Big Guns Coming Out for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week

Wednesday, 03 August 2011 13:05

Big Guns Coming Out for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, 19-27 August

July 2011: The big guns of Australian ocean yacht racing – the 30.2 metre long supermaxis ‘Wild Oats XI’ and ‘Investec Loyal’ – are set to renew hostilities next month when they clash at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week (www.hamiltonislandraceweek.com.au), taking place from 19-27 August.

Both yachts have undergone extensive modifications in Sydney to ensure they are given the best opportunity to claim the much touted Race Week bragging rights at the completion of the eight days of racing.

Wild Oats XI, owned by winemaker Bob Oatley – who also owns Hamilton Island – has undergone the greatest change of the two since she took line honours over Investec Loyal in last December’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race. The forward rudder has been removed and replaced with twin retractable centreboards, intended to improve the yacht’s speed both upwind and down.

Investec Loyal, owned by prominent Sydney accounting firm head, Anthony Bell, has already claimed bragging rights of sorts over Wild Oats XI in that she was the 100th entry registered for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2011. When Bell took sole ownership of Investec Loyal after the last Hobart race he immediately committed to lifting the yacht’s performance to its full potential. The yacht has undergone modifications to the hull, keel and rig, with new sails and the addition of some high-calibre crew to the already strong line-up.

Apart from going for top honours at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the supermaxis will be utilising the island-laced tropical waters of the Whitsundays as a highly beneficial build up for their next big clash, the Rolex Sydney Hobart in December.

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