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Australasian Coroners' Conference

Explore the 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race weather conditions, fleet positions, and significant events using data from the Australasian Coroners' Conference and the Bureau of Meteorology. Details include wave heights, wind speeds, and vessel movements.

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Australasian Coroners' Conference

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  1. Australasian Coroners' Conference

  2. Business Post Niaid

  3. Sword of Orion

  4. Winston Churchill

  5. Conversion of Bureau of Meteorology Animated GIF to Powerpoint Show Wave Height

  6. Notes 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht RaceWeather Conditions(and Chronology of Events) • Location of events are based on information supplied by NSW Water Police including the CYCA’s “Chronology of Events” and the AUSSAR Search and Rescue Review • Surface pressure, wind and wave depictions are provided by the Bureau of Meteorology. The Bureau accepts no responsibility for any subsequent manipulations and alterations to these data files. • Times are in EST (+ daylight savings) • All distances are in nautical miles

  7. Explanatory Notes • Wave Heights • in metres • wave height increase by colours changing from blue (lowest) - red - yellow (highest) • white vectors represent direction of waves • Wind Barbs • beginning of the barb represents the location that the winds has been calculated • the direction of the barb represent the direction of the wind • the feathers of the barb represent the strength

  8. Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) / Winds at 2200 hrs 26 December 1998 Position of Fleet at 2000 hrs

  9. Wave Heights and Direction / Wind Speed and Direction at 0100 hrs 27 December 1998 Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) and Surface Winds

  10. Position of Fleet at 0300 hrs Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 0400hrs 27 December 1998

  11. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 0700 27 December 1998

  12. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1000hrs 27 December 1998

  13. 1400 27/12 Winston Churchill Position at Sked 3 1400 27/12 Business Post Naiad Position at Sked 3 1400 27/12 (Sked Position) Sword of Orion advises fleet of extreme winds of 50 - 70 knots, gusting up to 80 knots ahead 1225 27/12 Doctel Rager reports severe weather ahead, winds 50 -60 knots, gusts 70+ knots Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1300 hrs 27 Dec 1998 Chronology of Events 1235 - 1400 hrs 27 Dec 1998

  14. (1) 1600 27/12 - Stand Aside Rolled and dismasted, 12 crew airlifted (Sienna - injury, stood by Stand Aside) (4) 1700 27/12 - Winston Churchill Approximate position of sinking (5) 1749 27/12 - Business Post Naiad Yendys advises May Day from BPN, message that BPN had rolled over with major hull damage, its position was 38.05 S, 150.32E, was attempting to steer 174 deg (2) 1644 27/12 Sword of Orion Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S, 150.17E. (3) 16.50 27/12 Sword of Orion Roll-over 360 deg, dismasted, MOB, May Day, EPIRB activated on deck, lost sight of MOB 5 - 7 minutes later Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1600 hrs 27 Dec 1998 Chronology of Events 1400 - 1800 hrs 27 Dec 1998

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