Ocean Racing Club of Victoria
Steb Fisher

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Melbourne to Vanuatu (M2V)
Ocean Race of 1885 nautical miles
 
Race Start is off Portsea Pier at Slack Water, Port Phillip Heads.
 
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Description:
Held every four years from 2006, this is Australia's longest Category One race and starts on the first Sunday in July. It was conceived as an idyllic way to escape the Southern Winter and often attracts a strong two-handed division of racers. The race always has a Humanitarian Aid component attached to it and there is a container with medical, school and apparel supplies that accompanies the fleet to Vila. Please see the Notice of Race on this website for the specific starting time.

MELBOURNE TO VANUATU RACE – WEATHER SEMINAR

This coming Tuesday, 7.30pm at Royal Brighton Yacht Club is the third in the series of seminars in support of the Melbourne to Vanuatu race in July next year.

Weather is the focus this time so come along to hear;

  • Robin Hewitt talk about weather patterns at that time of year
  • Colin Miller of Off-Shore Electronics talk about the newest tools to capture the latest weather data
  • One of our recent Melbourne to Osaka sailors talk about how best to use that data

Not doing the Vanuatu race? Why not still come along and hear how some of these tools and experiences might help you in your next ocean race?

2014 Vanuatu  Long Distance Seminars

 

8/8/2013 LAUNCH

 

19/9/2013 SEMINAR 1 -  SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS

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Martin Vaughan

Angus Fletcher

Bob Tanner

2013 Melbourne to Vanuatu Race

Not too late to attend tonight's Seminar!

Don’t forget this evening’s Long Distance seminar in preparation for the Vanuatu Race and Rally in 2014. Venue: Royal Brighton Yacht Club at 7.30pm
Come along to hear Martin Vaughan (co-skipper in the recent Melbourne-Osaka Double Handed Race), Angus Fletcher and Bob Tanner speak about preparation and requirements for Communications and Safety. These gentleman have had plenty of experience organising and competing in offshore events, so bring all your queries along! Register HERE
And, if you want a taste of your destination, check out the latest Vanuatu Tourism News HERE.

VANUATU SEMINAR SERIES

The first in the series of seminars designed to help crews prepare for next year’s Vanuatu Race will be held on Thursday, September 19, commencing 7.30pm in the Olympic Room at Royal Brighton Yacht Club.

The themes for the night will be communications and safety. On hand will be Martin Vaughan (fresh back from Osaka), Robert Tanner and Angus Fletcher, all well qualified long distance racers, who will share their thoughts on how best to go about preparing for the event. It will be a very informal evening with plenty of opportunity for open discussion and questions.

Important Calendar Dates

 

LONG DISTANCE SEMINARS

19/9/2013 Safety and Communications
22/10/2013 Weather, Routing, Provisioning
18/3/2014 AMSA, AQIS, Customs
15/4/2014 Emergency Medical and Dentistry
20/5/2014 Sail Repairs

 

 

 



TRAINING EVENTS

21-22/9/2013 Safety and Sea Survival
13/10/2013 Rip Tour
16/2/2014 Rip Tour
13/4/2014 Meteorology- Module 1 and 2
28/4/2014 Meteorology- Module 3
5/5/2014 Meteorology- Module 4
24-25/5/2014 Safety and Sea Survival

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

30/4/2014 Close of Entry
1/4-11/6/2014 Safety Audits
22/6/2014 Mandatory Vanuatu Briefing
28/6/2014 Customs Clearance
28/6/2014 Farewell Dinner at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
29/6/2014 Race and Rally Start

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTER FOR LONG DISTANCE SEMINARS  AND TRAINING EVENTS HERE

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