13 December 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 13 December 1769 Endeavour Voyage Maps James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia Joseph Banks's Journal Sydney Parkinson's Journal The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth 1769 References Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

13 December 1769 Wednesday 13th Fore part of PM Moderate breezes at NBW and fair weather. Stood in shore untill 5 oClock at which time we tack'd and stood to the NE; being 2 Leagues to the northward of Mount Camel and 11/2 Miles from shore and in this situation had 22 fathom water   At 10, it begun to blow and rain which brought us under double Reef'd topsails - At 12 Tackd and stood to the westward untill 7 AM when we tackd and stood again to the NE, being at this time about a Mile to windward of the place where we tack'd last night. Soon after we tack'd it came on to blow very hard at NNW with heavy squalls attended with rain, this brought us under our Courses and split the Main topsail in so much ^such a manner that ^it was necessary to unbend it and bring a nother to the yard - At 10 it fell more Moderate and we set the topsails double reef'd - At Noon had strong gales and hazey weather - tack'd and stood to the westwd No land in sight, for the first time sence we have been upon the Coast — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 164, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17691213.html