melbourne-osaka-cup
Osaka Flag Flies High.
At the recent ORCV AGM and Presentation night held at Hobsons Bay Yacht Club, two entrants in the Melbourne to Osaka race were presented with backstay flags for their boats. Laurie Ford and his son will make the trip to Japan aboard Spirit of Downunder. Eric Marsh needed a wheelbarrow to take home his prizes with success in the ORCV Helly Hansen Winter Series, an Osaka flag and winner of the Helly Hansen door prize on the evening!
"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” on Sunday the 21st of October, 2012. Make sure you are part of this informative and hands-on training session. Register now to secure your place.
“He sent me an email about a year ago and said, ‘What do you say we do the Melbourne-Osaka?’ says Trevor Taylor, 58. “I sent back, ‘Do you think we’ll put up with each other for a month or so?’ and he said, ‘We’ll only see each other at change of watch’.
The aptly named and coloured Sayer40 WASABI co-skippered by John Davies and Bruce McKay is the 8th confirmed entry for the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka Two Handed Yacht Race.
WASABI was purpose built for the previous running of the M2O however due to unfortunate circumstances was forced to withdraw after only a few hundred miles.
Bruce purchased WASABI in 2007 and since then has completed many minor and a few major modifications to enhance the performance of the yacht along with improving the overall reliability of the onboard systems.
Since owning WASABI, Bruce has competed in three Rolex Sydney Hobart races with the best result a divisional win in 2009. WASABI has also competed in three Southport races with a podium finish in 2010. She has completed a Gosford to Lord Howe race achieving third on line honours, Brisbane to Keppel race along with many coastal blue water races. In June this year Bruce and John successfully competed in the 830NM Brisbane to Noumea race finishing as the first two handed and third overall on line honours.Both John and Bruce are active members of the Shorthanded Sailing Association of Australia competing together and also single handed, John on his Northshore 369.
In the lead up to the M2O race John and Bruce have been sailing shorthanded together all year from their home club of the Cronulla Sailing Club along with the SSAA Winter Series. Thye propose to continue training together with as much shorthand racing as possible including the SSAA Two Island Race, Pittwater to Coffs(two handed division) and of course with the Cronulla Sailing Club Summer Series
We know of the Melbourne to Osaka as a ‘sailors’ race’.This is an endurance race where the competitors have to be great sailors – there is neither hype nor hangers on – just great sailors. For years the Hokko Yacht Club has been an absolutely fabulous host at the end of the race……competitors have been treated like kings and queens and feted for their achievement of completing the race. For the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race we are organizing some terrific hospitality for the entrants before the start of the race in March. A ‘buddy system’ will be set up so each international and interstate competitor has a small group of volunteers to help make the job of getting their boat ready for the race easier. We would like to make the competitors feel at home in Melbourne – feel they are supported and can relax in the midst of the pressure of preparation. If you would like to be part of the support group for the competitors please contact Kate Mitchell at
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The starting date for the Osaka Cup is just 250 days away!
James Burwick is an extraordinary sailor, and a very unusual Dad. So unusual, he is sailing around the world with his family (which includes his partner Somira Sao, and their two children, ages 1.5 and 3.5!), on an Open 40.
Anasazi Girl just completed a late-season Southern Ocean passage, from Simons Town, South Africa, to Freemantle, Western Australia. After some amazing adventures James is offering Anasazi Girl for sale or charter.
James Burwick is an extraordinary sailor, and a very unusual Dad. So unusual, he is sailing around the world with his family (which includes his partner Somira Sao, and their two children, ages 1.5 and 3.5!), on an Open 40.
Anasazi Girl just completed a late-season Southern Ocean passage, from Simons Town, South Africa, to Freemantle, Western Australia. After some amazing adventures James is offering Anasazi Girl for sale or charter.
Turbulence is now the third entrant in the Melbourne to Osaka Cup joining Spirit of Downunder and Optimus Prime. This race is scheduled to begin on March 17-31, 2013.
Spirit of Downunder is the first official entry in the 2013 Osaka Cup.
To celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of their close relationship sister cities, Melbourne, Australia; and Osaka, Japan, will again host the Osaka Cup. The starting gun will be fired on the 5500 nautical mile ocean yacht race beginning on March 17, 2013; at the Port of Melbourne and finishing at the Port of Osaka.
Melbourne to Osaka (and Marketplace)
Ready to roll.
2013 Melbourne to Osaka race, here's a boat that's ready to roll, race and even win her share of events.
JAMHU 2 (Just A Minor Hick Up) is a Hick 39 from 2005 and is well and truly capable of being on a Cat0 start line (let alone Cat1, which the M2O now is). She's a carbon fibre racing yacht, which has been fully optimised. Onboard there's a 40Hp Volvo Diesel sail drive, complete electronics with GPS, Autopilot, HF and VHF radios, full wardrobe of 3DL sails and a new prodder with an Ace for light weather work. A carbon fibre mast, boom and spinnaker pole round out the equation. You can sail her with just the two souls aboard or ten for fully crewed events, either scenarios with both speed and excitement.
The following JAMHU 2 images are courtesy of and © to Alex McKinnon.
Quite often JAMHU2 is the first past the Committee Boat in her division.
Racing on Melbourne's Port Phillip. That's a Beneteau First 45 behind her...
Yeeeee Haaaaaaaa. Let the fun begin.
Quieter times on Port Phillip, with the Mornington Peninsula forming a wonderful backdrop.
Call her owner, Peter Coleman on +61 (0)418 332 375 to make your enquiry.
Go HERE to register your interest in this sensational race.
Go HERE to see who has already expressed their desire to participate.
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2013 Melbourne to Osaka (from 17/3/13)
Feeling the Love!
Around 30 persons physically attended the Question and Answer session for the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race, which was held last night (6/12/11) at Sandringham Yacht Club's Olympic Room. Another 19 attended virtually, via the linked in teleconference and they came from six other Australian States or Territories, Indonesia, Scotland and the USA.
The three clubs that have combined to bring you this race have certainly been feeling the love and it was wonderful to see and hear the range of positive comments that the session drew out. As ORCV Rear Commodore, Neville Rose, said, "It's really an absolute delight to see how the collaboration has manifested in the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race going from idea, to registered company and more importantly, fully-fledged event!"
Attentive audience during George Shaw's presentation on what it will be like at the other end.
Below are the quick outlines of the discusion and the PowerPoint slides of the night. If you have further questions, please
Phil Burn, Immediate Past Commodore, SYC
o Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) - pre-race facilities
o Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) - race management
o Osaka Hokko Yacht Club (OHYC) - post-race facilities
Simon Dryden, Rear Commodore ORCV and previous competitor
George Shaw, Immediate Past Commodore ORCV and previous competitor
Robin Hewitt, former Commodore ORCV and previous competitor
Go HERE to get the slide presentation from the Q and A session of December, 2011.
Go HERE to download the 2013 M2O Preliminary NoR
Go HERE to register your interest in this sensational race.
Go HERE to see who has already expressed their desire to participate.
ORCV Land also extends on to the ORCV Facebook page, so make sure you go and "Like" the page, now. 274 Souls already have and thank you to each and every one of you.
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