Date/time: December 17, 2005 12:00 local 14:00 z Position at noon: 29°20' S & 010°59' E noon to noon 178.4 nm Avg. speed: 7.3 kts Course bearing: 128°T Sea state & wx: 11' choppy seas mainly cloudy, 20 kt wind from SE, apparent headwind 26 kts at 11° to starboard, water temp. 20.5° C Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 7 days out of St. Helena Goal: fetch Cape Town before Christmas To go: 470 nm Remarks: Last night will be last cooked meal for a while and I needed Brad to hold the fry pan. We slowed to 1700 rpm and 6 kts at 09:30 and still pounding hard so may slow more yet. Big milestone in about 2 hours. Tell you tomorrow. Ben, Brad & Kevin ------------------------------------------------- Do not push the "reply" button to respond to this message if that includes the text of this original message in your response. Messages are sent over a very low-speed radio link. The most concise way to reply is to send a NEW message. If you DO use your reply button, be sure to delete the original message text and these instructions from your reply. Replies should not contain attachments and should be less than 5 kBytes (2 text pages) in length. This email was delivered by an HF private coast station in the Maritime Mobile Radio Service, operated by the SailMail Association, a non-profit association of yacht owners. For more information on this service or on the SailMail Association, please see the web site at: http://www.sailmail.com