However Race Week is about more than podiums. Success can be measured in moments as well as in points. On the Bommie Deck of the Hamilton Island Yacht Club, one sailor’s afternoon ended with an entirely different kind of victory: a marriage proposal met with a resounding yes. The bride-to-be, fresh from a day out on the water watching the fleets fly through the Whitsundays, was caught completely off guard. The crowd’s cheers proved once again that Race Week is as much about people and connections as it is about racing.