2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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60th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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Yachts docked before race start
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26 December 2004 – 3 January 2005
Sponsor Rolex
Host city Sydney, Hobart
Boats116
Distance630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
Website Website archive
Results
Winner (2004) Nicorette III (Ludde Ingvall)
Succession
Previous Skandia (Grant Wharington) in 2003
Next Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2005

The 2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 60th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. [1] As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. [2] The 2004 race began on Sydney Harbour at 1:10pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2004), 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. [1] [2]

Contents

The 2004 fleet comprised 116 starters of which 59 completed the race and 57 yachts retired. [3] This was the last starting fleet over 100 until the 2014 race. [3] The poor weather, the worst since the deadly 1998 race, forced 42 boats to withdraw from the race by the second day. [1]

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)		SkipperElapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss		Ref
1AUS11111 Nicorette Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesSimonis Voogd Maxi27.38 Ludde Ingvall 2:16:00:44 [4] [2]
2A99AAPT Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesDovell MBD Open 66 20.03Sean Langman2:22:30:42 [4] [5]
3C1 Brindabella Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesJutson 7924.08George Snow3:00:46:50 [4] [6]
4GRE55Aera Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainKer 5516.57Jez Fanstone3:02:33:43 [4] [6]
58844Seriously TEN Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesDavidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.46John Woodruff
Eric Robinson		3:04:06:38 [4] [6]
68880Ichi Ban Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 5215.79Matt Allen3:07:39:33 [4] [7]
7MH888 Nokia Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Stephen McConaghy 3:07:44:42 [4] [8]
85474Maserati Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 6519.72Ian Potter3:12:44:17 [4] [9]
9YC3300Hardys Secret Mens Business Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia Reichel Pugh 4614.22Geoff Boettcher3:23:07:38 [4] [10]
10SM46Dekadence Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaMills DK4614.10Philip Coombs4:00:41:32 [4] [11]

Handicap results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)		SkipperCorrected time
d:hh:mm:ss		Ref
1GRE55Aera Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainKer 5516.57Jez Fanstone4:02:52:09 [4] [6]
2AUS11111 Nicorette Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesSimonis Voogd Maxi27.38 Ludde Ingvall 4:07:18:57 [4] [2]
38880Ichi Ban Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr 5215.79Matt Allen4:08:54:40 [4] [7]
4A99AAPT Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesDovell MBD Open 66 20.03Sean Langman4:13:26:03 [4] [5]
5C1 Brindabella Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesJutson 7924.08George Snow4:14:11:23 [4] [6]
68448Loki Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFrers Swan 48 14.83Stephen Ainsworth4:14:47:38 [4] [12]
7294Love & War Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesSparkman & Stephens S&S 4714.22Peter Kurts4:15:35:26 [4] [13]
85995Nips-N-Tux Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesJeppesen IMX 40 12.10Howard De Torres4:15:44:16 [4] [14]
98447First National Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesFarr Beneteau First 44.713.68Michael Spies4:16:18:32 [4] [14]
10R33Chutzpah Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaMurray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80Bruce Taylor4:16:37:32 [4] [14]

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