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LAT 20 48.8S LONG 153 03.5E DTF 4150 ETA 0600z 28 Jan 11 COG 000 SOG 12 SKIPPERS BLOG WIND 207@20kts Sea Moderate S 1m Swell S 3m Cloud 1/9 Baro 1003.3 rising As the rest of the Australian offshore fleet lines up for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and are expecting 25kts fromContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 260001Z SKED AND SKIPPERS BOXING DAY SPECIAL BLOG”

Just a picture from Christmas.. yes we were wearing santa hats!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FAMILY, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS LAT 23 46.5S LONG 155 03.7E DTF 4200 ETA 0600z 28 Jan 11 COG 030 SOG 12 WEATHER WIND 180@35 SEA ROUGH 2M SWELL 180@4M CLOUD 6/8 CL BARO 998.4 SKIPPERS BLOG MERRY CHRISTMAS It has been a wonderful Christmas on-board Gold Coast Australia and we willContinue reading “GOLD COAST 250600ZDEC11 SKED AND SKIPPER BLOG – MERRY CHRISTMAS”

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FROM RICHARD HEWSON What a better way to spend christmas than to be surfing up the QLD Coast leading the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race!

Gold Coast Australia had an interesting start to Race 7 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race from Gold Coast Australia. Conditions were fantastic winds but a rather large sea and swell, and consequently the race start was moved foward half an hour to allow spectator boats and the committee boats to return insideContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA SKIPPERS BLOG – RACE START GOLD COAST”

LAT 28 33.743 S LONG 155 30.217 E DTF 105nm to Gold Coast Australia ETA 0600 13 DEC 11 WEATHER Wind 235@9-10kts, sea Slight, swell 050@1m, sea 0.5m, cloud 2/8 Cl, Temp 29 C, Baro 996.5 steady SKIPPERS BLOG A day of many first for Gold Coast Australia due to some crazy weather conditions inContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 120600ZDEC11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

“Far better it is to dare mighty things than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat”

LAT 29 19.4S LONG 158 58.1E DTF 200nm to Gold Coast Australia ETA 1600 12 DEC 11 WEATHER Wind 253@18kts gusting 22, sea moderate, swell 050@2m, sea 1m, cloud 3/8 Cl, Temp 25 C, Baro 1002.3 falling 1mb/hr SKIPPERS BLOG Gold Coast Australia made some fantastic ground yesterday after placing ourselves in a good positionContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 110600ZDEC11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

LAT 29 58.6S LONG 161 08.6E DTF 423 ETA 1000 12 December Weather Wind 245@15kts Sea Moderate 2m confused swell random 2m Cloud 3/8 Baro 1005.5 Gold Coast Australia is fighting hard to overtake the two leading yachts and be the first yacht into Southport in what appears to be the most exciting and closeContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 100600ZDEC 11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”