Audi Hamilton Island Race Week day 1 - First Results, start and images

by Al Constable on 21 Aug 2010 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week began for the 200 plus fleet today as they were gunned away on the 23.3 nautical mile Molle Island Race, which has been a bookend for this regatta for more than a decade.

Under grey skies in 10-12 knots of breeze, the divisions progressively crossed the start line in a running tide, and headed up the Dent Passage round the corner and towards South Molle Island.

With their spinnakers flying, the Cruising divisions were first away as the clock ticked down to the IRC Grand Prix division start.

The New Zealand sloop Georgia started on the Hamilton Island Yacht Club shoreline, along with Lahana, Secret Men’s Business 3.5, Terra Firma and Loki. Wild Oats X started on the pin end, Black Jack mid line.

Wild Oats X and Black Jack found good breeze as the group of boats starting on the Hamilton Island shoreline quickly gybed back towards Dent Island looking for the pressure.

Wild Oats X stayed well on the Dent shoreline until she and Black Jack headed across the Cumberland passage towards South Molle.

Back in the fleet, Loki had gained some ground as had Living Doll, who appeared to be slow to the line and started well back in the fleet.

Up ahead spinnakers filled the horizon as the fleet sailed towards South Molle.

Regatta Director Denis Thompson commented post-start 'Its just great to have breeze, after a very light weather week. With the strong tide pushing the fleet toward the line, everyone did remarkably well, we had just four OCS's and all but one returned.'

IRC results Start : 11:15:00

Place	Sail No	Boat Name	From	Elapsd	AHC	Cor'd T	Skipper	Score	Fin Tim	Design
1	60000	LOKI	CYCA	02:43:29	1.505	04:06:02	Gordon Maguire	1.0	13:58:29	Reichel Pugh 63
2	R55	LIVING DOLL	RYCV	02:57:03	1.395	04:06:59	Michael Hiatt	2.0	14:12:03	Farr 55
3	7001	WILD OATS X	HIYC	02:37:32	1.579	04:08:45	Iain Murray	3.0	13:52:32	Reichel/Pugh 66
4	6952	SHOGUN	RYCV	03:07:19	1.357	04:14:11	Robert Hanna	4.0	14:22:19	Jv Tp 52
5	SM11	SCARLET RUNNER	SYC	03:07:24	1.367	04:16:10	Robert Date	5.0	14:22:24	Cc-52
6	10000	GEORGIA	RNZYS	03:08:52	1.361	04:17:03	Farmer & Meads	6.0	14:23:52	Botin & Carkeek
7	1836	YENDYS	CYCA	03:04:25	1.401	04:18:22	Chris Nicholson	7.0	14:19:25	Reichel Pugh 55
8	52566	BLACKJACK	RQYS	02:40:59	1.607	04:18:42	Mark Bradford	8.0	13:55:59	Reichel Pugh 66
9	SYD222	YOU'RE HIRED	CYCA	03:06:49	1.387	04:19:07	Andrew Banks	9.0	14:21:49	Davidson 55 Mod
10	7447	ALACRITY	SYC	03:55:38	1.112	04:22:02	Matthew Percy	10.0	15:10:38	Beneteau First 44.7
11	884	AFTERSHOCK	RPAYC	03:08:10	1.400	04:23:26	Michael Hill	11.0	14:23:10	Davidson
12	SM602	VELOCE	SYC	03:34:56	1.227	04:23:43	Phil Simpfendorfer	12.0	14:49:56	Elliott 44cr
13	SM24	TERRA FIRMA	SYC	03:19:52	1.320	04:23:49	Nicholas Bartels	13.0	14:34:52	Cookson 50
14	YC3300	SECRET MENS BUS. 3.5	CYCSA	03:16:46	1.341	04:23:52	Geoff Boettcher	14.0	14:31:46	Reichel Pugh 51
15	HW42	WEDGETAIL	RQYS	03:37:44	1.215	04:24:33	Bill Wild	15.0	14:52:44	Welbourn 42
16	10081	LAHANA	CYCA	02:48:27	1.671	04:41:29	Peter Millard John H	16.0	14:03:27	Irc Maxi