News - Melbourne Osaka Cup

A special thank you

For 65 days of racing, our incredible Melbourne-based On-Water Management volunteer team was on call 24/7. Many had already been

Making History as Equals

The first mother daughter team to take on the Melbourne Osaka Cup. Spending 35 days at sea with your daughter

Alive Make Clean Sweep

Osaka, Japan – The Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine and co-skipper Glenn Myler, has made a clean sweep of

Life Changing Ocean Racing Experience

A resounding yes, they’d do it again for such an amazing life-changing experience, is how Cyrus Allen, skipper of the

Joker X2’s Long Game

After 36 days and 5,500 nautical miles, the double-handed crew of Joker X2 crossed the Osaka finish line with a

A Close Finish for Family Crews

After more than 5,500 nautical miles and 37 days at sea, Magellan has crossed the finish line in Osaka, and

A Thrilling Finish for Quest

After more than 5,500 nautical miles of ocean racing, just 44 seconds separated Quest and Lord Jiminy in one of

One Long Escapade

Robert and Michael Bradley are one of two father and son teams in the Melbourne to Osaka Cup. They crossed

Finish is Imminent

A great poem by Tristan Gourlay on Blue Moon II, as the wrap the race and head into the final

Almost 7 Weeks in

Still going, Curious Roo update just in. The ‘screaming goat’ backup autopilot died a horrible death after just a week,

A Triumphant Return to Japan for 1122 Trekkee

Under full spinnaker and charging in at 11.5 knots, 1122Trekkee, the Roger Class 40 skippered by Hajime Nitta, made a

Good Friday in Japan

Here in Japan, Good Friday is a normal working day. The Christian commemoration of Easter is not widely observed here