News - Melbourne Osaka Cup

A Yacht with a Story to Tell

Jazz Player, a Bakewell-White Z39 yacht, has seen countless ocean adventures. As it joins the 2025 Melbourne-Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race,

Zero arrives Safely to Melbourne

An early morning welcome was extended to Katsuhiro Yamada and Masayuki Kobayashi, co-skippers of Zero, as they safely arrived at

Sailor Moon arrives into Melbourne

Welcome to Melbourne, Sailor Moon, co-skippered by Chris Canty and Shona Forsyth arriving into Melbourne in preparation for race start

1122 Trekkee arrives into Australia

The Osaka outpost in Bundaberg continues to welcome Japanese entrants, including the crew of 1122 Trekkee, who sailed from Yokohama

Zero enjoys Bundaberg hospitality

Since Yamada-San and Koby-San on Zero cleared Australian Boarder Force, they have enjoyed Bundaberg hospitality including the Friday night marina

Osaka Cup entrants qualify for their big challenge

The Melbourne to Hobart ‘Westcoaster’ and the Sydney to Hobart east coast race provided an excellent opportunity for entrants of

Sunrise in the Solomons

While we were all absorbed in the end of year races to Hobart, the Japanese entrants for the M2O were

Arcadia Sets Sail for Australia!

John Wilson, skipper of Japanese entrant Arcadia (JPN 4269), a Farr 1220, has officially left Japan, farewelled by friends in

Testing the Waters for The Secretary

Fresh from a weekend of testing The Secretary on a 24-hour Bass Strait passage, co skippers Paul Schulz and Dave

Two of Us

As crews gear up for their qualifying passages—many competing in the Melbourne or Sydney to Hobart races—their stories are starting

Learnings from the Cabbage Tree Race for Osaka Crews

Fresh off the Cabbage Tree Race with a hard-earned 1st on PHS Double Handed and a close 2nd on IRC,

Gift Ideas – Ronstan ClearStart Watch

Looking for Christmas presents for family/onshore supporters? Until Christmas, you can pick up one of the special Ronstan Clear Start