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Hamilton Island Race Week 2022: Day 5 - Big Boats Video

by Bow Caddy Media 28 Aug 2022 19:38 PDT 29 August 2022
Wild Oats XI passes ahead of Andoo Comanche - Hamilton Island Race Week - Day 5 - August 26, 2022 © Bow Caddy Media

After a pre-start dial-up contest using the pin end mark as an axis, Hamilton Island Wild Oats XI and Andoo Comanche went gybe for gybe downwind in Dent Passage.

Wild Oats XI led south down the west side of Dent Island with Andoo Comanche finally leading her opponent home to the finish line.

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