Captain Scott ~ Monday, November 12th, 2007

5:45 PM In Thailand and the 5757nm leg from Crete to Phuket has ended. Crossing theIndian Ocean was my 15th ocean crossing. A second potential typhoon is now brewing in the Bay of Bengal behind us but our crossing was fairly uneventful. We were making fast miles with an 11 kt reach but with PhuketJust 65 miles ahead the wind quit and then blew dead on the nose. So we dropped all sail for the first time and powered in. RPM was set so we would arrive at dawn and so we did. I have sailed here before but still was struck by the pure lush tropical beauty. David Brennan will stay on and do the Kings Cup. Afterward Jeff will baby-sit the boat till I return in March. Then we begin the final leg of the 4th circum navigation. From Thailand to Alaskavia Borneo, China and Japan.