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Hamilton Island Race Week

August 2023

Skin Check Champions chief executive and founder Scott Maggs with his sun spot mannequins.

How this man persuaded a Danish prince to get a skin check

Scott Maggs and his Skin Check Champions provide a useful service to sailors and spectators alike.

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In 2023 there will be 174 yachts racing for the Hamilton Island trophy.

The Oatleys loved Race Week. So they bought the island for $200m

Bob Oatley loved the annual Hamilton Island Race Week regatta so much, his family bought the island and created an iconic Whitsundays destination.

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Chef Guillaume Brahimi says Race Week – and his menu – is all about stylish luxury.

Top chefs reveal gourmet menus for Hamilton Island Race Week guests

Coral trout, mud crab, Moreton Bay bugs, oysters ... Will Cowper and Guillaume Brahimi are preparing seafood feasts for the annual Whitsundays adventure.

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In 2023 there will be 194 yachts racing for the Hamilton Island trophy.

Why Hamilton Island Race Week appeals to women sailors

The regatta’s day-racing format along with the camaraderie throughout the event are big drawcards for the growing number of women crewing in the race fleet.

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August 2022

Wild Oats XI, now known as Hamilton Island Wild Oats, in action during the last Hamilton Island Race week, in 2019.

Hamilton Island Wild Oats v Andoo Comanche

All eyes will be on these super maxis during the island’s prestigious race week, which starts this weekend.

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Hamilton Island Race Week is back after a two-year postponement because of COVID-19.

Are you set for Hamilton Island Race Week? Let the fun begin

The southern hemisphere’s premier annual regatta starts this weekend, a spectacle for sailors, spectators and party-goers alike.

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Analiese Gregory joins star chefs at Hamilton Island Race Week

The host of SBS’ 2021 series “A Girl’s Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking” will be plating up foraged fare on August 25.

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David (George Clooney) and Georgia (Julia Roberts) came to Hamilton Island last year to film <i>Ticket to Paradise.

Celebrities flock to Hamilton Island for race week

Regular influencers will be there when festivities get under way this weekend. But George Clooney and Julia Roberts have been and gone.

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June 2020

Bedarra Island owners Sam and Kerri-Ann Charlton are opening their resort on July 1.

Hamilton Island race week returns, but not as you knew it

Queensland's luxury resorts are finally starting to open and are praying the state borders are open on July 10.

  • Mark Ludlow
Spending the big pause in paradise.

What it's like in lockdown on Hamilton Island

When the final flight left the Queensland tropical island in late March, 600 people had decided to stay put. They definitely don't regret it.

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  • Fiona Carruthers

August 2019

Lennox Hastie readies to do what he does best: prepare a barbecue like no other.

Expect culinary fireworks at Race Week

Lennox Hastie's Showcase dinner is among a smorgasbord of fine dining events on offer during the Hamilton Island regatta.

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"Everywhere good anchorages," Cook noted when sailing through the Whitsunday Passage.

Captain Cook would be blown away by Race Week

The English explorer was smitten by the Whitsundays 214 years before the first Hamilton Island regatta set sail.

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Sailors and socialites line up for Race Week

The 36th edition of Hamilton Island’s spectacular regatta is on course to be one of the biggest and most glamorous yet.

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