Hamilton Island Race Week rivalries reignited | AndrewHornery
was quick to hose down any talk of an upcoming “grudge match” with rival billionaire“It’s healthy competition,” says Winning, who says a film crew has joined his crew this year for an upcoming series on sailing that could eventually screen on Netflix.“And after a day’s sailing, I know we will all be at the bar shouting each other drinks.”
After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, Hamilton Island Race Week is back with a vengeance: some 224 vessels and more than 2000 sailors will be participating from across Australia and the region. All of them have made their way to the picturesque Whitsundays for a week of sailing and socialising, as Hamilton Island’s owners, the Oatley family, once again host what has become one of the grandest social gatherings in the country.Winning has chartered the 100-foot super maxi Comanche, which was built by American billionaireWinning said the boat was owned by Singaporean interests after earlier reports, which claimed it had controversially fallen into Russian ownership, were denied.
Winning has also enlisted three of Oatley’s former crewmen, who have effectively “jumped ship” from the Wild Oats “family” to join their old rivals, including sailing superstar and tactician,Winning says: “Sailing is a pretty small world. It’s not unusual for crews to change, for sailors to go on different boats throughout their career, but there’s no bad blood in that, it’s just the way it is.
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