Date/time: Jan 20, 2006 12:00 local 08:00 z Position at noon: 33°40' S & 047°04' E noon to noon: 169.3 nm Avg. speed: 7.0 kts Course bearing: 090°T Sea state & wx: S 25 kts, S 10 feet, sunny periods & showers Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 7 days from East London, South Africa Goal: to Fremantle Australia To go: about 3700 nm Remarks: Speed 7.5 for some time although wind on the stern only 1 hour. Rougher from south by 05:00 and speed down to 5.5 kts again. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/