The ORCV yearbook is a vital sailing and training resource provided exclusively for our members. It is published annually after the AGM and mailed out to Members. Continual improvements are made to this sought after reference material, and we invite feedback and suggestions for new content to improve this resource.
2014-15 Yearbook Correction. There was an error in the last year’s edition with reference to results of the 2013 Rudder Cup Winner and an Addendum to corrections on Page 35 and 36 can be found HERE.
Streetcar, skippered by Aidan Geysen was the 2013 Winner of the Rudder Cup.
We suggest you print this addendum and attach to your 2014-15 ORCV Yearbook.
ORCV-TV
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2018 Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed Ocean Race - Playlist
2017 Melbourne to Hobart / Westcoaster Ocean Race - Playlist
2017 Cock of the Bay - Playlist
2017 Melbourne to King Island Ocean Race - Playlist
2016 Melbourne to Devonport Finish ABC TV News 28/12/2016
ABC TV News bulletin on Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race finish and update on Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race 28 December, 2016
2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster Finish ABC TV News 30/12/2016
ABC TV News bulletin on Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race finish 30 December, 2016
2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart & Devonport - ABC TV News 27/12/2016
The ABC News coverage of the start of the 2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart and Melbourne to Devonport ocean yacht races.
ABC TV Reporter Cameron Best reporting form onboard ORCV Media Boat.
2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart & Melbourne to Devonport races start from Committee boat
Exciting and chaotic start in the 2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne Hobart and Melbourne to Devonport races, which resulted in two protests. Footage from the Committee Boat.
2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart & Melbourne to Devonport races, pre-start and start
Activities surrounding the start of the 2016 Melbourne to Devonport and 2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart West Coaster yacht races. Includes footage from the Press boat of the exciting and chaotic start in the 2016 Wyndham Harbour Melbourne Hobart and Melbourne to Devonport races, which resulted in two protests.
Video Camera: Kevin Manning and Ian MacWilliams BYS Rib/Media boat driver: Phil Beattie Photographer: Karen McCloskey Production: Ian MacWilliams
Escorting Vendée Globe solo sailor Stéphane LeDiraison up Port Phillip Bay 30/12/2016
Great video from Ian MacWilliams, part of the ORCV Incident Management Team, escorting Vendée Globe solo sailor Stéphane Le Diraison, on his Imoca 60 foot yacht 'Compagnie du Lit / Boulogne Billancourt' up Port Phillip Bay on 30 December, 2016 to Pier 35.
Great the word got out to some other Victorian yachties who joined the escort.
2016 Melbourne welcomes Vendée Globe solo sailor Stéphane LeDiraison ABC TV News 30/12/2016
During the break between all yachts finishing the ORCV Melbourne to Devonport ocean race and the first expected finishers in the ORCV Melbourne to Hobart ocean race, the ORCV Incident Management Team was also engaged to provide whatever assistance we can to French skipper Stéphane Le Diraison on his Imoca 60 foot yacht 'Compagnie du Lit / Boulogne Billancourt' who arrived in Melbourne on 30 December, 2016.
Stéphane was participating in the ' Vendée Globe' ocean race, the Everest of offshore racing (solo, non-stop, around the world). Unfortunately, on 17 December, 2016, while he was sailing about 1,000 nautical miles South of the Australian coast, his mast collapsed forcing him to retire from the race. Since then, he has been under a jury rig using his 7 meter boom and a storm jib (see attached image). Stéphane has been striving to reach Melbourne by his own means and at a very slow speed – an extraordinary achievement.
We also promoted his arrival to Victorian yachting community to encourage as many boats on the water to escort Stéphane up the Bay.
ABC TV Victoria reporter Cameron Best put together a great report from footage the ABC took, footage from the ORCV's own Ian MacWilliams and some online footage.
It was our pleasure to meet Stéphane, shadow his passage in Port Phillip Bay and welcome him to Melbourne. He has our utmost Respect and Admiration for what is nothing short of a super human achievement to overcome the adversity he faced and travel over 1,000 nautical miles from deep in the Southern Ocean, under the impressive jury-rig he made, to arrive in Melbourne, under his own steam, unassisted. Bravo Sir, Bravo!
2016 Stanley race: TRYBOOKING drone with CHRISTINE
Great drone footage during the 2016 ORCV Melbourne to Stanley ocean yacht race.
Grant Dunoon launched his drone from onboard TRYBOOKING.COM in the middle of Bass Strait when near CHRISTINE. Dolphins surfacing in the bow wake of both yachts. Unedited High Quality version.
2016 Stanley race: TRYBOOKING drone with JAFFA
Great drone footage during the 2016 ORCV Melbourne to Stanley ocean yacht race.
Grant Dunoon launched his drone from onboard TRYBOOKING.COM in the middle of Bass Strait when near JAFFA. Unedited High Quality version.
Chirping Bird Wines - ORCV sponsor for prizes for all major races.
As trophies for major ORCV races are presented at the ORCV Annual Presentation night, the ORCV has a a tradition of presenting wine to Line Honours and Division podium place winners at results presentations after each race at our destination host venue.
In this video, Daniel Edwards, owner/skipper of WHITE NOISE, the 2015-16 ORCV Offshore Champion, who enjoyed many a bottle of Chirping Bird wine over the season, thanks Chirping Bird for their generous support.
For more information on our sponsor, Chirping Bird Wines, click here.
2015 Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Training
As a provider of Yachting Australia accredited Safety and Sea Survival training, the ORCV Instructors participate in ongoing professional development and re-accreditation.
The Yachting Australia 7th Annual Instructors and Principals Convention included a workshop the Team at Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter service (www.lifesaver.org.au) conducted on helicopter rescue procedures, winching exercises, aviation Search & Rescue, and dealing with hypothermia, at their base in Botany Bay.
In this video taken during that workshop, the casualty is being lifted using the hypothermic strop.
2014 ORCV Tassie Trio (Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster, Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster and Melbourne to Devonport) Ocean Yacht Races - ABC News 30/12/2014
2014 ORCV Tassie Trio (Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster, Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster and Melbourne to Devonport) Ocean Yacht Races - ABC News 29/12/2014
2014 ORCV Tassie Trio (Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster, Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster and Melbourne to Devonport) Ocean Yacht Races - ABC News 28/12/2014
2014 ORCV Tassie Trio (Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster, Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster and Melbourne to Devonport) Ocean Yacht Races - Channel Seven News 27/12/2014
2014 ORCV Tassie Trio (Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster, Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster and Melbourne to Devonport) Ocean Yacht Races - ABC News 27/12/2014
2014 ORCV Cock of the Bay Yacht Race - Channel Seven News 26/12/2014
2014 ORCV Cock of the Bay Yacht Race - Channel Nine News 26/12/2014
2014 ORCV Melbourne to Vanuatu International Ocean Yacht Race - Humanitarian Aid
Port Havannah, Vanuatu Primary School kids singing "We're Happy Today" as a thank you for the humanitarian aid provided by 2014 Melbourne to Vanuatu International Ocean Yacht Race entrant TryBooking.com, which included blank diaries, writing pads, pens, pencils. folders, reading books, soft toys, tennis balls (used at the Australian Open), clothing and fabric, toothbrush & toothpaste kits, shampoos, soaps, and make-up. For more details see our Vanuatu Humanitarian Aid Blog.
2013 Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed International Ocean Yacht Race - Channel Nine News 24/03/2013
2012 Melbourne Port Fairy Ocean Yacht Race: Inception rescue - Channel Nine News
2010 ORCV Melbourne to Launceston Ocean Yacht Races - Onboard Ninety Seven transiting The Rip at Port Phillip Heads 27/12/2010
2006 Melbourne to Vanuatu International Ocean Yacht Race - Onboard Helsal II
ORCV Radio Podcasts
2014 Yachting Victoria Club Marine Sailing Show - SEN1116 Sunday Sports Central 7/12/2014
Featuring ORCV from 13:33 to 19:18 - talking to Brett Phillips and YV CEO Steve Walker - 2014 Cock of the Bay, Melbourne to Hobart and Melbourne to Devonport races
2014 Yachting Victoria Club Marine Sailing Show - SEN1116 Sunday Sports Central 24/12/2014
Featuring ORCV from 19:47 to 19:30 - talking to Brett Phillips and YV CEO Steve Walker - 2014 Cock of the Bay, Melbourne to Hobart, Melbourne to Devonport races, Sydney Hobart, Volvo Ocean Race and Festival of Sails Regatta
Apollo Bay
Ocean Race distance:
52 nautical miles
Safety Category:
3
Start Location:
Queenscliff
Start Time:
04:00 am
Start Date:
24 May 2025
Race Record:
05h 24m 04s by KAOS skippered by Peter Blake in 1999
This popular event is a short coastal race starting at Queenscliff and leaving Port Phillip Heads before turning right along the coast to Apollo Bay.
This is an ideal race for those new to ocean racing, with its shorter length and proximity to the coast.
The race is often won or lost by navigators and tacticians deciding to sail a seaward course or hug the shoreline in search of a better breeze.
Being the concluding ocean race on the season calendar, the 52 nautical mile dash to Apollo Bay often decides the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Coastal Championship.
The Apollo Bay race first ran on 26 December 1954, with the 2025 race being the 72nd Apollo Bay race.
Notice to all members
The ORCV committee as of 14th September 2014 gives notice that the Annual General Meeting will be held on October 6th 2014.
It will be held at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at 7pm, all members and guest are welcome
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