Dekadence takes line honours in 2012 Apollo Bay Race. Dekadence took line honours in the 2012 Apollo Bay race at 16:00:02 on Saturday afternoon. Followed by Spirit of Downunder at 17:00:39. At 2000hrs there are still five boats to finish including  Deliverance, Magazan 53, Magic, Streetcar and TryBooking.com. The wind has decreased further late this afternoon to below 10 knots making for a very slow race for the tailenders.  [ ... ] More

At the 1505 Position sched, Dekadence is still leading the fleet down the surf coast to Apollo Bay. As expected, wind strength has reduced. The races within the race are well and truly on.  We have several yachts reporting the same positions. You could throw a blanket over Spirit of Downunder and Mille Sabords. Hush, Kiss Goodbye to MS and Undercapricorn must be able to see the whites of each others eyes.  Yoko and Matrix a [ ... ] More

At the 1205 Sked the fleet has made good  progress on their way to Apollo Bay.  Dekadence has retained her lead and we had visual on some of the leading yachts from our position on Teddy’s Lookout above Lorne.  Magic is working her way  up through the fleet, as is  Johnny Be Good and Slinky Malinky.  Streetcar and Try Booking are also doing well.  Crews are reporting 15 – 18knots from the SSW and it is s [ ... ] More

Apollo Bay Race, 1230 hr update from Dry White Reports just in from Sally Williams, media correspondent on Dry White, is that conditions in the race are definitely easing from this morning. Currently they are experiencing a 13 knot south-westerly.  The sun is shinning and the crew has been working hard, tacking, tacking and tacking again … on their way down the coast. More

  Apollo Bay Race 0905 Update- Fleet off Torquay At the 0905hrs position reporting radio schedule the fleet was off Torquay.  The line honours leader is Dekadence, followed by Spirit of Downunder, Halcyon, Dry White and then Mille Sabords. Cloud IX and Addiction are hugging the coast so much so that they will be able to hear the dogs barking on-shore.  Amongst the fleet, White Noise is the yacht furthest to the east at the moment s [ ... ] More

They're back! Fresh from their adventures in the Melbourne to Port Fairy race, Jeff Dusting and Grant Dunoon are tackling the 2012 Melbourne to Apollo Bay race this weekend. Jeff says, 'I have a love of sailing, and when Grant asked me to join the crew for the Apollo Bay race, I jumped at the chance to sail with these guys - under better circumstances than last time!' More

  2012 Apollo Bay Race - underway in good breeze, one  early retirement. After a clean start, the twenty-one boat fleet made a fast exit of the “Rip” in a good breeze and flat seas.  They were assisted by the last hour of the ebb tide. (Slack water at the “Heads” turning to flood tide was a little over an hour after the start.) More

  Primitive Cool's first outing in Apollo Bay Race The recent Melbourne to Port Fairy Race would have been the first ocean race for John Newbold  and his crew on Primitive Cool. With the advantage of hindsight this was a good race to miss  - given the storm force winds that lashed the fleet during this race. But John and his crew are now ready and looking forward to Saturday’s Apollo Bay Race where his new boat will make her debut [ ... ] More