

Nov 2, 1792 Home Tobin's Log Nov 4, 1792
Revised 2010-12-02
1 pm: Light breezes and cloudy weather – with a long heavy and confused Sea
3 pm: Stowed the Fore & Main Sail rooms afresh, & roused up the small Bower cable and new stowed it
6 pm: Light breezes and cloudy weather – a long swell In Top Gallant Steering Sails and 1st Reefs
9 pm: Squally to the Eastward in fore & Fore Top Mast Steering Sails
12 mid: Light Airs, calms, and fair weather with moon light
3 am: Small Rain
5 am: Light Airs and cloudy weather – made sail
7 am: Ship falling off to the SE Tacked – Saw a Sand Piper some birds like
gulls, 2 Sharks, many Albatrosses, Dolphins & Bonettas. A light Air & a Cloudy Sky –
Passed by a piece of wood – At Noon [?] breezes and cloudy – A squall of rain on the
Lee Bow – Saw Squids – The usual breakfast – Washed below – steering &
all Sails set
Latitude Observed 21°..02′..32″ South
Nov 2, 1792 Home Tobin's Log Nov 4, 1792