She never did, from Capetown on she was doomed.
I'm on a shaky hookup away from home, or I'd do it, but you can look up the wind charts for all of the oceans. They are for each ocean, and each month of the year, and show the direction and strength of the wind, based on % of days of various wind strengths. Each couple of degrees of lat and lon has a "wind rose" icon, with little arrows extending out in all directions. Longer/more arrows indicate wind direction and greater strength. The Southern Ocean in winter is just the NIGHTMARE of the PLANET. The winds below the Great Capes just keep on going, unimpeded by land, circling Antarctica. It's much worse than the North Pacific/Bering Sea (think of those "Most Dangerous Catch" TV shows) or the North Atlantic (think "Perfect Storm.) They are CALM compared to the Southern Ocean in winter! Even in the summer "sailing season" only the top pros try the Southern Ocean, because horrendous gales sweep through one after another. In summer! In winter, it's just OFF THE CHARTS, a "no-go zone" for sailing, PERIOD. Her father should be keelhauled for sending her out of Captetown in the southern winter. She had NO chance of making Australia. NONE.
Thanks. That was much more info than I had seen before.