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First mate’s logbook

In the morning and forenoon there was a Sail of which the surface area has been reduced two
times in order to make the surface area smaller.
double reefed
topsail breeze from NE by E to ENE. The weather was squally with drifting clouds. At noon our estimated compound course and sailed distance of the last twenty-four hours was N by W ⅓W and 12½ miles (NtW⅓W 12½ miles), which comes down to the estimated north latitude of 24°4′, longitude 316°14′. We found the actual north latitude to be 23°56′ and directed our compasses on 6° in the northwestern direction. During the afternoon watch and dog watches we had a double reefed topsail breeze from NNE to E by N. The weather was squally. During the night, the breeze and direction of the wind remained the same. We had good weather until morning.

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