Date/time: Apr 6, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 10014' S & 130009' E Noon to noon: Changed time to Guam so 23.5 hours 150.6 nm Avg. speed: 6.4 kts Course bearing: 0060 T Sea state & wx: 5' SSW wind 10 to 30 kts in the last 24, Choppy Crew Ben, Brad, Kevin & Jim Farrell Goal: Palau in 9 days Remarks: We're in the routine already. Wind above 20 kts most of the time, but no rain until a squall at 10:00 and wind to 30 kts. Sea is comfortable with vanes out. And food good with Jim cooking. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- 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/ Where to follow Idlewild if you have Google Earth installed: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7 Next destination: Palau http://www.visit-palau.com/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?palau

I am curious and hopeful, and I think many are, to see some photos of Idlewild with the new paravanes. Thorstein Midttun "NORNA"