SCHOONER CHANCE 7 



was SO light that it had no influence on our keeping steady. The 

 engineering department was busy all morning cleaning the carbon 

 out of the motor which I think we have been running too cold. The 

 day was very clear and we were having quite an interesting race 

 with a lumber schooner, eight miles abeam of us and on the same 

 course, until at lunch time the engine was started and used until 

 four o'clock, when another first-class northwester sprang up. All 

 evening we went dashing along. Every two or three minutes about 

 a quarter of the boom would dip in the water when she gave an 

 extra heavy roll. After supper Bob and Terry furled the topsail and the 

 outside jib was taken in. We continued under just the four lowers doing 

 about seven knots. The evening was so clear that the sun just sank 

 into the sea, there being no clouds to hide it or to cause a sunset. 



Having no idea of the dominant set of the current in this part 

 of the Straits, I was very worried about our finding St. Pierre. 

 We ran out our distance by the log about midnight and still the 

 lights could not be seen. Just as we were about to hove her to, I 

 took one last climb up the rigging and made out both lights. With 

 great relief all hands finished taking in sail and went to bed. If 

 there had been fog or if we had been set (more than my guess) it 

 would have been very hard to find the islands and the whole crew 

 were certainly anxious to see St. Pierre, about which we had heard 

 so much. During the afternoon we sighted a ship under full sail 

 outward bound. 



Position At St. Pierre 

 Saturday, July 10th <( Weather Fine 



Wind Variable 



AFTER a rather heated discussion as to where the Islands really 

 -ZjL were. Bob and Bart began to work in closer under foresail and 

 jumbo. About eight everybody got up and made sail. The mainsail 

 is no light-weight to get up before breakfast. We had a light follow- 



