For those of you that would like to follow the journey via Google Earth, Chris Byer is maintaining a Community Page where the kzm file is available for download. If you have not tried Google Earth, your in for quite a surprise. This is a great tool for viewing remote locations. Some places are higher resolution than others, but in general it's all very helpful. It is available at the following URL: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg Thanks Chris! Scott, List Admin -------------- Original message -------------- From: Georgs Kolesnikovs <waterworld@rogers.com> > Date/time: Mar 9, 2006 12:00 local > Position at noon: 22006' S & 113049' E > noon to noon: 174.4 nm > Avg. speed: 7.2 kts > Course bearing: 0240T > Sea state & wx: SW 5 kts, SW seas 4 feet, mostly sunny > Crew Ben & Brad > Days: 4 days from Fremantle > Goal: to fetch Broome > pick up Kevin and go to Darwin Australia > > To go: about 650 miles > > Remarks: Sea water was 24C in Fremantle and now is 30 degrees and > weather toasty. We love it. We will anchor for the night at 14:00 in > Ningaloo Park, then leave for Broome tomorrow morning. > > Ben & Brad > -- > Ben Gray > Idlewild > Custom Buehler 55 powered by a 55-hp Kubota > Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta > http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ > > http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/ > > Track of Idlewild across Indian Ocean: > http://home.comcast.net/~scottebulger/idlewild/Idlewild_s_ocean.jpg > _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List

What are all the extra dots for? Ron Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: <scottebulger@comcast.net> To: "Passagemaking Under Power List" <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:11 AM Subject: Re: [PUP] Idlewild 03/09/06: Weather turning warmer | For those of you that would like to follow the journey via Google Earth, Chris Byer is maintaining a Community Page where the kzm file is available for download. If you have not tried Google Earth, your in for quite a surprise. This is a great tool for viewing remote locations. Some places are higher resolution than others, but in general it's all very helpful. | | It is available at the following URL: | | http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg | | | | Thanks Chris! | | Scott, List Admin | | -------------- Original message -------------- | From: Georgs Kolesnikovs <waterworld@rogers.com> | | > Date/time: Mar 9, 2006 12:00 local | > Position at noon: 22006' S & 113049' E | > noon to noon: 174.4 nm | > Avg. speed: 7.2 kts | > Course bearing: 0240T | > Sea state & wx: SW 5 kts, SW seas 4 feet, mostly sunny | > Crew Ben & Brad | > Days: 4 days from Fremantle | > Goal: to fetch Broome | > pick up Kevin and go to Darwin Australia | > | > To go: about 650 miles | > | > Remarks: Sea water was 24C in Fremantle and now is 30 degrees and | > weather toasty. We love it. We will anchor for the night at 14:00 in | > Ningaloo Park, then leave for Broome tomorrow morning. | > | > Ben & Brad | > -- | > Ben Gray | > Idlewild | > Custom Buehler 55 powered by a 55-hp Kubota | > Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta | > http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ | > | > http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html | > http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/ | > | > Track of Idlewild across Indian Ocean: | > http://home.comcast.net/~scottebulger/idlewild/Idlewild_s_ocean.jpg | > _______________________________________________ | > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List | _______________________________________________ | Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List |

Ron asked: What are all the extra dots for? Chris has entered the locations they are heading to, according to one of the previous posts. Scott Bulger, List Admin