Date/time:              December 19, 2005  12:00 local 14:00 z
Position at noon:      31°34' S    &    014°23' E
noon to noon            116.3 nm
Avg. speed:              4.8 kts
Course bearing:        126°T
Sea state & wx:        13' choppy seas mainly
cloudy, 20 kt wind from SE, apparent headwind 26
kts at 30° to starboard, water temp. 20.0° C
Crew:                      Ben, Brad, & Kevin
Days:                      9 days out of St. Helena
Goal:                      fetch Cape Town before Christmas
To go:                      243 nm

Remarks:

Saw the Southern Cross last night.  Its already
up 31* but been too cloudy to see.  We had 2
nights fairly chilly, Fri & Sat.  Even used the
WH heater in the morning for a bit, but warmer
today, shirt off again.

Ben, Brad & Kevin

Idlewild
Custom Buehler 55
Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta
http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/

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Just curious . . . . . . in a 50' boat how are 13 and 14 foot seas ever
choppy."

Alan

Avg. speed:              4.8 kts
Course bearing:        126°T
Sea state & wx:        13' choppy seas mainly
cloudy, 20 kt wind from SE, apparent headwind 26
kts at 30° to starboard, water temp. 20.0° C

10' seas may be coming from one direction and it is very normal to have 6'
seas from a second direction and 4' seas from a third direction.  It makes
for "choppy" conditions, not rolling.

John