Searching
for Derwent breeze,
Sturgeon
still manages to tighten his grip on an overall win.
Page
1.
Pictorial By
Peter Andrews
December
28, 2007.
Roger
Sturgeon's Transpac 65 Rosebud from the United
States riding the last breeze in Storm Bay before being
becalmed.
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The Iron
Pot Lighthouse at the mouth of the Derwent with Rosebud out on Storm Bay in the background.
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The Iron
Pot Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse
in Australia and Rosebud.
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Rosebud out on Storm Bay with a man aloft searching for breeze.
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Tasmanian
bowman Justin Clougher aloft on Rosebud searching
any ripple out on the water ahead and breeze that may help
the boat to get moving towards Hobart.
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Still
out in Storm Bay but close to the Derwent, Rosebud waiting
for any passing breeze.
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Finally
some movement in the air, the rippled surface of a patch
of water ahead of the boat indicates an approaching breeze.
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With
Justin Clougher still aloft, the sails on Rosebud start
bending towards a more pleasing shape.