The Records Tumble!!!!!!!!!

This year's Great Race attracted 61 entries from as far away as New Zealand, with a Kite Surfer jumping on a plane, Team Harken on the Hobie Wild Cat from Sydney and various yachts from Northern NSW & North Queensland all to complete in this year’s grueling 70km challenge.

The weather was looking to do it's best to force the postponement, but with the strong wind warning cancelled and the winds and rain squalls easing it was on and looking to be a record breaking run.

There are 2 new times to beat next year: Team Harken the Hobie Wildcat sailed by Grant Pellew and Jack Benson made the Multihulls record fall from a 2:57:18hrs Elapsed Time down to 2:43:32 and 20 Good Reasons the Foiling Moth sailed by Steve Sherring gave the Monohulls time a pounding from a 3:44:48 Elapsed Time down to a 2:39:58 A huge thank you to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help make this another successful race.

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The Great Race is one of the longest Off the Beach Catamaran and Dinghy races in Australia. The race starts from our sailing venue at Hollywell on the Gold Coast and finishes at RQYS in Brisbane sailing 37 nautical miles through the Broadwater channels and crossing Moreton Bay to the finish. The first race was held in 2005 and the event is building in numbers annually. Held in conjunction with Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron this race is a true test of boat and sailor.

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