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reefs or islets between this part and Cape Grenville, for the 
bottom is universally of mud ; and by anchoring with the 
body of a reef, bearing S.E., the vessel is sufficiently shel- 
tered from the sea, which is generally smooth. 
On leaving Cape Flinders, steer W.fN. for about twenty- 
three miles, leaving the reefs C and g to seaward, and d, e> 
and f to the southward, of the course ; then haul up about 
N.W.|N., and steer within the reef 1 and Pelican Island, 
and to seaward of the Claremont Islands 1 and 2, which are 
low and woody. 
When abreast of 2, the south-west end of the reef m will 
be seen, which should be passed at from one to two miles, 
and the course N.b.W.|W. will carry you to 4 and 5, 
which you may pass on either side of, the channel between 
them being quite safe. If you take the latter course, steer 
north, within the reef o» and then close within 6, to avoid 
the low rock that covers with the tide. Having passed this 
rock, steer for 7, and pass within one mile of it, to avoid the 
shoals that extend off Cape Sidmouth. Hence the course 
is N.N.W. towards Night Island ; and, when abreast of it, 
steer N.|^W. until near the covered shoal V, when the 
course may be directed within Sherrard’s Islets and reef 10 
(on which there is a sandy islet covered with some bushes), 
and then steer round Cape Direction. 
Hence the course N.N.W.^W. will carry you within the 
reefs y, Z, a, b, and c, and without the rocky islet that 
lies off Restoration Island : continuing this course you will, 
at about five miles beyond the cape, see the long reef e ; 
steer N.W. parallel with its edge, which extends until you 
are abreast of Fair Cape, where it terminates with a very 
narrow point. Then steer N.W.JN., and pass between 
the two easternmost Piper’s Islands and the reefs h, i, 
and k ; then pass on either side of 1 and m, inshore of 
A. 
Section 
VIII. 
Inner 
Route. 
