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Hamilton Island Race Week opens with a warm handshake

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 18 Aug 2019 09:32 PDT 19 August 2019
Wild Oats - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 © Richard Gladwell

The 234 boat fleet enjoyed racing around the picturesque Whitsunday Islands on the opening day of Hamilton Island Race Week.

Sail-World was on the water, following the 24-boat IRC fleet

Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Bumblebee 4 - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Bumblebee 4 - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
All concentration aboard Hooligan - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - photo © Richard Gladwell
All concentration aboard Hooligan - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
No Limit - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
No Limit - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Hooligan - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Hooligan - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
No Limit - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
No Limit - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
It was a tough day for navigators - Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
It was a tough day for navigators - Beau Geste - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week - August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
- Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
- Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell

Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Extreme 40 - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Extreme 40 - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Extreme 40 - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
Extreme 40 - Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
End of Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell
End of Day 1 - Hamilton Island Race Week- August 18, 2019 - photo © Richard Gladwell

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