Date/time: Jan 22, 2006 12:00 local 08:00 z Position at noon: 33°59' S & 051°56' E noon to noon: 145.7 nm Avg. speed: 6.3 kts Course bearing: 100°T Sea state & wx: E 4 kts, S 5 feet, sunny periods & some cloud Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 9 days from East London Goal: to Fremantle Australia To go: about 3450 nm Remarks: Wind & sea down, always albatross and a couple smaller dark birds. Empty our fuel drums today and some jerries. 23 hours today as we moved time ahead to zulu plus 5. Now exactly 12 hours from home. Each 15 degrees is one hour but we may stay on this longer to simplify home time. 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/