Alive will commence their race to Osaka early this week. In the meantime, we’ve had time to step onboard Alive, meet Duncan and Glenn and take a look downstairs and around the boat.
The Melbourne Osaka Cup runs on elapsed time for both Line and Handicap honours and aims to have all yachts arriving into Osaka within a short window of time.
Duncan and Glenn are looking to attempt to beat the current race record of 21d 12h 41m 13s set by Chinese Whisper in 2018.
Revised start date and time for Final start –
The ORCV- On Water Manager for the Melbourne Osaka Cup met today re delaying the start of the race on Sunday 30th March 2025 due to safety concerns around the weather.
Due to adverse wind and wave conditions, a Gale Warning for the East Gippsland coast and related safety considerations, a tentative start date of Monday 31st March 2025 at 1630hrs has been discussed.
The ORCV-On-Water Manager will meet again at 1730hrs Sunday 30th March and subject to the weather forecast will make a decision.
In the meantime, enjoy the introduction to Alive