APPENDIX I 67 
Barbados, B.W.I. to Balboa, Canal Zone 
Total distance, 1361 miles; time of passage, 9.7 days; average day's run, 140.3 miles 
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miles ° miles 



Remarks 

1928 
Oct. 1 Barbados cco. 6005 doe Left anchorage at 11h 30m. Partly cloudy. Moderate sea and gen- 
tle NEXE breeze. 
2 1441N 29837 141 245 17 Near the islands of St. Lucia and Martinique during morning. 
Cloudy, chiefly on horizons. Moderate sea and moderate to light 
NE breeze. Lightning in east. 
3 1446N 29624 129 277 22 Cloudy in morning, overcast.in afternoon, with heavy shower in mid- 
afternoon. Lightning from NE to NW all day. Moderate to smooth 
sea. Gentle to moderate NNE to ExS breeze. 
4 1501N 29353 147 339 15 Cloudy in morning with lightning in SW in early hours. Overcast 
and squally during midday, clearing somewhat in afternoon. Mod- 
erate sea and moderate to light E breeze. 
5 1519N 29147 124 321 18 Partly cloudy. Lightning in NW and N morning and evening. Mod- 
erate sea and moderate easterly breeze. 
6 1510N 28845 176 303 16 Cloudy during day, clearing in evening. Lightning in NW in early 
morning. Moderate sea and moderate ESE breeze. 
7 1427N 28553 171 277 14 Cloudy, chiefly on horizons. Moderate sea and moderate E breeze. 
8 1334N 28331 147 306 37 Partly cloudy in morning. Overcast with rain in mid-afternoon, 
clearing in evening. Hazy in evening and lightning in S. Moderate 
sea and moderate to fresh ESE breeze. 
Sei23N) 281 29) 177) 317, 22 Cloudy and hazy in morning. Overcast with rain, thunder and light- 
ning in afternoon. Lightning in evening. Moderate sea and moder- 
ate to gentle easterly breeze. Hazy in evening. 
10 1015 N 280 46 81 36 18 Cloudy, with rain squalls, in morning. Cloudy in afternoon and even- 
ing. Lightning in SW in evening. Light easterly to SW breezes. 
Moderate to smooth sea. 
11 Colonand Balboa 68 .... .... At anchor in Colon breakwater at 04h 00m. Cloudy all day. Light 
SxE and S breeze up to 04h 00m. Left Colon anchorage at 11h 00m 
with tug and docked at Balboa wharf at 19h 30m. 
Balboa, Canal Zone to Easter Island 
Total distance, 4788 miles; time of passage, 41.9; average day’s run, 114.3 miles 
1928 iia ° ' miles ° miles 
Oct. 25 Balboa eee eee wees = “Left dock at 10h 40m under tow. Ran 10 miles to Taboguilla Light 
abeam, at 12h 27m. Then took departure. Cloudy and hazy. Mod- 
erate sea and moderate NW breeze. Lightning in NW in late even- 
ing. 
26 632N 27954° 152 222 30 Cloudy in early morning. Overcast after 06h 00m, and all day, with 
rain squalls. Clear in evening. Moderate NW breeze changing to 
calm and, in evening to light SE and SW airs and breezes. Moder- 
ate to smooth sea. 
27 544N 28006 49 115 3 Cloudy to overcast all day, with occasional short rain squalls. 
Clearing in evening. Lightning and thunder in east during morning. 
: Gentle to moderate westerly breeze. Moderate sea. 
28 415N 28021 90 86 13 Cloudy to overcast all day, with rain squails and drizzling rain. 
Lightning and thunder in morning. Moderate to choppy sea. Vari- 
able moderate to light breezes, changing to calm in evening. 
29 408N 28007 15 98 9 Cloudy, chiefly on horizons. Light to moderate southwesterly 
breezes. Moderate sea. Rain squalls from 16h 45m to 19h 00m. 
30 253N 279 52 76 94 16 Cloudy to overcast with occasional rain squalls after 04h 00m, and 
all day and evening. Moderate SW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. 
31 432N 27812 140 50 26 Cloudy, with frequent rain squalls throughout 24 hours. Fresh to 
: moderate SW breeze. Choppy to moderate sea. Malpelo Island 
abeam at 07h 02m. 
Nov. 1 603N 27701 116 76 13 Cloudy, with rain squalls all day. Clearing in evening. Gentle to 
moderate SW breeze. Moderate sea. 
2 438N = 277 43 94 128 23 Overcast, with frequent rain squalls throughout 24 hours. Fresh SW 
breeze changing to light W and SW in evening. Choppy to moderate 
sea. 
3 341N 27831 75 104 21 Cloudy to overcast. Squally. Rain squalls during morning. Moder- 
ate to fresh SW breeze. Moderate to choppy sea. Malpelo Island 
sighted at daybreak. 
4 227N 27858 77 78 15 Overcast to cloudy. Moderate to gentle SSW to SWxW breezes. Mod- 
erate to chceppy sea. 
5 135N 27912 54 78 12 Overcast in early morning, clearing somewhat during day. Gentle 
to light SSW to W breeze. Moderate sea. 5 
6 O46N 27848 £55 8 5 Overcast and hazy in early morning. Cloudy, chiefly on horizons, 
during day. Calm until 10h 00m, then gentle southwesterly breeze. 
Smooth to moderate sea. 
7 O27N Aa 89 192 9 Hazy in early morning. Cloudy until evening, then overcast and 

