Video showing the highlights of this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. The 2015 event will be held from August 15 to 22.
The last day of this year’s 31st edition of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week saw bucket loads of sunshine as well as puffy 18-20 knots of SSE trade winds.
Day 5 of the 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was marked by a fresh breeze and return of the S-SE trade winds. Racing will be concluded tomorrow, on August 23, 2014.
Following three days of light weather, the trade winds are steadily building at currently running Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2014. The forecast is for up to 25 knots for the last day of the 6-day regatta on Saturday, August 23, 2014.
The 182-strong fleet is currently at the midway point at this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Today’s race saw Bob Oatley race aboard his 100-foot superyacht Wild Oats XI. Tomorrow is a day of rest for crews.
The currently running Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2014 marks the racing comeback of sailing yacht Maxi Ragamuffin, built in Mona Vale in Sydney in 1979. She has been beautifully designed by German Frers.
A mother and baby humpback were the stars of Day 2 of the currently running Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2014. Tomorrow’s forecast is for sun and SW-S winds 8-14kn becoming SE-NE at 5-10kn during the late morning into the afternoon.
The currently running Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2014 will see Audi brand Ambassador and celebrated artist, Vincent Fantauzzo, donate 20 percent of exhibition sales to CYCA Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trusts. Fantauzzo’s ‘Offshore’ exhibition was created for the 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Today, August 17, 2014, was marked by the official start of racing at the 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. Day 1 saw plenty of sunshine and light winds.
Tomorrow, August 17, 2014, will mark the opening day of racing at the 31st edition of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. The forecast for this year’s Race Week indicates fickle winds at least for the first half of racing.
Set to run from August 16 to 23, next week’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will boast one of the world’s fastest sailboats for its size and type, the AC45 class catamaran.
The upcoming Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will once again see the winners of the Prix d’Elegance receive two stylish trophies in one of the two categories: ‘The Best-Presented Yacht’ as well as ‘The Best-Themed Yacht’.