2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

56th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26 December 2000 - 2 January 2001
Sponsor	Telstra
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	82
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Rolex Sydney Hobart
Results
Winner (2000)	Nicorette II (Ludde Ingvall)
Succession
Previous	Nokia (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.

The 2000 fleet comprised 82 starters of which 58 completed the race and 24 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	SWE 11111	Nicorette	Sweden	Simonis-Voogd 79 Maxi	24.07	Ludde Ingvall	2:14:02:09	[1] [2]
2	M10	Wild Thing	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell 83 Maxi	25.20	Grant Wharington	2:19:23:41	[1] [2]
3	GER 4014	Illbruck	Germany	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	John Kostecki	2:20:03:47	[1] [2]
4	BER 2000	Tyco	Bermuda	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Kevin Shoebridge	2:20:49:46	[1] [2]
5	8679	News Corp	New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Ross Field Jez Fanstone	3:01:35:35	[1] [2]
6	HKG 1997	Assa Abloy Semcon R&D	Hong Kong	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Richard Brisius Mark Rudiger	3:03:58:12	[1] [2]
7	DEN 2001	Nokia	Denmark	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Stefan Myralf	3:08:46:59	[1] [2]
8	YC1000	SAP Ausmaid	South Australia	Farr 47	14.47	Kevan Pearce	3:09:44:43	[1] [2]
9	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Farr 49	15.07	Geoff Ross	3:11:25:30	[1] [2]
10	AUS 6606	Quest	Great Britain	Nelson Marek 46	14.30	Chris Bull	3:12:58:10	[1] [2]

Handicap Results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	YC1000	SAP Ausmaid	South Australia	Farr 47	14.47	Kevan Pearce	2:19:13:38	[1] [2]
2	AUS 6606	Quest	Great Britain	Nelson Marek 46	14.30	Chris Bull	2:21:14:30	[1] [2]
3	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Farr 49	15.07	Geoff Ross	2:21:35:35	[1] [2]
4	9797	Ninety Seven	New South Wales	Farr 47	14.32	Graham Gibson	2:22:28:16	[1] [2]
5	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr 50	15.05	Syd Fischer	3:00:12:07	[1] [2]
6	4100	Terra Firma	Victoria	Murray 41	12.45	Peter Bartels Stewart Niemann	3:00:32:43	[1] [2]
7	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	New South Wales	Hick 35	10.53	Ed Psaltis Bob Thomas	3:00:34:56	[1] [2]
8	3105	Doctor Who	Tasmania	Davidson 52	15.70	Roger Jackman	3:00:41:27	[1] [2]
9	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 36	10.99	Bruce Taylor	3:02:11:26	[1] [2]
10	558	Interim	Tasmania	Lyons 41	12.16	Craig King	3:03:20:46	[1] [2]

References

1. "Offshore Yachting 2000 Sydney to Hobart Official Program" (PDF). Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
2. "Offshore Yachting 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Official Programme" (PDF). Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2024.