The Great Race is an interesting event where off the beach multihulls, dinghy's and foilers take an inshore course through the Broadwater between the Gold Coast (Southport Yacht Club) and finish at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly. The current race records were set in 2012 with 2:33:32hrs elapsed time for
Multihulls, 3:25:09hrs elapsed time for Monohulls and 2:39:58hrs elapsed time
for Foiling boats so the multihulls are just holding on to the record for now. Big news this year is the introduction of a half course to cater for the boats that dont meet the criteria for the full race.
From the following Sail-World article:
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/The-Great-Race---Gold-Coast-to-Brisbane-off-the-beach-classic/105500
On Saturday 9th February 2013 Southport Yacht Club
will be hosting the Great Race - for the ninth time since its inauguration in
2005. Year after year, the Great Race attracts competitors from all over
Australia, looking to test their stamina and willpower in this 70km endurance
race from the Gold Coast to Brisbane.
The Great Race is possibly the
longest off-the-beach sailing event of its kind to be staged in Australia.
Starting just outside the hosting Southport Yacht Club’s Hollywell Sailing
Squadron on the Gold Coast, competitors make their way up towards Brisbane. The
narrow and twisted waterways between the mainland and the islands will test the
competitors’ tacking and boat handling skills before the open vastness of
Moreton Bay will provide some challenging wind and waves. Finally, the race will
finish just off Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly.
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