1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Weather Conditions (and Chronology of Events)

1. 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 Notes • 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

2. 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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1300 hrs 27 Dec 1998 1400 27/12 Winston Churchill Position at Sked 3 Chronology of Events 1235 - 1400 hrs 27 Dec 1998 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

9. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1600 hrs 27 Dec 1998 Chronology of Events 1400 - 1800 hrs 27 Dec 1998 (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

10. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1600 hrs 27 Dec 1998 Chronology of Events Winston Churchill, Business Post Naiad and Sword of Orion 1400 - 2000 hrs 27 Dec 1998 1700 27/12 - Winston Churchill Approximate position of sinking 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 1644 27/12 Sword of Orion Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S, 50.17E. 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 1920 27/12 Margaret Rintoul II, 38.15S, 150.22E reports red flare sighted at 18.45 hours

11. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1900 hrs 27 Dec 1998 Chronology of Events Winston Churchill, Business Post Naiad and Sword of Orion 1400 - 2000 hrs 27 Dec 1998 1700 27/12 - Winston Churchill Approximate position of sinking 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 1644 27/12 Sword of Orion Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S,150.17E. 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 1920 27/12 Margaret Rintoul II At 38.15S, 150.22E reports red flare sighted at 18.45 hours

12. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1900 hrs 27 Dec 1998 Chronology of (Additional) Events 1730 - 2030 hrs 27 Dec 1998 (7) 2000 27/12 Solandra Dismasted, (4) 1700 27/12 - Winston Churchill Approximate position of sinking (6) 1830 27/12 Kingurra Reports May Day, MOB deployed EPIRB, boat was knocked down (8) 2010 27/12 Loki No motor (5) 1749 27/12 - Business Post Naiad Yendys advises May Day from BPN, message that BPN had rolled over with major hull damage, (1) 1644 27/12 Sword of Orion Retires and heading to Eden 38.18S, 150.17E. (2) 16.50 - Sword of Orion Roll-over 360 deg, dismasted, MOB, May Day, EPIRB activated on deck, lost sight of MOB 5 - 7 minutes later 1920 27/12 Margaret Rintoul II, reports red flare sighted at 18.45 hours (3) 1700 28/12B52 Dismasted and activated EPIRB

13. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 2200 hrs 27 Dec 1998 2310 27/12 Miintinta Dismasted and sunk, 6 crew rescued by FV Josephine Jean Chronology of Events 2030 - 2330 hrs 27 Dec 1998 0003 28/12 - Tenacious Knockdown, no motor, all OK, heading to Eden 2145 27/12 Team Jaguar Infinity Dismasted

14. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 0100 hrs 28 December 1998

15. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 0400 hrs 28 December 1999

16. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 0700 hrs 28 December 1998 0710 28/12 Zeus II Dismasted 36.45S, 151.23E 0705 28/12 Outlaw Damaged, engine problems, heading to Eden, crew ok, requesting stand by 0645 28/12 Midnight Special Dismasted and probably occurred earlier. Yacht presumed sunk, 9 crew airlifted

17. Wave Heights and Direction and Wind Speed and Direction at 1000 hrs 28 December 1998