Hamilton Island Race Week 2027
AUD$6,500 PP
Hamilton Island Race Week 2027
AUD$6,500 PP
6 in stock
Australia’s flagship regatta unfolds in a tropical paradise, yet demands coastal racing skill—weather, tides, and fast sprints across diverse courses.
Hamilton Island Race Week is Australia’s luxury regatta, combining tropical racing and world-class hospitality—but don’t be fooled: on the water, it’s a serious Whitsunday’s sailing course. Entrants encounter tidal strategy, unpredictable breezes, and an international field that rewards smart navigation and relentless crew training. For aspirants looking to move from club success to offshore campaign readiness, this is an invaluable learning experience. Every day is a lesson in slick manoeuvres, race analysis, and personal bests—engineered to transform competent sailors into leaders on and off the water.
Design: Verdier Class 40
Build/Rebuild: FR Nautisme / Carbon Developments (2021–22)
LOA: 15.1 m | Beam: 4.5 m | Draft: 3.1 m | Displacement: ~4,892 kg
- A fast, honest offshore platform fully rebuilt and optimised for performance and reliability.
- The hull was stripped, re-faired, and strengthened; the keel removed, ultrasounded, and re-bedded.
- An extended carbon rig (+1.5 m), longer boom, and fixed bowsprit boost light-air punch and reaching balance.
- Below deck, twin nav/autopilot systems, radar, AIS, and satcomms support routing and debriefs at race pace.
- Deck gear, pit systems, and sail-handling hardware were all renewed for clean, repeatable evolutions under load.
- Simple, robust systems — Yanmar 3YM30 shaft drive, 600 L ballast, folding prop — make Vixen both fast and forgiving.
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