Cape Schank taken May 3. 1802 at 11 am

Cape Schanck is a cliffy head, with three rocks lying off, the outermost of which appears at a distance like a ship under sail: the latitude is 38� 29′ or 30′ south, and longitude 144� 53′ east. It will always be desirable for vessels to get sight of this cape before they run far into the great bight for Port Phillip and if the wind blow strong from the southward it will be unsafe to run without having seen it. Cape Schanck is also an excellent mark for ships desiring to go into Western Port, of which it forms the west side of the principal entrance but as there are many breakers and shoals on that side, which extend almost to mid-channel, it will be necessary to give the cape a wide berth by keeping over to Phillip Island on the starboard hand.