Relaxation Rewind! The Voyage of The Bounty to the South Sea, by William Bligh, Part 1
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The Winds of Tenerife
On December 23, 1787 we sailed from Spithead with a fresh gale of wind at east. One sea broke away the spare yards and spars out of the starboard main chains. Another heavy sea broke into the ship and stove all the boats. Several casks of beer that had been lashed upon deck were washed overboard. A large quantity of our bread was damaged and rendered useless. On January 4, this forenoon we spoke a friendship bound to the Mauritius. From this time to our arrival at Tenerife we had moderate weather and winds, mostly from the northward.
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