2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

65th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–31 December 2010
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	87
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2010)	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
Previous	Alfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton) in 2009
Next	Investec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011

The 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 66th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ^[1] The 2010 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2010), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania. ^{[2] [3]}

The race saw 87 starters but several were forced to retire due to the severe weather. ^[2] In the end, 69 finished. ^[4]

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position	Race Number	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	X1	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 100	30.48	Mark Richards	2:07:37:20	[1] [5] [6] [7] [8]
2	99	99999	Investec LOYAL	New South Wales	Elliot Maxi	30.48	Sean Langman	2:11:11:34	[6] [7] [8]
3	81	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	2:14:09:44	[6] [7] [8]
4	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	2:16:52:55	[6] [7] [8]
5	10	M10	Wild Thing	Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:17:15:29	[3] [6] [7] [8]
6	72	GBR7236R	Rán	Great Britain	Judel Vrolijk JV72	21.90	Niklas Zennström	2:17:22:55	[6] [7] [8]
7	05	AUS 98888	Limit	Western Australia	Reichel Pugh 62	19.50	Alan Brierty	2:21:30:31	[6] [7] [8]
8	60	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	2:21:33:16	[3] [6] [7] [8]
9	18	AUS11888	Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail	Queensland	Reichel Pugh RP55	16.80	Bill Wild	2:23:44:50	[3] [9] [6] [7] [8]
10	55	R55	Living Doll	Victoria	Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	3:00:18:35	[6] [7] [8]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Race Number	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected Time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	30	YC3300	Secret Men's Business 3.5	South Australia	Reichel Pugh 51	15.64	Geoff Boettcher	4:01:29:40	[9] [6] [7] [8]
2	94	5299	Jazz	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Chris Bull	4:02:05:28	[3] [6] [7] [8]
3	69	6952	Shogun	Victoria	Judel Vroljik JV52	15.85	Rob Hanna	4:02:07:53	[3] [6] [7] [8]
4		10007	Pretty Fly III	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.24	Colin Woods	4:02:49:12	[6] [7] [8]
5	45	1545	Victoire	New South Wales	Beneteau First 45	13.90	Darryl Hodgkinson	4:03:05:41	[6] [7] [8]
6	18	AUS11888	Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail	Queensland	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Bill Wild	4:04:35:23	[9] [6] [7] [8]
7	55	R55	Living Doll	Victoria	Farr 55	16.76	Michael Hiatt	4:04:52:19	[3] [6] [7] [8]
8	72	GBR7236R	Rán	Great Britain	Judel Vrolijk JV72	21.90	Niklas Zennström	4:06:11:31	[3] [6] [7] [8]
9	-	43218	Vamp	Russia	Corby 49	14.90	Mikhail Muratov Roger Hickman	4:06:18:08	[3] [6] [7] [8]
10	-	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Reichel Pugh Caprice 40	12.00	Bruce Taylor	4:06:50:08	[9] [6] [7] [8]

References

1. "Wild Oats XI confirmed as winner of Sydney-Hobart race". The Guardian. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Weather batters Sydney-Hobart race fleet". CNN. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. Ratcliff, Lisa (23 November 2010). "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race - Countdown begins". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
4. Ratcliff, Lisa (2 November 2011). "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011 - even 100 nominated". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
5. "WILD OATS WIN CONFIRMED". Euro Sports. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
6. Kothe, Rob (30 December 2010). "Sydney Hobart – Secret Men's Business 3.5 Overall winner -Its Official". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
7. "2010 Results" (PDF). Offshore Sailing. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
8. Ratcliff, Lisa (3 November 2010). "Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has 102 applications - here is list". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
9. "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2010 - Reichel/Pugh Designs take top spots". Sail-World. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2022.