Day Thirty Three
Lat. 44° 36' S Long. 131° 04' W Dist. 138 miles
"We are 31 days out today and still have a steady breeze on the quarter.
I had a tinsmith's job this morning and with sheets of tin for chafing plates I punched holes all round the edges.
I played crib and we had a sing-song and dance which ended in a rough and tumble fight owing to the Wild Welshman, Davis, becoming dangeous.
The breeze dropped during the day and we were nearly becalmed. We braced the yards up at about 8.30 pm and set the jibs and staysail."