The wind is freshening and Gold Coast Australia is flying along at 8kts towards the finish. Expected finishing time is 0100 EST outside NY harbour. Expected time at Liberty Landing 0700 EST
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Gold Coast Australia is now sailing in a light breeze that is expected to build through out the afternoon and into the night. Our expected finish time at the finish line outside the New York Traffic Separation Scheme is approximately 0200 EST Due to gear box problems we will most likely RV with Visit Finland [...]
LAT 38 03.57 N LONG 73 22.62 W DTF 117 Nm ETA 0001Z 27 May SOG 06 Knots COG 013 degrees WEATHER Wind 165@10 Sea Slight Swell SE 1.0m, Cloud 2/8 Cl, Baro 1019 The morning was spent rounding Cape Hatteras and experiencing all types of weather, finally it settled down and blew from the [...]
LAT 31 27.2N LONG 075 18.8W DTF 530 ETA 0800 EST 27 May 2012 SOG 12kts COG 030 WEAHTER WIND 180@22kts, Sea Rough, Swell Confused 1m, Sky 6/8 Cl Cb, Baro 1014 What a fantastic day in the office! Today was a near perfect day of high active, good adrenalin and well thought sailing. A [...]
LAT 31 27.2N LONG 075 18.8W DTF 530 ETA 0800 EST 27 May 2012 SOG 12kts COG 030 WEAHTER WIND 180@22kts, Sea Rough, Swell Confused 1m, Sky 6/8 Cl Cb, Baro 1014 What a fantastic day in the office! Today was a near perfect day of high active, good adrenalin and well thought sailing. A [...]
LAT 28 10.6N LONG 075 15.1W DTF 715nm ETA 1300z 27 May 2012 SOG 6.5 COG 330 WEATHER Wind 330@8kts, Sea Slt, Swell NE 0.5m, ESE 1m, Sky 5/8 Cl, Baro 1014 As Gold Coast Australia sailed through the Bermuda Triangle things started going haywire, and we seem to “disappear” from the Race Viewer in [...]
Gold Coast Australia has disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. Stealth has been activated, and hopefully we re-emerge either in an exotic location (such as the Gold Coast or Tasmania) or leading the fleet without being too heavily scarred from our Extra Terrestrial encounters – though we may have new super powers.
LAT 23 32.1N LONG 074 40.7W DTF 1039nm ETA 30 May 2012 SOG 3 COG 345 WEATHER Light and Variable, Sea calm, Swell NE 1/2m, Sky 1/8, Baro 1009 Another day of light and variable winds as Gold Coast Australia sails past Long Island. With numerous sail changes every watch, we are just trying to [...]
LAT 22 29.6N LONG 074 38.0W DTF 1049 ETA 28 MAY 12 COG 050 SOG 6 WEATHER WIND 015@8, SEA SLT, SWELL VAR, SKY 8/8 RAIN, BARO 1007 Gold Coast Australia has spent another day trying to make the most of light fluky winds as we race towards the Crooked Passage. At times today the [...]
LAT 21 20.7N LONG 074 37.6W DTF 1128 ETA 27 May 2012 SOG 5 COG 340 WEATHER WIND 090@5kts, Sea Calm, Swell Low Var, Cloud 4/8 Cl, Baro 1007 As Gold Coast Australia excitedly rounded the western end of the scoring gate we hoisted our light weight spinnaker and bore away to reach towards the [...]
