Date: 01 June 2007 Time 1200 Position 31.05.50 N 70.51.97 WE Distance covered from the dock at Coral Ridge Y.C. 668 Distance traveled last 24 hours; 148 NM Approximate distance to go: 314 NM The weather continues to be in our favour. Wind in the 10-15 knot range and seas 1-3' with a swell of 3-4'. All of these items are coming from the East and there is some "pitching" that is somewhat uncomfortable but very manageable. Salt Dawg The Fishing Machine continues to out do every one with their fishing prowess. They hooked a 6' Marlin this morning and released it because it did not have any food value. Lowie, Dave Bock's wife has told her husband - "No more fishing until we get to Bermuda and we have the fish dinner for all the Med Bound participants." Other wise I start throwing away or regular frozen foods." We are getting close to Bermuda and we are down to less than 48 hours to our first Bermuda way point. Based on our current estimates we be off Gibbs Hill Light at 0544 Sunday morning. This will put us at the Royal Bermuda Y.C. around noon on Sunday. This will work out just fine as there is a good chance that the weather will begin to deteriorate late Sunday and into Monday. We are all getting quite ready to see Bermuda on Sunday morning. We are starting to see some significant shipping. One large container ship, one large tanker, and last night Pete encountered a large cargo ship. Two were headed to South America and one to Houston. Automatic Identification System (AIS) is invaluable out here. I believe I explained this last year but here goes again. It is a system that ALL ships engaged in commercial activity that ply international waters MUST have. Pleasure boats such as Summer Skis and all but two of the Med Bound boats have this system. For pleasure boats it is strictly a voluntary piece of equipment. It allows those with AIS to communicate their position, speed, bearing, name, destination and type of boat. It is essential when transiting the open waters of the ocean to be seen and able to communicate with them. We also use the AIS when operating in coastal waters to keep track of tugs and barges as well as coastal commercial ships. If anyone is contemplating an offshore passage of any magnitude AIS should be considered. In Bermuda we have scheduled two organized social events. A welcome BBQ on Monday Night and a sit down departure dinner on Thursday. Otherwise the Med Bound participants are on their own to enjoy Bermuda. The departure from Bermuda of the Newport boats as of today is currently planned for the time period of June 9-11 depending on weather. Those headed to the Med will be leaving around the 15th. This trip is taking a bit longer than last year because we ran up the coast of Florida for nearly 200 miles in order to "ride the stream." As we near Bermuda everyone is getting excited and all the "chit-chat" as well as "chick-chat" (I did not make up that term) is toward activities, shopping, eating and of course the nearest Pub. Tomorrow night will see our last meal to be cooked underway until we leave. Pat has done an admirable job of food preparation and her presence has been a great help. Both standing watches as well as in the galley. She will be leaving us on Thursday and her presence will be missed. On Thursday our other crew member Dave Balfour of PAE/Nordhavn Portsmouth RI will join us for the return. Dave & I have known each other for a number of years and his experience on Nordhavn's is extensive. I am sure he will be good crew member. His cooking prowess will not come close to Pat's or Marge's. The crew of Summer Skis wishes you well. Jim, Pete, & Pat Summer Skis Norhdavn 43