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. 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 7 Aug 2019 Hamilton Island Race Week business end 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 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