2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

60th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Yachts docked before race start
Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26 December 2004 – 3 January 2005
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	116
Distance	630 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]}

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)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	AUS11111	Nicorette	New South Wales	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	2:16:00:44	[4] [2]
2	A99	AAPT	New South Wales	Dovell MBD Open 66	20.03	Sean Langman	2:22:30:42	[4] [5]
3	C1	Brindabella	New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	3:00:46:50	[4] [6]
4	GRE55	Aera	Great Britain	Ker 55	16.57	Jez Fanstone	3:02:33:43	[4] [6]
5	8844	Seriously TEN	New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.46	John Woodruff Eric Robinson	3:04:06:38	[4] [6]
6	8880	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	3:07:39:33	[4] [7]
7	MH888	Nokia	New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Stephen McConaghy	3:07:44:42	[4] [8]
8	5474	Maserati	New South Wales	Farr 65	19.72	Ian Potter	3:12:44:17	[4] [9]
9	YC3300	Hardys Secret Mens Business	South Australia	Reichel Pugh 46	14.22	Geoff Boettcher	3:23:07:38	[4] [10]
10	SM46	Dekadence	Victoria	Mills DK46	14.10	Philip Coombs	4:00:41:32	[4] [11]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	GRE55	Aera	Great Britain	Ker 55	16.57	Jez Fanstone	4:02:52:09	[4] [6]
2	AUS11111	Nicorette	New South Wales	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	4:07:18:57	[4] [2]
3	8880	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	4:08:54:40	[4] [7]
4	A99	AAPT	New South Wales	Dovell MBD Open 66	20.03	Sean Langman	4:13:26:03	[4] [5]
5	C1	Brindabella	New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	4:14:11:23	[4] [6]
6	8448	Loki	New South Wales	Frers Swan 48	14.83	Stephen Ainsworth	4:14:47:38	[4] [12]
7	294	Love & War	New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.22	Peter Kurts	4:15:35:26	[4] [13]
8	5995	Nips-N-Tux	New South Wales	Jeppesen IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	4:15:44:16	[4] [14]
9	8447	First National	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 44.7	13.68	Michael Spies	4:16:18:32	[4] [14]
10	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.80	Bruce Taylor	4:16:37:32	[4] [14]

References

1. "Leaders quit Sydney-Hobart race". CNN. 27 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
2. "Nicorette rounds Tasman Island - ETA 5.38am". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 29 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
3. "Entries close with 119 for 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart". Live Sail Die. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2003 results" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. "AAPT survives savage knockdown to finish second". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 29 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
6. "2004-12-29". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
7. "Leading boats in Rolex Trophy start line collisions". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
8. "Nokia returns for Sydney Hobart". Sail-World Cruising. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
9. "Nicorette chasing line and handicap double". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
10. Whittington, Sean (26 December 2005). "SA yacht primed for handicap honours". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
11. "Skandia under tow as handicap contenders come home". ABC. 29 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
12. "Interview with Stephen Ainsworth - Skipper of IRC Division B Winner Loki". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
13. Campbell, Peter (30 December 2006). "Kurtsy would have been proud of them". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
14. "Aera still hoping for top honours". Yachting World. 30 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2022.