Double Handed racing is so much fun – give it a go! Its blowing 15-20 knots with a typical Port Philip lumpy sea and the 5 minute gun has just gone off for the start of the annual ORCV Double Handed race. Myself and a mate Graeme Arthur have entered my Sydney 36CR Wild Side. We have done our homework and plotted the course, closely resembling one of my kids slinky toys the course doubles back o [ ... ]

Season Final Club BBQ This Friday Evening, 5th April, 2019. Although Summer is showing signs of fading like an afternoon sea breeze in the Derwent, we have been granted one more week of balmy conditions, to help us soak up the last few rays of Daylight Saving, with the mercury set to rise again into the mid to high 20’s by mid-week. What better way to farewell what has been a great summer of [ ... ]

  Port Fairy Race We haven’t had to do this before but with considerable regret we announce that the 2019 Queenscliff - Port Fairy race will not be run due to insufficient entries. Notwithstanding the legendary hospitality of the Port Fairy Yacht Club, the attraction of Port Fairy as a destination (see article below) and our active canvassing of potential entrants, at the closure of ear [ ... ]

SAFETY AND SEA SURVIVAL (SSS) FULL AND RE-VALIDATION COURSES May 25-26. REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! Have you been in a liferaft before or even tried to get into one with a PFD on? Maybe it is better to try it in a safe and controlled environment, rather than at night, in a storm, at sea. Similarly, using flares. Learn what you and your fellow crew can do to make your trip off shore safer. Those p [ ... ]

Rip Tour of Port Phillip Heads Do you want to escape the restriction of our vast Port Phillip Bay and venture outside to try out some ocean sailing in Bass Strait? For this you must first know how to safely enter and exit the bay through its very narrow opening -  affectionately called "the Rip". Find out how to get out of the bay and into Bass Strait by attending our next “Rip Tour”  [ ... ]

Melbourne to Port Fairy (M2PF) Off with the Fairies...   The following piece was written John Curnow for The Port Fairy race. At the time, a lot of people commented on how they loved it. Tremendous. If your shore crew are coming this time, then perhaps they might like to read to it. So the dates may all be long gone, but the sentiments are as true as ever.... This is definitely worth  [ ... ]

Dinghy racer Johnson now ocean racing convert By Tracey Johnstone
13 March 2019   YOUTH dinghy sailor tuned keelboat racer Sarah Johnson has had her first taste of ocean racing and she is hooked. The Mooloolaba Yacht Club member competed in last weekend’s Bass Strait dash from Melbourne to King Island on the Melbourne yacht Faster Forward. “It was amazing," Johnson, 19, said. "I'm add [ ... ]

Arcadia safe and sound At approximately 1.45pm on the 10th March 2019 while on the return trip from the King Island race Arcadia with 8 POB hit the Chancellor reef. One crew member was injured on impact but fortunately his injuries weren’t serious. The boat was taking on a small amount of water as a result of the impact so the skipper made the prudent decision to return to Grassy, the nearest [ ... ]

2019 King Island race - Less is More - Results The premier measurement handicap division, being the most populous, is AMS and first place has gone to UNDER CAPRICORN followed by VERTIGO and MAVERICK.  It’s interesting to note that UNDER CAPRICORN was sailing in the new 4+ autohelm category and MAVERICK was a double handed entry which goes to show sometimes less can be more.  A special [ ... ]