ORCV Melbourne to Port Fairy

(M2PF as part of the MMOC)

Awards.

Following on with our celebrity theme, it's time to look at the awards.

On the left is the Port Fairy Yacht Club Commodore, Bill Morgan, who managed to get through all the wonderful team and participants that had helped to make it the 2010 M2PF the marvellous success it was. On the right is ORCV Commodore, George Shaw, who gave thanks to the only one forgotten by Bill - the PFYC itself.

This very splendiferous plaque is for the first local boat home in the M2PF. It is being awarded to Barry Levinson, who is keen to one day also be the first home, overall!!!

George Shaw and Robyn Brooke won AMS and did it all two-handed in preparation for that other really cool event - the 2010 M2V. Yes. Two-handed all the way to Vanuatu!

"Sometimes the weather just suits us - not tacks and cracked sheets!" Robin Hewitt was thrilled to get the win and the flag. One race to go and no-one still has more than one of these forestay flags, which is a plug for the upcoming M2AB - get it? (15/05/10 is all you need to know and for the first time ever, it is Cat3 only!!!!!!!! - see Bananarama HERE.)

Robin Hewitt and the Yoko crew, who won the Performance Handicap Class.

My award for  the recognition of pioneering on, even when it was getting tough, is to our wooden spooners - Spirit of Freya. This is Brian Slater and Sally Williams. Never let it be said that we do not know who is at the back of the fleet. Well done to Joanne Harpur for getting her crew and boat to Port Fairy in her very first ever ORCV race as the boss. She completed the last Latitude Series (MLS) and is now her very own certified Skipper. Coolio. BTW - no picture of her as Dr Rosie was getting a fishing hook out of her toe at the time... Don't ask! OK.

As Rosie herself said, "I should have held it over for suturing class on Tuesday" - April, 13. See HERE.

Extasea, who had already returned home won Line Honours and IRC, as well. Click HERE for the full results.

By John Curnow