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LAT 30 39.6S LONG 164 26.5E DTF 600 ETA Gold Coast 0600 Tuesday 12 December 2011 WEATHER Wind 049@38kts, Sea Rough 2m, Swell 080@5m, Cloud 6/8, baro 1002 dropping 2mb/hr The team of Gold Coast Australia are sailing hard and fast trying to catch the two yachts leading them towards South Port Yacht Club andContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 090600ZDEC 11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

LAT 31 45.3S LONG 168 57.9E DTF 896nm ETA 0600 TUES 12 DEC 11 WEATHER Wind 082@15.9kts Sea Moderate Swell 080@1m Air Temp 23 Sea Temp 27 Baro 1011 SKIPPERS BLOG Gold Coast Australia has experienced a very frustrating 24 hours filled with light winds but very nice trade winds type sailing. Our plan ofContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 080600ZDEC11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

Some very unfortunate news recieved today from one of Gold Coast Australia’s biggest fans. My father John Hewson has been painstakingly preparing his Seabiter Trailer Sailer “Casper” for the last few months getting her ready for the big trip up the Australian coast (via the Hume Highway) to Southport Yacht Club on the Gold CoastContinue reading “RIP CASPER?”

LAT 33 21.718 S LONG 171 16.985 E DTF 1019 NM ETA 0600Z 12 DEC 11 Throughout the night Gold Coast hugged the coastline until the tide turned and then we headed north allowing the backing wind to bend our course around to North Cape New Zealand. The wind backed as predicted from the northContinue reading “GOLD COAST 070600ZNOV11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

LAT 34 58.1S LONG 174 01.8E DTF 1146 ETA Gold Coast Australia 1200 13 Dec 11 SKIPPERS BLOG Yesterday Gold Coast Australia sailed offshore to avoided the light winds that were forecasted along the coastline and pick up from the gradient winds further our to sea. Unfortunately the gradient winds out to sea were notContinue reading “GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA 060600ZDEC11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

LAT 35 57.2 LONG 176 17.2 DTR 1268nm to Gold Coast ETA 1200L 12 DEC 11 Weather Wind Variable 0-5 Baro 1006.3 Sea Calm, Swell N 0.5 Cloud chaotic Where is the bloody wind!!!! At the moment we are racing a sprite can I just threw overboard and its matching our course and speed! SKIPPERSContinue reading “GOLD COAST 050600ZDEC11 SKED AND SKIPPERS BLOG”

LAT 37 13.8S LONG 176 053 DTR 1310 ETA 1200 Saturday Skippers Blog After a good start Gold Coast Australia had fantastic tussle with DLL and Finland in the Bay of Plenty as we make our way up the NZ coast. Finland and DLL appeared to have far superior speed to Gold Coast at theContinue reading “sked and blog”