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LAT 20 03.5N LONG 073 56.0W DT Scoring Gate 5nm DTF 1202nm ETA 27 May 2012 SOG 7kts COG 030 WEATHER WIND 126@10kts, Sea Slt, Swell NE 1m, Sky 4/8 Cl, Baro 1007 Gold Coast Australia is nearing the scoring gate after a hard and frustrating day of sailing that combined a complete rage of [...]

LAT 18 08.0N LONG 075 25.1W DTW 152nm DTF 1353nm ETA 27 May 12 COG 035 SOG 9.6 WEATHER WIND 137@14kts, Sea Mod, Swell confused, Sky 2/8 Cl, Baro 1007 Gold Coast Australia has had a stunning day of sailing through the Caribbean Sea, Past Jamaica and into the Windward Passage. The wind thus far [...]

LAT 14 57.6N LONG 077 20.8W DTW 365 DTF 1666 ETA 0600 27 May 12 COG 020 SOG 8.5 WEATHER WIND 115@22, SEA MOD, SWELL NE 2M, CLOUD 2/8 Cl, BARO 1005 Spray flies through the air and water cascades over the deck as we power through another wave. Gold Coast Australia has been charging [...]

LAT 11 53.0N LONG 078 38.4W DTW 562nm DTF 1763 ETA 0600Z 27 MAY 12 COG 020 SOG 8 WEATHER WIND 109@14kts, Sea Mod, Swell NE 2m, Cloud 3/8 Cl, Baro 1006 Gold Coast Australia is off to a magnificent start in Race 11 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race from Panama to [...]

LAT 11 08.0N LON 78 56.0W RACE START TIME 2330 UTC DTW 607NM DTF 1808 ETA 0600Z 27 MAY 2012 COG 030 SOG 8 WEATHER WIND 160@10 SEA MOD SWELL NE 2m CLOUD 5/8 Cl Ci BARO 1004 The Clipper Fleet RV was set and the yachts re grouped 130nm NE of Panama for the [...]

LAT 11 08.0 LON 78 56.0 RACE START TIME 2330 UTC At 2330 UTC the fleet of 10 started Race 11 of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race from Panama to New York.

CV5 DEPARTS SHELTER BAY

Posted: May 14, 2012 in Uncategorized

LAT 9 24.7N LONG 079 54.3W COG 030 SOG 8.5 At 0001 Panama local time Gold Coast Australia slipped lines from Shelter Bay Marina and proceeded to sea in company with Visit Finland as we commence to chase down the rest of the fleet prior to an expected race start tomorrow. The departure was delayed [...]

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REFLECTIONS ON PANAMA

Posted: May 8, 2012 in Uncategorized

In February 2010 I was transiting through Panama Canal in a Swan 68 called Titania heading towards the Pacific, we had been sitting in the locks for a number of hours and I began to read a certain yachting magazine from cover to cover for the umpteenth time. It was here I cam across an [...]

RACE START SANFRANSISCO

Posted: May 6, 2012 in Uncategorized