2025 Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup Final Reminders
Race WhatsApp group
The 2025 M2D Competitors WhatsApp is open to competitor to share their journey. The link to join has been sent by SMS to competitors. All images must be taken by the person submitting. Thank you for sharing and helping us grow the community of ocean racers.
Become a member today
We strongly encourage you to join the ORCV today to fully leverage your membership benefits and waive crew fees.
Skippers Briefing Video
The Skippers Briefing slides are available here.
Trackers
Please ensure you have checked your tracker works prior to the race start, ideally before you leave the dock.
Once you've seen your boat on Blue Water Tracks, turn off and ensure the battery is fully charged prior to the race start.
Turn your tracker on as you leave the dock and head to the race start. Any issues, please contact the Race Director.
Once you reach Devonport, turn off your tracker and recharge ahead of your delivery trip back to Melbourne. Once back at your home port, turn off your tracker and drop it off at the location where you collected your tracker and advise the ORCV office.
If you don't want to use the tracker for your delivery home, please hand your tracker to the Race Management team in Devonport.
Notices to Mariners
No NTM
BYO Fenders
Please ensure you bring plenty of fenders for rafting up at Mersey Yacht Club.
Leave at Home document
There is a Leave at Home document available here for you to fill out and leave at home/with your emergency contact.
Radio Skeds document
There is a Sked Sheet document for you to print and use on board here
Food & Drink
SATURDAY NIGHT
- Mersey Yacht Club will be cooking, Toasties if very late
- Menulog to arrange yourselves
SUNDAY MORNING
- Mersey Yacht Club will be cooking breakfast
- Argosy Motel - 300m away – full breakfast
DRINKS
- A complementary drink voucher each (ask the bar for your boat's envelope)
- Drinks available from the bar
Mersey YC have a 12-seater bus to borrow if you need to collect takeaway food etc. Liaise together if necessary. Check at bar for key, leave photo of licence. Obey the law - .05 etc.
Presentation
Presentations will take place on Sunday, time to be confirmed by Race Director by SMS.
To follow the race
You can follow the race using the Blue Water Tracks link: https://race.bluewatertracks.com/2025-melbourne-devonport-rudder-cup
Race Photos/Videos
You’re invited to share your videos with the ORCV media team. All media submitted may be used during the race and in upcoming promotions.
Please, NO ALCOHOL, and if possible, avoid sunglasses. We want to see your lovely, happy faces 😊
You can share on the 2025 Rudder Cup competitors WhatsApp group. Please feel free to share on social media and tag us: @orcv_racing (Insta) and @oceanracingclub (Facebook).
We would love some short (<90sec) reels in portrait orientation of the race for our social media. We’re looking for: Your crew being sustainable, updates on how you’re progressing in the race, any celebrations (birthdays, 1st ocean race etc) and action shots.
Race Director Contacts
The Race Director phone numbers are below (for operational needs only) during a race.
Race Director 1: 0418 396 605
Race Director 2: 0418 396 465
Email:
Arrival and Stay at Mersey Yacht Club
Arrival into Devonport
Please click here for the document about Arrival into MYC
Please click here to see the Chartlet image of the approach to Mersey Yacht Club
Important Notes
We will need to be flexible on our crew roster and tasks. You are not coming at a pre-appointed time. But we’re sailors and understand the weather and what it does to schedules.
So please be patient as we get you all in and tied up – then we can get together and socialise.
If a problem arises – we’ll try and fix it. If we can’t – we’ll all have to live with it ‘as is’.
Contacts at Mersey YC
Commodore: Terry Travers 0408 188 683
Vice Commodore: Jamieson Marshall (also volunteer bar manager – be nice) 0447 007 482
Looking forward to a great race, and a great time in Devonport.
