2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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68th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
2012 Sydney-Hobart NorthHead boats.jpg
Competing sailors leaving Sydney Harbour, North Head visible in the background
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26–31 December 2012
Sponsor Rolex
Host city Sydney, Hobart
Boats76
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website Website archive
Results
Winner (2012) Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
Previous Investec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011
Next Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2013

The 2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 68th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. [1] [2] The 2012 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2012), 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. [3] [2]

Contents

76 competitors started the race and 71 finished. [4] [5] Line honors were claimed by Wild Oats XI , who broke their own race record, to finish in 1 day, 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds. [6] They defeated their nearest challenger, Ragamuffin Loyal, by around 5 hours. [7]

Results

Line honours (first 10)

PositionRace numberSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)		SkipperElapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss		Ref
1X110001 Wild Oats XI Flag of New South Wales.svg Reichel/Pugh 10030.48 Mark Richards 1:18:23:12 [8] [9] [6]
2100SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal Flag of New South Wales.svg Greg Elliot 100 Maxi30.48 Syd Fischer 1:23:08:00 [8] [9] [6]
38110081Lahana Flag of New South Wales.svg Bakewell-White 30m Maxi30.00Peter Millard2:05:57:00 [8] [9] [10]
46652566Black Jack Flag of Queensland.svg Reichel/Pugh 6620.12Mark Bradford2:06:42:00 [8] [9] [11]
560AUS60000Loki Flag of New South Wales.svg Reichel/Pugh 6319.20Stephen Ainsworth2:07:53:00 [8] [9] [12]
603AUS 03 Ichi Ban Flag of New South Wales.svg Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel)21.50Matt Allen2:10:04:00 [8] [9] [13]
725SM5252Calm Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg TP 55 15.85Jason Van der Slot2:17:06:00 [8] [9] [14]
8275299Jazz Flag of New South Wales.svg Farr Cookson 5015.20Chris Bull2:17:25:00 [8] [9] [15]
90252002Quest Flag of New South Wales.svg TP 52 15.85Bob Steel2:18:35:00 [8] [9] [2]
101710000 Brindabella Flag of New South Wales.svg Jutson 7924.08Jim Cooney2:18:35:00 [8] [9] [16]

Handicap results (Top 10)

PositionRace numberSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
(Metres)		SkipperCorrected time
d:hh:mm:ss		Ref
1X110001 Wild Oats XI Flag of New South Wales.svg Reichel/Pugh 10030.48 Mark Richards 3:10:26:00 [8] [9] [6]
260AUS60000Loki Flag of New South Wales.svg Reichel/Pugh 6319.20Stephen Ainsworth3:12:43:00 [8] [9] [12]
36652566Black Jack Flag of Queensland.svg Reichel/Pugh 6620.12Mark Bradford3:14:46:00 [8] [9] [11]
4275299Jazz Flag of New South Wales.svg Farr Cookson 5015.20Chris Bull3:16:19:00 [8] [9] [15]
525SM5252Calm Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg TP 55 15.85Jason Van der Slot3:16:40:00 [8] [9] [14]
6100SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal Flag of New South Wales.svg Greg Elliot 100 Maxi30.48 Syd Fischer 3:17:51:00 [8] [9] [6]
70252002Quest Flag of New South Wales.svg TP 52 15.85Bob Steel3:18:09:00 [8] [9] [2]
88110081Lahana Flag of New South Wales.svg Bakewell-White 30m Maxi30.00Peter Millard3:18:49:00 [8] [9] [10]
9696952Shogun Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg JV 5215.85Rob Hanna3:19:42:00 [8] [9] [17]
1030YC3300Holdens Secret Men's Business 3.5 Flag of South Australia.svg Reichel/Pugh 5115.64Geoff Boettcher3:20:07:00 [8] [9] [18]

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