West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Series

Coastal Sprints

                          All compliance and race details are in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. Everything you need to know is in these documents. Click here to view. Start: Off Queenscliff, Saturday, 16 September 2023, 9:0 am (unless alternative arrangements are made). Course:  Will be advised during the sign-on. There are six possible courses. Entries: Series entries are now closed. The deadline to enter this race on its own is midnight, Wednesday, 13th September 2023 Compliance...

Ginan wins all in 3rd West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint  Nigel Jones and Cam McKenzies J111, Ginan has taken Line Honours and won AMS, ORC and PHS divisions of the 3rd and final West Offshore Product Coastal Sprint race of the season in fickle light winds. With a shortened course the fleet started outside Port Phillip Heads in light winds of 5 – 8 knots. McKenzie commented after the race  “race was a little shorter than we’d planned. Nigel did a great start and during that first leg with the code zero flying we managed 8 – 9 knot boad speed, and stretched our...

Ginan’s perfect start to a Summer of Offshore Racing It was a clean sweep for co-skippers Nigel Jones and Cam McKenzie on their J111 yacht ‘Ginan’ in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint 2, where thirty yachts enjoyed what could only be described as a perfect summer’s day of sailing in Bass Strait. After a short delay, the fleet started under spinnakers with a light northerly breeze of 5 knots. “The race was good preparation for us all in the lead up to Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster” said McKenzie “allowing us to get into the swing of...

The New Ocean Season on September 17th   We ease into the next ocean season on September 17th with the first of the West Offshore Coastal Sprints. A great way to test your boat and crew before heading onto a longer category 2 race such as Devonport in October or Hobart in December.   The start of the first West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint will be just after sunrise. With 2 courses, one for those dedicated to racing and another for those looking to join the cruising division.   The sprints offer a short 55nm race which will have you home again that night. What a...

Vertigo wins ORCV Bass Strait race. Tim Olding's Summit 35 Vertigo, won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) 55 nm West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Race on a perfect sailing day. Sailing under beautiful sunshine with a 10 knot SE wind, eleven yachts competed in the Bass Strait race that started off Queenscliff just before dawn on Saturday 23rd April. John Chipp’s, Dehler 46, Hot Chipps took line honours in 7 hours 37 minutes and 17 seconds crossing the line ahead of Vertigo and Peter Davison’s, Archambault 40 R C Arcadia. The win puts Vertigo in second position behind Jeff...

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