http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com Journal of the first journey around the world Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/friday-24th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/friday-24th-february-1769/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/friday-24th-february-1769 ]]> Friday, 24th. First part, Calm; Middle, light breezes; latter, fresh breezes and hazey. P.M. had several Azimuths, all of which gave the Variation less than 4 degrees East, but they were a little doubtful on account of the Rowling of the Ship. What winds we have had this day hath been from the Eastward, and are the first we have had from that Quarter since we left the Latitude 58 degrees 46 minutes. Wind calm, East-North-East and East-South-East; course North 42 degrees 45 minutes West; distance 79 miles: latitude 43 degrees 37 minutes South, longitude 107 degrees 6 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/friday-24th-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/thursday-23rd-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/thursday-23rd-february-1769/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/thursday-23rd-february-1769 ]]> Thursday, 23rd. Little wind and Calm, and some Lightning, a thing we have not seen for some time past, and therefore suppose not common in these Seas in high Latitudes. Variation 5 degrees 34 minutes East. Wind North-West, calm; course North 30 degrees East; distance 13 miles; latitude 44 degrees 35 minutes South, longitude 105 degrees 52 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/thursday-23rd-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/wednesday-22nd-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/wednesday-22nd-february-1769/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/wednesday-22nd-february-1769 ]]> Wednesday, 22nd. Hazey, rainy weather the most part of this Day. Wind North-Westerly; course South 86 degrees West; distance 91 miles; latitude 44 degrees 46 minutes South, longitude 106 degrees 1 minute West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/wednesday-22nd-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/tuesday-21st-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/tuesday-21st-february-1769/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/tuesday-21st-february-1769 ]]> Tuesday, 21st. Fresh breezes and pretty Clear weather. Variation 6 degrees 30 minutes East. Wind North-West; course South 62 degrees West; distance 115 miles; latitude 44 degrees 39 minutes South, longitude 103 degrees 54 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/tuesday-21st-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/monday-20th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/monday-20th-february-1769/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/monday-20th-february-1769 ]]> Monday, 20th. Moderate breezes and fine weather the greater part of this day, and the Sea very smooth. Found by repeated trials that the South point of the Dipping Needle Dip’d 65 degrees 52 minutes below the Horizon. Wind Westerly; course South 65 degrees West; distance 58 miles; latitude 43 degrees 46 minutes South, longitude 101 degrees 34 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/monday-20th-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/sunday-19th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/sunday-19th-february-1769/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/sunday-19th-february-1769 ]]> Sunday, 19th. First part, fresh Gales and Hazey; the Middle part, hazey, with drizling rain; the latter, gentle breezes and fine Clear weather, yet the Air is still Cold. Wind South-West by West to West by South; course North-North-West 3/4 West; distance 103 miles; latitude 43 degrees 21 minutes South, longitude 100 degrees 21 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/sunday-19th-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/saturday-18th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/saturday-18th-february-1769/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/saturday-18th-february-1769 ]]> Saturday, 18th. Fresh gales all this day. The weather Variable, sometimes fair and Cloudy, other times hazey, with drizzling rain. Saw some Birds nearly as big as Albetrosses; they were all black, with Yellow Beaks. Wind South-West by West; course North 32 degrees 30 minutes West; distance 140 miles; latitude 44 degrees 50 minutes South, longitude 99 degrees 7 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/saturday-18th-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/friday-17th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/friday-17th-february-1769/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/friday-17th-february-1769 ]]> Friday, 17th. Strong Gales and Cloudy the most part of this day. Split the Maintopsail and unbent it, and bent another. Wind South-South-West; course North-West by West 1/2 West; distance 132 miles; latitude 46 degrees 48 minutes South, longitude 97 degrees 17 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/friday-17th-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/thursday-16th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/thursday-16th-february-1769/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/thursday-16th-february-1769 ]]> Thursday, 16th. The first part of this day had fresh Gales and Cloudy; in the night thick hazey weather with heavy squalls of wind and rain, which obliged us to close-reef our Topsails. In the morning and all the forenoon had strong gales and cloudy weather, and very heavy Seas from the South-South-West, one of which broke upon the Quarter and carried away the Driver Boom. Wind North-West, West, and South; course North 74 degrees West; distance 97 miles; latitude 48 degrees 0 minutes South, longitude 94 degrees 25 minutes West.

]]> http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/thursday-16th-february-1769/feed/ 0 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/wednesday-15th-february-1769/ http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/wednesday-15th-february-1769/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 netkingcol http://captainjamescook.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/wednesday-15th-february-1769 ]]> Wednesday, 15th. Little wind and Cloudy the most part of this day. Variation per Azimuth in the Evening 12 degrees East, and in the morning both by an Amplitude and an Azimuth 11 degrees East. A.M. Shifted the Mainsail, Mizen, Fore, and Main topsail. Wind, South-South-West, South-West, West by North; course North 46 degrees West; distance 86 miles; latitude 48 degrees 27 minutes South, longitude 92 degrees 5 minutes West.

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