Jan 03, 2006 - 1427hrs EDT │Hobart Departure
By Alex on January 3, 2006, at 1427 UTC
1427hrs 03 Jan 2006 EDT Hobart Departure
[ed: report from Malcolm in Hobart:
They got away from the RYCT at 14:27 into a southwesterly of 50kts gusting to 70. All racing on the river was cancelled today but Alex’s comment was “we’ve got to make the most of this while it lasts”!]
[ed: some good pictures here…]
Arriving in Sydney:
Arrival of RolexRenowned makers of timepieces and sponsors of many sporting events including Sydney-Hobart and FastnetFastnet Race: 608 mile biennial race from Cowes, UK, Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland, finishing in Plymouth. Berrimilla took part in 2005 and 2009. Races Sydney Hobart entrant Berrimilla in Sydney, returning from round-world sailing adventure before competing in race again. Berrimilla skippers, Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier – Photo from regattanews.com
Battle Flags:
Arrival of RolexRenowned makers of timepieces and sponsors of many sporting events including Sydney-Hobart and FastnetFastnet Race: 608 mile biennial race from Cowes, UK, Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland, finishing in Plymouth. Berrimilla took part in 2005 and 2009. Races Sydney Hobart entrant Berrimilla in Sydney, returning from round-world sailing adventure before competing in race again. – Photo from regattanews.com
The RORCRoyal Ocean Racing Club, located in London Seamanship Award
Janet Grosvenor, RORCRoyal Ocean Racing Club, located in London Racing Manager, presenting the Coates Schofield Trophy to (from left) Peter Crozier and Alex Whitworth of Berrimilla RolexRenowned makers of timepieces and sponsors of many sporting events including Sydney-Hobart and FastnetFastnet Race: 608 mile biennial race from Cowes, UK, Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland, finishing in Plymouth. Berrimilla took part in 2005 and 2009. Races FastnetFastnet Race: 608 mile biennial race from Cowes, UK, Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland, finishing in Plymouth. Berrimilla took part in 2005 and 2009. Race 2005 Daniel Forster/ROLEXRenowned makers of timepieces and sponsors of many sporting events including Sydney-Hobart and FastnetFastnet Race: 608 mile biennial race from Cowes, UK, Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland, finishing in Plymouth. Berrimilla took part in 2005 and 2009. Races – Photo from regattanews.com
The Polish Trophy
Hobart, 01/01/ 06 RolexRenowned makers of timepieces and sponsors of many sporting events including Sydney-Hobart and FastnetFastnet Race: 608 mile biennial race from Cowes, UK, Isle of Wight, to the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland, finishing in Plymouth. Berrimilla took part in 2005 and 2009. Races Sydney Hobart 2005 Official Prizegiving at Royal YC of Tasmania (L to R) Alex Whitworth, Berrimilla skipper & CYCACruising Yacht Club of Australia Commodore Geoff Lavis. Berrimilla received the Polish Trophy – Photo from regattanews.com
[ed: later updated from alex:]
We left Constitution Dock at 1145, after sweaty 15 minutes keeping Berri circling in the middle while we waited for the bridge then down to RYCTRoyal Yacht Club of Tasmania to refuel – they had already called off today’s racing – and sad farewell to all our friends and away – after a rather unorthodox and unseamanlike departure – wasn’t intended to be as risky as it became but we got out without damaging anyone or ourselves. Arse, though, not class. I think we were the only boat moving except for a couple coming in – good feeling. Worth a bit of a headbang at the start to get the easy miles later. And we
forgot to put the mainsail in the track so we would have had a big scramble to get it in and run the reefing lines if we had needed it. Silly omission.
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