ORCV Melbourne Winter Series (MWS)

It's all about the shoes.

Right oh. Catchy headline. Miscellaneous ramblings. He's talking like a girl and even more whacked out than ever, huh?

NUP! Bad luck.

The hit counter would indicate that you missed us, so then, here is the second batch of Steb Fisher's great images from R5 of the 2010 MWS - the Passage Race.

Shoe in.

So that must make this the shoe horn?

OK. We're going straight off into the fleet images...

In this lot, there is Escapade, Hush, Slice of Heaven behind them and Cloud IX, out to the right.

Yep. Definitely Slice of Heaven.

Hush will be happy with that.

Very grey day.

Hush and Cloud IX.

Biddy Hu II (who won cruising with kites on the day) and Mistress (still without the vang).

Alibi and Gienah, which is Mistress' sistership and she's definitely found the vang. Good thing the latter is front, otherwise, do your spins....

L to R it is Spirit of Freya, Magazan53 and Fade 2 Grey.

Most likely Pretty Woman under Freya's kite there...

We're with Spirit of Freya here... but are they with us? That is the question....

Somebody's closed in on them...

And that would be Magazan 53!

Oh yeah! Good stuff. - SPIKE!

Few miles down the way and still very close! - GONE!

Pole getting squared away.

Ah yes. Armfuls of tape - good on you!

Yes siree. Consider it done. Nice work Team Freya!

And then we're ready to go on the breeze.

Joanne Harpur is all well again and back on the wheel.

Some really tall lug just keeps showing up in the images???? Boy did I get a pasting for that last time. So much so, that I just to drag it out again!

Magazan going the inside route.

Action stations.

Oh yeah! Now here's a bit of action.

Cool.

Nick MacGuigan driving.

Trim, trim, trim. Kite's still up.

Well my knees would be shod by now...

13 - Supporters' bay.

Busy, busy.

Carrying the Bag all the way in...

Hhmmm. Keeping it really noice aboard Cloud IX and that's one hell of a Yankee Foxtrot in the background!

So here is, The Bookmaker, who went around just ahead of the boats we've just seen.

'Steb'.

Slice of Heaven were also part of that bunch we saw initially.

Definitely headsail time...

Sure was. Now it's time for the kite, because The Bookmaker have just gone around behind Alibi...

Also out there representing Hobbos (like The Bookmaker), was Escapade. Pictured here with Slice of Heaven tucked in behind her.

Sermon Time - Fire!

And well and truly gone.

Lots to get in there, especially for a letterbox drop.

Running a bit deeper to ensure you have a chance.

Possibly short-handed on the day.

Me not likey ending up at clew!!!

Hhhmmmmmm. Especially considering she has an outhaul track at the end of that boom. Lots and lots of wonderful little things to get caught on....

Good stuff!

Wave action. Get a wiggle on, eh!

Heady time.

Very motivated crew...

And there are more than two other souls onboard this week, besides Marissa and Pete!!!!!

And that'll be Pete Chalkley saying, 'Hi'.

Pete is another of our avid readers. Thank you, mate!

So. Would you Twisties like a little more, then?

The full MWS results to date are HERE. The next race of the MWS is Race Six, on August 29.

So. If you would like to go for a run with the Colts or any of the other sections represented by the Bay's best, you can. Individual entry for MWS Sace Six is HERE and the M2G is HERE - remember that Cruising Divisions are offered for the latter event.

 

 

© John Curnow, ORCV Media

Please contact me for re-issue rights.

Thank you to David Judge and Peter Brucker from Hobbo's for ensuring Steb had a ride and we, therefore, had imagery. Many thanks to Tony Dawson on the day of his 60th Birthday for preparing the boat to go out before his gala lunch.
The Colts (Sydney 38s) are having their own fight within the battle - many thanks to Ullman Sails for providing the prize.