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Hamilton Island Race Week: Images from the final day

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 24 Aug 2019 01:07 PDT 24 August 2019
Day 6 - Hamilton Island Race Week, August 24, 2019 © Richard Gladwell

The beautiful weather came to an end for the final day of the Hamilton Island Race Week. Misty rain squalls visited the course several times, as the competitors took one final lap around the Whitsundays.

Starting in the eastern start area - part of the Pacific Ocean - there was a 1-2 metre swell running which created some interesting start line action as competitors pushed hard at the start, and lost their momentum in an unexpected swell.

Here's some images from the day - sorry about the grey skies.

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