Race 4 - Day 13
Skipper Report
15 December

Good morning folks!

A busy 24 hours on Hoteplanner.com. From 18 knot Spinnaker surfs last night to 0.0 knots in a wind hole at local midday, to a respectable 7.5 knots in the right direction just now.

We have used all three spinnakers, putting small tears in the code 2 (mediumweight) and 3 (heavyweight) and have just dropped the windseeker to be back on the Yankee 1. Our diminishing sail repair team (Mary Frawley) is working hard with the sewing machine to get some patches on, and hopefully we can add a few members to the team during these last few days of sailing and stopover.

We need to congratulate Sanya Serenity Coast, Visit Seattle and Qingdao on their podium placings. It has been tough coastal sailing recently and they have certainly worked hard to get the best out of their boats.

We look forward to having a beer with their crews when we arrive, unfortunately a Northerly wind and another wind hole may delay us that little bit more... Wishing for some of Qingdao and Captain Kobusch's fair winds and following seas,

Conall