Fleet off the grid at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week



8:50 AM Sat 21 Aug 2010 GMT
'JESSANDRA - Audi Hamilton Island Race Week' Andrea Francolini / Audi &copy
The opening day of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was hailed a huge success with breeze from the outset and an enviable line up of 200 plus yachts completing the picturesque 23 nautical mile Molle Islands Race. At least two boats, each at the opposite end of the size spectrum, made their racing debut today. Lang Walker's uber-sized super yacht Kokomo turned plenty of heads at the start of the Molle Islands Race in Dent Passage this morning before heading out into open water to stretch out all 58 metres of waterline length in Race Week's inaugural Superyacht race. Designed ...


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