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After the M2PF race, the standings in this year's Offshore Championship are really close. There is just the one race left, the M2AB (Melbourne to Apollo Bay), so you can expect the fierce competition to continue all the way to this lovely fishing port on Victoria's fantastic Surfcoast. Any one of four yachts could win the AMS Division, based on their result in M2AB - 'Extasea', 'Addiction', 'Spirit of Downunder' and 'Alien' are all within four points of each other, so expect that to be watched very closely. The IRC Division is a bit less open, with Extasea well in front now. However, in the PHC Division either 'Mirrabooka' or 'Spirit of Downunder' are the likely winners. It's been a while since the MOC was this close, and as such, shows the value of a boat and crew's consistent performances. Doing well in a series is all about avoiding poor results, rather than the odd individual highlight. |
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| Will 'Addiction' do well in M2AB and get up for the AMS prize in MOC? | 'Mirrabooka' - Great result in M2PF has them in the running for PHC in the MOC.. |
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| 'Extasea' have consistently done well and now own IRC - will they get AMS as well? | Laurie Ford, Dee, Neil and crew on 'Spirit of Downunder' were 2007 MOC winners. 2009 in PHC is up for grabs... |
By Dennis Livingston and John Curnow
