News - Melbourne Osaka Cup

Who’s Lining Up

With 18 months preparation time until the start on March 9, 2025, Thirty yachts (60 sailors) are now entered for

Launch Event Video

A special event held to mark the launch of the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed Yacht Race, featuring dignitaries

Official Launch Event for 2025

An event held to mark the official start to the Race to Osaka in 2025 was held in Melbourne at

News Letter Sep 2022

This news letter was recently sent to all crews who have registered an expression of interest in the 2025 Melbourne

Preliminary Notice of Race

The running of the 9th Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race scheduled to start in Melbourne in March 2025 has excited

Spreading the Word

A great opportunity to promote the 2025 Melbourne Osaka Double Handed Race took place on the evening of February 17th.

Spirit of Downunder for Sale

A regular competitor in the race to Osaka in recent years has been Spirit of Downunder with veteran skipper Laurie Ford.

A chat with ORCV Double Handed competitors

Double Handed racing may be new for Sydney but the ORCV has conducted races to both Devonport and Hobart each

Double Handed, heading for Syd Start

For the first time, Double Handed crews will race in the Sydney to Hobart and one of the entries is

Hydrogen Field Demonstration in Osaka

Toyota Mirai fuel cell technology hits the water as powertrain for a Yanmar boat. The 2025 Melbourne to Osaka yacht

Prize Winners

To celebrate the announcement of our first sponsors for the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka, Musto and Bolle, George Shaw catches

The Brig CYPRUS

How a convict mutiny became the first Australian sailing ship visit to Japan. The rich history of the Melbourne to