ORCV Melbourne to Vanuatu (M2V)

Getting warmer already!

Just in from The Secretary is this comment "JC. Off the Prom in straw hats and sandals!" and this pic: -

From onboard, Robyn Brooke also tells us, "Although I was thinking of somewhere like Vanuatu when I said, 'take me somewhere warm George', you certainly can't complain about 15 degrees at 6pm in Bass Strait, in the middle of Winter. As expected, we have a diminishing breeze and a very sloppy sea, both heading the same way we want to go, so it's a little bit rock 'n roll and very slow.  Thank goodness for the boom brake, (also known as a preventer), which is stopping any accidents."

Getting back to their Masterchef Division race with Ingenue, Robyn added "I whipped up some Kiev medallions for lunch, with a japanese red cabbage salad -  nice and light, so looking forward to a good italian fettucini with meatballs and shaved parmesan for dinner (and maybe a really nice glass of red)."

"It was a fun family night at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on Saturday, thanks to everyone who came down and the great send off from Portsea yesterday. It was wonderful to see such a big crowd."

Also abeam of the Prom (Wilsons Promintory in Gippsland, SE Victoria) earlier this morning, was Mirrabooka. Chris Tyshing sent this info and the pic through from husband Ray, who's onboard David Bingham's Jenneau. ".. the crew were thrilled to hear they had made it to the website news as winners of the start! They are all very upbeat – light conditions and a good spinnaker run."

If you find a term you don't understand, sorry - unintentional. However, you should fin all the definitions you could need HERE, at this great glossary I found.

As of Monday morning, Scarlet Runner leads the chase of the container full of humanitarian aid, from TevakeII and Samskara. Sked information (Radio Schedules are when the fleet radios in to tell us where they are etc.) is HERE and Tracker is HERE.

By John Curnow