Ocean Racing Club of Victoria
Steb Fisher

 

 

Melbourne to Port Fairy Yacht Tracker

You can use Full screen Yacht Tracker page if you prefer.

A non-flash Yacht Tracker is available for non-flash capable computers, SmartPhones or Tablets, or you can follow the race on the YellowBrick iPhone/iPad or Andriod App.

 

Melbourne to Port Fairy 2014 - All Systems Are Go!

 
Following a very successful Melbourne to King Island Race in March, our hard working Race Director, Nick McGuigan, is putting the final touches to the race management preparations for this year's Melourne to Port Fairy yacht race.
 
After weeks of meticulous planning, the entire ORCV race management team has left no stone unturned to ensure that the Port Fairy Race is as well planned as any ocean race held anywhere in the world this year.
 
Part of this preparation involves detailed liaisons with key maritime and safety authorities including, Port of Melbourne Corporation, Parks Victoria, Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard, as well as co-ordination with our host, Port Fairy Yacht Club.
 
In addition, the team collects and correlates safety documentation and contact details for the eight boats and 59 competing crew, so as to ensure that all Yachting Australia Special Regulations for Category 2 races are complied with.
 
Over the next few days, these details will be reviewed and updated as each of the crew lists are refined and finalised, and all eyes in the management team will now turn to the weather and our race partner UBIMET, to ensure that all conditions are assessed carefully as the race conditions develop, and we will keep all of our skippers and crew members up to date with the latest information.
 
Stay tuned to the ORCV Website and Facebook page for up to the minute details for this years Melbourne to Port Fairy Race.

2014 PORT FAIRY RACE WEATHER

 

With the Port Fairy race fast approaching, skippers will doubtless be watching the weather forecasts with increasing interest. We all know how challenging ocean races can be when unexpected weather arrives!

 

Thanks to the generosity of long time ORCV supporter Peter Coleman (and his company Entire), the race management team for the M2PF race will have the benefit of a completely tailored weather forecast from UBIMET. UBIMET is a European company with a local presence here in Melbourne and they specialise in providing customised weather forecasts and severe weather warnings in real time using its own algorithms and models. You may have seen them featured on TV as the weather forecaster for the recent Grand Prix here in Melbourne.

 

Raw weather data provides the basis for UBIMET’s models and for each forecast. UBIMET currently has access to WMO standard compliant data from over 17,000 weather stations worldwide. This data is combined with input from lightning detectors, satellites, radars, weather buoys and radiosondes. As such, UBIMET has access to one of the largest and most advanced weather station networks in the world. The data is continuously updated on high-security servers and processed for regional and local forecasts.

 

In addition to a pre-race forecast for the race corridor from Port Phillip Heads to Port Fairy, UBIMET will be monitoring the weather during the race ( courtesy of Peter’s son Tom who is one of UBIMET’s chief forecasters) so that race management will be kept well abreast of any emerging weather concerns.

 

2014 Port Fairy Race Entries Closing Soon

Entries for the Port Fairy Race close at 1200hrs on 2/4/2014

Don't be late ENTER NOW!

Remember results for this race contribute to the prestigious ORCV Offshore Championship so don't miss your opportunity to take home the silverware.

Anyone for a Trip to "Belfast" this Easter?
 
Well perhaps not, but did you know that the beautiful little coastal village of Port Fairy was known as "Belfast" from 1 January 1854, to 1887 when the Victorian Parliament changed it back to it's original name of "Port Fairy" through an act of Parliament.
 
From it origins as one of the largest ports in Australia in the mid-1800's when it operated as a major whaling station and strategic transport hub, this idyllic coastal village is now known as one of the gems of Victorian coast line, as a place for a short getaway from the hustle and bustle of modern city life.
 
While the town has become famous for its Folk Festival held on the long weekend in March each year, the locals and visitors alike have also come to love and expect a fleet of dedicated yachts that have ventured out from Melbourne each Easter, to occupy the tranquil docks along the Moyne River right in the centre of town.
 
So, Who wants to be part of the Easter scene in Port Fairy this year?
 
The Notice of Race can be found HERE. 
 
Race Entry starts HERE.

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