Date/time: Jan 3, 2006 12:00 local 14:00 z Position at noon: 34°29' S & 021°24' E noon to noon 138.4 nm Avg. speed: 5.8 kts Course bearing: 082°T Sea state & wx: Seas flat, 5 kt wind from SW, apparent headwind 10 kts at 42° to starboard, water temp. 23.5° C Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: East of Cape Agulhas Goal: to Mossel Bay to repair motor mount To go: about 4,800 nm Remarks: Wind and current on the nose no matter which way we head here. After repairs we will follow the coast a ways, then refuel before heading across. Ben, Brad & Kevin -- Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/ http://www.gardenroute.co.za/mbay/mbayhome.htm