Day Sixty Six

Lat. 41° 57' S  Long. 17° 43' W  Dist. 193 miles

" 12.30 am hauled down the main topmast staysail. 1 am squared in the yards a bit and at 2 am hauled down the mizzen staysail. Very strong breeze but we slacked off the sheets and let her go.

8 am other watch have furled the lower topga'n'sails and all hands furled the mainsail at 8 am. 9 am squared in the yards. 10.30 am set the lower topga'n'sails and 11.30 set the main upper topga'n'sail.

12 md other watch set the fore upper topga'n'sail and mainsail and mizzen staysail and spanker.

7.30 pm other watch squared the yards and brailed in the spanker. 8.30 pm We put the staysail sheets over and hauled the port clue of the mainsail aft and hauled the starboard clue up as wind on the starboard quarter."

 

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