Date/time: July 4, 2006, 12:00 local (z-9) Position at noon: 57D07'N 164D08'W 250 km north of False Pass, Alaska Noon to Noon 182 nm Avg. speed: 7.6 kts Miles to False Pass 136 miles Course bearing: 169D Sea state: W Swells, 1' The Bering Sea has a wild, and unruly reputation, but one-foot swells in the open sea is the calmest we have ever seen. Wx: Wind SE 0 to 10 kts (0 to 20km) Water temp: 9.5D C Crew: Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: We like these calm seas. It's not what we expected here, but it is nice. Two hot meals every day when it's calm. We have the most birds we have seen anywhere, and we are far from shore; must be lots of food. -- 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