Left Coffs at sparrers and spent a few hours with a southerly up our jacksie. She wallows in a following sea and so does the boat. However we led the Sydney to Southport race until North Solitary Island when we were overtaken by something large with an ‘O’ on its sail. Next came another smart looking boat with a red spinnaker and finally Yendys, a Sydney 36. Then the wind dropped and we held our own for a while. It helps not being bound by the rules regarding the use of mechanical propulsion. So at the point of crossing the bar into the Clarence river we were running fourth. Notwithstanding the 6 day start I reckon we did ok. I understand that they don’t stop each night for dinner which I regard
as poor sportsmanship.

Pams fishing notes: none ..not even with an enticement of fresh prawnheads on the hook, no whales no dolphins no nothing.. was tempted to pull up one of the lobster buoys but going by too quickly…it will happen