335 Boat start at Australia's Audi Victoria Week

1:46 AM Sat 23 Jan 2010 GMT

'Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - START OF PASSAGE RACE' Andrea Francolini / Audi &copy

335 boats started this morning in the 34 nautical mile Williamstown to Geelong race. This is the 165th annual Royal Geelong Yacht Club regatta, now called Audi Victoria Week.

Photographer Andrea Francolini was in the air for the start.

Here is a selection of his images from today's race.

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - START OF PASSAGE RACE - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - STAR OF PASSAGE RACE - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

SAILING - Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - LIVING DOLL - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

SAILING - Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - CHUTZPAH - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - ROSEABOUT 3 - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) SCARLET RUNNER - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - 38 SOUTH - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - TALL SHIP - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Audi Victoria Week 2010, Melbourne (AUS) - LIVING DOLL - Andrea Francolini - Audi &copy

Update: Michael Hiatt's Farr 55 Living Doll crossed the finish line around 1250. Second on the water was Geoff Boettcher's Reichel Pugh 51 Secret Mens Business 3.5. Then it was the first of the TP52's. Calm was third and Shogun fourth.

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