When does Victor sail his boat in Frankenstein?

Although Victor sailed on more than one occasion, I will
focus on the specific time in which he sailed after the creation of the second monster,
because it is a more consequential moment in the novel.

On
chapter 3, volume III of the novel Frankenstein Victor is
terrified by the thought of the creature reproducing. The creature had asked Victor to
create another being like himself, because he wanted to have a companion. At that time
in the story, the monster had suffered a number of situations that had left it feeling
more sad and isolated than ever. However, although Victor agreed to create the
second being, he was struck with panic by the thought of a colony of
monsters.

Therefore, after Victor almost finished creating
the second monster, he changed his mind, mounted the boat, and sank what he had made of
the second creature in the middle of the sea.

However, the
experience left him so exhausted that he fell asleep on his boat and drifted, landing in
Ireland. The problems followed him there when he was captured by the police as a suspect
in the nearby death of a local man.