2002 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

58th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26 – 30 December 2002
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	57
Distance	630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2002)	Alfa Romeo I (Neville Crichton)
Succession
Previous	Assa Abloy (Neal McDonald) 2001
Next	Skandia (Grant Wharington) in 2003

The 2002 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 58th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ^{[1] [2]} As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. ^[3] The 2002 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2002), 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. ^[3]

The 2002 fleet comprised 57 starters of which 53 completed the race and 4 yachts retired. ^[4]

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	NZL80	Alfa Romeo	New Zealand	Reichel Pugh 90	27.43	Neville Crichton	2:04:58:00	[5] [6]
2	A99	Grundig	New South Wales	Dovell MBD Open 66	20.00	Sean Langman	2:06:42:00	[5] [7] [8]
3	GBR1R	Canon Leopard	Great Britain	Reichel Pugh 96	29.26	Jeff Stagg	2:07:55:00	[5] [9]
4	M10	Australian Skandia Wild Thing	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 83	25.20	Grant Wharington	2:09:33:00	[5] [8] [7]
5	SWE11111	Nicorette	Sweden	Simonis-Voogd 79 Maxi	24.07	Ludde Ingvall	2:10:15:00	[5] [8] [10]
6	C1	Brindabella	New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	2:13:24:00	[5] [8] [7]
7	MH888	Magnavox 2UE	New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Peter Sorenson Stan Zemanek Mark Gray Julie Hodder	2:14:49:00	[5] [8] [11]
8	8848	Broomstick	New South Wales	Fa-Steinman Modified Custom 66	20.00	Michael Cranitch	2:14:49:00	[5] [8] [12]
9	8889	Hollywood Boulevard	New South Wales	Farr 52	15.85	Ray Roberts	2:14:50:00	[5] [8] [13]
10	8679	Merit Navigator	New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.29	Ian Treleaven	2:14:53:00	[5] [8] [14]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	AUS6606	Quest	New South Wales	Nelson Marek 46	14.19	Robert Steel	2:04:46:46	[5] [8]
2	327	Zeus II	New South Wales	Joubert Currawong 30	9.25	James Dunstan	2:04:51:48	[5] [8]
3	SM2	Another Challenge	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Lou Abrahams	2:04:59:42	[5] [8]
4	NZL6006	Starlight Express	New Zealand	Davidson 55	16.76	Stewart Thwaites	2:05:15:47	[5] [8]
5	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.80	Bruce Taylor	2:05:38:59	[5] [8]
6	8833	Fitness First Sting	New South Wales	Farr 49	15.28	Terry Mullens	2:05:46:27	[5] [8]
7	6037	Formulaonesailing.com	Great Britain	Murray Burns Dovell MBD Sydney 60	18.15	Alex Thompson	2:05:49:02	[5] [8]
8	AUS70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr 50	15.50	Syd Fischer	2:05:58:54	[5] [8]
9	533	Pippin	New South Wales	Farr 37	11.40	David Taylor	2:05:59:10	[5] [8]
10	8333	Redrock Communications	New South Wales	Hick 30	8.99	Chris Bowling	2:06:14:51	[5] [8]

References

1. "SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE". Scuttlebutt. No. 975. Sailing Scuttlebutt. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
2. Capmbell, Peter (4 December 2002). "Dutch boat final Hobart entry". The Daily Sail. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
3. Campbell, Peter (25 December 2002). "Classic fleet for a classic ocean race". Sail-World. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
4. "A retrospective: The Sydney Hobart Yacht Races: 1996-2004" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. February 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. "Guide to the Fleet" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
6. "Alfa Romeo wins Sydney Hobart". Yachting World. 29 December 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
7. "Alfa Romeo wins Sydney-to-Hobart". CNN. 28 December 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
8. "Previous Winners" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
9. "2002 race review by Mike Slade, owner Canon Leopard". RolexSydney Hobart Yacht Race. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
10. "Wind the key to Sydney-Hobart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
11. "Maxis lead the way south". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 December 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
12. Filmer, Mark (25 December 2002). "Willie takes a bow for 23rd yacht race". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
13. Kothe, Rob (28 December 2002). "Alfa Romeo blew off the competition this afternoon". Sail-World. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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