Date/time: December 18, 2005 12:00 local 14:00 z Position at noon: 30°25' S & 012°36' E noon to noon 111.0 nm Avg. speed: 4.6 kts Course bearing: 127°T Sea state & wx: 14' choppy seas mainly cloudy, 20 kt wind from SE, apparent headwind 26 kts at 11° to starboard, water temp. 20.0° C The seas kept coming up all day so yesterday at 13:30 we reduced the throttle setting again, from a low of 1300 to 1500 rpm. Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 8 days out of St. Helena Goal: fetch Cape Town before Christmas To go: 357 nm Remarks: Yesterday at 14:15 we crossed 29* 28' S, 011* 10' E, the point 180 degrees from our 'round the world' starting point, where we turned around at Bering St. "We're half way around the world". (longitudinally speaking anyway) For those wondering about Fine Tolerance we finally got this welcome message Dec17. - "Hi, have just reached Bermuda. Were rolled upside down off Greenland. We're fine. Staying here for Xmas then heading for Florida for some repair work. Will write the full account from there. Good to hear that you are going OK. MERRY CHRISTMAS. Phil and Liz, Fine Tolerance." Ben, Brad & Kevin -- Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/