Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Race 2022 - One day to go
by Bow Caddy Media 29 Jul 2022 11:10 PDT
30 July 2022
Andoo Comanche prepping for race © Andoo Comanche
Pablo Arrarte talks andoo Comanche
The Spanish sailor Pablo has an impressive palmares when it comes to elite level racing, having sailed in the 2004 Olympics and also as a watch leader on several editions of the Volvo Ocean Race.
He has spent the last 6-7 years as a regular crew member aboard what is now named andoo Comnanche and while the crew list on the boat for the race to the Gold Coast reads like a Who's Who of grand prix racing, a significant number aboard have not raced on andoo Comanche before; so Arrarte's experience aboard will be invaluable.
The weather for the start of the race, with a very light sou'westerly will not suit this beamy racing machine at all, but the stronger breezes forecast for further up the coast may allow her to recoup any early losses she might concede to the 'skinnier' 100 footers of the Oatley Family's Hamilton Island Wild Oats and Peter Harburg's Black Jack.
Crosbie Lorimer provides a brief preview of the Race from Woolwich Dock.