Gosford's own Koolewong leads Gosford to Lord Howe.

by Rob Kothe on 29 Oct 2001 The bulk of the G.Gray Motor Body Repairs 28th Gosford to Lord Howe race fleet is expected to arrive at Lord Howe Island overnight.

At this afternoon radio sked, Koolewong, the Gosford Beneteau 40.7, skippered by John McDougall had taken the lead from the Townsville boat Zoe, with Tara (previously Atara) in third place.

In the PHS class, on handicap, the majestic Fidelis less than 40 miles from Lord Howe is leading from Valtair, with Ben Adamson’s little Carter 30 still 140 miles away.

Three boats have already moored in South Passage. Line 7 arrived at 9am, Valtair at 14:25 and Eureka at 14:59.

Sixteen boats are likely to spend the evening hove too offshore waiting for dawn when they can come into the South passage and Lagoon mooring areas.

Tara, Zoe, Fidelis, Loki, Occasional Coarse Language, Koolewong, Crossing, Cuckoos Nest should arrive in that order before midnight. Bright Morning Star, Sextant and AFR Midnight Rambler should arrive before dawn.

All the detailed race information is viewable on the official race web site at Sail-World
now.

The full sked, with distances made good, distance to go, handicap and fleet position and ETA's
and the graphical position charts. View the full entry list; details and photos of the boats go to
the race web site www.sail-world.com/gosford2lordhowe

The 2001 Major Sponsor is the long established local community business, G.Gray Motor Body Repairs who are keen Gosford community supporters, proudly sponsoring a range of local community charities and sporting events.

Other sponsors include Qantas Link, NBN3 Television, Milky Way Holiday Accommodation (Lord
Howe Island) and Sail-World. Com