1997 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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53rd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date26 December 1997 – 2 January 1998
DefenderMorning Glory
Number of yachts115
Coordinates 33°51.35′S151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667 Coordinates: 33°51.35′S151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667 -
42°52.7′S147°19.58′E / 42.8783°S 147.32633°E / -42.8783; 147.32633
WinnerBrindabella
Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 1997 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 53rd annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 1997 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1997), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

Contents

The 1997 fleet comprised 115 starters of which 99 completed the race and 16 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/CountryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)
SkipperElapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss
1C1BrindabellaNSWJutson 7522.85George Snow2:23:37:12
2HKG 88ExileHKGReichel Pugh Pocket Maxi20.00Warwick Millar2:23:46:40
3SM1P.L. Lease Future ShockVICElliot 5616.96Peter Hansen3:04:59:56
4SA 1431MarchionessNSWLavranos Maxi Sloop22.80Anthony Beilby3:05:15:00
5AUS70RagamuffinNSWFarr 5015.15Syd Fischer3:08:42:00
6HKG 1997Beau GesteHKGFarr 4915.74Karl Kwok3:08:42:06
7SWE 2001NicoretteSWERibadeau-Dumas IHS Maxi21.78Ludde Ingvall3:08:59:00
8M250Seac BancheITAFarr IMS 5015.75Adamo Ricci3:10:12:00
9SM100AusmaidVICFarr 4714.49Giorgio Gjergja3:10:36:00
10S4606Motorola Young AustraliaVICNelson-Marek NM46 IMS Racer14.20Lawrence Shannon3:13:13:00

Handicap results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/CountryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)
SkipperCorrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
1HKG 1997Beau GesteHKGFarr 4915.74Karl Kwok2:17:21:27
2AUS70RagamuffinNSWFarr 5015.15Syd Fischer2:17:42:53
3SM100AusmaidVICFarr 4714.49Giorgio Gjergja2:17:44:54
4HKG 88ExileHKGReichel Pugh Pocket Maxi20.00Warwick Millar2:18:43:29
5B2000Brighton StarVICReichel Pugh 4513.57David Gotze2:20:41:57
6S4606Motorola Young AustraliaVICNelson-Marek NM46 IMS Racer14.20Lawrence Shannon2:20:44:40
79797Ninety SevenNSWFarr 4714.32Andrew Strachan2:20:54:19
88887Australian Challenge 2000NSWMurray Sydney 4613.93Ray Roberts2:20:58:31
9C1BrindabellaNSWJutson 7522.85George Snow2:22:36:37
10IRL8000AtaraNSWLyons 4112.99Roger Hickman
John Storey
2:23:35:43

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