ORCV Melbourne Winter Series (MWS)

The Sunday Sessions.

Just like London's famous Ministry of Sound, He of the Countdown Timer has decided that a Sunday Sesh at RBYC, with a live band and lots of drinks is the go - and announced such to all who were on Port Phillip with their ears turned on. This seemed to see a lot of cast iron mainsheets spring to life in a black cloud and hit the redline, as crews thought about that - for a second!

Other highlights to stem from the Committee's decision to abandon racing for the day come from Young Ones who said they were going home to rearrange the fridge magnets.

Young Ones felt the fridge magnets would be more exciting.

I tried and it really didn't do it for me.... Got bored really quickly.

Allegresse were also out for the count and when the Committee told them they could go home and mow the lawns, Kathryn de Garis felt that was far too energetic and that a nice lunch in Williamstown was a decidedly more appropriate activity.

No word as yet on the requirement to re-run this race next week, but if I heard correctly, you won't have to disturb Father's Day lunch, which means you'll all be primed and ready for the M2G!!!

More on it all, right here, over the next little while.... While we're at it, a reminder that whilst R6 is the last of the laid course events, it is only the penultimate of the 2010 MWS. The final event is the M2G on 11/09/10. So far, just 19 of the 40 odd racing boats have completed the additional information that is required if you are going. A few of these are even coming out of their Winter retirement to be in amongst it all.

Now you Racing Division types have almost been surpassed by the new Cruising Division, of which there are now 15 entries. Last year, verging on 60 boats went to Geelong. Time to get a wiggle on, eh. BTW. FREE, yes we said free if you entered the entire MWS. FREE!!!!!!!!!!

The full MWS results to date are HERE.

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

© John Curnow, ORCV Media

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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.