Melbourne Winter Series (MWS)
Heads Up regarding Race Seven - the M2G!
You asked for it and here it is - news of the "new" Race Seven of the 2009 MWS, Melbourne to Geelong.
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| Look Alive! "Get your black bits off the gold bits"...Eh Kate? |
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| Will it be sunny, as in this shot, breezy as above, awful or everything (as per some races)? Who can tell, but that just adds to it all now doesn't it... |
Right then. The short description of the new Race Seven is a start at 08:30hrs off R2 on September 12, 2009 (and yes I have put it in the phone this time Brownie!). It will be a course of some 60nm around Port Phillip, should the breeze be suitable and the finish will be off RGYC at approximately 16:30hrs. If the breeze is caught AWOL, then the finish will be before Point Henry, so the tight bit of the Channel will not cause any concerns. Click HERE to get the M2G Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.
Now unless you've been asleep for the last 100 years, you'll know all about how Geelong does the post-race thing and they have gone for it yet again. Here are the bullet points for all you Rip Van Winkels; -
- Your boat will be tucked in nice and comfy for the evening in its own berth, with RGYC Marina staff escorting you in, once your sails are down, so all you have do is think about chilaxing! Cool.
- You can go straight off to the numerous, 24-hour, hot showers and bathrooms.
- You'll be fed and watered. RGYC are pretty familar by now with what yachties want when it comes to a great night out after a hard race. There will be a selection of great value food for you from when you arrive, through to dinner. The Member's Bar will be open for you to enjoy drinks at members' prices, which is good news for people like Doc, Smokie, Smithy et al.
- You'll be entertained. For those that want to party into the night, we will have a great band playing.
- You'll be cured. Yep. There will be a full breakfast buffet for the sore heads to ensure they can cope with heading home. No doubt, for the truly in-form athletes amongst the clan, there will be some take-aways available as well.
Best thing is that now that it's all inside Port Phillip (and so remains as a Cat 4 event), anyone can sign on to do this last race. Importantly, that means boats like 'Cackerjack', the Beneteau 36.7 from RBYC can have another go at the whole shebang, just six months after their inaugural effort at Geelong Week. So go get 'em organised Wally. You've been advised... And I am sure there are even more crews out there waiting to have another soiree too. So go tell all your club mates about this mid-year adventure, especially if you missed out on going North this year.
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| All rightey then. This is one of the three proposed courses for Race Seven of the 2009 MWS, weather depending - Just remember that this is PRELIMINARY and not to be used on race day please... Go get your M2G SI's HERE. |
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| OK. Still looking for the name of the Bowman aboard 'Audacious' from RBYC. If you want to go public and get a portion of your 15 minutes, please email |
By John Curnow
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| In case you missed it, we found out the name of the very focused Mastman aboard 'INSX'. He's Stephen 'Jamboy' Hill. |
