ORCV Melbourne Winter Series (MWS)

(Not a) Roman Holiday.

It was sunny and it was fun, but it was too cold and there were no fancy restaurants, tourist attractions and screen stars to be had, for it to be a real holiday. Still, everyone managed to have a heap of fun. Steb Fisher's images of Division Two getting away are below...

It may be Division One getting away to the top mark, but it got hero pic status because it showed off the sun beautifully.

Look out for the Yankee Foxtrots.

Dredge/sand recovery for beaches - it does not matter it's purpose in that sense - it is yet another trap for young punters on Port Phillip.

Rogue Trader in the foreground with Spirit of Freya to windward.

A classic 'Steb'. For visitors new to the site, a 'Steb' is a spectacular bow wave, such as this, caught by our Shooter, Steb and so-named to honour the effort that goes into getting it, when you consider Steb is shooting something moving from his own 'Bouncy Castle' (moving platform).

Rawhide.

May be straight on its way to the Pool Room to join the other one from Play. Play. Play.

Phil Bedlington had yet another Gucci start for Race Four of the MWS.

Is that a lug or a container in the cockpit? No. It's our good friend Brian Slater from APC Logistics. Now, I was going to be Careful with that axe, Eugene, but after listening to it again, I got into a flow of existentialism and went, Na!. More enemies, I know, but I will just have to deal with it...

More 'Steb'ness!

This was so good, it had to get another outing - Mistress to windward of Freya.

Sama, Sama. (indonesian for same, same...)

Phil grabs pole. Hush and Freya also looking for the front row of the grid.

Waiting, waiting... Watch the irons aboard Fade 2 Grey.

Rogue Trader had time and used it well.

On the second row, Matrix was all wound up to leeward of Nutcracker and Fade 2 Grey also got away.

Fade 2 Grey ended up making a third row with Mistress and Beyond Outrageous.

Pretty as a picture. Oh. It is one. Argh. Argh. Argh. (Skirting still on B.O).

Matrix puts a bit of power down and Hush also appears.

Sun through the shapes of the sail cloth.

Sky was slightly better in previous image, but sun was really beaming here!

Audacious, Clockwork, Wicked, Chutzpah38, Bombora and Jazz Player out to the right, all head off to the Wing Mark.

And yes (there is more to come).

The full MWS results to date are HERE. The next race of the MWS is Race Five - the Passage Race on August 15.

You can still enter individual MWS races HERE and the M2G is HERE - remember that Cruising Divisions will be offered for the latter event.

 

 

By John Curnow

Thank you to David Judge and Tony Dawson from Hoobo's for ensuring Steb had a ride and we, therefore, had imagery.
The Colts (Sydney 38s) are having their own fight within the battle - many thanks to Ullman Sails for providing the prize.