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On Thursday evening the participants were officially welcomed to Kupang at a dinner at Teddys Bar hosted by the Lord Mayor of Kupang Mr S. K. Lerik. The evening began with a number of traditional dances and performances from Timor and the surrouning islands followed by presentation of awards and then dinner. During the following days many of the crews left on tours exploring the hinterland while some explored the bars and variety of restaurants in the town and surrounding areas
July 30 0745 hrs CST Adagio of Lorne, a 37 foot British yacht skippered by David and Anne Meaning, and Delight, a 34 foot Dutch yacht skippered by Henri Teunissen, arrived safely in Kupang at 2200 hours last night (Friday). They are the final participants in the 2005 Darwin Kupang Yacht Rally to arrive in Kupang, having had a delayed start from Darwin on the previous Tuesday. At the morning sched, both yachts were awaiting customs clearance prior to going ashore and catching up on some of the celebrations that the rest of the fleet has been enjoying. July 29 0745 hrs CST Neeltje, a 34 foot British yacht, skippered by David Ross arrived in Kupang at approximately 2000 hours last night (Thursday). Neeltje’s arrival coincided with a large party amongst the fleet in Kupang which went into the early hours. A slow start is expected this morning!! July 28 1615 hrs CST Adagio of Lorne and Delight are sailing together in superb weather conditions with 12-16 knots of breeze giving them boat speeds of 5-6 knots. They have travelled 45 nautical miles since the morning sched. Their position at 1615 was 126°07' E and 11°04' S July 28 0745 hrs CST Only 3 yachts remain at sea in the 2005 Darwin Kupang Rally. Neeltje is expected to finish sometime today. Adagio of Lorne and Delight (who had a delayed start from Darwin on Tuesday) made approximately 80 nautical miles overnight and are currently situated at 126°52’E 1°¡16’S within half a mile of each other. Adagio reported some much welcomed wind of 12 knots from the SE and are looking forward to a good day of sailing. At the current rate of progress, Adagio and Delight have an estimated time of arrival in Kupang of Saturday morning July 27 1615 hrs At the 1615 sched today, all yachts in the fleet, except three, had arrived in Kupang and were commencing their celebrations (with vigour!). Most of the 70 strong fleet have now either arrived in Kupang or will reach there today. A list of yachts in Kupang at 0745 hours this morning is shown below. Yachts which have arrived in Kupang are shown below (in alphabetical order): July 26 The morning radio sched revealed that two yachts from USA finished overnight - Moonshadow (Backhus) and Imagine. Sailing conditions had improved by morning with the fleet experiencing 15-18 knot winds and calm seas.
July 25 On the 1600 sched the 62 foot Moonshadow was 50 miles from the entrance to the Roti Strait soutg of Kupang and expected to finish at 9 pm Darwin time tonight , the rest of the fleet were still sailing in very light winds with some yachts occasionally becalmed and having to resort to the "iron spinnaker' the rest of the fleet were behind with Mi Gitana, Nepenthe, Santa Anna, Remedy and Medusa almost is sight of one another. Singapore registered Tien Fei and Fortuna from the United Kingdom were still fighting it out for last place with 220 miles to go.
On the 0800 sched Moonshadow was 150 miles from Kupang and the rest of the fleet was grouped together 100 miles behind at the 127° line of longitude, Cap Dor and Clementine reported the wind speed as zero . There was a large group of yachts a little further back including Quiet Acheiver, Mi Gitana, Red Pegasus and Santa Maria. Last place was being contested by Fortuna and Tien Fei with 260 miles to go. Light winds are still covering the rally area with the reported wind speeds ranging from zero to 8 knots
July 24 At 1600 sched today the lead yachts were experiencing in a 5 knot breeze and had covered 230 miles since leaving Darwin with the last yacht Fortuna of Tamar having covered only 110 miles since the start. Conditions were very light with Bara at 128° 30 qnd 11° 30 reporting a 5 knot breeze from the south and 20 miles east Ichi was in calm conditions. Quoll II, Hannakin, Miclo III, Suleika and Explorer were in a group 160 miles from Darwin. All other yachts reported in on the sched
At 0745 today all the yachts were experiencing a light 10-12 knot southeast breeze and were making steady progress Moonshadow was 130 miles from Darwin with the catamarans Simpatica,and Xcatriot 10 miles behind and remainder of the fleet in a group with the yachts Eclipse, Miclo III. Nepenthe, Quoll II and Tien Fei some 30 miles behind at the rear of the fleet
July 23 The yachts started on schedule at 11 am today in Darwin harbour from the Darwin based converted pearl lugger the Anniki. They set off under a light overcast sky in very light winds. First across the line was Sundancer II skippered by Ian Potter. At the 4 pm radio sched all the yachts were grouped together 35 miles from Darwin in a light breeze of 10-12 knots looking forward to a quiet night.
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