2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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56th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26 December 2000 - 2 January 2001
Sponsor Telstra
Host city Sydney, Hobart
Boats82
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website Rolex Sydney Hobart
Results
Winner (2000) Nicorette II (Ludde Ingvall)
Succession
PreviousNokia (Stefan Myralf & Michael Spies) in 1999
Next Assa Abloy (Neal McDonald) in 2001

The 2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 56th 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 2000 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2000), 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 2000 fleet comprised 82 starters of which 58 completed the race and 24 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/CountryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)
SkipperElapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss
Ref
1SWE 11111 Nicorette Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenSimonis-Voogd 79 Maxi24.07 Ludde Ingvall 2:14:02:09 [1] [2]
2M10Wild Thing Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaMurray Burns Dovell 83 Maxi25.20Grant Wharington2:19:23:41 [1] [2]
3GER 4014 Illbruck Flag of Germany.svg GermanyFarr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 John Kostecki 2:20:03:47 [1] [2]
4BER 2000 Tyco Flag of Bermuda.svg BermudaFarr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Kevin Shoebridge 2:20:49:46 [1] [2]
58679News Corp Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Ross Field
Jez Fanstone
3:01:35:35 [1] [2]
6HKG 1997 Assa Abloy Semcon R&D Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong KongFarr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44Richard Brisius
Mark Rudiger
3:03:58:12 [1] [2]
7DEN 2001 Nokia Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkFarr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44Stefan Myralf3:08:46:59 [1] [2]
8YC1000SAP Ausmaid Flag of South Australia.svg South AustraliaFarr 4714.47Kevan Pearce3:09:44:43 [1] [2]
91836Yendys Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 4915.07Geoff Ross3:11:25:30 [1] [2]
10AUS 6606Quest Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainNelson Marek 4614.30Chris Bull3:12:58:10 [1] [2]

Handicap Results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/CountryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)
SkipperCorrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
Ref
1YC1000SAP Ausmaid Flag of South Australia.svg South AustraliaFarr 4714.47Kevan Pearce2:19:13:38 [1] [2]
2AUS 6606Quest Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainNelson Marek 4614.30Chris Bull2:21:14:30 [1] [2]
31836Yendys Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 4915.07Geoff Ross2:21:35:35 [1] [2]
49797Ninety Seven Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 4714.32Graham Gibson2:22:28:16 [1] [2]
5AUS 70Ragamuffin Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 5015.05 Syd Fischer 3:00:12:07 [1] [2]
64100Terra Firma Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaMurray 4112.45Peter Bartels
Stewart Niemann
3:00:32:43 [1] [2]
78338AFR Midnight Rambler Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesHick 3510.53 Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas
3:00:34:56 [1] [2]
83105Doctor Who Flag of Tasmania.svg TasmaniaDavidson 5215.70Roger Jackman3:00:41:27 [1] [2]
9R33Chutzpah Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaMurray Burns Dovell MBD 3610.99Bruce Taylor3:02:11:26 [1] [2]
10558Interim Flag of Tasmania.svg TasmaniaLyons 4112.16Craig King3:03:20:46 [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Offshore Yachting 2000 Sydney to Hobart Official Program" (PDF). Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Offshore Yachting 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Official Programme" (PDF). Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2024.