“Up at 7.30 after a better night as there was less rolling. It is a beautiful day & as warm in the sun as any summer day. A dead calm has been on all this morning & we have actually been going backwards at times. The men have been busy to-day moving a spare spar […]

“Left my coffin at 8 after nearly 12 hours shaking. I’m afraid Joey & I made use of some ugly words during the night when the rolling landed us suddenly all of a heap at the foot of the bed & then with your feet onto the pillow. The cook however says that the prayers […]

“The first part of the day was the worst I have experienced since on board. The wind was high. The sea breaking over us all the time & a nice fine rain that got in everywhere. 12 knots an hour all day. In the evening (at 5) the sun came out & the wind changed. […]

“Did not get to sleep till nearly four this morning it being so awfully up & down. We have been doing the pace though & we did 290 miles yesterday which is the best day’s work we have done as yet. The 1st mate was washed clean off his legs this morning early & Joey […]

“This is now our 9th Sunday on board, but it doesn’t seem so very long ago since we left home; time passes so quickly. It is nothing else but eating, smoking, drinking & sleeping. Very rough all day. It would be a trial for you all to have seen us holding on to the cups […]

“Been going along fine style all night about 10 knots an hour, but it is getting much colder as we are now in Lat 40. We are shipping a lot of seas to-day as the wind has shifted behind us & we roll so much then. There are a lot of birds about of different […]

“Up at 7.30. Have had a very bad night’s rest as it was so rough. Every now & again a wave came & knocked at our door & sometimes even went right over the house. The 3rd mate came to have a smoke with us at about 2.30am & told us one of the men […]