Osaka Start underway!

At 1300hrs yesterday, Commodore Bill Torgensen from the Annapolis Yacht Club fired the gun for the start of the 2013 Osaka Cup off Portsea Pier.
Families and friends had enjoyed the hospitality of Blairgowrie Yacht Club on Saturday evening.
Yasu and Masa from Southern Cross and Robert and Joey from Escapade,attended weather briefing early Sunday morning with Race Director, Simon Dryden and Robin Hewitt.
With the weather looking lively outside the Heads both yachts carried #4 headsails and Escapade had one reef in the main.Shortly after the start In the lee of Point Nepean, the wind eased and Escapade shook out the reef. Whilst Southern Cross won the start, Robert and Joey were first out the Heads.
Both boats are now heading to Gabo and you can follow their journey on the TRACKER.

Escapade and Southern Cross get underway

The wind eased a little shortly after the gun.

Escapade on the way out the Heads

Southern Cross in the Heads