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A [[underline]] double ender [[/underline]] sailed by [[underline]] Tamils, [[/underline]] passes by. [[underline]] Ketch rigged with cotton sails. Fore sail [[/underline]] is an [[underline]] enormous balanced lug sail. [[/underline]] and its [[strikethrough]] ya [[/strikethrough]] long [[underline]] yard peaks right [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] into the [[/strikethrough]] upwards, thus allowing large [[/underline]] sail area for small mast So as to [[underline]] prevent [[/underline]] a [[underline]] sagged [[/underline]] or [[underline]] curved yard, [[/underline]] the latter is [[underline]] hoisted [[/underline]] not only by a throat halyard but by a zig-zag rigged peak [[underline]] halyard [[/underline]] (See photos). Besides the Island with the oil tanks there is another covered with [[underline]] Coconut palms, [[/underline]] uninhabited and on another I see a [[underline]] Malay [[/underline]] village. This quarantine anchorage well sheltered but difficult to get out at night without a pilot. [[underline]] Marvelous sunset. [[/underline]] with cloud effect etc.
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Left at about 8 P.M. and then feel some breeze as a relief to the heat.
[[underline]] April 19, Sunday. [[/underline]] Cabin too hot, so [[underline]] slept on deck [[/underline]] on a sofa. in my [[underline]] light night gown [[/underline]] But feel well rested. Besides no fans, [[underline]] steamer has all lights out at 7 A.M. Dip bath [[underline]] refreshing. Many Islands on starboard. See Islands now and then. Very hot in my rooms in afternoon [[strikethrough]] yet ther [[/strikethrough]] because sun shines on [[underlined]] Port no [[/strikethrough]] Starboard side. = 85˚F Moved to a cabin on Port side same temperature but better ventilation. [[strikethrough]] Pass [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Captain young heavy set Dutchman. [[/underline]] first officer [[underline]] tall and very stout. Engineer [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] red [[/strikethrough]] freckled and blue eyed [[underline]] looks more [[/underline]] like [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Scotchman. "Rystafel" [[/underline]] a mixture of a dozen different