Melbourne Osaka Cup Thursday evening sked 21 March 2013. At the 7.00 pm sked, all 3 boats were battling 25 knot headwinds; Escapade more than 180 nautical miles off Ulladulla on the NSW coast, Southern Cross, almost due east of Gabo Island and 150 miles offshore and Turbulence still in Bass Strait, to the north of Flinders Is and heading east.

Turbulence should manage a heading further north east by late Thursday night, but the wind off the NSW coast is likely to remain in the north through until Saturday morning.