ORCV Port Phillip Heads Rip Tour 24th March 2024
Once a year, the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) conducts a tour of Port Phillip Heads to provide insight into how to transition the "The Rip" safely.
We invite you, your family, and friends to join us for the 2024 tour on Sunday, March 24th, departing Queenscliff at 9.45 am.
The tour is on a chartered Searoad Ferry, the 36-meter, 300-passenger, 'Peninsula Princess' and is suitable for all boating enthusiasts or those just interested in a tour of the heads for an enjoyable day out on the water.
Conducted by experienced ORCV sailors and navigators who will provide onboard commentary on the following:
- Navigational aids and hazards of The Rip
- Leads, beacons, navigation aids, shipping channels of the entrance to Port Phillip
- Identification of safe conditions and dangers
- Radio protocols
- Inbound and outbound traffic and obligations
- Differences in day and night aids
- Weather conditions and their effect on tidal streams in 'The Rip'
- Tour length; 1.5 hours
The tour concentrates on the "pincers" between the two peninsulas, Point Lonsdale in the West, and Point Nepean in the East, known collectively as "The Heads". The rip is that passage of water between these two points. The educational tour provides knowledge of how to transit safely, both in and out.
Guests can join the 2024 tour from Sorrento Searoad Ferry Pier at 9.00 am or Queenscliff Searoad Ferry Pier at 9.45 am on Sunday, March 24th.
The price of a ticket is $145.00. For further information and bookings click here
