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Hamilton Island Race Week: Images from a wild Day 3

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 20 Aug 2019 08:41 PDT 21 August 2019
Chinese Whisper - Day 3 - Hamilton Island Race Week, August 20, © Richard Gladwell

The big breeze forecast for the third day of racing at Hamilton Island Race Week caused the postponement of racing, with an early afternoon start once the wind had eased a little.

Sail-World's Richard Gladwell was among a contingent of photographers on the water, doing their level best in fairly extreme conditions for sailing photographers.

Here's his take on the day from on the water.

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