2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

71st Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–31 December 2015
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	108
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2015)	Comanche (Ken Read)
Succession
Previous	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2014
Next	Perpetual Loyal (Anthony Bell, Tom Slingsby) in 2016

The 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 71st annual running of the "blue water classic." ^{[1] [2]} The 2015 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2015), 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] [4]} There were 108 starters; 77 finished. ^[5]

Line honours were claimed by Comanche in a time of 2 days, 8 hours, 58 minutes and 30 seconds. ^{[2] [6]} The crew of Balance (Paul Clitheroe) were awarded the Tattersall's Cup. ^[7]

Results

Line honours (first 10)

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	58	12358	Comanche	United States	Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi	30.48	Ken Read	2:08:58:30	[8] [9] [10]
2	100	SYD100	Ragamuffin 100	New South Wales	Dovell 100	30.48	Syd Fischer	2:19:47:30	[9] [8] [11]
3	R88	USA25555	Rambler 88	United States	Juan-K JK 27m Canting Maxi	27.00	George David	2:19:51:42	[9] [8] [12]
4	80	ITA70	Maserati	Italy	Juan-K Volvo Open 70	21.50	Giovanni Soldini	2:22:54:33	[9] [8] [13]
5	113	AUS13	Chinese Whisper	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk JV62	18.90	Rupert Henry	3:00:18:01	[9] [8] [14]
6	01	AUS01	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Carkeek 60	18.30	Matt Allen	3:00:29:37	[9] [8] [15]
7	71	7771	Balance	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Paul Clitheroe	3:03:50:45	[9] [8] [15]
8	70	AUS70	Ragamuffin 52	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Brenton Fischer	3:05:49:05	[9] [8] [16]
9	51	S777	Primitive Cool	Victoria	Reichel Pugh 51	15.61	John Newbold	3:06:51:00	[9] [8] [17]
10	69	6952	Celestial	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk TP 52	15.85	Sam Haynes	3:17:22:02	[9] [8] [18]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	71	7771	Balance	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Paul Clitheroe	4:07:27:13	[9] [8] [15]
2	37	FRA39337	Courier Leon	France	Valer-JPK 10.80	10.80	Gery Trentesaux	4:10:02:53	[9] [8] [19]
3	34	3430	Quikpoint Azzurro	New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 34	10.10	Shane Kearns	4:10:09:01	[9] [8] [20]
4	51	S777	Primitive Cool	Victoria	Reichel Pugh 51	15.61	John Newbold	4:10:36:19	[9] [8] [17]
5	113	AUS13	Chinese Whisper	New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk JV62	18.90	Rupert Henry	4:11:39:18	[9] [8] [14]
6	43	4343	Wild Rose	New South Wales	Farr 43	13.11	Roger Hickman	4:11:41:53	[9] [8] [21]
7	57	FRA38757	Teasing Machine	France	Nivelt Archambault 13	13.10	Eric de Turckheim	4:11:54:47	[9] [8] [16]
8	01	AUS01	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Carkeek 60	19.50	Matt Allen	4:12:48:46	[9] [8] [15]
9	24	W1424	Mayfair	Queensland	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.20	James Irvine	4:14:29:56	[9] [8] [22]
10	35	35	Imagination	New South Wales	Farr First 47.7	14.50	Robin & Annette Hawthorn	4:14:58:55	[9] [8] [22]

References

1. Guinness, Rupert (20 December 2015). "Sydney to Hobart: Chinese whispers alert growing interest in Blue Water Classic". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
2. McNicoll, D.D. (28 December 2015). "Sydney-to-Hobart: Americans lead damaged fleet". The Weekend Australian. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
3. Australian Associated Press (26 December 2015). "Comanche takes early lead in Sydney to Hobart yacht race, as four drop out". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
4. Australian Associated Press (28 December 2015). "Sydney to Hobart: Comanche edging towards victory in benign conditions". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
5. "Sydney Hobart 2015: The Final Report". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
6. "Comanche wins Sydney-Hobart yacht race after comeback". BBC. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
7. McNicoll, D.D. (31 December 2015). "Sydney to Hobart: Balance wins Tattersall's Cup". The Weekend Australian. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
8. "2015 Fleet" (PDF). Offshore Yachting. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
9. "2015 Results" (PDF). Offshore Yachting. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
10. Kothe, Rob (27 December 2015). "Sydney to Hobart - Comanche back in the lead, half way to Hobart". Sail-World. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
11. Guinness, Rupert (29 December 2015). "Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2015: Ragamuffin 100 wins nail-biting finish for second place". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
12. "Sydney to Hobart: Comanche and Rambler 88 lead race to take out line honours". ABC. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
13. "Italian yacht Maserati in the Sydney to Hobart race". ABC. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
14. "Chinese Whisper in Sydney to Hobart". ABC. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
15. "TP52 Wins Sydney Hobart 2015, Maguire's Ichi Ban Second in Class Zero". Afloat. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
16. Lehman, Ros (17 January 2016). "Sydney to Hobart: Australian super maxi Ragamuffin 100 charges into second spot behind Comanche". ABC. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
17. "Newbold's RP 51 Primitive Cool Finishes Sydney Hobart 4th Overall". Reichel Pugh Yacht Design. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
18. "James Walker navigates Celestial to a Top 10 finish in the 2015 Sydney to Hobart". Computer One. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
19. Scott-Perry, Nick (2015). "2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race" (PDF). CYCA. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
20. Lulham, Amanda (30 December 2015). "Quikpoint Azzurro is gunning for overall honours after being salvaged from sinking last year". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
21. "Sydney to Hobart: Largest international field to tackle famous yacht race". ABC. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
22. Kothe, Rob (27 December 2015). "Sydney to Hobart – Last boats standing?". Sail-World. Retrieved 6 March 2022.