During the 2009 Race, Conditions were light in the Whitsunday's with northerly breezes making sailing a challenge, particularly for the 24 metre Maxi Condor, which would  have preferred a bit more breeze, maybe another 10 knots to really get up and boogie.
 
Nevertheless, Skipper Dave Molloy was happy that he had a great group of guests on board, who quickly formed a tight crew for this, Australia's premier yachting event. 

Overall, the crew did particularly well achieving a 3rd place in the second race and 1st place in their Division for Race number 5.

In the Photo to right, guest Lindsay Mullard is at the helm of Condor, while smaller yachts in the background run before the breeze with their kites up.

194 Yachts entered in the 2009 Race, and Condor was one of the largest.

Light Conditions and Big Yachts mean Gi-normous Sails, and Condor's Kite (Spinnaker) was no exception.

In this photo, Mark Christian, is seen pumping on the grinders to trim the kite and keep it as full as possible, which is an integral part of the job....

However, it in the light conditions with glorious Queensland sunshine..... it was questionnable whether trimming the kite was as important as the 1st beer after returning Condor back to Hamilton Island Marina after each race.