Date/time: Jan 31, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 34°41' S & 078°59' E noon to noon: 118.5 nm Avg. speed: 4.9 kts Course bearing: 86°T Sea state & wx: E 14 kts, NE 9 feet, sunny periods & some cloud Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 18 days from East London Goal: to Fremantle Australia To go: about 2000 nm Remarks: Still heavy head seas with chop in higher winds. 18 to 20 kts on the nose much of the last 24 hours and a reduction in power for 12 hours 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/