ORCV Hutchwilco Melbourne to Stanley (M2S).

What an effort!

Sometimes it all comes together and you do well.

Once such situation is Kiss Goodbye to MS, who had a blinder in the 2011 Hutchwilco Melbourne to Stanley race. From early on they had the Inglis 37 out and punching with newer and bigger boats. Could have been the new sails or perhaps the dedication to the new cause. One thing's for sure. They did not fall over, eat incorrectly or get caught with the wrong rags up when the breeze came in. In fact, Kiss Goodbye to MS kept on styling all the way to the finish line and were quite blown away when I told them they had taken third position in Line Honours. When I then mentioned to Tony Warren that this run would put them in good shape for the Performance Handicap prize, I don't think he knew where I was coming from, but he was certainly enthusiastic about it.

Sponsor, David Clancy on the left, shakes hands with Tony Warren, as the crew of Kiss Goodbye to MS struggle to display all their loot, including six brand new PFDs! Many thanks to David for being such a great believer.

At any rate, well done team. The hilarity sort of started when their Naviguesser, Bruce Hawken, finally out-bid everyone for the 4kg of fresh crayfish, but there was more to come when their third over the line, third in IRC, win in AMS and PHS were announced. The latter also included six brand new PFDs from our fantastic sponsor, Hutchwilco. Great effort or what?!!!

Line Honours - Well done to 'Slotty' and the crew of the TP52, Calm, who slugged it out all the way to the finish and regrettably, could just not get onto the outer quay. I know you were all keen to come ashore. Co-owner, John 'Willow' Williams, was a very keen observer of all your movements on the tracker!

IRC - Reward for Calm was to get top spot. Andrew Lawrence's ever-present Jazz Player, was also around. Below, Andrew recieves his wine from Vice-Commodore, Simon Dryden.

AMS - Tevake II has taken a small break from ocean work after winning the 2010 Melbourne to Vanuatu. Clearly the knowledge has not left them all together, as this third spot in AMS shows... Commodore Don Fraser looks on as, Mickey Lynch, the bowman from Tevake II recieves their wine.

PHS - The delightful Eric Marsh's Slinky Malinky was also making somewhat of a return to the big blue and dropped in to second spot here in PHS, with Magazan 53 getting on the podium, as well. eric a bit more tired this year than last year - or pehaps just a tad colder...

'Unidentified' from Magazan 53 - please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. re your name - thanks! Chantal Roddy was kind enough to inform us that the man in question is on of her crew mates, Tim Fowler.

Tony with the beginning of the stash - Division Winner's flag and wine.

Energetic crew quick to get in in on the photo opp!

It's Ian Law, who started them on the Kissgoodbye to MS trail, ruffling Tony's hair.

Last boat to arrive at Stanley that was still racing was Pretty Woman, with Rosie Collahan and Robyn Brooke aboard. They began their 2013 Melbourne to Osaka campaign with this race and were, "...delighted to beat The Brass on AMS!"

Right then, we had 37 vessels in the M2S, but Chikara Outlaw withdrew a few days ago, so 36 got away - Addiction, Alibi, Alien, Arch Rival, Bandit, Biddy Hu II, Cadibarra 8, Calm, Cavarlo, Dekadence, Dark and Stormy, Dry White, eXtasea, FullyNPushing, Gusto, Halcyon, Independent Endeavour, Jazz Player, Kiss Goodbye to MS, Magazan 53, Magic, Matrix, Mille Sabords, Mirrabooka, Nutcracker, Pretty Woman, Scarlet Runner, Slinky Malinky, Spirit of Downunder, Tevake II, Trybooking.com, Under Capricorn, Weekend Option, White Noise, XLR8 and Yoko, which is excellent. Well done to all in the variable and ultimately, challenging conditions.

Full results for the 2011 Hutchwilco Melbourne to Stanley race are HERE.

ORCV Land also extends on to the ORCV Facebook page, so make sure you go and "Like" the page, now. 250 souls already have and thank you to each and every one of you.

© John Curnow, ORCV Media

Please contact me for re-issue rights.

	The ORCV's Hutchwilco Stanley race is proudly sponsored by:
ORCV Race Van moved by: