ORCV Melbourne to Geelong (M2G)

Give that man a cigar!

SYC's #5 Mark (Outer Southerly) is where we're at with the Div2 racing fleet, minus Alien and Young Ones, I'm reliably informed, who decided to add a bit to their course and follow Div1 for a while.

Many thanks to Steb Fisher for the use of his images.

Visible here, from LtoR, are The Bookmaker, Peregrine, The Love Boat and Matrix.

Peregrine get around at the front of this lot.

First to snuff on the second row was The Love Boat.

Did not hurt them, however and they got through to go on and get the Div2 gun for the day.

All pretty much to plan...

Matrix not quite as snappy and boat speed was down, accordingly.

Halyard please!!!

Alibi on the left and Team Beyond Outrageous go barreling in. Nice Flag in the background there... At first I thought it might be Gienah, but she does not have two slabs in the main.

Team BO - have kite - will use it! It is the hero shot as the Bag has big shoulders and they deserve a cigar for something!

Alibi gone the snuff.

And in she comes...

Kite almost in and pole being squared away, now.

Alibi goes after Matrix.

Team BO go after Alibi.

Still busy, busy aboard Team BO, with Lord Warden Trophy winners for the second time, INSX just appearing...

Pole yet to be squared away...

Meanwhile, Phil Bedlington had put The Cappers in a good spot.

They had a bit to do, too...

Of this image, Steb simply said, "note Phil's cigar". OK. Cannot deny a man his pleasures in this life... There's one member of the Brass who would not doubt be very envious, too.

We'll see if we can get a close-up arranged...

Also note Remedy in the background and it is INSX just in behind them.

Note INSX with a rare little foul-up - a wrapped heady - in behind them, here. Hhmmmmm. That'll be no cigars.

No. Not the greatest... And it is on film...

Soon to be the windward drop, with a touch of Mexican.

So this is Gienah and that flag in the background is still a problem... Rogue Trader retired, so it could be them.

Virtually all done on the retrieval...

Next image of the sequence.

And the one after the one before it.

Boat and CBD - always going to get a run...

I swear we were just talking about the Bag being the right way around, only a day or so ago... AND this one is a SYMMETRICAL Bag to boot!

(Trainspotters can go and check on 97, right HERE and then Calm's Acer, HERE.)

Cover thy position.

Especially when you have one below you as well.

Sandwiched between team BO and Alibi.

Did we snuff the Bag too early?

OK. Aspect ratio changing now.

Let's finish this piece with The Bookmaker, right on the mark and Team BO keen to take the mark out!

 

Lots of cigars handed out there and I am sure there will be more... Soon, too.

The full MWS results are HERE.

 

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