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Atlantic Ocean

First mate’s logbook

In the morning and forenoon the wind was a double reefed topsail breeze coming from the NW by W and SW and again WNW. The weather was squally. We saw 3 other ships. At noon our estimated compound course and sailed distance of the last twenty-four hours was ZW by S ½ S 19 ½ miles, which comes down to the estimated north latitude of 43°15′ , longitude 5°13′. We found the actual north latitude to be approximately 43°5′. During the afternoon watch and dog watch, there was a double reefed topsail breeze coming from the SW by W and WSW. The sky was cloudy, we saw 4 other ships. During the first watch, we had a SW wind but when The length of the watches was measured using an hourglass filled with sand. Each watch consisted of 8 half-hour glasses, marked by bells.six glasses had run out we came about N. During the middle watch, the wind came from the SW and SSW. There was a heavily cloudy sky and rain. The situation remained like this until morning.