Date/time: Feb 4, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 33°00' S & 092°18' E noon to noon: 177.6 nm Avg. speed: 7.4 kts Course bearing: 90°T Sea state & wx: W 10 kts, NW 4 feet, sunny periods & some cloud Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 22 days from East London Goal: to fetch Fremantle Australia To go: about 1300 nm Remarks: Tailwind for 10 hours now, which is by far the most we've had. We hope to make 180 miles one day. Catching up on some emails, some very old. Most will be sent from Australia. Kevin lost another set of fishing tackle because of the very big fish he no doubt caught. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- Ben Gray Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/