Author Archives: Richard Hewson

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Gold Coast Australia wins race to Oakland, San Francisco Bay – 31 March 2012 After a gruelling 6,000 miles at sea crossing the world’s largest ocean, victorious Gold Coast Australia was the first yacht in the ten-strong fleet to sail across the finish line under the Golden Gate Bridge and into Jack London Square, Oakland,Continue reading “RACE NEWS”

There was snow on the red carpet leading down to the boats on the morning of the Qingdao – San Francisco Start

Victorious Gold Coast Australia arrives in San Francisco Bay – 31 March 2012 After a gruelling 6,000 miles at sea crossing the world’s largest ocean, victorious Gold Coast Australia was the first yacht in the ten-strong Clipper Race fleet to sail across the finish line under the Golden Gate Bridge at the end of theContinue reading “RACE NEWS”

Richard Hewson up rig on Gold Coast Australia in the North Pacific fixing the track after it was ripped off in a storm.

North pacific waves have been described as chaotic and even schizophrenic. Here is a cool series where a big wavy comes out of know where and takes out mainsheet trimmer Wayne Reed.

This is the system we devised to help the sliders into the mast above and below the broken section of track. Note the blue line running up the side was like a mast stay. Not only were the hanks used in the remainder of the mast track, but soft hanks were attached to the “mastContinue reading “Removable track tool to help in sliders”