On this occasion the Westland left Glasgow on December 21, and the Tail of the Bank on the evening of the 22nd. Owing to adverse winds she beat about between the Clyde and Wexford for five days, the pilot leaving on the 27th December. Strong westerly gales were encountered until the 29th, when the wind hauled to N.W. and W. On January 6th she took the N.E. Trades, which continued fresh, but gave out on the 12th. Thence light variable winds followed until crossing the Equator on January 14th. The S.E. Trades were met with on January 16 in latitude 2 deg. S., and these proved good until reaching lat. 20 deg. S., when light easterly winds followed until down to 34 deg. S. On January 30, after a few days of variable winds, she took the first of the westerlies crossing the meridian of Greenwich on February 6th in latitude 44 deg. S. She then had fresh N.W. to S.W. winds, and rounded the Cape four days later. Still keeping fresh westerly winds, the vessel averaged 240 miles a day until reaching longitude 70 deg. E., when she met an easterly breeze for three days. The wind again hauled to the west, and the meridian of Cape Leeuwin was crossed on February 27th and Tasmania on March 3rd, in latitude 50 deg. S. From this date not a glimpse of the sun was seen until Cape Saunders was sighted at 7.30 a.m. on March 9th.