2016-17 Double Handed Offshore Champion announced - Lord Jiminy

The ORCV is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016-17 Double Handed Offshore champions - Lord Jiminy. 

Congratulations to Chris Barlow and Jamie Christensen who proved a formidable team taking out a first place in Double Handed division on the Melbourne to Stanley and Melbourne to Hobart races and a second place in the Melbourne to Port Fairy Race resulting in a three race aggregate score of 4 points.  Lord Jiminy is an entrant in the 2018 Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed Yacht Race, their preparation is first rate and the yacht is performing well.

Well done to Annette and Andrew Hesselmans on Red Jacket who came a close second with an aggregate score of 6 points.  Special mention to Double Trouble and Trybooking.com who also performed well but didnt reach the threshold three race aggregate.

The overall championship has been awarded on PHS results, there were insufficient entries for IRC and AMS for a series result.

The inshore championship results have yet to be finalised, we are waiting on the Winter Series Geelong race, which is the final race in the series.

Thanks to our season sponsors 38 Degrees South and Jeanneau yachts.  This is the first season the ORCV have run a Double Handed Championship series, we will review the season as a whole and look forward to running a modified championsip for the 2017-18 season.

Winter Series will proceed as scheduled

Thanks to a number of last minute entries and a couple of phone call promises, the 2017 Winter series will proceed as scheduled.

We have opened up entries until tomorrow night, please encourage your friends/arch rivals to join in the fun.

ORCV Off shore champion 2016-17 awarded to White Noise

The racing and the counting are done and we have a convincing winner for the ORCV 2016-2017 Offshore Champion, White Noise (Sm3535) skippered by Daniel Edwards from Sandringham Yacht Club.  After a shaky start with a DNS for Stanley, White Noise went on to 1^st places in each of the remaining ocean races to end up with a score of 4 points in the overall Championship, an impressive achievement.

White Noise has been a regular competitor for a number of years, with skipper Daniel Edwards and his crew gaining experience with each race.  After taking out the Offshore Championship in 2015-16 the pressure was on White Noise to show it wasnt just a one off achievement.  With a busy schedule including SYC's Wednesday and Saturday racing, Daniel managed to squeeze in a full program of Ocean Racing too.

The racing was very close with One For The Road (R401) and Arcadia (S17) keeping White Noise honest. Before the last race to Apollo Bay, the scores were White Noise (18) and One For The Road (14). Arcadia was higher but any score would drop her high place and potentially put her in the running. So White Noise really needed a showing to take the prize and show she did with three 1^st places in IRC, AMS and PHS, enough to take her clear at the end. One For The Road (R401), skippered by Gary Prestedge, and Arcadia (S17), skippered by Peter Davison, took out 2^nd and 3^rd places respectively with scores of 14 and 22. The same three took out the minor Championships for IRC, AMS and PHS.

Congratulations to all yachts and crews that took place in this enthralling series and especially to our three placegetters and Daniel Edwards in particular. Join us at our AGM presentation to the skipper and crew, or say cogratulations in person.

2 handed yacht racing championship series for 2016/17

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2016-2017 Double Handed Championship Notice of Race (V1.10 Final)

2016-2017 Double Handed Championship Notice to Competitors #1

2016-2017 Double Handed Championship Notice of Race

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The ORCV is pleased to announce the launch of a 2 handed championship for the 2016/17 racing series.  We will be publishing a formal notice in the next week or so, along the lines of:

-      Inshore, Offshore and Overall 2 handed champion

-      For each of the three divisions (IRC, AMS and PHD)

-      Best 3 Inshore results for each division sum for overall aggregate for Inshore 2 handed Champion

-      Best 3 Offshore results for each division sum for overall aggregate for Offshore 2 handed Champion

-      Best 3 Inshore + best 3 Offshore results sum for overall aggregate for Overall 2 handed Champion

     It will comprise:

-      ORCV’s Ocean Races (Stanley, Devonport/Hobart, King Island, Apollo Bay, Port Fairy)

-      ORCV’s 2 hander, Geelong passage race, Cock of the Bay

-      SYC’s Tam O'Shanter, 2 hander.

    Thanks to our 2 handed championship sponsor Jeanneau & 38 South, we are very appreciative.