| Ship's Log: October 1996 |
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*BF=Beaufort Force (scale of wind velocity) **mb=millibars, S=Steady, F=Falling, R=Rising
| Date | Position | Course | Speed | Miles | Wind* | Seas | Barograph** | Sails |
 November Log |
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| 10/29 | 13°50'S/171°46'W | n/a | n/a | 8405 | NE@2BF | calm | 1012,S | docked in Apia |
| 10/28 | 13°50'S/171°46'W | n/a | n/a | 8405 | NE@2BF | calm | 1012,S | docked in Apia |
| 10/26 | 15°22'S/169°17'W | 310°M | 8.5kts | 8395 | NE@2BF | 1',calm | 1010,S | motoring |
| 10/24 | 16°37'S/163°57'W | 320°M | 7.1kts | 8039 | SE@4BF | 3',lrg swells | 1015,S | 9 sails |
| 10/22 | 17°22'S/156°35'W | 190°M | 7.1kts | 7599 | ENE@4BF | 4',lrg swells | 1014,R | 10 sails |
| 10/21 | 16°49'S/154°32'W | 230°M | 5.8kts | 7485 | ESE@4BF | 4' | 1012,S | 11 sails |
| 10/20 | 16°45'S/153°57'W | 279°M | 6.6kts | 7293 | ENE@3BF | 2',calm | 1014,R | 2 sails, motoring |
| 10/19 | 17°13'S/150°22'W | 290°M | 3.9kts | 7226 | ENE@3BF | 2' | 1013,S | 13 sails |
| 10/18 | 17°32'S/149°34'W | n/a | n/a | 7201 | SE@1BF | calm | 1016,S | anchored, Papeete |
| 10/16 | 17°41'S/149°10'W | 305°M | 7.3kts | 7151 | SE@2BF | 2', calm | 1017,S | motoring |
| 10/15 | 19°24'S/146°25'W | 308°M | 7.9kts | 6936 | SE@1BF | 1-2' | 1018,S | motoring |
| 10/14 | 21°06'S/143°52'W | 311°M | 7.1kts | 6748 | NE@1BF | 2-3' | 1018,S | 6 sails |
| 10/13 | 22°41'S/141°39'W | 303°M | 8.2kts | 6635 | E@4BF | 3-4' | 1022,S | 15 sails |
| 10/12 | 24°44'S/138°41'W | 310°M | 8.2kts | 6433 | ENE@4BF | 4' | 1023,S | 11 sails |
| 10/11 | 24°24'S/135°07'W | 260°M | 8.9kts | 6206 | ESE@4BF | 4-5' | 1025,R | 11sails |
| 10/10 | 24°24'S/132°18'W | 286°M | 8.3kts | 6097 | SSE@5BF | 5' | 1015mb,S | 11 sails |
| 10/9 | 25°03'S/130°05'W | 309°M | n/a | 5990 | 0 | calm | 1022mb,S | anchored, Pitcairn Island |
| 10/8 | 25°03'S/130°05'W | 309°M | n/a | 5990 | 0 | calm | 1017mb,R | anchored, Pitcairn Island |
| 10/7 | 24°55'S/128°42'W | 261°M | 6.9kts | 5900 | SW@2BF | 3'waves | 1015mb,S | motoring |
| 10/6 | 24°43'S/125°41'W | 264°M | 6.7kts | 5735 | NE@1BF | 4'waves | 1018mb,S | motoring |
| 10/5 | 24°08'S/123°01'W | 275°M | 6.5kts | 5599 | NE@4BF | 3' waves | 1020mb,S | 11sails |
| 10/4 | 24°48'S/119°54'W | 290°M | 7.4kts | 5429 | E@5-6BF | 4' waves | 1020mb,S | 10 sails |
| 10/3 | 26°08'S/116°29'W | 300°M | 7.8kts | 5212 | NE@5BF | 4'-5' waves | 1023mb,R | 10 sails |
| 10/2 | 26°25'S/114°18'W | 280°M | 9.3kts | 5100 | NNE@5BF | 5' waves | 1022mb,S | 13 sails |
 August/September Log |
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