Brisbane to Gladstone weather watch



9:35 PM Wed 20 Apr 2011 GMT
'Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race' Ian Grant Click Here to view large photo
QantasLink Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race skippers enter the critical 24 hour countdown to the 12 noon start time tomorrow with a decision on which spinnakers to stow in the sail locker. Generally the 308 n/ml coastal blue water classic is contested in moderate to fresh spinnaker sailing trade winds. But all the wind indictors are suggesting that the stronger range of breeze which has been blowing most above gale velocity all year will moderate to offer the 44 yacht fleet soft winds for the initial 42 n.mls to exit Moreton Bay via the Caloundra Fairway buoy. However the waiting ...


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by Ian Grant





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