiling blubber.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-c"},{"date":"1862-10-11","events":[],"lat":-37.2167,"lon":152.4167,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday October 11th 1862\nCommences with a fresh gale from SSW and Squally at 4\ntook in Fore and mizzen Topsails and headded to the SW at\n8 PM finished boiling middle and latter part strong winds from the\nS and Clouday at daylight set double reefed Top Sails and steered by the\nwind to the ESE employed stowing Oil in the main Hold two Barks\nin sight Lat by Obs 37.13\nX","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","S","strong"],["latter","S","strong"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls blew as the crew finished boiling blubber and stowed oil in the main hold. Two barks were in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-37.3333,"lon":152.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 12th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the S and Clouday steering by\nthe wind to the ESE. employed stowing Oil at 6 finished choaked\noff the main Hatch way. took in sail and headed to the WSW\nmiddle and Latter part fresh breeze at daylight set whole topsails\nat 6 saw whales lored 4 boats struck and killed a whale and\nsunk him. at meridian whales in sight\nLat By Obs 37. 20 Long By Chro 152. 27\nX","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"After finishing stowing oil and securing the main hatchway, the crew sighted whales at 6 a.m. They put out four boats and harpooned and killed a whale, but it sank. Whales were still in sight at noon.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-b"},{"date":"1862-10-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-37.4583,"lon":152.5416,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday October 13th 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the SW and fine weather\nat 1 PM lored for whales killed one sunk him lost stubs of\nline at 6 took the Boats up middle part strong winds latter\npart the same at daylight set whole topsails and steered\nto the S at 11 PM saw whales at meridian lored three Boats\nNo Obs\nX","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"plain":"The crew put the boats out to chase whales and killed one, but it sank and was lost along with sections of line. They spotted more whales late that night and lowered three boats again at midday.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-10-14","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null},{"type":"whale","outcome":"lost","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-37.5833,"lon":152.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 14th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the SE and fine weather\nthe Boats in chase of whales could not get fast at 3 PM. took\nthe Boats up at 6 lored again without success took in sail\nfor the night middle part strong winds from the E latter part\nfrom the E with fine weather at daylight sett all sail at\n6 AM lored 4 Boats for whales struck and killed a whale\nand sunk him at meridian took the Boats up\nLat By Obs 37. 35 Long By Chro 152 38\nX","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E",""]],"plain":"The crew repeatedly put boats out after whales without success. The next morning, four boats harpooned and killed a whale, but it sank and was lost.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1862-10-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":null}],"lat":-37.75,"lon":152.0333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Oct 15th 1862\nComes with strong wind at 2 PM lored for whales with\nout success at dark took in sail middle and latter part strong\nwinds from the NSW at daylight set double reefed Topsails by the wind [illegible]\nLat By Obs 37.45 Long By Chro 152.02","wind":[["first","","strong"],["middle","WSW","strong"],["latter","WSW","strong"]],"plain":"Strong winds blew throughout the day. At 2 p.m., the crew put the boats out to chase whales without success, and they reduced sail by nightfall.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-10-16","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.7667,"lon":153.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 16th 1862\nCommences with moderate Gales from the N N Wand smokey stering\nby the wind to the W at 3 wore ship to the N E employed Breaking\nOut shooks and stowed 15 bls Oil at 6 took in sail for the night\nMiddle and latter part the wind and weather same as the first\nat 7 Am set double reefed Top. Sails and steered by the wind\nto the N E at 10 set Jib and spanker saw Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 37\" 46 Long By Chro 153.35","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["middle","NNW","gale"],["latter","NNW","gale"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"Under moderate gales and hazy skies, the crew unpacked barrel parts and stowed 15 barrels of oil. Later in the morning, they sighted finback whales.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-c"},{"date":"1862-10-17","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.9833,"lon":152.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 17th 1862\nComes with Moderate Gales from the N and smokey haxzy weather\nsteering by the wind to the E N E with double reefed topsails set\nat 6 P.M. wore ship to the westward and took in sail for the\nnight middle and latter part wind from the N N W at daylight set double\nreefed Top sails and steered by the wind to the W at 10 AM Pased a ship\none quarter mile distant saw several fin Backs\nLat by Obs 37.59 Long By Thro 152.57","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["middle","NNW",""],["latter","NNW",""]],"weather":["gale","haze"],"plain":"Moderate gales and hazy, smoky weather continued as the ship turned westward. They passed a ship a quarter mile away and saw several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-18","events":[],"lat":-37.4333,"lon":152.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday October 18th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the N N Wand hoggy at 3 moderate\nwind hauled to the G G W wore ship and headed W at dark took\nin sail middle part rainy latter part strong wind from the S and\npassing fog and mist at Daylight set double reefed Topsails and steered\nW N W at 9 set whole Top Sails and main Top Gallantsail and steered\nN W by N One sail in sight to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 37. 26 Long By Chro 152. 27","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["first","","moderate"],["latter","S","strong"]],"weather":["gale","fog","rain"],"plain":"Strong gales, fog, and rain brought rough weather. The crew turned the ship and adjusted sails throughout the day, sighting one other ship to the east.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-37.3,"lon":153.1333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 19th 1862\nCommences with moderate breeze from the S and good weather steering\nN W at 4 halled On the wind to the W at dark took in sail for the\nNight saw no whalls middle and latter part strong winds from the\nW N W and good weather at daylight set all sail and stered diferent\nCources to try to find whales saw none at 2 AM there was a merchat\nship pased to the E at daylight another pased to the S steering\nabout E N E. saw several Fin Back\nLat by Obs 37. 18 Long By Chro 153.08","wind":[["first","S","moderate"],["middle","WNW","strong"],["latter","WNW","strong"]],"plain":"The crew sailed under good weather and strong winds, steering various courses searching for whales. They spotted several finback whales and saw two merchant ships pass in the distance.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-20","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-36.5333,"lon":152.5333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday October 20th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the W S W and fine weather\nsteering N E by N at 3 P M hulled by the wind to the N at sunset took\nin sail for the night middle and latter part strong wind from\nthe S S E and squally at daylight set whole topsails and main Top\nGallant sail and steered by the wind to the S W saw Black Fish\nLat By Obs 36.32 Long By Chro 152.32","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","SSE","strong"],["latter","SSE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed through strong winds and squalls, sighting pilot whales in the morning.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-21","events":[],"lat":-37.3,"lon":152.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 21st 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the S and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the W S W at sundown wore ship to the S E and\ntook in sail for the night middle and latter part strong winds\nfrom the S W and good weather at daylight set whole Top Sails\nat 9 double reefed the Top Sails and steered by the wind to the S S E\nLat By Obs 37.18 Long By Chro 152.21","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","SW","strong"],["latter","SW","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong winds and fine weather, with no whales or ships seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-22","events":[],"lat":-37.6333,"lon":153.0833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday October 22d 1862\nCommences with frest Gales from the S S W and clear at 2 past\nmeridian took in Fore and mizzen Top Sails at 6 P M wore\nship to the W middle and latter part strong winds from the S\nto S W at daylight set double reefed Top Sails and steered by the\nwind to the S E at 11 AM set whole Top Sails and main Top\nGallant Sail a very heavy swell runing\nLat By Obs 37.38 Long By Chro 153.05","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","SSW","strong"],["latter","SSW","strong"]],"weather":["clear","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"The crew sailed through gale-force winds and a very heavy swell, adjusting sails as the weather shifted.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-23","events":[],"lat":-37.7333,"lon":152.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 23d 1862\nComes with light breeze from the S and fine steering by the win[struck: d]\nto the E S E saw two sail at dark wore ship to the W and took\nin sail middle and latter part moderate breeze from the N N W\nand good weather at daylight set all sail and steered W\nLat By Obs 37.44 Long By Chro 152.41","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","NNW","moderate"],["latter","NNW","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes. They sighted two other ships, turned westward at dark, and set all sail at daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-24","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-38.1833,"lon":152.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 24th 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the N N W and good weather\nat 3 P M a Boat came on Board from the Brig Eclipse capt\nFisher 8 months from Hobert Town 100bls sperm Oil. at dork\ntook in sail middle and latter part light airs from the N W and\nfine at daylight set all sail and steered S E at 9 A M saw a whale lored and\nchased untill meridian the boats still in chase of the whale\nLat By Obs 38.11 Long By Chro 152.41","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","NW","light"],["latter","NW","light"]],"plain":"A boat visited from the brig Eclipse of Hobart Town. The next morning, the crew saw a whale, put boats out to chase it, and were still pursuing it at noon.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Eclipse","rig":"brig","port":"Hobert Town","captain":"Fisher","months_out":8,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-10-25","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":2}],"lat":-38.5667,"lon":152.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday October 25th 1862\nCommences with a light breeze from the NW and fine weather the Boats\nin chase off a whale lost the run of him at 2 P M took the boats up\nat 3 saw two more lored 4 Boats and chased untill dark took the\nBoats up and took in sail two Barkes in sight to the E at daylight\nset all sail and steered to the SW at 8 A M spoke the Wm Gifford\nlatter part fresh breeze and fine weather\nLot By Obs 38.34 Long By Chro 152.44","wind":[["first","NW","light"],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"The crew put boats out to chase a whale but lost track of it. After spotting two more, they lowered four boats and chased them until dark without success, later speaking the William Gifford the next morning.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Wm Gifford","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1862-10-26","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-38.6833,"lon":153.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday October 26th 1862\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the W and fine weath\ner at 2 lored for a whale chased untill 5 could not get fast\nat 6 went On Board of the Wm Gifford at dark took in Sail\nthree Barks in sight middle and latter part strong winds from\nthe N at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to the\nwestward at 10 double reefed the Top Sails at 11 took in Mainsail\nLot By Obs 38.41 Long By Chro 153.38","wind":[["first","W","moderate"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","N","strong"]],"plain":"They put boats out at 2:00 to chase a whale until 5:00 but could not harpoon it. That evening, crew members went aboard the William Gifford.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Wm Gifford","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-10-27","events":[],"lat":-38.3667,"lon":153.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday October 27th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the NW and hazzy weather\nsteering by the wind to the NE at 2 P M took in Fore and mizen\nTop Sails wind halling gradually to the W at dark more mod\nrat the wind from the WSW headding SW middle part\nlight airs from the W at daylight set all sail and steered by the\nwind to the N latter part light airs from the S headding to the\nW two Barkes in sight whaleing\nLot By Obs 38.22 Long By Chro 153.29","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["first","W",""],["first","WSW","moderate"],["middle","W","light"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"They sailed under shifting winds and hazy skies, setting all sail by daylight. Two barks were in sight whaling.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-10-28","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-38.5667,"lon":153.2333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday October 28th 1862\nComes with light airs from the SE and fine weather at 3 P M\nLowered for whales killed One at 5 took him to the Ship and\ncommenced to cut at 10 P M finished cutting wind from the\nN E ship headding NW middle part clouday latter part\nstrong wind from the E and light bafling airs with squalls\nat daylight set double reefed Top Sails and steered by the\nwind to the SE at 9 squally headding to all points of the\ncompas employed Boilling\nLot By Obs 38.34 Long By Chro 153.14","wind":[["first","SE","light"],["first","NE",""],["latter","E","strong"],["latter","variable","light"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"They put out the boats for whales in the afternoon and killed one. After towing it to the ship, the crew finished stripping the blubber by 10 p.m. and began boiling oil in squally weather.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"work.cutting-c"},{"date":"1862-10-29","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-38.45,"lon":153.2917,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday October 29th 1862\nCommences with light breez from the E and squally at 5 P M\nwind from the N W and clear lored 2 Boats for a whale withowt\nsuccess at 6 strong winds from the W took in sail for the night\nheadding to the N N W employed Boilling middle and latter part\nModerate Gales from the S S W and squally headding by the wind\non the western tack with double reefed Main Top Sail and Foresail\nboilling at 5 A M saw a merchant Ship steering N N W\nLat By Obs 38. 21","wind":[["first","E","light"],["first","NW",""],["first","W","strong"],["middle","SSW","gale"],["latter","SSW","gale"]],"weather":["squalls","clear","gale"],"plain":"The crew put out two boats to chase a whale without success and continued boiling blubber in squally weather and moderate gales. The next morning, they sighted a merchant ship.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-10-30","events":[],"lat":-38.4667,"lon":153.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday October 30th 1862\nComes with Moderate Gales from the S S W with squally misty\nweather laying to the W under double reefed Main Topsail and\nForesail at 2 P M finished boilling at 5 wore ship to the S E\nmiddle part more moderate with light squals of rain latter part fresh\nbreeze from the S and good weather at daylight set double reefed Top Sails\nand steered by the wind to the E S E at 9 A M set whole top sails and main\nSail at 11 A M wore ship to the W S W employed stowing Oil in the\nafter hold one ship in sight\nLat By Obs 38..28 Long By Chro 153..21","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","S","fresh"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"In squally, misty weather, the crew finished boiling blubber into oil and stowed the oil casks in the after hold. Another ship was in sight.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-a"},{"date":"1862-10-31","events":[],"lat":-38.6333,"lon":153.5167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday October 31st 1862\nComes with light breeze from the S and fine weather steering by\nthe wind to the W S W employed stowing Oil stowed 80 bls the Bark\nWm Gifford in sight at dark took in sail for the night middle\nand latter part melerate breeze from the S at daylight set whole\ntopsail at 9 wore ship and steered by the wind to the E\nLat by Obs 38. 38 Long By Chro 153.31","wind":[["first","S","light"],["middle","S","moderate"],["latter","S","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes as the crew stowed 80 barrels of oil. The bark Wm Gifford was in sight.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-a"},{"date":"1862-11-01","events":[],"lat":-38.5833,"lon":153.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday November 1st 1862\nCommences with fresh breeze from the S and clouday steering\nby the wind to the E at dark wind from the S W took in sail\nfor the night headding S S E middle and latter part strong\nwinds and clouday at daylight set double reefed Tops Sail\nat 9 AM set all sail and steered W S W at 10 saw a bark\nto the N E steering to the west\nLat By Obs 38..35 Long By Chro 153.11","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["first","SW",""],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy weather throughout the day. A bark was sighted in the distance, but no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-02","events":[],"lat":-38.375,"lon":154.075,"fixed":false,"entry":"Sunday October 2[struck: 6] [insertion: th] 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the S and clouday steering W S W\nwith all sail set at 4 PM spoke the Wm Gifford at dark took\nin sail and headded to the S E middle part fresh gales from the\nS S W with squalls of rain at daylight wore ship to the W and took\nin the Fore Sail and close reefed the main Top Sail latter part\nstrong gales and rainy and thick with heavy sea\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","SSW","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea"],"plain":"They met the William Gifford in the afternoon. Strong gales, heavy seas, and thick rain set in overnight, forcing them to reduce sail.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Wm Gifford","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-a"},{"date":"1862-11-03","events":[],"lat":-38.1667,"lon":154.9667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday November 3d 1862\nCommences with strong Gales from S S W and squally headding\nto the W at 6 PM took in Main Top Sail middle and latter part\nfresh gales at 6 Am set main topsail and Foresail headding\nto the S E a heavy sea runing\nLat By Obs 38,,10 Long By Chro 154,,58","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","heavy sea"],"plain":"The ship weathered strong gales and squalls under reduced sail, running through heavy seas.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-04","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-38.1833,"lon":155.6167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 4th 1862\nCommences with fresh Gales from the S S W and squally\nheadding to the S E with Close reefed main Topsail and Fore\nSail set at dark wore ship to the W S W and took in Foresail\nmiddle part squally latter part more moderate at daylight\nset the Foresail and wore ship to the S S E wind from the S W\nat 8 Am set double reefed Topsails at 11 set whole Top Sails\nOne ship in sight and plenty FinBacks\nLat by Obs 38,,41 Long By Chro 155,,37","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh gales and squalls, reducing sail and turning through the night. The weather moderated the next morning, when they saw another ship and plenty of finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-05","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-38.75,"lon":155.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday November 5th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the S W and clouday\nsteering by the wind to the S S E with whole tops Sails set\nat 2 PM Signalized One of Jonathon Boans ships could not\ntell what ship at 6 PM squally took in sail for the night\ntwo sail in sight. wore ship to the W S W middle and\nlatter part strong winds and squally at daylight set double\nreefed Top Sails and wore ship to the S at 8 set whole\nTop Sails saw several FinBacks\nLat By Obs 39.45 Long By Chro 155,,25","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls"],"plain":"The crew experienced strong winds and squally weather, signaling an unidentified ship belonging to Jonathan Bourne and spotting several finback whales.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"One Of Jonathon Boans Ships","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-b"},{"date":"1862-11-06","events":[],"lat":-39.1833,"lon":155.5333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 6th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the W S W and squally\nwith rain at 10 P M double reefed Top Sails at dark took in sail\nfor the Night and headded to the S at 3 P M passed a ship middle\nand latter part fresh breeze from the W and good weather at\ndaylight set all sail and steered to the S saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 39..11 Long By Chro 155..32","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","W","fresh"],["latter","W","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls of rain gave way to fresh breezes and good weather. They passed another ship in the afternoon and saw no whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-07","events":[],"lat":-39.0167,"lon":154.5333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 7th 1862\nComes with a light air from the S W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the N W at dark took in sail headding N middle\nand latter part strong breeze from the N W and hazy at daylight\nset whole top sails and steered by the wind to the W S W\nLat By Obs 39..08 Long By Chro 154..32","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light airs shifting to a strong breeze; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-08","events":[],"lat":-39.1,"lon":153.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday November 8th 1862\nCommences with strong wind from the N W and hazy\nsteering by the wind to the W S W with Top sails set at sun\nset took in sail middle and latter part fresh wind from the\nN and clouday at daylight set whole tops sails and steered by the\nwind to the W N W at 10 A M steered S E by S\nLat By Obs 39..06 Long By Chro 153.45","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","N","fresh"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["haze","cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and hazy skies continued as the crew adjusted sails and altered course throughout the day; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-09","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-40.1833,"lon":154.3667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 9th 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the N and clouday stering\nS E by S at 3 wind halled to W N W at sunset took in sail\nand halled on the wind to the N middle and latter part win\nfrom the W at daylight set all sail and steered N E at 10 A M\nlored for a whale at meridian the boats in chase of a whale\nLat By Obs 40.11 Long by Chro 154.22\n\n*","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["first","WNW",""],["middle","W",""],["latter","W",""]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds continued through the day. At 10 a.m., the crew put the boats out to chase a whale and were still in pursuit by noon.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-11-10","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-40.1833,"lon":154.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Nov 10th 1862\nThese 24 hours a moderate breeze from the N and fine first\npart steering E at dark took in sail at daylight set all sail\nand steered N E at 10 A M lored for a whale at meridia\nBoats in chase of a whale\nLat By Obs 40..11 Long By Chro 154.51","wind":[["whole","N","moderate"]],"plain":"Under fine weather and a moderate breeze, the crew put the boats out at 10 a.m. to chase a whale, remaining in pursuit at midday.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-a"},{"date":"1862-11-11","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-40.0833,"lon":155.0917,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday November 11th 1862\nCommences with moderate breez from the N and fine the Boats\nin chase of a whale at 2 took the Boats up at 3 lored for a\nwhale and chased until dark could not get fast took the Boats\nup and took in sail for the night ship headding W or W middle\npart Clouday latter part strong winds and thick rainy weather\nat daylight set whole topsails at 8 A M double reefed the Tops\nsails and steered by the wind to the N wind from the W\nLat by Obs 40..05\n\n[cross]","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["latter","W","strong"],["latter","W",""]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"The crew put the boats out twice to chase a whale, pursuing it until dark, but could not harpoon it. Thick, rainy weather and strong winds set in by morning.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1862-11-12","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":null,"count":1}],"lat":-40.5167,"lon":155.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday November 12th 1862\nComences with light breez from the W and foggy steering by the\nwind to the S at 5 P M fine weather at sunset took in sail\nmiddle part fresh breez latter part strong wind from\nthe S S W and good weather at daylight set double reefed\nTop sails and steered by the win to the S E at 9 saw a\nwhale lored saw no more of him took the boat up\nLat By Obs 40..31 Long By Chro 155..20","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","SSW","strong"]],"weather":["fog"],"plain":"The crew spotted a whale at nine and put boats out to chase it, but they saw no more of it and brought the boats back up.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-c"},{"date":"1862-11-13","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-40.1667,"lon":155.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 13th 1862\nComes with a fresh breez from the S and fine set whole\ntopsails and steered W S W at 2 P M set all sail at\nsun set took in sail for the night middle part wind\nhalled to the N W latter part fresh breez and good weather at\ndaylight set whole Topsails and steered by the wind to the S S W\nsaw many Fin Backs at meridian steered S E by E\nLat By Obs 40..10 Long By Chro 155..41","wind":[["first","S","fresh"],["middle","NW",""],["latter","","fresh"]],"plain":"Good weather and fresh breezes as they sailed on various headings. They saw many finback whales but did not chase them.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-14","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-41.0,"lon":154.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 14th 1862\nCommences with a moderate breez from the N W and fine steering\nby the compass S E by E at 3 E S E at dark took in sail and head\ned to the S S W middle part the wind and weather much the\nsame latter part strong wind from the N at daylight set\nwhole top sails and Main top gallant sail and steered\nS S W at 10 A M double reefed Top sails and halled the\nwind to the W N W saw plenty Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 41.00 Long By Chro 157. 59","wind":[["first","NW","moderate"],["latter","N","strong"]],"plain":"They sailed through changing winds and shortened sail as the wind strengthened. Plenty of finback whales were seen, but none were chased.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-40.8,"lon":155.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday November 15th 1862\nCommences with fresh Gales from the N and Clear at 1 P M\ntook in the main Sail Jib and Spanker at 2 took in\nFore and mizen Top Sails at 4 P M took in Fore Sail and\nClose reefed the Main Top Sail and wore Ship to the E\nmiddle part strong Gales wind halled gradualy to the W at\nday light fresh breeze and heavy sea set all Sail and stered\nby the wind to the N saw many FinBack\nLat By Obs 40. 48 Long By Chro 155. 27 Long B Luner 155.. 12","wind":[["first","N","gale"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["clear","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"Gales and heavy seas forced the crew to reduce sail. By daylight the wind eased, and they set full sail and sighted many finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-16","events":[],"lat":-39.7333,"lon":155.5333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 16th 1862\nComes with light breeze from the W and fine weather steering\nby the wind to the N at dark took in sail middle and latter\npart light breeze and fine weather at daylight set all\nsail and steered by the wind to the N\nLat By Obs 39.. 44 Long By Chro 155.. 32","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"plain":"Fine weather and light breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-17","events":[],"lat":-39.0333,"lon":155.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday November 17th 1862\nCommences with light breeze from the W and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the NNW at dark took in sail midle\npart light breeze wind halled to the N at daylight set all\nsail and steered by the wind to the WNW\nLat By Obs 39.. 02 Long By Chro 155.. 00","wind":[["first","W","light"],["middle","N","light"]],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather with light breezes; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-18","events":[],"lat":-38.5333,"lon":153.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 18th 1862\nComes with fresh breeze from the N and fine steering WNW\nat 2 P M saw a sail to the S at dark took in Sail middle\npart fresh breeze Latter part moderate Gales and Squally\nat day light set double reefed topsails and steered W\nLat By Obs 38. 32 Long By Chro 153.. 45","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls"],"plain":"They sailed under fresh breezes and later encountered moderate gales and squalls, spotting a distant ship during the afternoon.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-19","events":[],"lat":-39.0666,"lon":154.4},{"date":"1862-11-20","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-39.6,"lon":155.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Nov 20th 1862\nCommences with a light baffling breeze and squally\nwith rain saw a ship to the S middle part light breeze\nat daylight Calm set all sail at 8 A M light breeze and\nand Clouday steering S at meridian Spoke the Illenois\nCapt Potter 1000 Sprm 1000 Whale went On Board\nNo Obs\n\nThursday November 20th 1862\nCommences with moderate breeze from the N and foggy at 6 Pm\ntook in sail middle and latter part strong breeze from the N and\nhazzy at day light set double reefed Top Sails and steered S E the\nShip Illinois in company saw Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 39..36 Long By Chro 155..03","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["fog","haze"],"plain":"They met the Illinois, Captain Potter, and went aboard; she reported 1,000 barrels of sperm oil and 1,000 of whale oil. Sailing alongside her the next day in hazy weather, they sighted finback whales.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Illenois","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"Potter","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.visit-a"},{"date":"1862-11-21","events":[],"lat":-40.2,"lon":156.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday November 21st 1862\nComes with a strong wind from the N W and misty steering\nS E with double reefed Top Sails the Illinois in company\nat 7 P M took in sail for the Night middle and latter part\nwind from the W at daylight set double reefed topsails and\nsteered S E weather clear larg sea\nLat By Obs 40..12 Long By Chro 156..23","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","W",""],["latter","W",""]],"weather":["clear","heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong northwest winds and mist while sailing alongside the Illinois. The crew reduced sail for the night, faced large seas, and made sail again at daylight.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Illinois","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-c"},{"date":"1862-11-22","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"right","count":2}],"lat":-40.1833,"lon":156.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday November 22d 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the W and clear steering\nS E with double reefed topsails at 5½ P M saw two rite whales\nlowed three Boats could not get fast took the Boats up and\ntook in sail headding to the S S W middle and latter part\nstrong winds and Clear at daylight set double reefed topsails\nand steered by the wind to the N at 11½ A M wore ship to\nthe S Lat by Obs 40.11 Long By Chro 156.38","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Strong winds continued as the crew spotted two right whales and put out three boats to chase them, but they could not get fast. They brought the boats back up and reduced sail.","where":"at sea","plate":"chase.right-b"},{"date":"1862-11-23","events":[],"lat":-41.1,"lon":157.9833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 23d 1862\nCommences with fresh breeze from the N W and hazzy steering\nS at 2 P M set whole Main Top Sail and steered S E at 7\ntook in sail and halled On the wind to the W S W the Illinois\nin sight middle and latter part fresh breeze and good weather\nat daylight set all sail and steered S E the Illinois in sight\nLat By Obs 41.06 Long By Chro 157.59","wind":[["first","NW","fresh"],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["haze"],"plain":"Fresh breezes and hazy weather. The crew set sail and sailed southeast with the ship Illinois in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-24","events":[],"lat":-41.6583,"lon":158.1166,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday Nov 24th 1862\nComes with a moderate breeze and cloudy steering S E at\n2 P M spoke the Illinois at dark took in sail for the\nnight headding E N E wind from the N middle and latter part\nstrong winds from the N and rainy with thunder and lightning\nlaying under short sail to the West\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","N","moderate"],["middle","N","strong"],["latter","N","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","rain","thunder","lightning"],"plain":"The crew met the Illinois in the afternoon. Strong winds, rain, thunder, and lightning set in later, forcing them to reduce sail.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Illinois","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-b"},{"date":"1862-11-25","events":[],"lat":-42.2167,"lon":158.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday November 25th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the W and Clouday steering\nby the wind to the SSW with double reefed Top Sails set.\nat dark took in sail middle and latter part fresh Gales at\n6 A M set double reefed Top Sails and steered by the wind\nto the S wind from the W the Illinois in sight\nLat by Obs 42.13 Long Chro 158.15","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed south-southwest through strong winds and fresh gales, with the ship Illinois in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-26","events":[],"lat":-43.2667,"lon":160.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Nov 26th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the S W and clear steering\nby the wind to the SSE at 7 PM took in sail middle and\nlatter part strong winds from the N W and clear at daylight set\ndouble reefed Top Sails and steered ESE the Illinois in company\nLat By Obs 43..16 Long By Chro 160..00","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Strong winds blew throughout the day as the ship sailed in company with the Illinois.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Illinois","rig":"","port":"","captain":"","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-27","events":[],"lat":-43.6667,"lon":161.1833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday November 27th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the S N W and clear weather\nsteering ESE with whole main Top Sail and main Top\nGallantsail at 4 PM spoke the Illinois went on Board\nat 7 took in sail for the night middle part strong wind\nat 5 A M set double reefs and steered by the wind to the\nN E at 8 steered SE by S at 9 spoke the Ship Illenois went On\nBoard and dined from rost turkey and spent 5 hours very\npleasantly with Capt Potter and Lady\nLat By Obs 43..40 Long By Chro 161.11","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","","strong"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Strong winds and clear skies. The crew met the Illinois in the afternoon and boarded her again the next morning, dining on roast turkey and spending five pleasant hours with Captain Potter and his wife.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Dined on roast turkey with Captain Potter","quote":"dined from rost turkey and spent 5 hours very pleasantly with Capt Potter and Lady","interest":2},{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Illinois","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"Potter","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.spoke-a"},{"date":"1862-11-28","events":[],"lat":-43.9167,"lon":160.6833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday November 28th 1862\nCommences with fresh Gales from the N N W and clouday\nat 2 PM came On Board at 3 took in fore and mizzen\ntopsails at 6 took in foresail and close reefed the main\ntopsail blowing hard with heavy sea middle and latter\npart strong Gales latter part raining\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NNW","gale"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","heavy sea","rain"],"plain":"The crew shortened sail as strong gales and heavy seas blew in from the north-northwest, bringing rain later in the day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-29","events":[],"lat":-44.1667,"lon":160.1833,"fixed":false,"entry":"Saturday November 29th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the N N W with rain\nlaying under close reefed Top Sail to the N E at 3 PM light\nBaffling wind with much rain middle part wind halled to the\nS E latter part fresh breezy from the SE and Clouday at day\nlight set all sail and steered by the wind to the S S W\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["first","variable","light"],["middle","SE",""],["latter","SE","fresh"]],"weather":["rain","cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and rain forced the crew to reduce sail, but conditions eased later, and by daylight they had every sail set.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-11-30","events":[],"lat":-44.4167,"lon":159.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday November 30th 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the S and clouday steering by the\nwind to the WSW with all sail set at 7 P M took in sail for the\nnight middle and latter part strong wind from the S SE\nand clouday at daylight set whole top sails and steered by the wind\nto the SW saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 44..25 Long By Chro 159.41","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","SSE","strong"],["latter","SSE","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong breezes and cloudy weather; saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-01","events":[],"lat":-44.375,"lon":159.8417,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday December 1th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the SE and clouday at\n1 P M wore ship to the ENE at 3 double reefed the Top Sails\nat 6 Took in fore and mizzen Top Sails and Trosail at 5 P M\nsaw a steamer steering to the westward middle part fresh gales\nlatter part strong Gales with thick rainy weather laying under storm\nsails at 5 AM wore ship to the SW\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","SE","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","rain"],"plain":"Strong winds increased to a gale with thick, rainy weather, forcing the crew to reduce sail and wait it out under storm sails. They sighted a steamer heading west.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-02","events":[],"lat":-44.3333,"lon":160.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 2d 1862\nCommences with strong Gales from the SE thick and rainy laying\nunder storm sails to the SSW middle part more moderate\nWind halled to the N E latter part moderate breeze and fine at\nday light set all sail and steered by the wind to the ESE\nsaw nothing this day\nLat by Obs 44.20 Long By Chro 160.00","wind":[["first","SE","gale"],["middle","NE","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["gale","rain"],"plain":"Strong gales and rain forced the crew to wait under storm sails before the weather moderated. By morning, they set all sail; they saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-03","events":[],"lat":-43.4167,"lon":160.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday December 3d 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the NE with larg sea steering\nby the wind to the ESE at 4 tacked ship to the NNW middle\npart thick and rainy steering by the wind to the N at midnight\ndouble reefed the fore and mizzen Top Sails latter part light\nbreeze from the S and hazzy steering NE a bark in sight to\nthe E\nLat by Obs 43.25 Long By Chro 160.27","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"],["latter","S","light"]],"weather":["heavy sea","rain","haze"],"plain":"Experienced fresh breezes, a large sea, and rain as the ship turned and reduced sail through the night. The weather turned hazy with light breezes, and a bark was in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-04","events":[],"lat":-42.0,"lon":158.6833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 4th 1862\nComes with moderate breeze from the S and clear steering NE\na bark in sight at 4 PM spoke the Bark [blank] of Hobert Town\nCapt Sanderson 11 months 200 Sperm middle and latter part strong\nbreeze from the WSW stering by the wind to the W\nLat By Obs 42.. [blank] Long By Chro 158..41","wind":[["first","S","moderate"],["middle","WSW","strong"],["latter","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"They met a bark from Hobart Town under Captain Sanderson, eleven months into its voyage with 200 barrels of sperm oil.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-05","events":[],"lat":-41.3667,"lon":157.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday December 5th 1862\nCommences with light wind from the S S W and Cloudan\nat 1 P M sent a Boat On board the Brig\nGot some English and melborn Papers which gave some\nacount of several battles in verjinea and One hard faught\nBottle at Bulls Run where the Confedrates ganed a great\nvictory middle part a moderate breeze from the S W staring\nby the wind to the Westward latter part strong breeze at 9 AM\nsteered N E with all sail set saw nothing\nLat By Obs 41. 22 Long by Chro 157. 45","wind":[["first","SSW","light"],["middle","SW","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"The crew sent a boat aboard a brig and received English and Melbourne newspapers reporting on several Civil War battles in Virginia, including a major Confederate victory at Bull Run.","moments":[{"kind":"people","title":"Received newspapers reporting on Bull Run","quote":"Got some English and melborn Papers which gave some acount of several battles in verjinea and One hard faught Bottle at Bulls Run","interest":2,"topic":"letters"}],"where":"at sea","plate":"life.letters-a"},{"date":"1862-12-06","events":[],"lat":-41.3667,"lon":160.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 6th 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the S and fine weather\nsteering E N E with all sail set at 5 P M E middle part\nmoderate latter part the same at 6 A M steered E S E with\nall sail set the wind from the N\nLat By Obs 41.22 Long By Acous 160.00\n[drawing]","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","N","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather and steady winds as the ship continued with every sail set. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-07","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"caught","species":"sperm","count":1},{"type":"whale","outcome":"chased","species":"sperm","count":null}],"lat":-41.5333,"lon":160.0333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 7th 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the N and clouday steering\nE by S with all sail set at 3 P M saw a school of Sperm\nwhales at 4 struck and Killed One at 6 took him to the\nShip three Boats in chase of whales at 8 took the Boats up\nand took in sail headding N N W wind from the N E and rain\nlaying by the whale at midnight thick and rainy at 6 AM\nwind from the S commenced to cut at meridian finished\ncutting headding to the W S W\nLat By Obs 41. 32 Long By Chro 160. 02","wind":[["first","N","fresh"],["first","NE",""],["latter","S",""]],"weather":["cloudy","rain"],"plain":"The crew sighted a school of sperm whales and put out the boats, harpooning and killing one. After bringing it alongside in the rain, they stripped the blubber the following morning.","where":"at sea","catch":1,"plate":"caught.sperm-d"},{"date":"1862-12-08","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-41.8667,"lon":160.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 8th 1862\nCommences with strong breeze from the S and fine weather\nat 1 get the Fore Sail Jib and spanker and steered by the\nwind to the W S W employed clearing away the whales Head\nat 8 P M commenced to boil middle and latter part\nlight wind from the N E and fine at daylight set\nall Sail and steered By the wind to the E S E\nemployed boiling saw several fin Back\nLat By Obs 41. 52 Long By Chro 160. 01","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["middle","NE","light"],["latter","NE","light"]],"plain":"The crew cleared away a whale's head and started boiling blubber. Later, they set all sail and saw several finback whales.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.trying-b"},{"date":"1862-12-09","events":[],"lat":-42.3584,"lon":160.7083,"fixed":false,"entry":"Tuesday December 9th 1862\nComes with a fresh breeze from the N E and fine steering by the\nwind to the E S E with all sail set employed boilling at\n6 P M took in sail for the night middle part strong wind\nlatter part fresh gales with thick rainy weather laying under storm\nsails at 8 A M finished Boilling turned up 73 bls\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","NE","fresh"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["rain","gale"],"plain":"The crew sailed under fresh gales, rain, and thick weather. They finished boiling blubber, which yielded 73 barrels of oil.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-10","events":[],"lat":-42.85,"lon":161.4,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday December 10th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the N N E with thick and\nrainy weather laying under storm sails to the E middle part\nmore moderate wind halled to the W Latter part moderate breeze\nfrom the N W W and fine weather employed coopering oil to\nstow Lat By Obs 42..51 Long By Chro 161.24","wind":[["first","NNE","strong"],["middle","W","moderate"],["latter","NW by W","moderate"]],"weather":["rain"],"plain":"Strong winds and thick, rainy weather gave way to moderate breezes and fine conditions. The crew spent the day coopering oil barrels for storage.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-11","events":[],"lat":-44.05,"lon":159.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 11th 1862\nCommences with fresh breeze from the N N W and good weather\nsteering S. employed stowing down Oil in the between decks\naft stowed 70 bls at sunset took in sail and headded to the\nS W middle and latter part strong breeze from the N W and fine\nweather at daylight set all sail and steered S W by S saw nothing\nLat By Obs 44.03 Long By Chro 159.57","wind":[["first","NNW","fresh"],["middle","NW","strong"],["latter","NW","strong"]],"plain":"Good weather and fresh breezes as the crew stowed seventy barrels of oil in the between-decks aft. They saw nothing all day.","where":"at sea","plate":"work.stowing-b"},{"date":"1862-12-12","events":[],"lat":-44.4834,"lon":160.825,"fixed":false,"entry":"Friday December 12th 1862\nCommences with a strong breez from the N W and hazzy steering\nS W by S with Top sails set at 3 steered E by S and set the main\nTop Gallantsail at 7 P M took in sail for the night and headded\nto the N N E middle part wind halled to the N N E at daylight set\nTop sails and main Top Gallant sail and steered S E by S at 10 took\nin Top Gallant sails at 11 double reefed the topsails strong wind\nthick and rainy at meridian took in all sail but storm\nsails headding E No Obs","wind":[["first","NW","strong"],["middle","NNE",""],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["haze","rain"],"plain":"The crew sailed under strong winds, haze, and rain, taking in sail toward midday until running under storm sails alone.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-13","events":[],"lat":-44.9167,"lon":161.7,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 13th 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the N N E and rainy headding E under\nstorm sails middle part the same latter part strong gale from\nthe W S W and squally at 6 took in main Top Sail headding N W\nLat By Obs 44.55 Long By Chro 161.42","wind":[["first","NNE","gale"],["middle","NNE","gale"],["latter","WSW","gale"]],"weather":["rain","gale","squalls"],"plain":"Gales, rain, and squalls continued throughout the day, forcing the crew to reduce sail and run under storm sails.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-14","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-43.8333,"lon":161.7333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 14th 1862\nComes with a heavy Gale from the W S W and clear headding\nN W under staysails at 5 P.M more moderate set main Top Sail\nclose reefed middle part fresh Gales latter part strong wind from the\nW S W with passing squals at daylight set double reefs and steered\nby the wind to the N W saw several FinBacks\nLat By Obs 43.50 Long By Chro 161.44","wind":[["first","WSW","gale"],["first","","moderate"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","WSW","strong"]],"weather":["clear","gale","squalls"],"plain":"The ship weathered heavy gales and squalls, reducing sail and heading northwest. They saw several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-15","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-43.7917,"lon":161.5333,"fixed":false,"entry":"Monday December 15th 1862\nComes with strong winds from the W S W and good weather\nwith a heavy Swell from the S. at 10 P M wore ship and steerd\nby the wind to the S. at 2 P M set whole Top Sails at 3 set Top\nGallantsail at 7 P M wore ship and took in sail for the night\nmiddle and latter part fresh breeze and fine weather wind from\nthe W S W at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to\nthe S W saw several fin Backs\nNo Obs","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","WSW","fresh"],["latter","WSW","fresh"]],"weather":["heavy sea"],"plain":"Strong winds and fine weather with a heavy swell from the south. The crew saw several finback whales but did not chase them.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-16","events":[],"lat":-43.75,"lon":161.3333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 16th 1862\nComes with fresh Breeze from the N Wand foul at 3 P M\nsqually with rain at 5 wind from the W S W and cloudy\nat sunset took in sail heading S middle and latter part\nfresh breeze and good weather at daylight set all sail and\nsteered by the wind to the N W at 11 A M saw a ship\nto the W steering to the Eastward\nLat By Obs 43.45 Long By Chro 161.20","wind":[["first","NW","fresh"],["first","WSW",""],["middle","","fresh"],["latter","","fresh"]],"weather":["squalls","rain","cloudy"],"plain":"They experienced fresh breezes and squally rain before the weather cleared. The crew sighted a ship heading eastward, but had no contact with it.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-17","events":[],"lat":-43.6667,"lon":161.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday December 17th 1862\nCommences with a strong breeze from the W and passing\nsquals of rain at 2 P M Spoke the Ship Hunter\nCap Betsy with 2800 bls Oil 2300 Sperm & 500 Whale\nOil capt came On Board. steering by the wind to the N W\nat sunset took in sail for the night at daylight\nstrong Breez from the S W set whole Top Sails\nand steered by the wind to the S S E the hunter\nset Tops Sails and stood Out of sight to the N W\nlatter part some what squally\nLat By Obs 43.40 Long By Chro [struck: 161. 34]","wind":[["first","W","strong"],["middle","SW","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"In squally weather, the crew met the ship Hunter. Its captain came aboard to visit, reporting 2,800 barrels of oil, before both ships parted ways.","moments":[{"kind":"ship","vessel":"Hunter","rig":"ship","port":"","captain":"Betsy","months_out":null,"voyage_id":null}],"where":"at sea","plate":"gam.visit-b"},{"date":"1862-12-18","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-43.8,"lon":161.4667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 18th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the S W and squally stering\nBy the wind to the S S E at 4 P M saw a sail to the S at 6 Exchan\nged Signals with an English Bark at 7 P M took in sail and\nwore ship to the W S W middle and latter part strong breez-\nand squally at daylight set double reefed tops Sails and steered\nby the wind to the W S W at 10 A M set all sail at meridian\nwore ship to the S S E saw several Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 43.48 Long By Chro 161.28","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They sailed through squally weather and strong winds, exchanging signals with an English bark in the evening. Around noon the next day, they saw several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-19","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-44.4667,"lon":161.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday December 19th 1862\nComes with strong breeze from the S W and clouday steering\nby the wind to the S S E at dark wore ship to the W and took\nin sail middle and latter part moderate winds from the W\nwith passing squals of rain at daylight set all sail and\nsteered by the wind to the S S W saw several Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 44. 28 Long By Chro 161. 23","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","W","moderate"],["latter","W","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy","squalls","rain"],"plain":"They sailed through cloudy weather and passing rain squalls, spotting several finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-20","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-44.6333,"lon":160.1,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 20th 1862\nCommences with strong winds from the S W and squally\nsteering by the wind to the S S E with all sail set at 6 P M\npassed a English Ship steering N W. at sunset wore\nship to the W S W and took in sail for the night middle\nand latter part modrate breeze from the S S W and good\nweather at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to\nthe W saw Fin Backs. at 9 A M saw a ship to the N\nLat By Obs 44.38 Long By Chro 160.00","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","SSW","moderate"],["latter","SSW","moderate"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"They passed an English ship in the evening and saw another ship the next morning. At daylight they set all sail and saw finback whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-21","events":[],"lat":-44.8333,"lon":158.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 21st 1862\nCommences with a moderate breeze from the S S W\nand good weather steering by the wind to the W with all\nsail set at 4 P M saw a Bark to the W steering to the\nS E at sunset took in sail middle part calm latter part\nfresh breeze from the N and good weather. at daylight set all sail\nad steered S W at day light saw a sail to the S E saw nothing\nthis day Lat By Obs 44.50 Long By Chro 158..35","wind":[["first","SSW","moderate"],["middle","","calm"],["latter","N","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Routine sailing in good weather, sighting two distant vessels but no whales.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-22","events":[],"lat":-45.9333,"lon":159.75,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 22 [superscript: d] 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the S and clouday steering\nS W by S at 3 fresh Gales steered S E by E took in Top Gallant Sails\nand double reefed Top Sails at 7 took in all except storm Sails and\nheadded to the Eastward middle part more moderate wind halled\nto the W latter part light baffling airs at daylight set all sail and\nsteered S E with light breeze from the S W at 11 A M calm\nLat By Obs 45.56 Long By Chro 159.45","wind":[["first","S","strong"],["first","","gale"],["middle","W","moderate"],["latter","","light"],["latter","SW","light"],["latter","","calm"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","calm"],"plain":"The crew faced gale-force winds and reduced sail down to storm sails before the weather moderated to calms. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-23","events":[],"lat":-46.0833,"lon":160.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 23 [superscript: d] 1862\nCommences with Calm at 1 P M light breeze from the N E and\nclouday steering S E at 4 saw a ship to the S E steering to the N W\nat dark light breeze from the N E steering by the wind to the S E with\nall sail set middle part light baffling airs and spits of rain\nat 10 P M passed a large ship at four A M wind halled sudingly to\nthe S W with a heavy squall of wind and rain called all hand\nand took in all sail and lay by the wind to the N W split the\nflying Jib all to ribbons tore the Jackstay of the main top\nGallant yard and tore the sail some sent the yard and sail dn\nand repaired them and sent them up again blowing a fresh\ngale from the W with bad sea\nLat By Obs 46.05 Long By Chro 160.34","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","NE","light"],["middle","variable","light"],["middle","SW",""],["latter","W","gale"]],"weather":["calm","cloudy","rain","squalls","gale","heavy sea"],"plain":"A sudden, heavy squall brought strong winds and rain, forcing all hands on deck to take in sail. The storm tore the flying jib to ribbons and damaged the main topgallant yard and sail, which the crew quickly repaired.","moments":[{"kind":"accident","title":"Squall damaged sails and rigging","quote":"split the flying Jib all to ribbons tore the Jackstay of the main top Gallant yard","interest":3}],"where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-24","events":[],"lat":-45.875,"lon":160.8083,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday December 24 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with fresh Gales from the W with squals of rain\nlaying under storm sails to the N at 3 P M saw a ship\nsteering S E with all sail set middle part more moderate\nat 9 P M set double reefed Top Sails and wore ship to the\nS W at 3 A M fresh gales and squally took in sail latter\npart squally laying under storm sails to the N wind\nfrom the W No Obs","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","W",""]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain"],"plain":"They navigated fresh westerly gales and squalls of rain under storm sails, spotting a ship passing under full sail. Later squalls forced them to reduce sail again.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-25","events":[],"lat":-45.6667,"lon":161.05,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday December 25 [superscript: th] 1862\nComes with fresh gales from the W with squalls of rain\nlaying under storm sails to the N middle part the same\nlatter part fresh Gales with large sea and clear weather\nship under storm sails headding N\nLat By Obs 45.41 Long By Chro 161.03","wind":[["first","W","gale"],["middle","W","gale"],["latter","","gale"]],"weather":["gale","squalls","rain","heavy sea","clear"],"plain":"Fresh gales, rain squalls, and heavy seas forced the ship to ride under storm sails heading north. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-26","events":[],"lat":-46.2167,"lon":159.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Fryday December 26th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the W S W and clear\nat half past miredian set double reefed Top Sail and\nsteered by the wind to the S W a very heavy sea On\nmiddle and Latter part strong winds from the N N E ship on\ndiferent tacks latter part wind from the S S W steering by\nthe wind to the N W thick and hazzy\nLat By Obs 46.13 Long By Chro 159. 34","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","NNE","strong"],["latter","NNE","strong"],["latter","SSW",""]],"weather":["clear","heavy sea","haze"],"plain":"The crew sailed through strong winds and heavy seas under reduced sail, ending in thick, hazy weather. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-27","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"finback","count":null}],"lat":-45.2167,"lon":159.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday December 27th 1862\nCommences with a strong wind from the S S W and with thik\nfoggy weather steering by the wind to the N W with double\nreefed Top Sails middle part clear latter part light airs\nat daylight set all sail at 6 saw a Brig from Chert Boun\nsent a Boat On board to get some papers got none at 7 A m\nwind from the W steered E N E saw Fin Backs\nLat By Obs 45.13 Long By Chro 159. 35","wind":[["first","SSW","strong"],["latter","W","light"]],"weather":["fog","clear"],"plain":"Thick fog and strong winds cleared by midday. The crew sent a boat to board a passing brig in hopes of getting newspapers, but got none. Later, they sighted finback whales.","where":"at sea","plate":"life.letters-a"},{"date":"1862-12-28","events":[],"lat":-44.9833,"lon":162.0167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday December 28th 1862\n6\nComes with light airs from the S W steering E N E with all\nsail set employed repairing main Sail the Brig in sight\nto the S E middle part light breezy from the N W steering E N E\nwith all sail set latter part moderate wind porn the N by W steering\nby the wind to the N E weather fine\nLat By Obs 44.59 Long By Thro 162.07","wind":[["first","SW","light"],["middle","NW","light"],["latter","N by W","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with light breezes; the crew repaired the mainsail, with all sail set and a brig in sight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-29","events":[],"lat":-43.4167,"lon":161.8167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday December 29th 1862\nComes fesh winds from the N N W and fine steering by the\nwind to the N E at 3 P M tacked to the W at 7 strong winds took\nin Top Gallant Sails middle part light breeze from the\nW S W steering by the wind to the N W latter part the wind from\nthe N N W steering by the wind to the N E with all Sail set\nemployed repairing flying Jib and mizen Top Gallant\nsail at meridian strong breeze saw Nothing\nLat By Obs 43.25. Long By Chro 161. 49.","wind":[["first","NNW","fresh"],["first","","strong"],["middle","WSW","light"],["latter","NNW","strong"]],"plain":"Routine sailing with fresh winds, turning and setting sail as the breeze shifted. The crew repaired the flying jib and mizzen topgallant sail; nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-30","events":[],"lat":-43.4167,"lon":161.9167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday December 30th 1862\nComes with a strong Breeze from the W S W and fine weather\nsteering by the wind to the N W middle and latter part moderate\nwind from the N W steering By the wind to the N E with all\nsail set saw nothing this day\nLat By Obs 43.25 Long By Chro 161.55","wind":[["first","WSW","strong"],["middle","NW","moderate"],["latter","NW","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with steady breezes as the ship steered northeast under full sail. Nothing was seen all day.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1862-12-31","events":[],"lat":-43.0333,"lon":162.0611,"fixed":false,"entry":"Wednesday December 31st 1862\nComes with a strong breeze from the N N W and clear weather\nsteering by the wind to the N E with all sail set at 2 P M\ntook in Top gallant sails at 7 P M double reefed Top sails\nand wore ship to the W middle part strong winds latter part\nmore moderate at daylight set Jib and Main sail and wore\nship to the N E at 10 A M set all sail steering by the wind\nto the N E\nLat By Obs 43..02","wind":[["first","NNW","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong breezes and clear weather as they adjusted sails and turned ship; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-01","events":[],"lat":-42.4333,"lon":162.2056,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Janiuary 1st 1863\nComes with a fresh breeze from the N N W and cloudy at\n2 P M thick fog steering by the wind to the N E with all sail\nset at 4 took in Top Gallant sails at 6 double reefed the\nTop sails and wore ship to the W thick and rainy middle\npart thick and rainy at 2 A M wind halled to the W S W\nwore ship to the N E latter part fresh breeze from the W S W\nat daylight set all sail and steered by the N E","wind":[["first","NNW","fresh"],["middle","WSW",""],["latter","WSW","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy","fog","rain"],"plain":"The ship sailed through thick fog and rain, shortening sail as needed before setting all sail again at daylight.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-02","events":[{"type":"whale","outcome":"saw","species":"pilot","count":null}],"lat":-41.8333,"lon":162.35,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jan 2d 1863\nCommences with a light breeze from the N N W and fine steering\nby the wind to the N E at 6 P M wind from the N tacked ship\nto the W at 7 saw Black Fish middle part wind from\nthe N and rainy latter part strong wind and hazzy\nwind from the N W at meridian tacked ship to the N\nLat by Obs 41.50 Long By Chro 162.21","wind":[["first","NNW","light"],["first","N",""],["middle","N",""],["latter","NW","strong"]],"weather":["rain","haze"],"plain":"They sailed through light breezes, rain, and hazy conditions, spotting pilot whales along the way.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-03","events":[],"lat":-40.45,"lon":161.2167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jan 3d 1863\nComes with fresh breeze from the W S W and Clear\nsteering by the wind to the N with main Top Gallant sail\nset middle part wind halled to the S W latter part\nmodrate breeze steering by the wind to the W with a sail\nset Lat By Obs 40.27 Long By Chro 161.13","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["middle","SW",""],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["clear"],"plain":"Routine sailing in fresh breezes; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-04","events":[],"lat":-39.4,"lon":161.3833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 4th 1863\nComes with light airs from the SSW and fine weather steering by the\nwind to the west with all sail set at 4 PM calm at midnight strong\nwind from the WNW double reefed the tops sails and steered by\nthe wind to the S at 6 AM set whole Top sails at 7 set all\nsail with fresh breeze from the WSW\nLat By Obs 39..24 Long By Chro 161..23.","wind":[["first","SSW","light"],["first","","calm"],["middle","WNW","strong"],["latter","WSW","fresh"]],"weather":["calm"],"plain":"Experienced shifting winds from light airs to a midnight gale, but made sail again by morning. No whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-05","events":[],"lat":-38.1833,"lon":162.7167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jan 5th 1863\nCommences with a fresh breeze from the WSW and good\nweather steering by the wind to the S at 4 PM wind from\nthe W by S ships headding S W by S middle part moderate and\nclouday Latter part fresh breeze from the SW ships by the wind\nto the SE by E with whole Top sails set saw nothing\nLat By Obs 38..11 Long By Chro 162.43","wind":[["first","WSW","fresh"],["first","W by S",""],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","SW","fresh"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing in fresh breezes and cloudy weather; saw nothing.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-06","events":[],"lat":-37.0833,"lon":162.45,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Jan 6th 1863\nComes with strong winds from the SW and Clouday Ship by the\nwind to the North with whole Top sails set at 5 PM double\nreefed the Top sails at 6 took in main Sail middle part fresh\ngales with rain at midnite took in Fore and Mizen Top sails\nLat part fresh Gales from the SSW and clear laying under\ndouble reefed Main Top Sail and Foresail headding [illegible]\nLat By Obs 37..08 Long By Chro 162..27","wind":[["first","SW","strong"],["middle","","gale"],["latter","SSW","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale","rain","clear"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy weather increased to fresh gales with rain, forcing the crew to shorten sail until they were lying under minimal canvas.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-07","events":[],"lat":-36.0833,"lon":161.0,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 7th 1863\nCommences with a fresh Gale from the SSW and good\nweather head [illegible] under double reefed main Top Sail and\nForesail, middle part more moderate at mitnote set fore and\nmizzen Topsails at 2 AM set whole topsails and steered\nwest S W at daylight set all sail latter part strong wind\nLat By Obs 36..05 Long By Chro 161..","wind":[["first","SSW","gale"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["gale"],"plain":"The ship faced fresh gales before the wind moderated and allowed the crew to set all sail. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-08","events":[],"lat":-35.95,"lon":162.4833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Jan 8th 1863\nCommences with a strong wind from the E and good weather\nsteering by the wind to the S SE middle and latter part\nthe same employed Cleening Iron work saw nothing\nLat by Obs 33.57 Long By Chro 162.29","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"plain":"The crew sailed south-southeast in good weather and cleaned the ironwork. No whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-09","events":[],"lat":-34.1667,"lon":163.2167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jannary 9th 1863\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E N E and clouday\nsteering by the wind to the N with all sail set at 7 P M\ntook in Top Gallant sails and wore ship to the S E middle\nand latter part moderate breeze from the E N E and clouday steering\nby the wind to the S E with all sail set saw nothing\nLat By Obs 34.10 Long By Chro 163..13","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"],["middle","ENE","moderate"],["latter","ENE","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing with moderate to strong breezes and cloudy skies; nothing was seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-10","events":[],"lat":-35.3333,"lon":163.85,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jan 10th 1863\nComes with moderate breeze from the E N E and clouday steering\nby the wind to the S E with all sail set at 7 P M light bafling\nwinds took in sail for the night middle and latter part moderate\nand fine at daylight set all sail and steered by the wind to\nthe S E Lat By Obs 35..20 Long By Chro 163..51","wind":[["first","ENE","moderate"],["first","variable","light"],["middle","","moderate"],["latter","","moderate"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Routine sailing with light, shifting winds and fine weather; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-11","events":[],"lat":-35.0,"lon":164.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 11th 1863\nCommences with a [struck: stro] moderate breeze from the E N E and\nfine clear weather steering by the wind to the S E with all\nsail set middle and latter part light winds and Calm ship\nheadding all points of the Compass\nLat By Obs 35 Long By Chro 164.15","wind":[["first","ENE","moderate"],["middle","","light"],["latter","","light"]],"weather":["clear","calm"],"plain":"Fine weather gave way to light winds and calms, leaving the ship drifting in all directions under every sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-12","events":[],"lat":-34.8,"lon":165.4167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jan 12th 1863\nComes with calm at 4 P M light breeze from the E headding\nto the N N E middle part light breeze from the E latter part\nfresh breeze from the E N E with light squalls of rain steering\nby the wind to the N N E at meridian tacked ship to the\nS E Lat By Obs 34.48 Long By Chro 165..25","wind":[["first","","calm"],["first","E","light"],["middle","E","light"],["latter","ENE","fresh"]],"weather":["calm","squalls","rain"],"plain":"Routine sailing in light to fresh breezes with passing rain squalls; no whales were seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-13","events":[],"lat":-34.4167,"lon":166.95,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jan 13th 1863\nComes with fresh breeze from the E N E and fine weather\nat 4 P M wind S S E headding S W at 6 tacked to the E middle\nand latter part moderate breeze from the E steering by\nthe wind to the N N E with all sail set\nLat By Obs 34..25 Long By Chro 166..57","wind":[["first","ENE","fresh"],["first","SSE",""],["middle","E","moderate"],["latter","E","moderate"]],"plain":"Fine weather with moderate to fresh breezes as the ship made routine sail.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-14","events":[],"lat":-32.8,"lon":169.15,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday January 14th 1863\nCommences with a strong breeze from the E S E and fine\nweather steering by the wind to the N E with all sail set\nat 2 P M took in Top Gallantsails middle and latter\npart strong wind and cloudy\nLat By Obs 32..48 Long By Chro 169.09","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong breezes and fine weather gradually gave way to heavier winds and cloudy skies as the ship sailed under reduced canvas.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-15","events":[],"lat":-33.0,"lon":169.6333,"fixed":true,"entry":"Thursday Jan 15th 1863\nComes with strong winds from the E S E and cloudy hazy\nsteering by the wind to the N E at 10 P M double reefed Top\nsails Middle part strong winds with rain at 8 P M wore ship\nto the S S E latter part fresh Gales from the E and cloudy hazy\nweather steering by the wind to the S S E with double reefed Top\nsails set Lat By Obs 33 Long By Chro 169.38","wind":[["first","ESE","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","E","gale"]],"weather":["cloudy","haze","rain","gale"],"plain":"Strong winds, rain, and fresh gales forced the crew to reduce sail as they worked their way through hazy weather.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-16","events":[],"lat":-33.7833,"lon":170.2,"fixed":true,"entry":"Friday Jan 16th 1863\nCommences with moderate Gales from the E and cloudy steering\nby the wind to the S S E under double reefed Top sails at 7 P M\nmore moderate wore ship hedding N E by N and set whole Top\nsails middle and latter part strong winds from the E at 8 M\nspoke the Bark of Sidney capt 7 months aut\nHclean at 9 tacked ship to the S S E saw nothing\nLat By Obs 33..47 Long By Chro 170.12","wind":[["first","E","gale"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy","gale"],"plain":"They sailed under moderate gales and strong easterly winds. In the morning, they met and spoke with a bark out of Sydney, seven months into its voyage.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-17","events":[],"lat":-34.1,"lon":171.1167,"fixed":true,"entry":"Saturday Jan 17th 1863\nComes with strong winds from the E and good weather steer\nng By the wind to the S S E with main Top Gallant sail\nset at 7 P M tacked to the N middle and latter part strong\nwinds and squally ship on diferent tacks working to the E\nLat By Obs 34..06 Long By Chro 171.07","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Routine sailing in strong, squally winds as the ship worked east; no whales seen.","where":"at sea"},{"date":"1863-01-18","events":[],"lat":-33.7,"lon":171.5667,"fixed":true,"entry":"Sunday Jan 18th 1863\nCommences with strong winds from the E and cloudy\nsteering by the wind to the N or E with Top sails set middle\nand latter win and weather the same as first at 4 M tack\ned to the S at 9 1/2 Oclock A M saw the three Kings Island\nbareing S E 10 leagues distant at meridian tacked ship\nto the N land 15 miles distant\nLat By Obs 33..42 Long By Chro 171.34","wind":[["first","E","strong"],["middle","E","strong"],["latter","E","strong"]],"weather":["cloudy"],"plain":"Strong winds and cloudy weather continued throughout the day. In the morning, the crew sighted the Three Kings Islands, and they turned the ship again at noon about 15 miles off the land.","where":"near land","place":"three Kings Island","at":"three-kings-islands"},{"date":"1863-01-19","events":[],"lat":-33.6333,"lon":172.5833,"fixed":true,"entry":"Monday Jannuary 19th 1863\nComes with a strong wind from the N and squally at 3 PM\ndouble reefed the Fore and mizen Tops Sails Ships by the\nwind to the N middle and latter part strong winds with squall\nat 3 A M set whole topsails and main top Gallant Sail at\n8 set all Sail at 11 A M saw the Three Kings Islands\nBareing SW 10 leagues distant steering by the wind to the SE\nLat by Obs 33.38 Long by Chro 172.35","wind":[["first","N","strong"],["middle","","strong"],["latter","","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"Strong winds and squalls blew through the day as the crew adjusted sail. Late in the morning, they sighted the Three Kings Islands about thirty miles away.","where":"near land","place":"Three Kings Islands","at":"three-kings-islands"},{"date":"1863-01-20","events":[],"lat":-34.35,"lon":173.0486,"fixed":true,"entry":"Tuesday Jan 20th 1863\nComes with strong wind from the ENE steering by the wind\nto the SE with all sail set at 1 squally took in Top Gallant\nSails saw North cape of New Zeland SE 10 leagues distant\nat sunset Tacked to the N middle and latter part squally\nship on different tacks working to the E at daylight\nN Cape of New Zeland SSE 20 miles distant at meridian\nWSW     Lat by Obs 34.21","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls"],"plain":"The crew sailed through squally winds, sighting the North Cape of New Zealand ten leagues off, and worked the ship to the east on different tacks.","where":"near land","place":"North cape of New Zeland","at":"north-cape"},{"date":"1863-01-21","events":[],"lat":-35.15,"lon":174.25,"fixed":true,"entry":"Wednesday Jan 21st 1863\nCommences with a strong breeze from the ENE and squaly\nwith rain working to the E the land in sight all alon\nthe NE cost of New Zeland at dark headding to the N\nat midnight tacked to the S at daylight stood in to\nthe Bay of Islands at meridian took the Pilot","wind":[["first","ENE","strong"]],"weather":["squalls","rain"],"plain":"Sailing along the northeast coast of New Zealand through rain squalls, the crew headed into the Bay of Islands at daylight and took aboard a pilot at noon.","where":"near land","place":"Bay of Islands","via":[[174.25,-35.05]],"at":"bay-of-islands"},{"date":"1863-01-22","events":[],"lat":-35.15,"lon":174.25,"fixed":false,"entry":"Thursday Jan 22d 1863\nEmployed Beatting in to the Anchorage at\none P M came to Anchor in 8 Fathoms water\nand lay in Poart untill the 12 of February\nweather good most of the time while in Port","plain":"The ship sailed against the wind into the anchorage and dropped anchor in eight fathoms of water at 1:00 PM, remaining in port until February 12.","where":"in port"}],"plates":{"gam.visit":"A gam","chase.right":"After right whales","work.cutting":"Cutting in","work.trying":"Trying out","land.landfall":"Land ho","life.keeper":"The log","work.stowing":"Stowing down","gam.spoke":"Spoke a ship","chase.sperm":"After sperm whales","caught.sperm":"A sperm whale taken","nature.porpoises":"Porpoises","life.letters":"Letters from home"}}