Fishing Log of the Saint-André, a Ship under the Command of Captain Gabriel Bellet of Honfleur, 1754 (cont.)
[1]
(cont.)
September
Day of 
the week	[2]
Day 
of the month 
	[3]
Hours sails set to 
starboard	[4]
Hours sails set 
to port	[5]
Hours sails unfurled	[6]
Hours sails furled	[7]
Latitude
observed
at noon	[8]
Estimated latitude
at 8 p.m.	[9]
Leagues in the Bank 
at 8 p.m.	[10]
The bottoms 
	[11]
Fathoms 
of water 
in the 
24 hours	[12]
Weather in the 24 hours
	[13]
Cod caught 
in the 
24 hours	[14]
Wind quality and force, and their variation 	
Sunday	1				24	43-56	43-16	8		35-34	clear skies	10	From NNE to south by the E, light wind abating	
Monday	2			8	16	44-12	44-15	5½	W	28-29	Idem	90	Always south, gentle breeze	
Tuesday	3	2			22	44-12	44-15	6	W	28-29	Idem	80	From south to SSE & from SSE to SSW, moderate breeze	
Wednesday	4				24	44-18	44-19	8	~~	27-28-29	fog & clear	260	Always SSW, light wind abating	
Thursday	5	2			22		44-22	9		..-28-..	clear skies	110	From SSW to SSE, gentle breeze	
Friday	6				24	44-30	44-32	10	W	27 to 28	Idem	200	From SSE to south, gentle breeze	
Saturday	7				24	44-43	44-45	11 2/3		28.31	Idem	140	From south to SSW, gentle breeze	
												890		
Sunday	8				24		43-35	16	~~	31.30.29	clear skies	110	From SSW to NE¼E, moderate breeze, unsettled weather	
Monday	9				24		44-10	19		34 to 35	clear skies	60	From NE¼E to ENE, strong wind, unsettled weather	
Tuesday	10				24		43-50	24		37 to 38	unsettled weather	30	From ENE to E, strong wind, light rain	
Wednesday	11		2		22		43-30	16		40-42	overcast, rain	10	From E to NNW, strong wind, rain and fog.	
Thursday	12			14	10		43-40	11		35 to 36	unsettled weather	.....	From NNW to west, moderate breeze	
Friday	13			20	4		44-12	10		29 to 30	clear skies, calm	10	From west to SW, gentle breeze	
Saturday	14				24		44-23	8		24.25 & 27	clear skies	410	From SW to NNW, gentle breeze	
												630		
Sunday	15	6			18		44-06	5½		30	clear skies	70	From NNW to NNE and from NNE to WNW, all strong winds	
Monday	16	8	6		10	44-11	44-03	2		38 -25-30	clear skies		From WNW to north, no longer reach the bottom, squally weather all day 	
Tuesday	17	calm	weather	great	storm	43-48	43-42	1 outside			Idem		Still don’t reach the bottom & always calm	
Wednesday	18			16	8		44-18	6		27 to 28	Idem	20	Southwest, gentle breeze and light rain	
Thursday	19		2		22		44-10	3		27 & 25	Idem	210	From SW to NNW, gentle breeze, unsettled weather	
Friday	20				24		44-15	4½		Idem	fog	110	From NNW to WSW, light wind	
Saturday	21		8		16		44-22	6		29 to 30	fog	30	Always WSW, light wind	
												440		
Sunday	22			6	18		44-17	7		33-30-28	fog & clear	60	From WSW to E, gentle breeze, unsettled weather.	
Monday	23	2			22		44-15	10		28-to-30	clear skies	90	Always E, moderate breeze, Idem	
Tuesday	24		6		18	44-17	44	2		33.35.37	Idem	10	From E to north, gentle breeze, good weather	
Wednesday	25	4			20		43-55	7		35.36.34	Idem	60	From north to E to SW, gentle breeze, good weather	
Thursday	26			12	12		44-04	7		37 & 34	Idem	20	From ENE to SW, light wind, good weather	
Friday	27			10	14		44-22	7½		23-24-27	fog, clear & rain	90	From SW to NNW, moderate gale, overcast	
Saturday	28		4		20	44-31	44-32	9¼		26-27-28	clear skies	60	From NNW to NW by the E & the south, gentle breeze	
												390		
Sunday	29	4	2		18		44-27	12¼		26-&-27	clear skies	30	From NW to north, variable light wind, good weather	
Monday	30			6	18	44-17	44-29	10½		23-24-26	Idem	40		
												70	Grand total 	
												2,420	16,670 small count, which equals	
													12,830 large count