Day Fifty
Lat. 56° 31' S Long. 72° 57' W Dist. 59 miles
"12 mn hove to blowing a gale of wind. 4 am furled the fore lower topsail, port watch on the yard furling it while we hauled it up. 8 am hove to under main lower topsail.
10 am set the fore lower topsail and squared the yards. 1 pm "Old Man" and mate threw snow down our ventilator on to the cup-board. Balaclava helmet came into use and a blessing it was for we are getting plenty of snow and hail like marbles.
4 pm port watch have set the foresail and main upper topsail and loosed the fore upper topsail and we hoisted it. 6.30 port watch set the staysails. Played crib and patience. 9 pm snow is deep under foot and we are nearing the Horn. 50 days out."