2013 Melbourne to Osaka (from 17/3/13)

Feeling the Love!

Around 30 persons physically attended the Question and Answer session for the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race, which was held last night (6/12/11) at Sandringham Yacht Club's Olympic Room. Another 19 attended virtually, via the linked in teleconference and they came from six other Australian States or Territories, Indonesia, Scotland and the USA.

The three clubs that have combined to bring you this race have certainly been feeling the love and it was wonderful to see and hear the range of positive comments that the session drew out. As ORCV Rear Commodore, Neville Rose, said, "It's really an absolute delight to see how the collaboration has manifested in the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka race going from idea, to registered company and more importantly, fully-fledged event!"

Attentive audience during George Shaw's presentation on what it will be like at the other end.

Below are the quick outlines of the discusion and the PowerPoint slides of the night. If you have further questions, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. the Race Director to have them addressed.

Phil Burn, Immediate Past Commodore, SYC

• Welcomed live and virtual participants
• Event Structure, Background and race history to date, Unsustainable financial model
• Organising Authority Tripartite arrangement between

o Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) - pre-race facilities

o Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) - race management

o Osaka Hokko Yacht Club (OHYC) - post-race facilities

• Not-for-Profit Public Company Limited by Guarantee “Melbourne Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race Limited”
• Collaboration with City of Melbourne, City and Port of Osaka
• SYC pre-race facilities

Simon Dryden, Rear Commodore ORCV and previous competitor

• ORCV Race Management
• Race Starts
• Entry fees
• Rules
• Special Regulations
• Deadline dates

George Shaw, Immediate Past Commodore ORCV and previous competitor

• OHYC post-race facilities

Robin Hewitt, former Commodore ORCV and previous competitor

• How to Get to the start Line

Go HERE to get the slide presentation from the Q and A session of December, 2011. 

Go HERE to download the 2013 M2O Preliminary NoR

Go HERE to register your interest in this sensational race.

Go HERE to see who has already expressed their desire to participate.

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