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.
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.
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The America’s Cup official Challenger of Record, Team Australia, has withdrawn from the 2017 regatta. The Australian syndicate, represented by Hamilton Island Yacht Club, made the announcement on Saturday, July 19, 2014.
The Challenger of Record for the 35th America’s Cup has become the Hamilton Island Yacht Club. Its Australian team will represent all challengers in dealings with the defender Oracle Team USA of Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco.