ORCV Melbourne to Vanuatu (M2V)

Fountain of knowledge.

As at 5amEST on Friday July 9, the new race leader, TevakeII, was 155nm East of Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid-North coast doing about 8.5knots and heading 038degrees. and having covered around 50% of the 1885nm course.

I got to converse with Graham Radford (TevakeII's designer) again yesteday, who was full of good intel and insights, yet again. Thank you, Graham. "I am very pleased with the progress of Tevake II and the efforts of Angus (Fletcher) and crew. Angus has put a lot of effort into getting the best from the yacht, as shown by the recent addition of a carbon fibre rig", Graham said.

"Turbo is an Adams 11.9, but with a newer keel, which I designed about 15 years ago. The 11.9m was designed in 1979/80 with the first yacht launched in 80. The Adams 12m was designed in 1975/6. Interestingly, Tevake I was an Adams 11.9 too, which started out with a centreboard keel and masthead rig. I modified Tevake with a lifting bulb keel, spade rudder, extended transom and fractional rig. A significant improvement in performance was achieved", he added.

Now Turbo is doing very well and you might even say 'punching above her weight', which I'll use as a segue into results. She leads IRC over The Secretary and Tevake II, but as a mark of her crew's great efforts, she is also leading in the Performance Handicap System. Second in PHS is The Secretary and third is Mirrabooka.

Well done Turbo!

Turbo, then Garisenda, with Samskara closer to shore, head over from Portsea to the turning mark off Shortland Bluff at the start of the 2010 M2V.

To see where the fleet are located after the latest sked, please go HERE.

By John Curnow