Launceston captained yacht Morning Star is on track to be first across the finish line in the Sundance Marine Melbourne Osaka Cup.
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Skippers Jo Breen of Tamar Yacht Club and Peter Brooks of Port Dalrymple Yacht Club have travelled more than 4700 nautical miles since departing Portsea on March 15.
The cup is one of the only South to North long distance ocean races in the world and is the equivalent of eight back-to-back Sydney to Hobart races.
On Wednesday Ms Breen said they were starting to get “itchy feet” for the finish line.
“We’re starting to feel like we are almost there,” she said.
“It’s been pretty incredible the support that we’ve have had for the whole campaign, right from the start. It just wouldn’t have been possible without that.”
Because of a handicap system, Morning Star was the first of 19 yachts to embark on the 5500 nautical mile journey.
Morning Star is the cup’s smallest participating yacht and at 28 years old, Ms Breen is also the youngest skipper.
Launceston’s Tristan Gourlay, also of Tamar Yacht Club and co-skipper Jamie Cooper remain in 16th position onboard Force Eleven, after departing on March 26.
On Wednesday Morning Star had about 600 nautical miles left to go in the race.
Jessica Willard
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