The fleet had light to moderate north to nor'east winds for the first 24 hours, giving them an easy run down the NSW coast. On the second day the wind came in at 20 knots from the South and as the leaders began entering Bass Straight it began to veer to the Southwest. Finally as the bulk of the Fleet approached the Tasmanian coast, the wind swung around to the North West and freshened to 30 knots, giving the middle-of-the-fleet boats a great spinnaker run down the coast bringing them right on the heels of the leaders. Over the final 2 days, almost all the fleet encountered frustrating calms but the middle-sized yachts held their own right to the finish.