2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

64th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Alfa Romeo II docked in Hobart on the morning after finishing the race
Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–31 December 2009
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	100
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2009)	Alfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton)
Succession
Previous	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2008
Next	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2010

The 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race , ^[1] hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 65th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ^{[2] [3]}

It began at Sydney Harbour at 1:00pm (AEDT) on Boxing Day, 26 December, 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. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Seven Network and Yahoo!7 provided a live, 90-minute webcast of the start of the race. ^{[7] [6]}

Line honours in the 100 boat event were won by the New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo II raced by Neville Crichton, recording her 146th consecutive ocean classic victory. ^[8] Defending line honours champion Wild Oats XI was attempting to establish a new record of five successive wins, but was second to Alfa Romeo by 2 hours and 3 minutes. ^[9] Two True (Andrew Saies) won the Tattersall's Cup. ^[10]

2009 fleet

100 yachts started for the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. ^{[11] [10]} Entries were: ^[12]

Yacht	Nation	Type	Owner	Skipper	Launch year	Ref
41 SUD		Archambault A40	Jean-Luc Esplaas	Jean-Luc Esplaas	2006	[13] [10] [12]
Adventure of Hornet		Challenge	Royal Navy Sailing Association	Richard Tarr	1991	[13] [10] [14] [15] [12]
AFR Midnight Rambler		Farr 40	Ed Psaltis Bob Thomas	Ed Psaltis	2001	[13] [16] [12]
Alfa Romeo II		Reichel/Pugh Maxi	Neville Crichton	Neville Crichton	2005	[13] [10] [8]
Another Fiasco		Jutson 43	Damian Suckling	Damian Suckling	1994	[13] [10] [17] [12]
Archie		Archambault A35	Sally Rattle	Mick Souter	2006	[13] [10] [18] [12]
Auch		Beneteau First 44.7	David Bean Jo Bean	David Bean	2006	[13] [10] [18] [12]
Audi Centre Melbourne		Corby 49	Chris Dare	Chris Dare	2007	[13] [10] [12]
Aurora		Farr 40 - one off	Mary Holley Jim Holley	Jim Holley	1983	[13] [10] [12]
B52		Sydney 41	Stephen Brown Paul D'olier	Paul D'olier	1995	[12]
Bacardi		Peterson 44	Martin Power	Martin Power	1978	[13] [10] [12]
Balance		Beneteau 45	Paul Clitheroe	Paul Clitheroe	2008	[13] [10] [12]
Bear Necessity		C&C 115	Andrew Dally Pauline Dally	Andrew Dally	2007	[13] [10] [19] [12]
Bet247		Sydney 38	Adrian Dunphy	Adrian Dunphy		[12]
Birds Off Boats (modified Obsession)		Sydney 38 Mod	Obsession Syndicate	Andrew Lygo	2000	[12]
Broomstick		Volvo Ocean 60	Michael Cranitch		1989	[12]
Calm		TP 52	Jason Van der Slot John Williams Graeme Ainley	Jason Van der Slot	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Challenger of Hornet		Challenge	UK Ministry of Defence	Darren Gale	1991	[13] [10] [14] [15] [12]
Chancellor		Beneteau First 40.7	Ted Tooher	Ted Tooher	2001	[13] [10] [12]
Charisma		S&S 57	Alejandro Pérez Calzada	Alejandro Pérez Calzada	1970	[13] [10] [6]
Charlie's Dream		Bluewater 450	Peter Lewis	B Pozzey	2008	[13] [12]
CHorse		Cavalier 350 SL	John Smith	John Smith	[12]
Chutzpah		Caprice 40	Bruce Taylor	Bruce Taylor	2007	[13] [10] [20] [12]
Colortile		Sayer 45	Warren Buchan Kristy Edwards	B Ryan	2000	[13] [10] [12]
Copernicus		Radford 12	Greg Zyner	Greg Zyner	1988	[13] [10] [12]
Cougar II		TP 52	Alan Whiteley	Alan Whiteley	2005	[13] [10] [6] [12]
Dekadence		DK 46	David Creese	David Creese	2004	[13] [10] [18] [12]
Discoverer of Hornet		Challenge	UK Ministry of Defence	Rebecca Walford	1991	[13] [10] [14] [15] [12]
Eleni		Sydney 38	Tony Levett	Tony Levett	2003	[13] [10] [12]
Etihad Stadium		IRC Maxi 98		Grant Wharington		[13] [10]
Evolution Racing		Cookson 50	Ray Roberts	Ray Roberts	2006	[13] [10] [12]
EZ Street		Warwick 44	Bruce Dover		1990	[13] [12]
Flying Fish		Radford 16.4	Flying Fish Online	Andy Fairclough	2001	[13] [12]
Getaway-Sailing.com		Volvo Ocean 60	Peter Goldsworthy	Peter Goldsworthy	2001	[12]
Getaway Sailing 2		Sydney 37	Peter Goldsworthy		2001	[12]
Geomatic Joker		Jarken 38	Grant Chapperfield	Grant Chapperfield		[13] [10] [12]
Goldfinger		Farr 52	Kate Mitchell Peter Blake	Peter Blake	2002	[13] [10] [12]
Helsal III		Adams/Barrett 20	Tony Fisher Rob Fisher	Tony Fisher	1984	[13] [18] [12]
Helsal IV		Dynamique 62	Tony Fisher		1986	[12]
Holy Cow!		Beneteau Oceanis 50	John Clinton Kim Clinton	John Clinton	2007	[13] [12]
ICAP Leopard		Maxi	Mike Slade	Mike Slade	2007	[13] [10] [21] [22] [12]
Ichi Ban		Jones 70	Matt Allen	Matt Allen	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Imagination		Beneteau First 47.7	Robin Hawthorn	Robin Hawthorn	2002	[13] [10] [12]
Investec LOYAL		Cookson modified	Sean Langman	Sean Langman	1989	[13] [10] [23] [12]
J Steel (Yeah Baby)		Sydney 38	Marc Ryckmans Louis Ryckmans	Marc Ryckmans	2000	[12]
Kioni		Beneteau First 47.7	Nick Athineos	Nick Athineos	2001	[13] [10] [12]
Knee Deep		Farr 49	Phillip Childs Frank Van Ruth	Phillip Childs	1999	[13] [10] [12]
Krakatoa II		Pogo 40	Rod Skellet	Rod Skellet	2005	[13] [12]
Lahana		30m Maxi	Peter Millard John Honan	Peter Millard	2003	[13] [10] [12]
Limit		Reichel Pugh 62	Alan Brierty	Alan Brierty	2008	[13] [10] [6] [24] [12]
Lion New Zealand		Whitbread Maxi	Lion Maritime Development	Alistair Moore	1984	[13] [12]
Livewire.org.au		Beneteau Oceanis 37		David Pring		[13] [12]
Living Doll		Farr 55	Michael Hiatt	Michael Hiatt	2008	[13] [10] [6] [12]
Loki		Reichel Pugh 63	Stephen Ainsworth	Stephen Ainsworth	2008	[13] [10] [6] [24] [12]
Love & War		S&S 47	Simon Kurts	Simon Kurts	1973	[13] [10] [23] [12]
Mahligai		Sydney 46	Murray Owens Jenny Kings	Murray Owens	1998	[13] [12]
Matangi		Frers 39	David Stephenson	David Stephenson	1989	[13] [10] [18] [12]
Menace		Phillips/Simpson 11.7	Niven James	John Simpson	2009	[13] [10] [12]
Merit		Volvo Ocean 60	Leo Rodriguez	Leo Rodriguez	1997	[13] [12]
Mondo		Sydney 38	Ray Sweeney	Ray Sweeney	2003	[13] [10] [12]
More Witchcraft		Dibley 46	John Cameron		1995	[13] [12]
Namadgi		Bavaria 44	Syndicate of 26 owners	P Jones	2003	[13] [12]
Next		Sydney 38	J Krehbiel	Ian Mason	2000	[13] [10] [25] [12]
Ninety Seven		Farr 47	Alan Saunders	Alan Saunders	1993	[13] [10] [12]
Nips N Tux		IMX 40	Howard de Torres	Howard de Torres	2000	[13] [10]
One for the Road	(NSW)	Northshore 37	Kym Butler	Kym Butler	2003	[13] [10] [12]
Paca		Beneteau First 40	Philippe Mengual	Philippe Mengual	2003	[13] [10] [12]
Panacea	Beneteau 40.7	Peta Wilcox	Peta Wilcox	2000	[12]
Papillon		Archambault A40	Phil Molony	Phil Molony	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Patrice Six		X-41	Tony Kirby	Tony Kirby	2007	[13] [10] [12]
Pelagic Magic		Beneteau 40.7	Hugh Torode	Hugh Torode	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Perie Banou II		S&S 39	Jon Sanders	Jon Sanders	1971	[12]
Pinta - M		S&S 41	Atse Blei	Atse Blei	1972	[13] [10] [6] [26]
Pippin		Farr 37	Roger Sayers	Roger Sayers	1984	[13] [12]
Polaris of Belmont		Cole 43	Chris Dawe	Chris Dawe	1970	[13] [25] [12]
Pretty Fly III		Cookson 50	Colin Woods	Colin Woods	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Quest		TP 52	Bob Steel	Bob Steel	2005	[13] [10] [6] [23] [12]
Quetzalcoatl		Jones 40	Anthony Sweetapple		2001	[13] [12]
Ragamuffin		TP 52	Syd Fischer	Syd Fischer	2004	[13] [10] [6] [12]
Rán		JV 72	Niklas Zennström Tim Powell	Niklas Zennström	2009	[13] [10] [6] [12]
Rapture		SW 100	Brook Lenfest	Jeff Hanlon	2007	[13] [10] [6]
Ray White Castle Hill Tartan		Northshore 38	Ian Sanford Barrie King	Bruce Moore	1984	[13] [10] [12]
Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo		S&S 49	Mike Freebairn Don Freebairn	Mike Freebairn	1968	[13] [10] [23] [12]
Re-Ignition		Sydney 42	Seddon Cripps	Seddon Cripps	1993	[12]
Rush		Corel 45	Ian Paterson John Paterson	John Paterson	1996	[13] [10] [12]
Sailing Services		Modified 66				[13]
Sailors With disABILITIES		Lyons 54	David Pescud	David Pescud	2000	[13] [12]
Salona		Salona 37	Philip King	D Cooney	2006	[13] [12]
Sanyo Maris		Tasman Seabird	Tiare Tomaszewski John Green Ian Kiernan Ben Hawke	Ian Kiernan	1958	[12]
Seahold Perie Banou II		S&S 39		Jon Sanders		[13] [10]
Secret Mens Business 3.5		Reichel Pugh 51	Geoff Boettcher	Geoff Boettcher	2008	[13] [10] [12]
SES Inch by Winch		Peterson 44	Andrew Wenham		1980	[13] [12]
Shamrock		Reichel Pugh 47	Tony Donnellan	Tony Donnellan	2004	[13] [10] [12]
She		Olsen 40 mod	Peter Rodgers	Peter Rodgers	1982	[13] [12]
She's The Culprit		Jones 39	Todd Leary	Todd Leary	1994	[13] [10] [27] [18] [28] [12]
Shining Sea		Sydney 38	Andrew Corletto	Andrew Corletto	2002	[13] [10] [12]
Shogun		TP 52	Rob Hanna	Rob Hanna	2005	[13] [10] [24] [12]
Shortwave		JV IRC52	Matthew Short Christine Short	Matthew Short	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Brindabella		Jutson 79	Sailing Services Australia		1993	[12]
St Jude		Sydney 47	Noel Cornish	Noel Cornish	2007	[13] [10] [12]
Strewth		MKL 49	Geoff Hill	Geoff Hill	2002	[13] [10] [12]
The Subzero Goat		Sydney 38	Clayton Bruce Foye Lance Peckman Gordon	Bruce Foye	2003	[13] [10] [12]
Suesea		MKL 49	Brian Todd	Brian Todd	2008	[13] [10] [12]
Swish		Sydney 38	Steven Proud	Steven Proud	2001	[13] [10] [25] [12]
Tokolosh		Ludde Ingvall	Ludde Ingvall	2004	[12]
Tow Truck		Kerr 11.3	Anthony Paterson	Anthony Paterson	2001	[13] [29] [12]
Two True		Beneteau First 40	Andrew Saies	Andrew Saies	2009	[13] [10] [12]
Valheru		Elliott 43	Anthony Lyall	Anthony Lyall	1994	[13] [10] [18] [12]
Wahoo		Frers 40	Graham Mulligan	Graham Mulligan	1985	[12]
Wasabi		Sayer 12 MOD	Bruce McKay	Bruce McKay	2007	[13] [12]
Wicked		Beneteau First 40	Mike Welsh	Mike Welsh	2009	[13] [10] [27] [12]
Wild Oats XI		RP 100 ft Maxi	Bob Oatley	Mark Richards	2005	[13] [10] [12]
Wild Thing		30m Maxi	Grant Wharington	Grant Wharington	2003	[12]
Yendys		Reichel Pugh 55	Geoff Ross	Geoff Ross	2006	[13] [10] [6] [12]
Young Nicholson		Young 11	Kim McMorran	Kim McMorran	1991	[12]
YuuZoo (previously known as Nicorette)		Maxi		Ludde Ingvall	2004	[13] [10] [26]
Zephyr		Farr 1020	James Connell Alex Brandon	James Connell	1984	[13] [10] [27] [12]
Zora I		Salona 45	Phillip King		2005	[13] [12]

Results

Line Honours

Pos	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss
1	NZL80	Alfa Romeo	New Zealand	Reichel Pugh Maxi	30.48	Neville Crichton	2:09:02:10
2	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh RP100	30.48	Mark Richards	2:11:05:34
3	GBR1R	ICAP Leopard	Great Britain	Farr Maxi	30.48	Mike Slade	2:16:45:46
4	NZL99999	Investec LOYAL	Tasmania	Elliott Maxi	30.48	Sean Langman	2:18:34:33
5	GBR7236R	Rán	Great Britain	Judel Vrolijk JV72	21.90	Niklas Zennström Tim Powell	2:20:27:55
6	AUS03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	2:21:37:56
7	AUS11111	YuuZoo	New South Wales	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	3:00:05:05
8	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard John Honan	3:03:13:07
9	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	3:06:41:37
10	6952	Shogun	Victoria	Judel Vrolijk TP 52	15.85	Rob Hanna	3:08:16:03
11	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	3:08:47:20
12	8899	Evolution Racing	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	3:09:27:49
13	R55	Living Doll	Victoria	Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	3:10:28:44
14	52052	Shortwave	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk TP 52	15.85	Matthew Short	3:10:36:59
15	AUS70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	3:10:56:49
16	52002	Quest	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.84	Bob Steel	3:11:45:55
17	MAR1005	Rapture	United States	Farr SW100	30.20	Brook Lenfest Jeff Hanlon	3:11:48:11
18	SM5200	Cougar II	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Alan Whiteley	3:12:43:05
19	8679	Merit	Queensland	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Leo Rodriguez Ian Bishop	3:13:00:32
20	YC3300	Secret Mens Business 3.5	South Australia	Reichel Pugh 51	15.64	Geoff Boettcher	3:13:36:33
21	SM5252	Calm	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Jason Van der Slot John Williams Graeme Ainley	3:14:45:12
22	8848	Sailing Services BET247	New South Wales	Fa-Steinman Modified 66	20.15	Richard Christian	3:17:13:56
23	SM2008	Audi Centre Melbourne	Victoria	Corby 49	15.00	Chris Dare	3:17:15:03
24	10007	Pretty Fly III	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.24	Colin Woods	3:17:41:10
25	B45	Rush	Victoria	Farr 45	13.81	Ian & John Paterson	3:18:03:53
26	8880	Goldfinger	Victoria	Farr 52	15.79	Peter Blake Kate Mitchell	3:18:22:12
27	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Reichel Pugh Caprice 40	12.35	Bruce Taylor	3:19:31:43
28	262	Helsal III	Tasmania	Adams 20	20.00	Tony & Rob Fisher	3:20:28:16
29	7878	Sailors With Disabilities	New South Wales	Lyons 54	16.20	David Pescud	3:20:31:17
30	M330	Shamrock	Victoria	Reichel Pugh 47	14.21	Tony Donnellan	3:20:36:56
31	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	New South Wales	Farr 40	12.41	Ed Psaltis Bob Thomas	3:20:42:02
32	HY1407	Knee Deep	Western Australia	Farr 49	15.28	Philip Childs Frank Van Ruth	3:21:04:57
33	SM46	Dekadence	Tasmania	Mills DK46	14.10	David Creese	3:21:07:03
34	M6	Tow Truck	New South Wales	Ker 11.3	11.44	Anthony Paterson	3:21:16:47
35	6686	St Jude	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47	14.20	Noel Cornish	3:21:22:23
36	360	Patrice Six	New South Wales	Jeppesen X41	12.35	Tony Kirby	3:23:05:34
37	F310	Suesea	Western Australia	Azzurra Marten 49	14.90	Brian Todd	3:23:26:44
38	35	Imagination	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	14.50	Robin & Annette Hawthorn	3:23:30:43
39	ESP7100	Charisma	Spain	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 57	17.02	Alejandro Perez Calzada	3:23:38:48
40	NZL3900	Lion New Zealand	New Zealand	Holland 78 Whitbread Maxi	23.77	Alistair Moore	3:23:40:04
41	YC400	Two True	South Australia	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Andrew Saies	3:23:49:03
42	67	Colortile	New South Wales	Sayer 44.9	13.70	Warren Buchan Kristy Edwards	4:00:01:10
43	AUS88	Wasabi	New South Wales	Sayer 12 MOD	11.99	Bruce McKay	4:00:09:26
44	SM4	Wicked	Victoria	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Mark Welsh	4:00:11:16
45	6797	Holy Cow!	New South Wales	Berret-Racoupeau Oceanis 50	15.20	John Clinton	4:00:16:35
46	6073	Swish	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Steven Proud	4:00:16:54
47	6081	Next	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Jay Krehbiel Ian Mason	4:00:16:59
48	1195	Valheru	Tasmania	Elliott 43	13.05	Anthony Lyall	4:04:43:26
49	B9797	Ninety Seven	Victoria	Farr 47	14.32	Alan Saunders	4:05:07:02
50	6188	Strewth	New South Wales	Lyons MKL 49	14.97	Geoff Hill	4:05:19:58
51	NZL1	Mahligai	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46	14.30	Murray Owen Jenny Kings	4:05:20:53
52	7027	The Subzero Goat	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Bruce Foye	4:06:37:59
53	A44	Auch	Tasmania	Farr Beneteau First 44.7	13.35	David Bean	4:07:38:50
54	Q999	Another Fiasco	Queensland	Jutson 43	12.88	Damian Suckling	4:08:01:55
55	55555	Krakatoa II	New South Wales	Finot Pogo 40	12.19	Rod Skellet	4:08:29:40
56	5995	Nips N Tux	New South Wales	Jeppesen IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	4:08:34:34
57	6812	Paca	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Philippe Mengual	4:08:42:45
58	GBR7804T	Discoverer of Hornet	Great Britain	Devonport Challenge 72	21.90	Rebecca Walford	4:08:43:44
59	7771	Balance	New South Wales	Briand Beneteau 45	13.68	Paul Clitheroe	4:12:21:35
60	7551	Flying Fish-Arctos	New South Wales	Radford McIntyre 55	16.36	Andy Fairclough	4:12:21:43
61	N40	Papillon	New South Wales	Joubert Nivelt Archambault 40	11.99	Phil Molony	4:12:51:23
62	2170	Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo	Queensland	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 48	14.80	Mike Freebairn	4:12:53:10
63	8975	Zora I	New South Wales	J&J Yachts Salona 45	13.55	Phil King	4:12:54:50
64	M24	Menace	New South Wales	Phillips-Simpson 11.7	11.68	Niven James John Simpson	4:12:58:02
65	GBR7802T	Adventure of Hornet	Great Britain	Devonport Challenge 72	21.90	Richard Tarr	4:13:00:25
66	8402	More Witchraft	New South Wales	Dibley 46	13.95	John Cameron	4:13:07:14
67	SM377	Bacardi	Victoria	Peterson 44	13.34	Martin Power	4:13:24:00
68	A35	Archie	Tasmania	Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 35	10.59	Sally Rattle Mick Souter	4:13:46:11
69	11407	Pelagic Magic	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Hugh Torode	4:13:58:26
70	6689	Copernicus	New South Wales	Radford 12	11.99	Greg Zyner	4:13:58:28
71	294	Love & War	New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.21	Simon Kurts	4:14:03:23
72	5350	Matangi	Tasmania	Frers 39	11.78	David Stephenson	4:14:04:49
73	7407	Chancellor	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 40.7	11.92	Ted Tooher	4:14:10:58
74	6338	Shining Sea	South Australia	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Andrew Corletto	4:14:13:38
75	MH115	Bear Necessity	New South Wales	Jackett C&C 115	11.50	Andrew & Pauline Dally	4:14:37:51
76	FRA8995	41 SUD	New Caledonia	Nivelt Archambault 40	12.00	Jean-Luc Esplaas	4:14:53:33
77	S3274	Salona	New South Wales	J&J Yachts Salona 44	11.29	Phillip King Darren Cooney	4:15:09:10
78	MH60	Eleni	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Tony Levett	4:15:23:21
79	GBR7803T	Challenger of Hornet	Great Britain	Devonport Challenge 72	21.90	Darren Gale	4:15:32:55
80	8289	Zephyr Hamilton Elevators	New South Wales	Farr 1020	10.20	James Connell Alex Brandon	4:15:33:35
81	2001	Quetzalcoatl	New South Wales	Jones 40	12.33	Antony Sweetapple	4:15:41:00
82	6814	EZ Street	New South Wales	Warwick 44	13.52	Bruce Dover Trevor Cosh	4:15:42:46
83	M9000	Geomatic Joker	Victoria	Lyons Jarken 38	11.96	Grant Chipperfield	4:15:49:23
84	N9	One For The Road	New South Wales	Jutson Northshore 37	12.13	Kym Butler	4:18:28:00
85	393	SES Inch by Winch	New South Wales	Peterson 44	13.86	Andrew Wenham David Burt	4:18:52:36
86	NED1261	Pinta-M	Netherlands	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 41	12.74	Atse Blei	4:19:40:32
87	4924	She	New South Wales	Mull Olsen 40	12.23	Peter Rodgers	4:19:57:42
88	3846	Ray White Castle Hill Tartan	New South Wales	Kaufman Northshore 38	11.62	Ian Sanford Barrie King	4:20:05:57
89	R4	Seahold Perie Banou II	Western Australia	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39	11.77	Jon Sanders	4:20:38:03
90	6388	Namadgi	Australian Capital Territory	Humphreys Elan 444	13.90	Paul Jones	4:21:33:47
91	RQ1920	Charlie's Dream	Queensland	Holland-Cole-Lowe Bluewater 450	13.70	Peter Lewis	4:21:50:48
92	6773	Livewire.org.au	New South Wales	Finot Oceanis 37	12.47	David Pring	4:22:39:56
93	5527	Polaris of Belmont	New South Wales	Cole 43	13.20	Chris Dawe	5:07:38:15
94	4057	Aurora	New South Wales	Farr 40 One Off	12.30	Jim Holley	4:19:08:41 1
DNF	M10	Etihad Stadium	Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	Retired-Rigging Issues
DNF	6146	Kioni	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	14.80	Nick Athineos	Retired-Disqualified 2
DNF	AUS98888	Limit	Western Australia	Reichel Pugh 62	19.50	Alan Brierty	Retired-Rigging Issues
DNF	6305	Mondo	Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Ray Sweeney	Retired-Damaged Rigging
DNF	533	Pippin	Queensland	Farr 37	11.40	Roger Sayers	Retired-Mechanical Failure
DNF	370	She's The Culprit	Tasmania	Jones 39	11.96	Todd Leary	Retired-Minor Damage
References: [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]

Notes

^1 – Aurora were penalised 30% of their placing by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Rules 41 & 42.1 for receiving outside assistance after encountering engine problems during the race.
^2 – Kioni were disqualified from the race and was scored as a DNF by the Race Committee due to breaching RRS Rules 11,14 & 19 in a collision with multiple yachts at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour.

Overall Handicap

Pos	Division	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss
1	4	YC400	Two True	South Australia	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Andrew Saies	4:07:57:43
2	4	SM4	Wicked	Victoria	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Mark Welsh	4:08:39:08
3	3	6081	Next	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Jay Krehbiel Ian Mason	4:09:48:54
4	3	6073	Swish	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Steven Proud	4:10:17:42
5	3	360	Patrice Six	New South Wales	Jeppesen X41	12.35	Tony Kirby	4:10:24:32
6	1	GBR7236R	Rán	Great Britain	Judel Vrolijk JV72	21.90	Niklas Zennström Tim Powell	4:10:48:21
7	4	8289	Zephyr Hamilton Elevators	New South Wales	Farr 1020	10.20	James Connell Alex Brandon	4:10:52:27
8	3	ESP7100	Charisma	Spain	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 57	17.02	Alejandro Perez Calzada	4:10:55:59
9	3	35	Imagination	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	14.50	Robin & Annette Hawthorn	4:11:15:36
10	2	M6	Tow Truck	New South Wales	Ker 11.3	11.44	Anthony Paterson	4:11:16:18
11	2	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	New South Wales	Farr 40	12.41	Ed Psaltis Bob Thomas	4:11:26:24
12	0	NZL80	Alfa Romeo	New Zealand	Reichel Pugh Maxi	30.48	Neville Crichton	4:12:11:51
13	1	6952	Shogun	Victoria	Judel Vrolijk TP 52	15.85	Rob Hanna	4:13:09:50
14	4	R4	Seahold Perie Banou II	Western Australia	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39	11.77	Jon Sanders	4:13:59:10
15	2	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Reichel Pugh Caprice 40	12.35	Bruce Taylor	4:14:06:32
16	2	6686	St Jude	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47	14.20	Noel Cornish	4:14:10:49
17	0	8899	Evolution Racing	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	4:14:32:46
18	2	B45	Rush	Victoria	Farr 45	13.81	Ian & John Paterson	4:14:41:22
19	4	5350	Matangi	Tasmania	Frers 39	11.78	David Stephenson	4:15:17:28
20	1	AUS70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	4:15:18:53
21	2	SM46	Dekadence	Tasmania	Mills DK46	14.10	David Creese	4:15:22:07
22	1	52052	Shortwave	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk TP 52	15.85	Matthew Short	4:15:26:58
23	4	2170	Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo	Queensland	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 48	14.80	Mike Freebairn	4:15:43:02
24	4	294	Love & War	New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.21	Simon Kurts	4:16:15:27
25	4	NED1261	Pinta-M	Netherlands	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 41	12.74	Atse Blei	4:16:26:12
26	0	AUS03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	4:16:27:22
27	1	52002	Quest	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.84	Bob Steel	4:16:29:48
28	1	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	4:17:06:16
29	4	6812	Paca	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Philippe Mengual	4:17:30:30
30	3	7027	The Subzero Goat	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Bruce Foye	4:17:36:53
31	4	A35	Archie	Tasmania	Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 35	10.59	Sally Rattle Mick Souter	4:17:43:17
32	4	SM377	Bacardi	Victoria	Peterson 44	13.34	Martin Power	4:18:06:15
33	1	SM5200	Cougar II	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Alan Whiteley	4:18:06:55
34	3	5995	Nips N Tux	New South Wales	Jeppesen IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	4:18:11:50
35	0	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh RP100	30.48	Mark Richards	4:18:13:35
36	1	YC3300	Secret Mens Business 3.5	South Australia	Reichel Pugh 51	15.64	Geoff Boettcher	4:18:27:34
37	1	R55	Living Doll	Victoria	Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	4:19:08:26
38	3	A44	Auch	Tasmania	Farr Beneteau First 44.7	13.35	David Bean	4:19:27:47
39	4	3846	Ray White Castle Hill Tartan	New South Wales	Kaufman Northshore 38	11.62	Ian Sanford Barrie King	4:20:33:49
40	2	8880	Goldfinger	Victoria	Farr 52	15.79	Peter Blake Kate Mitchell	4:20:40:04
41	4	MH115	Bear Necessity	New South Wales	Jackett C&C 115	11.50	Andrew & Pauline Dally	4:20:49:34
42	4	7407	Chancellor	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 40.7	11.92	Ted Tooher	4:20:54:14
43	2	HY1407	Knee Deep	Western Australia	Farr 49	15.28	Philip Childs Frank Van Ruth	4:21:11:27
44	4	11407	Pelagic Magic	New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Hugh Torode	4:21:13:56
45	2	SM2008	Audi Centre Melbourne	Victoria	Corby 49	15.00	Chris Dare	4:21:16:32
46	1	SM5252	Calm	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Jason Van der Slot John Williams Graeme Ainley	4:21:22:38
47	1	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	4:21:43:32
48	2	6188	Strewth	New South Wales	Lyons MKL 49	14.97	Geoff Hill	4:21:51:00
49	4	6689	Copernicus	New South Wales	Radford 12	11.99	Greg Zyner	4:21:53:33
50	3	GBR7804T	Discoverer of Hornet	Great Britain	Devonport Challenge 72	21.90	Rebecca Walford	4:22:14:20
51	2	M330	Shamrock	Victoria	Reichel Pugh 47	14.21	Tony Donnellan	4:22:27:19
52	4	N9	One For The Road	New South Wales	Jutson Northshore 37	12.13	Kym Butler	4:22:28:23
53	2	67	Colortile	New South Wales	Sayer 44.9	13.70	Warren Buchan Kristy Edwards	4:22:40:48
54	4	N40	Papillon	New South Wales	Joubert Nivelt Archambault 40	11.99	Phil Molony	4:22:58:48
55	2	F310	Suesea	Western Australia	Azzurra Marten 49	14.90	Brian Todd	4:23:12:41
56	2	B9797	Ninety Seven	Victoria	Farr 47	14.32	Alan Saunders	4:23:25:10
57	2	Q999	Another Fiasco	Queensland	Jutson 43	12.88	Damian Suckling	4:23:44:27
58	4	FRA8995	41 SUD	New Caledonia	Nivelt Archambault 40	12.00	Jean-Luc Esplaas	5:00:39:04
59	0	GBR1R	ICAP Leopard	Great Britain	Farr Maxi	30.48	Mike Slade	5:01:33:35
60	2	1195	Valheru	Tasmania	Elliott 43	13.05	Anthony Lyall	5:01:34:25
61	3	M24	Menace	New South Wales	Phillips-Simpson 11.7	11.68	Niven James John Simpson	5:01:56:04
62	3	7771	Balance	New South Wales	Briand Beneteau 45	13.68	Paul Clitheroe	5:02:00:47
63	3	M9000	Geomatic Joker	Victoria	Lyons Jarken 38	11.96	Grant Chipperfield	5:02:06:39
64	0	10007	Pretty Fly III	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.24	Colin Woods	5:02:19:55
65	3	6338	Shining Sea	South Australia	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Andrew Corletto	5:02:21:08
66	3	GBR7802T	Adventure of Hornet	Great Britain	Devonport Challenge 72	21.90	Richard Tarr	5:03:04:08
67	3	MH60	Eleni	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Tony Levett	5:03:18:28
68	1	MAR1005	Rapture	United States	Farr SW100	30.20	Brook Lenfest Jeff Hanlon	5:03:41:36
69	0	NZL99999	Investec LOYAL	Tasmania	Elliott Maxi	30.48	Sean Langman	5:04:05:50
70	0	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard John Honan	5:04:51:46
71	0	AUS11111	YuuZoo	New South Wales	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	5:05:17:00
72	3	GBR7803T	Challenger of Hornet	Great Britain	Devonport Challenge 72	21.90	Darren Gale	5:05:56:18
73	4	4057	Aurora	New South Wales	Farr 40 One Off	12.30	Jim Holley	5:00:40:18 1
DNF	0	M10	Etihad Stadium	Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	Retired-Rigging Issues
DNF	1	AUS98888	Limit	Western Australia	Reichel Pugh 62	19.50	Alan Brierty	Retired-Rigging Issues
DNF	3	6305	Mondo	Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Ray Sweeney	Retired-Damaged Rigging
DNF	3	370	She's The Culprit	Tasmania	Jones 39	11.96	Todd Leary	Retired-Minor Damage
References: [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]

Notes

^1 – Aurora were penalised 30% of their placing by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Rules 41 & 42.1 for receiving outside assistance after encountering engine problems during the race.

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