Smooth Operator (SB-509)
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202 Entries for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015
12 August 2015 | Hamilton Island, QLD
Extract by; Rob Mundle / photo: Andrea Francolini/AUDI
A rush of late entries for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, which starts next Saturday, has seen the fleet number surge beyond the magical figure of 200.
Early today there were 202 entries, making this year’s fleet the second largest Race Week has seen in its 32-year history.
The 200th entry came over the weekend when Victorian yachtsman, David Perkins, entered his Jeanneau 54, Vanilla, in the cruising division for Race Week 2015.
The good news for Perkins and his crew is that by being the 200th entry they are already Race Week winners: regatta organisers will present them with a magnum of Piper-Heidseick champagne to celebrate the milestone.
Perkins is sailing Vanilla on an extended cruise along Australia’s east coast. His schedule is structured around regattas and desirable destinations along the way. His long term plan is to cruise through the Pacific.
Hamilton Island’s CEO, Olympic and world champion sailor Glenn Bourke, said Race Week organisers were justifiably proud of the fact that 202 yachts had entered this year.
“This great fleet confirms that Audi Hamilton Island Race Week continues to stand as Australia’s premier offshore regatta, and undoubtedly one of the best sailing events in the world,” Bourke said.
Keep up to date with the latest new about AHIRW here
Early today there were 202 entries, making this year’s fleet the second largest Race Week has seen in its 32-year history.
The 200th entry came over the weekend when Victorian yachtsman, David Perkins, entered his Jeanneau 54, Vanilla, in the cruising division for Race Week 2015.
The good news for Perkins and his crew is that by being the 200th entry they are already Race Week winners: regatta organisers will present them with a magnum of Piper-Heidseick champagne to celebrate the milestone.
Perkins is sailing Vanilla on an extended cruise along Australia’s east coast. His schedule is structured around regattas and desirable destinations along the way. His long term plan is to cruise through the Pacific.
Hamilton Island’s CEO, Olympic and world champion sailor Glenn Bourke, said Race Week organisers were justifiably proud of the fact that 202 yachts had entered this year.
“This great fleet confirms that Audi Hamilton Island Race Week continues to stand as Australia’s premier offshore regatta, and undoubtedly one of the best sailing events in the world,” Bourke said.
Keep up to date with the latest new about AHIRW here
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| Vessel Name: | Smooth Operator (SB-509) |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 509 |
| Hailing Port: | Martha Cove Marina, Port Phillip, Australia |
| Crew: | Kapitano, Jock (away in Siberia for the winter) Juzzy, Cupboards, Grumpy, Grunter, The Principal, Fairweather, The Bitch, Di & Eileen, plus ring-ins |
| About: | "I haven't seen such a scruffy bunch of men as you for ages" one of the sailors laughed. "You'll all need a good scrub up before they'll let you lot out on the town. " (Of Guns, Revenge and Hope. - David Lawrence Young) |
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Smooth Operator (SB-509)'s Photos - Main
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This is an ideal race for those new to ocean racing with its shorter length (52 miles) and proximity to the coast.
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Created 13 May 2015
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Sailed around a Bay course, this event provides a challenge to those who wish to test themselves in a short-handed sailing format, as well as providing valuable training for those who are contemplating participating in the short-handed division of longer races conducted by the ORCV.
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Created 9 May 2015
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"I haven't seen such a scruffy bunch of men as you for ages" one of the sailors laughed. "You'll all need a good scrub up before they'll let you lot out on the town. " (Of Guns, Revenge and Hope. -David Lawrence Young)
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Created 8 May 2015
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Where it all ends I can't fathom, my friends.
If I knew, I might toss out my anchor.
So I'll cruise along always searchin' for songs,
Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker.
- Jimmy Buffett
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Created 8 May 2015
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This hugely popular 34 nautical mile yacht race on
Port Phillip is held each year on Boxing Day and, with
a course designed to sail past major bayside locations,
it is popular with sailors and spectators alike. Some
say there is no better way to work off the excesses of
Christmas the day before.
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Created 8 May 2015
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Since 1844, the Festival of Sails has played a key part in the Victorian and Australian yachting calendar. Highly competitive and diverse, the event caters to all levels of sailing from high performance racing machines to family cruisers.
Evolving over the years, to culminate in its’ current format, the Festival of Sails is an iconic and fun-filled event. It offers something that no other regatta in Australia does, combining first-class racing with a brilliant Shore-side Festival, which sees 100,000 visitors flock to the stunning Geelong waterfront to soak up the summer atmosphere.
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Created 8 May 2015
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We are sailing, we are sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.
- Rod Stewart
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Created 8 May 2015
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Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is one of Australia’s favourite yachting events and a firm fixture on the international sailing calendar. Competitors, family and friends come together to enjoy the convivial atmosphere and unique camaraderie of the event’s on-water and off-water carnival. Every August, spectators and yachties from around the globe sail to Hamilton Island for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week - Australia’s largest offshore keel-boat regatta.
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Created 9 January 2014
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Boat & Crew Profile
Who: Kapitano, Jock (away in Siberia for the winter) Juzzy, Cupboards, Grumpy, Grunter, The Principal, Fairweather, The Bitch, Di & Eileen, plus ring-ins
Port: Martha Cove Marina, Port Phillip, Australia
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