Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week at Port Douglas Yacht Club

Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week © portdouglasraceweek.com.au

In May Port Douglas Yacht Club will host the 2018 Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week. The regatta is to be staged over five days starting on Tuesday May 22nd and concluding on Saturday May 26th.

The concept of Race Week has evolved from the clubs famous Clipper Cup Regatta first contested on far north Queensland waters in 1994. The re-branding of the event in 2015 has proven to be a great success. Following in the footsteps of neighbouring Airlie Beach, Magnetic Island and Hamilton Island race weeks Port Douglas Race Week is becoming a recognised annual sailing event.

The club is delighted to have once again for 2018, Quicksilver as the major naming rights sponsor for this year's regatta which has more than trebled in size in recent years.

With a strong contingent sailing north from Townsville and Cairns each year the club is confident the regatta will continue to steadily increase the number of entries across the four divisions.

One boat rumoured to be a possible entry this year could be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of winning the 1978 Clipper Cup with a shot at once again being named on the historic trophy.

Big Shott, now lovingly restored and based in Townsville was one of the three Australian boats that won the inaugural Clipper Cup in Hawaii. New owner Les Hewitt has indicated there may be a chance to bring the boat to Port Douglas in May.

Entries are now open and will close on Friday May 18th. For more information and to view the Notice of Race visit portdouglasraceweek.com.au