Audi has been a long-time supporter of sailing in Australia and the new agreement with Yachting Australia will see the German premium brand continue as naming rights sponsor of the Audi IRC Australian Championship for 2013 and 2014.
The predominately Tasmanian team onboard Greg Prescott’s Melges 32, 2 Unlimited, convincingly took out the first round in the Melges 32 Asia Pacific Cup Series, and won the 12 race Melges 32 division at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Luckily Graham Smith’s Scaramouche had built up plenty of points in the early part of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the eventual Cruising Division 1 winner narrowly scraping in for the win by one point
Sydney yachtsman Matt Allen has been coming to Audi Hamilton Island Race Week on and off since 1984. Finally his efforts have finally paid off with a win in Performance Racing division 1 with this zippy Farr 400, Ichi Ban.
For their effort the crew of the victorious Sydney boat have picked themselves up a brand new North Sails Code 2 spinnaker, which will be emblazoned with the Audi IRC Australian Championship logo.
When the lights are turned out at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, most of the near 2,000 sailors competing will return to their home port and their families to resume jobs and normal daily life
Come December most of the Australian SB20 fleet contesting Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be back to pit their skills against the world’s best when Hamilton Island hosts the UON SB20 World Championships
Multihull Solutions has reassured Australian and New Zealand catamaran enthusiasts that they can continue to purchase with confidence following the company’s most successful year in history
There is an ever-present rivalry simmering away at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. The contest is on for the South Pacific Trophy, and three boat teams from New Zealand and Australia are going head-to-head.