Date/time: June 24, 2006 12:00 local (z-9) Position at noon: 62D35'N 175D17'W Noon to noon 194 nm Avg. speed: 8.1 kts Miles to 65D30' and cross our trail: 263 miles Course bearing: 038D Wx: Wind SSW 20 to 28 kts, fog and clouds Sea state: Swells 8' to 10' Water temp: 6.0D C Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin & Kurt Remarks: We are showing 33-hours to full circle, but keep expecting to slow as the wind picks-up. Better idea tomorrow. Crossed the 60th Parallel at 18:00 yesterday. Seas and wind coming-up. Gained 1-hour, and 8-minutes of sunlight in the last 24; now 19-hours, 50-minutes. No darkness, even with thick cloud cover. We are still not using the stabilizers to keep our speed up. The sea is lively and really looks great. Big seas breaking all around, are throwing the boat around. With the fog, and thick clouds, it looks like a real winter storm. It has its own magical beauty and we love it. We see small black and white dolphins sometimes that want to play with us. These ones barely break the surface when they slide-up for air. -- Ben Gray Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 powered by a 55-hp Kubota Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com To follow Idlewild with Google Earth: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the Trawler M/V JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7