Date/time: Feb 6, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 33°01' S & 099°10' E noon to noon: 174.1 nm Avg. speed: 7.2 kts Course bearing: 90°T Sea state & wx: 0 kts, SW 3 feet, cloud & sun Perfecto Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 24 days from East London Goal: to fetch Fremantle Australia To go: about 900 nm Remarks: If I had known the trip would be this smooth I would have taken Alice along. Last night got woke with fuel problems. After sorting, evaluating and expressing consternation we put on a new fuel pump and she runs like Jack the Bear. 90 minutes lost and she's got a whole new attitude. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- Ben Gray Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/