Melbourne to Stanley Race - Some crews' morale underwater

11:09 PM Sat 30 Oct 2010 GMT

'Gusto dockside - Ocean Racing Club of Victoria - Melbourne to Stanley' John Curnow/ORCV

Melbourne to Stanley Race update. Gusto, the race winner, arrived into Stanley on the top of Tasmania with virtually no breeze, but plenty of rain. That was at 0100hrs and then Goldfinger showed up at 0730hrs, bringing more breeze with her, around 10-15knots from the South West. Regrettably for the very soaked crew, she also brought along a significant rain band, which covers the whole of the North West corner of this magnificent isle. The crews that have finished may now have their morale above water, but for the eight boats still racing, it has been a very wet and ...

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by John Curnow