Club Marine B2K - A blast to the tropics!

'SMS Updater Ultimate Positioning - Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel' Suellen Hurling &copy

The Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race saw mixed conditions overnight with winds ranging from 2.5 knots to 12 knots.

Overnight updates from Peter Harburg's Reichel Pugh Black Jack saw the 66' canter off Breaksea Spit at approximately 0330 Sunday morning. At the 0705 sked this morning Black Jack was off Lady Elliott Island with 117 miles to run.

Most of the yachts are utilizing the Live SMS Updating system available to them, with comments about dining choices a favourite amongst the updates. The Beneteau 44.7 Ultimate Positioning are having an enjoyable time at sea evident from the many updates they have sent to the system.

The Radio Relay vessel Kokoda was reporting 9 knots from the south west at 0100 hours this morning giving the yachts a good push ahead.

Wild Spirit, Full Bore and Mondo are enjoying a very pleasant sail along the coast of Fraser Island and are scheduled to finish Monday at noon.

The three Farr 40s, Bribie Star, Night Nurse and Cracklin Rosie are having a race amongst themselves similar to the Beneteau 44.7s On Y Va, Alactricy and the SMS updater enthusiast Ultimate Positioning. Bribie Star is currently leading the Farr 40s.

Night Nurse - Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel - Suellen Hurling &copy

At 0815 Ultimate Positioning reported a blown out spinnaker.

No updates have been received from Bill Wild's 2007 IRC and PHS winners Wedgetail, however their predicted finish time has them arriving at Keppel Bay Marina at around midnight tonight. On current predications she will finish ahead of her 2007 finish time.

The positions on the yacht tracker are current as of 0705 hours Sunday morning 3rd August.

For the latest - www.brisbanetokeppel.com