2016 Overall Off-Shore Championship

After the Port Fairy Race, the progress scores for the overall ORCV Off-Shore Championship were incredibly close, with only one point ( after two drops ) separating the first three boats and the next two boats within striking distance. Not unusually, the final result came down to the Apollo Bay race last weekend. The race to Apollo Bay can often be quite tricky; taking the coastal route or going further off-shore and how best to approach the Apollo Bay finish line can all be critical elements of a race-winning strategy.

The weather last weekend, though a making for a most enjoyable and at times exhilarating sail, did little to allow the navigators to strut their strategic skills with a beam reach essentially all the way leaving little opportunity for the navigators to shine.

The outcome was no change in the overall standing in the series, the results of which for the first five boats are shown below.

Congratulations to Daniel Edwards and the crew on White Noise for a solid performance throughout the series. Likewise to Paul Buchholtz and the Extasea crew and Gary Prestedge and the One For The Road crew for keeping the pressure on right to the end. It was also great to see Ian Lewis and the Blue Chip crew and Robin Hewitt and the Yoko crew both putting in very creditable performances throughout the season. All the top boats sailed most of the races in the series showing once again that you have to be in it to win it!