SCHOONER CHANCE 17 



By five o'clock we were at last in White Bay. The land is uni- 

 formly high all around the bay. The hills are in general thickly 

 wooded although in some places rough rocky places show through. 

 We took two stations on our way in before dark. After several hours 

 of calm the wind came light and from the SW (dead ahead). The 

 night watches worked her down against it until by four o'clock it 

 was blowing a whole-sail breeze and fast becoming rough. It is cer- 

 tainly bad luck to have it calm all the way from St. John's and then 

 to get here and have a dandy breeze come just when we don't want 

 it. If the wind is strong it is very difficult to take a station properly. 



Woody 's banjo and two bottles of "American Cup" celebrated 

 our entrance into White Bay. 



Position Beating up White Bay 

 Sunday, July 18th ■[ Weather Clear 



Wind Fresh southwest 



ALL morning we worked down the bay against a strong wind 

 xJL which seemed to head us almost every time we tacked. It was 

 hopeless to take a station in such a breeze. After an early lunch when 

 we were just nearing Sops Arm, Bob, John, Oily and Woody and 

 their equipment departed in the "Evinrude." They nearly swamped in 

 launching and once under way looked mighty small. The little boat 

 would jump from wave to wave with spray flying high and the four 

 of them sitting on the bottom to keep from upsetting. After about 

 half an hour they worked in near shore and it got somewhat 

 smoother. I don't think I would have let them start just then had I 

 known what heavy weather they would make of it. During the 

 early afternoon it blew much too hard for us to take temperatures 

 but we made hauls with both nets. The poor jelly fish came up a bit 

 squashed as we could not tow slow enough. About four o'clock it 

 blew so hard we took in the mainsail. Shortly after, without any 



