Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race - Conversations with the fleet

8:12 AM Sun 1 Aug 2010 GMT

'YENDYS - Sydney Gold Coast race' Andrea Francolini / Audi &copy

While the likely Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race line honours winner continues to operate under a cone of silence as they concentrate on their final result, many in the fleet have been very chatty today, navigators taking a well earned break from their duties to report their progress in the 384 nautical mile race that began yesterday afternoon from Sydney Harbour. Yendys' navigator Will Oxley, one of Australia's best, recently reported, 'We are in difficult conditions, the transition period I mentioned pre-race is alive and well'. Oxley also took time to congratulate Loki on their efforts so far which ...

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