The 2010 Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race will mark the start of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2010/11 offshore racing season and seven-race Blue Water Pointscore Series which includes the 2010 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The Audi Sydney Gold Coast is also the third event in the four-part Audi IRC Australian Championship.

This year’s race will start off Nielsen Park in Sydney Harbour on Saturday, 31 July 2009, at 1pm when the fleet will line up for the 384 nautical mile race to the finish line off Southport’s Main Beach on the Queensland Gold Coast.

POST RACE COMMENTARY

The Stick and her crew performed well over the 384 nautical mile race coming first in her division and 9th over the line. The predominantly SW, WSW to W breeze held up in the 20+ knot range for most of the race with some gusts in the high 30’s and a significant soft patch on the Sunday where winds dropped to under 5 knots.

When The Stick found her zone, she got up and took off reaching speeds in excess of 25 knots. All in all, a great trip, good conditions and an excellent effort on behalf of the crew, Scott Alle, Chris Carter, Rick Christian, Adrian Dunphey, Nick Greenhill, Matt Gregory, Tom Jensen, Jussi Leiwo, Rowan McColl, Ben Price, Caedric Reader, Darbi Reader & Jenny Smith. Click here to read the CYCA wrap up.