Date/time: July 9, 2006, 12:00 local (z-9) Position at noon: 57D 22'N 155D05'W False Pass to Noon 183 nm, 337 km Avg. speed: 7.6 kts Miles to Kodiak 0 miles 0 km Course bearing: 0D Sea state SE swells 3' to 5' Wx: Wind SE 5 to 15 kts (10 to 30km) Water temp: 12.0D C Crew: Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: We were early for Kodiak so stopped to fish twice but too much kelp once, and 2.5 Kts current another place otherwise too much wind, or too many fishing boats, and nets. Strong current behind us so stop and anchor, and sleep a little. We are now seeing a lot of trees since yesterday, a nice change. Kodiak Island is beautiful with lots of nice homes along the coast. We are arriving on Sunday, and a lot of people are out today in small boats to do a little recreational fishing. Arrived Kodiak 10:40, very nice town & harbor. Weather forecast is for 40-kts and 16' seas so we will lay low for a few days. We picked up a NOAA radio information sheet and it has some interesting facts and records: Attu - highest wind gust 159 mph, Dec. 7, 1950 Cold Bay - averages 304 cloudy days per year Whittier - most snow (sea level station) in 1-month, 204-inches Jan. 1948 Thompson Pass - most snow (mountain station) in one season, 974-inches 1952-1953 Fort Yukon - highest temperature recorded in Alaska, 100D F in June 27, 1915 Prospect Creek - lowest temperature recorded in Alaska and US, -80D F January 23, 1971 Valdez - most snow (sea level station) in one season 561-inches 1989-1990 -- 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 To follow Idlewild with Google Earth: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the Trawler M/V JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7