ORCV Melbourne Winter Series (MWS)

He of the Loud Jokes.

Yes, jokes. We already have He of the Loud Shorts, He of the Countdown Timer and the Bay's (not nearly oldest) bowman, He of the Pointy End. So now, with Nathan Edwards, we also have He of the Loud Jokes. Don't remember? Have a look at The Love In and then Hemingway, Vol. III.

At any rate, did you miss us? Well here are the first of Steb Fisher's great images from MWS R5 - the Passage Race.

Here's Nate trimming the kite aboard Rod Miller's, Gienah.

A bit closer zoom in on the crew. Stu Addison near the office there.

Having shown the first Seaquest 36, Gienah, here's the second one - Mistress (with a need for some vang).

"Hi Team!"

Eyes on the job = bonus points.

STERN WAVE! Woo Hooo. Our first for the piece.

INSX and Team BO.

Raw Hide. (Rollin, rollin, rollin.)

And the other!

Nice One.

Got past them.

Lord Warden Trophy holders 2009 and what do you think, 2010, as well?

We're coming to get ya!

Rob Sill driving.

Young Ones have been adding a bit of curry at the top of Div2.

Hey there team.

Do my specs look good?

OK. You can take the pic now, Steb.

Matrix and a little Yankee Foxtrot.

OK. Big yankee Foxtrot.

Alibi would have definitely been in with that leading Div2 pack.

The Parents get out for a blast aboard The Love Boat.

Looking a lot like the Bookmaker in behind them there...

Yep. We'll run with that.

He of the Pointy End is crouched in amongst the shrouds.

Are they smiles? Looks like such a lovely day out there......... Not!

I am reliably informed that the "Thumbs up is from Warwick Hill - used to sail Sabots with Will (Fisher) and now sails a Finn." So I guess you know who told me that... Missing some of the vinyl from the name there. What did you hit?????? Come on. Fess up!

We're going to finish up with a series on Biddy Hu II. They did the 2009 M2HE with us (which you can read about HERE) and most importantly now, are lining up for the Cruising with Spinnakers Division of the M2G on September 11, 2010. This, new to the ORCV and this event division has already attracted a dozen entrants and we still have time to get more boats into the whole thing.

PS. If you've entered the whole MWS in a racing division and you want to go in the M2G, you still have to add some information to your entry. There are no fees, so it is FREE, but we just need a little more information from you. So far, there are 15 entries and 40 boats in the MWS. Go Figure, eh? Let me just say FREE, on more time...

Give it some Larry, son!

Ocean Grader. (We'll thank the 51st Project for that one).

See. Now you can have a relaxing time.

More grading.

And even a little more.

Yep. It's a clew.

Howdy.

More hand signals.

I've never met Paul Lindemann. Is that you on the wheel, mate?

That full dodger and bimini could come in handy...

.... hate rain when sailing...

Not entirely sure who they've mowed down there. At any rate, they went on to take out the Cruising with Spinnakers Division on the day and set themselves up nicely for not only the M2G, but the MWS Cruising Series, which comprises Races Five and Seven.

So. How was entrèe?

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

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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.