Four of the original entries that attended the inaugural Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in 1984 are currently present at the 2013 event to mark its 30th anniversary.
Today, August 19, 2013, saw the second day of racing at the currently running 30th anniversary Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. The day was marked by more glorious weather conditions.
Taking place from August 17 to 24, this year’s currently running Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Being attended by 157 yachts, the currently running 30th anniversary Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was marked by a leisurely start.
This year’s 30th anniversary Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, one of Australia’s premier regattas, is set to kick off tomorrow, on August 18, 2013. The race will be attended by 157 yachts.
Set to kick off tomorrow, on Saturday, August 17, the 2013 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be hosting the inaugural 1984 regatta participants to mark its 30th anniversary.
Last week, the Oyster yachts attending the 2013 Oyster World Rally had a unique opportunity to enjoy the azure waters and fabulous green islands of the lovely Australian yacht charter location – Whitsundays.
The new radical, retractable, hydrofoil-type wing of Bob Oatley’s supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI will be put to the test for the first time under racing conditions at the upcoming Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, starting this Saturday.
Both yachts, Hammer and Whitebirds, that will compete in the upcoming Audi Hamilton Island Race Week went head-to-head in many important ocean races, almost always staging great battles for line honours.
The iconic Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Set to kick off on August 17, the anniversary event will be marked by the amazing shore-side social calendar. More than 135 yachts have already entered and dozens more are expected in the upcoming weeks.
As a result of the recent completion of a new 40-berth marina arm in the Hamilton Island’s harbour, a structure that is perfect for accommodating catamarans as well as trimarans, the multihulls are to become a permanent feature at the popular Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Two-time winner of the America’s Cup, Ernesto Bertarelli from Switzerland, will be competing in the upcoming Audi Hamilton Island Race Week onboard 66ft sailing yacht Wild Oats X. He will also have his breath-taking 96m mega yacht Vava II at the event.