Race Director Joff Bailey says, “As a precautionary measure, we have decided to extend the ‘cruise’ phase that the fleet is currently in to allow them to reach a Malaysian port for refuelling. We intend to refuel all of the yachts over the next few days. We have thought very hard about this decision and [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Australian Sailing Lisa 19 15_1_12 The crew of Gold Cast Australia have now been at sea for 16 day as they race from Gold Coast in Australia to Singapore competing in the 7th race in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race. As the sun set the crew were enjoying a lovely starry evening [...]
LAT 06 49.0N LONG 122 05.3 DTF 1160 ETA COG 295 SOG 6.5 SKIPPERS BLOG After passing the Celebes sea gate yesterday Gold Coast Australia is in the cruise phase up to the re-start gate at the top of Borneo. The cruise phase is a very relaxed way to travel compared to the way people [...]
GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA has reached the Celebs gate in first place 1 hour and 20 minutes ahead of Derry and will remain in first place until the re-start north of Borneo. Richard Hewson blogs can be viewed at www.hewsonracing.com and yacht tracker viewed at www.clipperroundtheworld.com
At 21:54 UTC Gold coast Australia passed through the Celebes Gate in first place and will now remain in first place until the re-start in 95 hours time north of Borneo. The timings for the first five yachts to cross the gate were very close, and the next three yachts passed the gate only a [...]
“You’ve been a puppet, a pauper, A Pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king; You’ve been up and down and over and out, And I know one thing; Each time you find yourself flat on your face, You will pick yourself up and get back in the race.” Keep Flying the Boxing Kangaroo. xx
GCA FINALLY TAKES THE LEAD IN RACE 7 – ITS BEEN A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK! 13/1 0600z GCA 6.33.46N 127.22.42E 1522nm DLD 5.45.59N 128.0.17E 1534nm Qin 6.19.47N 128.4.58E 1551nm GWA 5.56.16N 128.17.11E 1553nm Sin 6.38.29N 128.6.59E 1561nm N Y 5.35.50N 129.6.43E 1597nm DLL 6.25.26N 129.22.22E 1624nm V F 4.58.47N 130.22.7E 1670nm WtY 5.52.55N 130.25.28E [...]
LAT 06 34.8N LONG 127 23.5E DTF 1535 ETA 25 Jan 2012 COG 220 SOG 10 WEATHER Wind 067@18kts, Sea Moderate, Swell NE 2m, Cloud 4/8, Baro 1005.5 It is Friday the 13th and with the lack of fortune that we have been having so far this race we are trying to be super cautious [...]
LAT 09 15.4N LONG 130 23.3E DTF 1798 ETA 0600 26 Jan 2012 COG 220 SOG 9 WEATHER Wind 055 Sp 18, Sea Mod, Swell 060@2m, Cloud 4/8 Cb, Cl, Ac, Ci Baro 1006.2 Gold Coast Australia finally got our wind back and made some great progress over night and throughout the morning. At noon [...]
