Race Week News Archive Read all the latest news stories from the Hamilton Island Race Week. Find out what's happening both on and off the water, engaging stories on new entries and all the latest results. Filter by year Select year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 9 Dec 2021 Hamilton Island Race Week business end 10 Aug 2021 Hamilton Island Race Week 2021 Update 20 May 2021 High profile offshore powerboat racers to do battle at Hamilton Island Race Week 2021 23 Apr 2021 200 Entries and Climbing 24 Feb 2020 Entries booming for Hamilton Island Race Week 2020 29 Jan 2020 Entries are open for Hamilton Island Race Week 2020 1 Sep 2019 Reflections on Hamilton Island Race Week 25 Aug 2019 Hamilton Island Race Week final celebration 24 Aug 2019 Trade winds blow Hamilton Island Race Week champions home 23 Aug 2019 All humps and bumps on day 6 at Hamilton Island Race Week 22 Aug 2019 Mad aliens and wipe-outs at windy Hamilton Island Race Week 20 Aug 2019 Big Tuesday delivers bang to Hamilton Island Race Week crews 20 Aug 2019 Living large at Hamilton Island Race Week 19 Aug 2019 Hamilton Island Race Week fleet about to change gears 18 Aug 2019 Hamilton Island Race Week: day one appetiser 15 Aug 2019 Expect culinary fireworks at Race Week 15 Aug 2019 Hamilton Island Race Week fleet tops out at second largest 17 Jul 2019 200 entries and climbing for Hamilton Island Race Week 2019 26 Jun 2019 Flying Boats at Hamilton Island Race Week 2019 30 May 2019 Chinese Whisper at Hamilton Island Race Week 2 May 2019 Entries running at a record rate for Hamilton Island Race Week 22 Mar 2019 Rush of entries for Hamilton Island Race Week 2019 28 Feb 2019 Entries open for Hamilton Island Race Week 2019 26 Aug 2018 Freshwater finish to saltwater series at Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 23 Aug 2018 Points tighten at Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 21 Aug 2018 All points of the compass for day 3 at Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 20 Aug 2018 Breeze on at Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 19 Aug 2018 Magic opening day at Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 17 Aug 2018 Second largest fleet for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 24 Jul 2018 Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 - beyond 200 12 Jul 2018 “My favourite sailing event in the world" 21 Jun 2018 Three hulls create a milestone for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 5 Jun 2018 “Hollywood” heading for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 with a class act 7 May 2018 More than 100 entries come at a record rate for Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 20 Apr 2018 Supermaxis to Trailable Yachts… the long and short of Hamilton Island Race Week 2018 28 Aug 2017 Anything but cruising to the finish at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 26 Aug 2017 Massive high closes out Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 26 Aug 2017 Long memories and big stories at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 25 Aug 2017 Many motives at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 25 Aug 2017 Right royal wins at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 24 Aug 2017 When one hull isn’t enough: Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 24 Aug 2017 Ruby Charlotte, the pearl of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 22 Aug 2017 Top Gun caught in Rushour at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 21 Aug 2017 A tale of the short and long, the old and new at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 20 Aug 2017 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 cracker opening day 18 Aug 2017 215 entries for Australia's best-loved northern regatta 8 Aug 2017 Smart thinking and creative genius can win two special prizes at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 25 Jul 2017 Milestone 200th entry for 2017 AHIRW 18 Jul 2017 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is a family affair for the Hutchesons 21 Jun 2017 A big cat is the 150th entry for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 1 Jun 2017 The Clash of the Titans at AHIRW 2017 18 May 2017 Onwards and upwards as the fleet for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 tops 100 3 May 2017 The world's most successful yacht to compete at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 11 Apr 2017 Cyclone Debbie won’t stop Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 22 Mar 2017 The long, short and wide set a record for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2017 22 Feb 2017 “Notice of Race” posted – entries surging in 28 Aug 2016 Regatta finishes on a high at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 27 Aug 2016 Australian Yachting Championship winners honoured at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 27 Aug 2016 Pressure on for final day of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 26 Aug 2016 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week penultimate day 26 Aug 2016 Frankly spectacular at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 25 Aug 2016 Championship momentum builds at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 25 Aug 2016 Fair Winds celebrates 60th at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 23 Aug 2016 Mid-week weekend at AUDI Hamilton Island Race Week 22 Aug 2016 Time and Tide at AUDI Hamilton Island Race Week 22 Aug 2016 Winners defy superstition in classic day one racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 20 Aug 2016 A mass migration to the tropics for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 19 Aug 2016 Australian Yachting Championship preview 11 Aug 2016 A “phenomenal” 252 yachts enter for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 10 Aug 2016 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week reveals 2016 line up 4 Aug 2016 A fleet of 250 likely for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 28 Jul 2016 Supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, returns to ocean racing 25 Jul 2016 Record entries, and more exciting sailing, for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 20 Jul 2016 Champion reason to head north to Hamilton Island 13 Jul 2016 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week fleet- climbing towards a record 7 Jul 2016 A Battle of the Supermaxis set for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 17 Jun 2016 Scarlet Runner’s date with Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 30 May 2016 A David and Goliath battle at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 16 May 2016 Beau Geste’s Hamilton Island tribute and trifecta hopes 2 May 2016 100th entry comes at a record rate for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 18 Apr 2016 Supermaxi Wild Oats XI confirmed as a starter for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 11 Apr 2016 Hawker’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week hoodoo 31 Mar 2016 By ship, sail and land; they're all coming to AHIRW 2016 15 Mar 2016 Early surge of entries for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 16 Feb 2016 Another Australian Championship for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 28 Aug 2015 Trailables triumph at AHIRW 23 Aug 2015 Rain does nothing to dampen winner’s parade 22 Aug 2015 IRC Australian Championship; four winners declared 21 Aug 2015 All to play for in wrestle for podium 21 Aug 2015 IRC Australian Championship Geste about wrapped up 21 Aug 2015 A very social climber 21 Aug 2015 Ups and downs bring changing fortunes at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 20 Aug 2015 Breezy & bumpy IRC Australian Championship day four 20 Aug 2015 Multi mayhem at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 start 18 Aug 2015 High pressure challenges for IRC Australian Championship 18 Aug 2015 Cruising thrives in winds of change at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 18 Aug 2015 On the trail to sailing heaven 18 Aug 2015 IRC fleet switches mode for the Australian Championship 17 Aug 2015 The joys of a level playing field 16 Aug 2015 Brilliant conditions for IRC Australian Championship opener 14 Aug 2015 Boxes Ticked for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week start 11 Aug 2015 202 Entries for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 4 Aug 2015 Latest Team Beau Geste to debut at Hamilton Island 30 Jul 2015 Classic battles loom at the IRC Australian Championship 15 Jul 2015 Sisterhood alive at Hamilton Island IRC Australian Championship 8 Jul 2015 Audi TT Coupe Major Prize 23 Jun 2015 Hamilton Island IRC Australian Championship 16 Jun 2015 Wide Load heads for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week as 100th entry 18 May 2015 Boettcher's back for Hamilton Island IRC Australian Championship 2015 12 May 2015 6000km road trip to Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 23 Apr 2015 Hamilton Island backs pinnacle IRC Australian Championship 13 Apr 2015 18ft skiff & IRC keelboat champion, Peter Sorensen, is 50th entry for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 1 Apr 2015 Audi and Hamilton Island celebrate 10 year partnership with a host of premium new events 18 Mar 2015 Superband and Super Sailing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 17 Feb 2015 Wild Rose confirmed for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 26 Aug 2014 2015 IRC Australian Championship heading to Hamilton Island 23 Aug 2014 Saving the best ‘til last at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 23 Aug 2014 Hairy awareness at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 23 Aug 2014 Rugged-up and reefed at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 22 Aug 2014 Foreign affairs at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 22 Aug 2014 Secret to success at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 21 Aug 2014 Painting Audi Hamilton Island Race Week pink 21 Aug 2014 Resurrection at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 20 Aug 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week halfway mark 19 Aug 2014 Maxi Ragamuffin’s racing comeback at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 19 Aug 2014 Whale-deserved show on day 2 at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 17 Aug 2014 Planes, ferries and automobiles to Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 17 Aug 2014 Audi Ambassador, Vincent Fantauzzo, 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