The popular yacht race, Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year by inviting the ‘First Fleeters’ that took part in the inaugural Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in 1984. They will be given a possibility to win a unique 30th Anniversary Race Week Trophy.
The popular yacht regatta Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. Taking place on the Hamilton Island owned by the Oatley family, the race is expected to attract more than 200 yachts in 2013.
Crews competing in this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week could enjoy the perfect weather conditions on the penultimate day of racing, after the foggy and rainy weather from the day before.
The longest race of the Audi Hamilton Island Race series, the Club Marine Classic Long Race, took place yesterday. The best performing yachts were the two Orma 60 trimaran yachts Team Australia and Team Vodafone Sailing.
Day 4 of the 2012 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week saw the 163 yachts competing in the Club Marine Long Race and the Lindeman Island Race. They started early in the morning to be ashore in time for today’s Olympic parade.
Class A sailing yacht Yendys took the leading position of the Audi IRC Australian Championship on Day 3 of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Featuring a 15-knot wind, it has been an ideal day of sailing for Bob Oatley’s 98ft superyacht Wild Oats XI, following yesterday’s unexpected day ashore for the IRC classes due to a lack of the wind.
It was a gentle start to the 2012 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week on the opening day of this popular Australian yacht regatta, postponed untill lunchtime due to the lack of wind.
Audi IRC Australian Championship will see three classes competing for the title: ‘Audi IRC Australian Champion’ at this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Hosted by Hamilton Island’s Yacht Club, the 29th edition of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was officially launched on 17th August with an amazing welcome party and fireworks display.
At this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the Australia-New Zealand rivalry will be marked not only by the Bledisloe Cup, but also by the new prize, the South Pacific Trophy. Moreover, there will be one other new trophy for the top performing maxi yacht.