LAT 32 25.7s
LONG 016 57.2W
DTR 3650
SKIPPERS BLOG
What a fantastic day. Sun shining, fair wind, and good racing. It is a
big relief for everybody to be back on the water and sailing after a short
stay in friendly maderia.
Maderia is a fantastic island, and the local people were very freindly and
hospitible, but I think the crew of Goldcoast Australia are happier on the
water sailing togeather and heading to Rio, away from the hussle and
bussle of shore life, deep cleans and maintenance.
Goldcoast had a good start from Madeira and were the first to hoist the
Spinaker as we rounded the first mark under the escort of a tug boat
spraying water into the air, creating a brilliant spectical.
The wind died out under the island, and Goldcoast gybed out onto port
gybe keeping the rest of the fleet to the East.
It is now a drag race for all the boats to get to the scoring gates and
try to gain extra points.
The weather is looking fine for the next week, and Goldcoast is enjoying
the sail. BT