ORCV Melbourne to Geelong (M2G)

Variety.

As in the spice of life...

So, as we approach the end of our resource bank of images for the 2010 M2G, the racing boats are now coming home and it is good to see some faces not sighted since the rounding mark, back over in the Eastern section of the Bay.

Many thanks to Steb Fisher for the use of his images and with that - let's go!

Sun on boat and a dark sky for contrast. Tremendous.

We're with Schüss, BTW.

Got to be close to a brochure shot, pal...

Classic. In sun on the high side and faces to see.

Oh. Now this is a GEM.

Bit of heel makes this one better than below - just.

Well crew - plenty of options there for the all important Xmas gift for the cheque writer!!!!

Our current HCOTW - Audacious.

Good stuff.

Chris Dickson boom alert!!! Reminds me of that wonderful sticker I saw as a boy in the 70s, in the same sort of layout as an American cigarette pack notice - 'Warning. Skipper's Health Department. The boom can seriously damage your health.'

Magazan53 may well be owned by Ocean Racer of the Year - Nick McGuigan, but as of 11/10/10, she's also one of the 25 starters in the M2S, so I guess they are heading South at Xmas...

There's Nick.

Hi team - your turn coming soon - keep scrollling.

Everyone aware now...

And here are the faces for everyone to recognise - send the link to your family so they can see that it is fun (mostly).

Spirit of Freya is also doing the 2010 M2S and I know they are off to Hobart at Xmas, most likely M2HE.

Ocean Grading - ala 51st Project.

Our man Doug must have been making sandwiches...

Some other faces for recognising...

Hi Sally.

Blue doesn't fully disguise the plaque...

You know, Doug may have actually gone and got the Araldite out... On ya, Doug!

Ninety Seven and Stampede in the background. Neither currently listed for the M2S...

Up and on to the other board, please...

Right. Ta.

Faces.

Wide angle.

Julian Fox's Nereus, from our hosts at RGYC, in front of 97.

The cross always looks good as an image.

Ripper.

Bombora arriving...

Great stuff.

The rolling 'Steb'...

Almost the new fave - the Stern Wave!

I liked the way this was framed by the heady and the coachhouse windows.

This got the hero pic, as it was more zoomed in and the whole name was in view on the boom - all of which makes it more identifiable as a thumbnail, but the previous image is really the hero pic, as you can see all the faces...

The ORCV's Tanya Stanford and her Nouannie. Tanya will be finishing all the crews at Stanley. Love your work.

How good is it with the gull at the mast......

Just an Ichi Ban.

Chutzpah 38 arrives.

More faces - Hi to 'Splash' - blonde hair and red pants...

Another Ichi Ban.

Jazzy's already in for the 2010 M2S, as well.

Wonderful stuff. Look at the spray, yet there's barely a ripple...

And another Ichi Ban!

Great image. XLR8 are off to Stanley at the end of the month, as well...

You know, on any other day, this would have got up for hero pic, but XLR8 had one recently and Bombora have never had one, so instead, it will just have to be this elongated spiel, instead...

Some of the gang - good warm gear, which you'll need for the M2S.

Truly awesome image of Fade 2 Grey.

Nice smile, pal.

Great 'Steb', here...

Another GEM of an image.

See you gang.

 

It's like the Kellog's mini cereal packs or the Neopolitan ice cream...

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	The Colts (Sydney 38s) are having their own fight within the battle - many thanks to Ullman Sails for providing the prize.
Many thanks to John Kint, Brian Case, Dianne Rose and the many, many helpers at RGYC for making it such a great place for us to get to.		Thank you to Monica Tonner and Richard Hunter from SYC for ensuring Steb had a ride and we, therefore, have all that imagery, which just seems to go down an absolute treat.
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