Abstracts of Logs of the Galilee 

 W. J. Peters: Abstract of Log, Cruise III, 1906-1908.' 



San Diego to Nukahiva, MARQnESAS Islands. 



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Date 



1906 

 Dec. 22 

 23 

 24 



25 



26 



27 



28 

 29 



30 

 31 



1907 

 Jan 1 



2 



3 



4 

 6 



S 

 7 

 8 



9 

 10 



11 



12 



13 

 14 



15 



16 

 17 

 18 



Noon position 



Lat. 



San Diego 

 32 04 N. 

 30 28 N. 



29 23 N. 



28 

 28 

 27 

 25 



38 N. 

 17 N. 

 31 N. 

 29 N. 



23 11 N. 

 21 17 N. 



18 39 N. 



14 47 N. 



10 41 N. 



9 00 N. 



8 51 N. 



8 34 N. 



7 27 N. 



6 17 N. 



4 52 N. 



4 12 N. 



3 23 N. 



2 08 N. 



1 31 N. 



25 S. 



3 318. 



6 14 S. 



7 59 S. 

 Nukahiva . 



Long. 

 E. of Gr. 



241 53 



240 44 



240 14 



240 31 



240 02 



238 59 



238 31 



237 34 



236 55 



2.36 12 



235 02 



233 37 



232 41 



233 22 



235 21 



235 16 



234 41 



232 56 



231 53 



230 39 



229 45 



228 59 



228 04 



227 02 



224 52 



222 06 



Day's 

 run 



miles 



67 

 113 



70 



47 



33 



72 



125 



147 

 120 



163 



241 



260 



115 

 41 



119 

 67 



78 



135 



74 



88 



92 



59 

 165 



196 



208 



195 



140 



Remarks 





Under way with tug at 3^ 15™ p. ra. Cast oil with sails all set at 4'' 30" p. m. 



Gentle NW. breeze. Clear. 



Light breeze N. by E. to NW. Clear, becoming overcast. Christmas-eve 



festivities aboard. 

 Calm to gentle breeze, variable SE. to SSW. Overcast. Guadalupe Island 



bearing E. at 8 a. m. 

 Gentle breeze variable SSE. to SW. by S. Overcast and damp. 

 Variable winds. Squally, with continuous rain. Swell from W. 

 Heavy squalls, cleared in a. m. with gentle NW. winds. Swung ship p. m. 

 Gentle NW. breeze, becoming NNE. Clear. Ship rolled heavily, wind 



being dead aft. 

 Gentle NE. winds. Cloudy, becoming clear. 

 Light NW. breeze increasing to NNE. Cloudy, becoming clear. Swung 



ship on 7 headings, both helms. 



Stiff NE. breeze. Clouds, squalls. Ship rolling and yawing in following 



sea. 

 NE. winds becoming boisterous. Partly cloudy. Heavy seas keep decks 



wet. Yawing widely. 

 Fresh NE. winds. Partly cloudy. Unfavorable conditions continue. 



Westerly drift noticeable. 

 Calm, and variable light airs. Rain, squalls, clouds. Heavy sea running. 

 Calm, with light variable airs. Overcast, with rain. Squally. Heavy sea 



and ship rolling. 

 Calm, no steerage-way. Partly cloudy. Large drift to eastward. 

 Very light northerly winds. Partly cloudy, with passing showers. 

 Calm to moderate SE. breeze. Partly cloudy. Swung ship. Sea fairly 



smooth. 

 Gentle SSE. breeze. Partly cloudy, becoming squally. 

 Light breeze from ESE. Partly cloudy to clear. Moderate roll. Heavy 



set to NW. 

 Light breeze from ESE. Cloudy and partly cloudy. Attempted swing, but 



wind failed. Heavy roll. 

 Gentle breeze ESE. Partly cloudy. Swung ship. Sea fairly smooth, 



moderate swell. 

 Gentle breeze from ESE. to SE. Clear. 

 Fresh breeze from E. by S. Clear. Ship pitching. Crossed equator at 9 



a. m. 

 Moderate breeze E. by S. to E. by N. Partly cloudy. Swung ship. Sea 



moderate. Crossed magnetic equator. 

 Fresh breeze, ESE. to ENE. Partly cloudy. Heavy sea, ship rolling and 



yawing. 

 Fresh breeze, ENE. to NE. Partly cloudy. Ship yawing and rolling 



heavily. 

 Anchored inside harbor, Nukahiva, Marquesas Islands, at S*" 45" a. m. 



Total distance, 3,220 miles. Time of passage, 26.7 days. Average day's run, 120.6 miles. 



Nukahiva, Marquesas Islands, to Tahiti, Societt Islands. 



Total distance. 772 miles. Time of passage, 7.3 days. Average day's nin, 105,8 mile 

 'For synopsis of this cruise, see pages 12-14. 



