Date/time: Jan 17, 2006 12:00 local 08:00 z Position at noon: 34°17' S & 038°15' E noon to noon 159.2 nm Avg. speed: 6.6 kts Course bearing: 076°T Sea state & wx: SE 11 kts, SE 8 feet, clear Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 4 days from East London Goal: to Fremantle Australia To go: about 4150 nm Remarks: At 16: yesterday got a new waypoint from Commanders and turned 31* to stbd. Increased speed half a knot. Not much to you, but to us a tenth of a knot on this crossing needs attention. We know the wind but the current is elusive. Expect a better current in a week. Turned again and moving north a bit now to reduced winds when this next low comes through. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/ http://www.commandersweather.com/