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Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2007.(Race & Regatta Preview)
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Offshore Yachting
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June 1, 2007
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Audi Hamilton Island Race Week means summertime temperatures for those from southern climes, tropical tradewinds wafting in from the Great Barrier Reef and across the course area in the Whitsundays, great racing, and a fun factor that's second to none.
Little wonder then that the 24th edition of Australia's premier and most-awarded offshore racing regatta is shaping up to be a boomer.
This year there is a concerted effort to take the series into a new dimension, and more than three months out from the sound of the first start signal on August 18 the signs are encouraging. More than 60 yachts are already entered and the "I'11 be there" messages from other owners ...