melbourne to osaka newsletter #3 - orcv
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Melbourne to Osaka Newsletter #3 27th February 2017
2 sailors, one boat, 5500Nm non stop, how hard could it be ?
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Principle sponsor announced - Sundance Marine
Recently we were very excited and
pleased to announce Sundance Marine
as the principle naming rights sponsor
for the “Sundance Marine Osaka Cup
2018”.
Sundance Marine are a well-known and
respected yacht and power boat
brokerage business located at
Sandringham Yacht club as well offices at
Williamstown in Victoria, Tasmania and
NSW.
The sponsorship income will provide
financial stability and much needed
funding for promotion and marketing
activity. As part of that promotion and
marketing we will of course be promoting
the Sundance Marine brand.
For more information, refer www.sundancemarine.com.au
What does it mean for competitors ?
Apart from on line content, event clothing and merchandise branding,
competitors will need to reserve space for the following, one month prior through
to two weeks after the event:
• Hull signage on bow (boat number and sponsor name)
• Boom signage
• Backstay flag
• Battle flag (when in dock)
If any competitor is considering sponsorship from a competing brokering
business, could you please discuss with the race organisers to ensure we can
manage both the boats and event sponsor needs.
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Competitor on line Webinars
Reminder for competitors the next on line “webinar” is scheduled for
6pm AEDT Tuesday 28th February. The topic will be “Sail selection
and preparation” which will be presented by Blake Anderson from
Doyle Sails Melbourne.
We have postponed Paul Roberts presentation on “Instruments and Navigation”
to the next session due to Paul not being available due to business travel.
We do record them, so for those who are interested and who may have missed
them, there are hotlinks to them on our “Videos” page on the
www.melbourneosaka.com web site.
New web site – coming soon
The race web site has for some time kindly hosted by the
ORCV, but coming up to 12 months out we know we need
to improve it. We need to make it easier to use and focus
on news stories, history and competitor profiles. It may
take some time, but design is underway.
A key part will be compiling “Frequently asked questions” – compliance,
insurance etc, we get lots of questions and are happy to follow up for you.
Meanwhile keep an eye on both the current web site www.melbourneosaka.com
and Facebook site.
Virtual race, starts 2nd April
Thanks to the support of sailonline,
the next virtual Melbourne to Osaka
race will start 0800 Sunday 2nd April
Melbourne time (AEDT, that’s 2200
Saturday 1st April UTC). As well as
a bit of fun, the virtual race is a great way to learn more
about the wind and navigation.
To learn more go to our race web site and look for the link in
the menu bar.
Be careful, this is the night that daylight saving ends at 0300 in Melbourne so– clocks go backwards an hour.
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Mentor program pays off – Daniel Turner (Runaway)
While competing in the recent Port Lincoln
ocean race and regatta, we met up with Daniel
Turner from Runaway as well as learning about
a fantastic program called the “Peter Teagle
Ocean Mentor Program”.
Thanks to Peter Teagle, a huge supporter of
sailing in South Australia, three Sydney 32s
together with experienced mentor skippers
were provided to teams of young people to
encourage participation in club racing, regattas
and ocean racing. Beautifully presented in
black and gold, these “Mentor” boats are hard
to beat (divisional winners in the Lincoln
Regatta).
As part of Peter’s Lincoln regatta event sponsor
presentation, he proudly mentioned Daniel
Turner as a symbol of the programs success,
he was very excited to see him as an entrant
in the 2018 race on Runaway.
Credit to Take2photography.com.au
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Need to know stuff
Changes, changes
Things change – boats, people, paperwork we expect that. Its tricky for us
keeping track with communications so please let us know with a brief email to
[email protected] as well as keeping Topyacht up to date.
Insurance
We understand there is some confusion around insurance. The NoR has clear
requirements for third party and public liability insurance. If any competitor
would like to know more, please contact us. While we can assist with referral,
the race will not be organising competitor insurance.
Getting home again
As we have previously advised in Facebook, Webinars and Newsletters, getting
home via ship transport is an option being looked at by some competitors,
particularly the team from Jazz Player. We can help connect you if you wish.
Closed Facebook group for competitors
To help connect people and promote discussion pre race, we are
looking at setting up a closed group on Facebook. Being non public
this will be a frank and open discussion to address questions we
frequently get asked and open just to competitors, the committee
and mentors.
Details are coming together but it isn’t far away, watch for an invite. For those
who don’t like or don’t use Facebook, don’t worry there wont be cat videos or
other irrelevant articles. Unless there is a better idea for collaboration, we will
likely go with that.
New 2017-2020 Australian Sailing special regulations available
Australian run ocean races, including the Melbourne to Osaka, align
to the Australian Sailing Special Regulations, which are updated
every three years.
The next revision has been published and applies from 1st July 2017
and is accessible via the “Useful Links” page on the web site.
HF Radios
We continue to be asked about the need for HF radios. At this stage an HF Radio
is a requirement for the race.
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Waiting list changes
We had a couple of recent withdrawals from the race which was disappointing,
this did however provide the opportunity for two waiting list entrants to be
confirmed for the race.
Race fees due soon - $$
A reminder to all entrants that race fees are due 30th June
2017, four months away. We deliberately brought forward
the final payment to confirm entrants 9 months out, to
provide time for wait list entrants should they replace
others. We hope you understand the logic and importance
of meeting this deadline.
Competitors need not wait until the 30th June 17 deadline, some have already
started to make payments. Banking details are shown below, make sure you
clearly state your boat name in the reference details. It might also pay to drop
an email to [email protected] too.
Bank details are:
Account name: SYC Osaka Cup
BSB: 333038
Account #: 552952173
“One year to go” Melbourne BBQ, 25th March 2017
We plan to run a “one year to go” BBQ
in Melbourne on Sunday 25th March in
Melbourne at Sandringham Yacht Club
in the Off the Beach area.
We will email details closer to the
event, but if you are free and in
Melbourne please join us.
Accommodation bookings and Golden Week
Golden week in Japan is a series of holidays which
many Japanese celebrate with extended leave. This is
a peak time for accommodation bookings and coincides
with post race celebrations. Key holidays are 29/4,
3/5, 4/5, 5/5.
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For families and supporters, if you haven’t already done so, book your
accommodation, with careful consideration of the location of the yacht club and
local transport options. When last in Osaka we used a combination of train and
bus to get to the city, a journey of approx. 45 minutes. Similarly to get to the
Universal Studios area where some accommodation options are and some
mooring for larger boats is likely. We stayed several days in the Maishima Area
which is a comfortable walk to the club, other days in the city centre.
Schedule of dates
If you haven’t already seen it, the web site now has a growing schedule of key
dates. Keep an eye on it when planning your trip.
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Reflections of a mentor on the 2003 race
(George Shaw and Robyn Brooke)
In the 2003 Melbourne to Osaka yacht race,
George Shaw and Robyn Brooke from SYC
competed on George’s “BOOTS”, a Cavalier 37.
Many people know George and Robyn, being
instrumental to the organisation of the 2013 race
and being a key part of organising the 2018 race.
What you should expect
The preparation for both yacht & crew to do the race to Osaka is enormous. In
the year leading up to the start of the race the ‘to do’ list never gets shorter and
most entrants still have some issues unresolved as they depart. You work hard
with many long nights and weekends away. It is such a fantastic feeling to
finally start.
What you can look forward to
Every arrival is a winner, a bit like in a marathon.
As each boat arrives at the Osaka Hokko Yacht
Club, it is treated as a winner and the celebrations
start immediately. It doesn’t matter whether it is
the first boat or the last, people are so excited and
proud of them.
What you might not expect
During the 2003 race, a super typhoon developed in the
Central Caroline Islands and as a precaution several
yachts decided to seek shelter until the course of the
typhoon was known. The Boots crew sheltered in a
lagoon at the tiny atoll of OnOn in the Namonuito group
of atolls.
Whilst sheltering for less than 24 hours, George &
Robyn became aware of the desperate need for school
supplies and made the race organizers aware of this
need. As a consequence the Namiyoke Scholl in Osaka
donated a ton of supplies which were delivered to the
atoll on the return voyage.
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Help us with stories and content
Contributions, articles, news, photos and videos, from participants and others
are most welcome. We will post to the web site and/or Facebook news feed.
Web site: www.melbourneosaka.com
News feed: www.facebook/melbourneosaka
Key race contacts
Role Name Email Race compliance paperwork Irmantas Domarkas [email protected] Organising Committee Chair Martin Vaughan [email protected]
Newsletter Martin Vaughan [email protected]
Media Ian MacWilliams [email protected]
Competitor Liaison Julie Davis [email protected]
Race Director Robert Tanner [email protected]
OHYC contact George Shaw [email protected]
ORCV contact Simon Dryden [email protected]
SYC contact Kate Mitchell [email protected]
Compliance paperwork is reviewed by the ORCV office, key contact is Irmantas.
His details are shown above or phone +61 3 9689 1622.
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