Date: 5.06.03 UTC: 1300 Pstn: N 33.40, W 044.12 Track: 085 Wind: Zilch Wx: Sun, squalls Cloud: 25% Bar:1022 Air temp: 28C Sea temp: 25.6C 24hr run: 123 Current SOG: 5.5kn (Motoring)

Apart from the above data, the only message reveived was a terse few sentences on the state of Firefly’s black water plumbing a`nd the skipper has, once again, had to deal with a bilge full of s**t. Full diary promised for later