Melbourne Vanuatu 2010 - the start

8:55 AM Sun 4 Jul 2010 GMT

'Tevake and Scarlet Runner - ORCV Melbourne to Vanuatu Yacht Race 2010' Teri Dodds &copy

Melbourne Vanuatu 2010 - It was all smiles as the crews got underway from the Portsea Pier today. I did also notice a few tears on the Pier itself, however. There were two really sensational things that occurred during the pre-start today. The first was that all boats did a sail past to say good bye to their family and friends. The second was the number of people who had heard the broadcasts on ABC Radio and made their way down to the pier, to see these grand adventurers off. One Gent from Rosebud told Holly, who ...

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