Date/time: June 12 2006, 12:00 local (24:00z) Position at noon: 49D95' N 155D19' E Noon to noon: 139 nm Avg. speed: 5.8 kts Miles to go: 290 miles to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Course bearing: 008D Sea state: Seas 10 to 12' Wx: Wind N 22 to 36 kts, clear Water temp: 3.0D CE Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin & Kurt Remarks: Wind came up serious and slowed us to 3 to 4 kts and pounding. We are heading in closer to shore to see if we can get some relief. Because of space between islands, and our distance out, it will take 12 hours. -- 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 http://www.kamchatkapeninsula.com/city.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky http://www.adventurephotographs.com/kamchatka/petropavlovsk/index.asp To follow Idlewild with Google Earth: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the Trawler M/V JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7