0400 26 Aug 2003 UTC: 16S48, 159E51

Course 261T, speed 5.5kts, wind SE15, sea SE 1.5m Temps 25/23C. Moving along with an illy whacker roll to e ach wave we are making fair progress - 144nm noon run today. We had many sq ualls last night and tonight looks like a rerun. However, a new challenge h as emerged - eating the perishables likely to be seized by Aus Quarantine. It's gourmet meals now for breakfast, lunch and dinner. James now has a spa re tire to keep him safe from sinking and the normally slender David now ha s the physique of Arnie Schwarznegger such is his intake of healthy ship boa rd fare.