Author Archives: Richard Hewson

LAT 32 34.0s LONG 114 40.2e DTF 3640nm ETA 0600 25 Nov 11 WEATHER Wind 290@27kts gusting to 31 and oscilating 20 degrees. Sea 5 Swell 280@3m and 200@2m Barro 1009.8 Cloud 5/8 Cl isolated showers Goldcoast Australia is off to another magnificent start to Race 5. It was a very exciting start to theContinue reading “GOLD COAST 070600ZAUG11 SKED”

LAT 32 34.0s LONG 114 40.2e DTF 3640nm ETA 0600 25 Nov 11 WEATHER Wind 290@27kts gusting to 31 and oscilating 20 degrees. Sea 5 Swell 280@3m and 200@2m Barro 1009.8 Cloud 5/8 Cl isolated showers Goldcoast Australia is off to another magnificent start to Race 5. It was a very exciting start to theContinue reading “GOLD COAST 070600ZAUG11 SKED”

LAT 32 34.0s LONG 114 40.2e DTF 3640nm ETA 0600 25 Nov 11 WEATHER Wind 290@27kts gusting to 31 and oscilating 20 degrees. Sea 5 Swell 280@3m and 200@2m Barro 1009.8 Cloud 5/8 Cl isolated showers Goldcoast Australia is off to another magnificent start to Race 5. It was a very exciting start to theContinue reading “GOLD COAST 070600ZNOV11 SKED”

lat 35 52.4 long 021 01 68e dtr 4604 SKIPPERS BLOG It has been an eventfull 24 hours for Goldcoast Australia as we rounded Cape of Good Hope and resumed our course to Australia. A High pressure system that seems to be following us from Rio is blocking our path from the westerly winds inContinue reading “GOLD COAST 070600ZOCT11 SKED”

LAT 40 21.1N LONG 10 14.6W DTR 555 ETR 09 1800Z AUG 11 From very wet and windy, to sunny and moderate trade winds sailing. The sun is defiantly shining on GoldCoast Australia today! The morning started with wet blustery conditions creating challenging experiences for crew. A chafed Yankee sheet resulted in one of theContinue reading “GOLD COAST 060600ZAUG11 SKED”

LAT 35 27.0S LONG 018 24.8E DTR 4767 ETA 1200 28 Oct 11 SKIPPERS BLOG Goldcoast Australia crossed the line in first position in a fantastic start for the fourth race of the Clipper Round the World Race. After crossing the line Goldcoast was the first one to tack towards the breakwater to make groundContinue reading “GOLD COAST 060600ZOCT11 SKED”

Lat 41 50.0N Long 009 45.6W DTR Finish 642nm ETA Finish 09 1200Z AUG 11 Wet, windy, sqqually, rainy and drizzely conditions, it seems the only place that the sun is shining at the moment is on Goldcoast Australia! The game of cat and mouse last night with finland and Newyork was a lot ofContinue reading “GOLD COAST 060600ZAUG11 SKED”

Lat 43 10.8N Long 009 16.8W DTR Finish 726nm ETA Finish 10 0001Z AUG 11 After a light morning, drifting helplessly watching the following yachts catch up and the leading yachts break away, Goldcoast Australia finally got the wind they wanted, and it was all hands on deck to change sails and get the boatContinue reading “GOLD COAST 060600ZAUG11 SKED”

Dear Race Committee Gold Coast Australia would like to advise the race committee that Team Gold Coast crossed the Qingdao finish line at 01:43:37z in position 35 54.0N 120 55.4E After such a demanding race that ended so tragically for two of our crew members I am immensely proud of Team Gold Coast for fightingContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA FINISH QINGDAO”

LAT 33 25.0N LONG 122 39.3E DTF 172 ETA 1200 (Local) 22 Feb 2012 WEATHER WIND 097@19kts, Sea Moderate, Swell Confused, Cloud O/C and Foggy with rain, Vis Poor, Baro 1020.4 Under the cover of fog and the camouflage of thousands of Chinese fishing vessels blocking our AIS Gold Coast Australia has achieved the unimaginableContinue reading “ATTACK OF THE PODIUM – GOLD COAST 210600ZFEB12 SKED”