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Idlewild 05/05/06: Coconut crabs for supper in Marianas

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Georgs Kolesnikovs
Fri, May 5, 2006 10:32 AM

Date/time:                  May 5, 2006 12:00 local  02:00z
Position at noon:          180 44.917' N & 145038.685' E
13:30 to noon:            162 nm
Avg. speed:                  7.3
Miles to go                  1200 miles to Tokyo
Sea state & wx:            ESE  10 kts sea 3', some cloud.
Crew                          Ben, Brad & Kevin

Remarks:

Wind slowed by noon yesterday so recovered vanes
and tried to make Maug tomorrow before dark but
at 19:00 decided won't make it so headed for
Agrhan instead.  Arrive Agrihan 10:00 and anchor
in nice black sand beach.  Locals came over and
invited us for a meal of coconut crabs so going
over to their place at 15:00.

Ben, Brad & Kevin

http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/mariana/agrihan.htm

Ben Gray
Idlewild
Custom Buehler 55 powered by a 55-hp Kubota
Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta
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Date/time: May 5, 2006 12:00 local 02:00z Position at noon: 180 44.917' N & 145038.685' E 13:30 to noon: 162 nm Avg. speed: 7.3 Miles to go 1200 miles to Tokyo Sea state & wx: ESE 10 kts sea 3', some cloud. Crew Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: Wind slowed by noon yesterday so recovered vanes and tried to make Maug tomorrow before dark but at 19:00 decided won't make it so headed for Agrhan instead. Arrive Agrihan 10:00 and anchor in nice black sand beach. Locals came over and invited us for a meal of coconut crabs so going over to their place at 15:00. Ben, Brad & Kevin http://www.oceandots.com/pacific/mariana/agrihan.htm -- 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/ Where to follow Idlewild if you have Google Earth installed: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7