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Melbourne to Osaka Digby Fergusson Taylor MBE (24 October 1941 – 18 April 2017) was a New Zealand sailor who skippered yachts in both the 1981–82 and 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Races . Taylor built and skippered the 51-foot sloop Outward Bound , designed by Laurie Davidson , which competed in the 1981–82 Whitbread Round the World ...
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria is a member club of the Australian Sailing (formally Yachting Australia) and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). [citation needed] Membership is drawn from all of the major keel boat yacht clubs in Victoria, but does not compete with other yacht clubs by operating a clubhouse or marina facility.
Event Host Winners Participation Ref. Date Title Club Country Event Winners Boats Nats Jan: 505 World Championship Adelaide Sailing Club Australia Open Sandy Higgins (AUS) ...
Before his circumnavigation, Lauwers gained extra experience in the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race, a non-stop south-to-north, double-handed race, covering a 5500-nautical-mile (10,186 km) course between the two sister cities [7] and also sailing in two Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races with the Sailors with Disability (SWD) crew, including SWD's ...
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Route . In the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, May is regarded as one of the veterans of the race having won line honours and been an overall winner of the prestigious race three times. May sailed his first race in 1973 and has completed a record 50 consecutive races [5] between 1973 & 2023. [6]
The time in Melbourne is 16 hours later than on the East Coast of the United States, so when play begins in the tournament's main draw on Sunday morning in Australia, it will be Saturday night in ...
Crews with the Inyo County Search and Rescue and Inyo County Sheriff’s Office search for Taylor Rodriguez, who went missing while attempting to summit Mount Whitney in California's Sierra Nevada ...
Hare has competed in international yacht races such as the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Rolex Fastnet race. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2009 she competed in the OSTAR transatlantic race. In 2017 Hare's team came third in the Three Peaks Yacht Race , despite Hare breaking her ankle 6 miles from the finish.