2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

59th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26 December 2003 – 1 January 2004
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	56
Distance	630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2004)	Skandia (Grant Wharington)
Succession
Previous	Alfa Romeo I (Neville Crichton) in 2002
Next	Nicorette III (Ludde Ingvall) in 2004

The 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 59th 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. ^[1] It began at Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2003), 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] [4]}

The 2003 fleet comprised 56 starters of which 52 completed the race and 4 yachts retired. ^[5]

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	M10	Skandia	Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:15:14:06	[6] [7] [5]
2	NZL10001	Zana	New Zealand	Bakewell-White Maxi 30m	30.00	Stewart Thwaites	2:15:28:30	[6] [7] [5]
3	A99	Grundig AAPT	New South Wales	Dovell MBD Open 66	20.00	Sean Langman	2:20:19:39	[6] [7] [5]
4	C1	Brindabella	New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	2:21:30:08	[6] [8] [5]
5	NOR2	Andrew Short Marine	New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.46	Andrew Short	2:22:10:50	[6] [9] [5]
6	8844	Seriously TEN	New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.50	John Woodruff	2:22:53:56	[6] [10] [5]
7	USA16	Zaraffa	United States	Reichel Pugh 65	20.49	Skip Sheldon	2:23:56:36	[6] [11] [5]
8	8880	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	3:03:33:44	[6] [12] [5]
9	MH 888	Nokia 2UE	New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Peter Sorenson	3:04:42:28	[6] [5]
10	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Judel Vroljik JV52	15.75	Geoff Ross	3:07:40:23	[6] [7] [5]

Handicap results (top 10)

Position	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected Time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	9407	First National Real Estate	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Michael Spies Peter Johnson	3:14:14:17	[6] [4] [13] [5]
2	SM117	Tilting at Windmills	Victoria	Joubert Modified John Dory 42	12.83	Thorry Gunnersen	3:15:43:19	[6] [13] [5]
3	5995	Nips-N-Tux	New South Wales	Jeppesen IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	3:15:48:13	[6] [13] [5]
4	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.60	Bruce Taylor	3:15:58:45	[6] [14] [5]
5	MH106	Impeccable	New South Wales	Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR	10.20	John Walker	3:16:40:31	[6] [4] [5]
6	SM2	Another Challenge	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Lou Abrahams	3:16:45:00	[6] [5]
7	533	Pippin	Tasmania	Farr 37	11.40	David Taylor	3:16:51:48	[6] [15] [5]
8	6565	Team Lexus	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Rupert Henry	3:17:28:27	[6] [16] [5]
9	R 1111	Toecutter	Victoria	Hick 31	9.45	Robert Hick	3:19:55:27	[6] [17] [5]
10	HI8	Asylum	Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Wayne Kirkpatrick	3:17:44:49	[6] [18] [5]

References

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