Melbourne Big Boat Fleet

[hoppy]

Ch 9 lead their news broadcast with an article about the dismasting of White Spirit and the injured crew member, during the Melbourne to Geelong race.

 

[mexican]

Incident Update from FB: WHITE SPIRIT injured crew member Otis Miles-Malone.

WHITE SPIRIT skipper Cyrus Allen, has been in regular contact with Otis and has just visited Otis in hospital.

Great news that Otis is recovering well from his injuries which include several fractured vertebrae, internal and external bruising. He is expected to be discharged from hospital tomorrow in a back brace and to make a full recovery in 6 weeks. Otis is looking forward to getting back on the water sailing, as soon as he is able. As Cyrus put it, “he is one tough cookie!”

Cyrus also caught up with the crew from CLOCKWORK at RMYS this afternoon. They were very happy to be able to help out.

Well wishes have continued to pour in today wishing Otis a speedy recovery.

At the Race Results presentation at Royal Geelong Yacht Club last night, the good seamanship demonstrated by the AUDERE and CLOCKWORK, who both transferred crew to WHITE SPIRIT to assist with the medical emergency, received resounding applause as did the suggestion they those crews should not put their hands in their pockets for any drinks.

Cyrus, Otis and the ORCV would like to express their sincere thanks to:

• WHITE SPIRIT crew
• AUDERE skipper John Cain and crew, particularly Jenny Wright & Dan Mestal, CLOCKWORK skipper Bob Schahinger, and crew, particularly Andrew Giles
• All the other competitors who offered assistance, including CAVARLO, MOODY BUOYS, FASTER FORWARD, THE PROTAGONIST and others.
• Ambulance Victoria's Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS)
• Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, General Manager Michael Neumann and staff
• Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Ambulance Victoria who both greeted the boat at Royals
• Victorian Water Police
• Alfred Hospital
• ORCV Race and Incident Management Team members Nick McGuigan and Neville Rose.

 

[PITA]

Well done, Clockwork!  Safe trip home.

 

[Flatbag]

At last a "big" boat coming to PPB ( or more properly, Corio Bay) with the new Eccy being ex Ubox and ex a few other names including Jazz which bloody nearly won a S2H  a few years back.. Has had a successful record like pretty much all of the Cookie 50s - will be good to see her carving up the Big Boat scene here. Coming ex Honkers and pitching for the 75th Hobart. Nice buy Paul, with a bit of help from Nudge who is driving her home.

 

[Waterfront]

At last a "big" boat coming to PPB ( or more properly, Corio Bay) with the new Eccy being ex Ubox and ex a few other names including Jazz which bloody nearly won a S2H  a few years back.. Has had a successful record like pretty much all of the Cookie 50s - will be good to see her carving up the Big Boat scene here. Coming ex Honkers and pitching for the 75th Hobart. Nice buy Paul, with a bit of help from Nudge who is driving her home.

Ubox was Ex Pretty Fly I think. Jazz was Quantum Racing, Victoire now in Tassie as Oskana.

Gooden anyway.....

 

[JonRowe]

The UBox Cookson 50 that went to China was Pretty Fly, can confirm.

 

[Jason AUS]

The UBox Cookson 50 that went to China was Pretty Fly, can confirm.

Yep, ex Pussy Galore from NZ. Then Pretty Fly 3, UBox, now ExtaSea.

 

[dbo]

At last a "big" boat coming to PPB ( or more properly, Corio Bay) with the new Eccy being ex Ubox and ex a few other names including Jazz which bloody nearly won a S2H  a few years back.. Has had a successful record like pretty much all of the Cookie 50s - will be good to see her carving up the Big Boat scene here. Coming ex Honkers and pitching for the 75th Hobart. Nice buy Paul, with a bit of help from Nudge who is driving her home.

Nice ride for the Extasea lads.   Sounds like one more TP on its way too.  What's the update with Ambition?  It's not listed anymore on Ancasta so has it sold?

 

[huwp]

Interesting weather for the first 2 range races today.

See you on the water

 

[The Dark Knight]

Interesting weather for the first 2 range races today.

See you on the water

but the race was cancelled because there is a puff of wind...

 

[jenny]

surely not

 

[The Dark Knight]

2 boats out training today at least

 

[The Dark Knight]

The clubs are getting too soft these days 

 

[Dark Cloud]

Was at the taj mahal (SYC) during some of these squalls and watched the only 3 yachts on the bay disappear. 46 kts at FB but reckon the gusts were much higher. They wouldn't let the water drain away

 

[The Dark Knight]

Was at the taj mahal (SYC) during some of these squalls and watched the only 3 yachts on the bay disappear. 46 kts at FB but reckon the gusts were much higher. They wouldn't let the water drain away

that is the wind graph for FB. Only 32 max according this

No 46knts here. 46kmh yes

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV60901/IDV60901.95872.shtml

 

[Dark Cloud]

yeh mate but that's based on a 10 minute sample - doesn't record real conditions sometimes

 

[Couta]

I was mid Bass Strait Friday Night & Saturday morning as the front came thru......nothing to it.....didn't even spill my beer.....but that's the TT Line for you...!! ;-)

 

[The Dark Knight]

I was mid Bass Strait Friday Night & Saturday morning as the front came thru......nothing to it.....didn't even spill my beer.....but that's the TT Line for you...!! ;-)

clearly you didn't drink enough...

 

[DickDastardly]

Nice ride for the Extasea lads.   Sounds like one more TP on its way too.  What's the update with Ambition?  It's not listed anymore on Ancasta so has it sold?

Jazz nearly won S2H, became Victoire, did win S2H then became Oskana in Taswegia

 

[The Dark Knight]

The intro to the 1985 M2H TV broadcast. Posted on FB by the ORCV


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