2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

63rd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Wild Oats XI, City Index Leopard, and Skandia going through Sydney Heads
Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–30 December 2007
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	82
Distance	630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2007)	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
Previous	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2006
Next	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2008

The 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 63rd annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ^{[1] [2]} It was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. ^[3] As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2007 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2007), 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] [1]}

The 2007 fleet comprised 82 starters, including eight international entries of which 79 completed the race and three yachts retired. ^[5] Wild Oats XI became only the second yacht in Sydney-Hobart history to take three consecutive wins, the first being Morna (now called Kurrewa IV), skippered by Claude Plowman, who won in 1946, 1947, and 1948. ^{[6] [7]} The American yacht, Rosebud won the IRC handicap race and, thus, the Tattersall's Cup as the overall winner of the 2007 race. ^{[8] [9]}

2007 fleet

82 yachts registered to begin the 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are:

Yacht	Nation	Yacht type	Owner	Skipper	Built	Ref
AFR Midnight Rambler		Farr 40 Mod	Ed Psaltis	Ed Psaltis	2001	[10] [1] [11]
Alacrity		Beneteau 44.7	Matthew Percy	Matthew Percy	2004	[10] [1] [11]
Another Challenge		Sydney 38	Chris Lewin	Chris Lewin	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Another Fiasco		Jutson 43	Damian Suckling	Damian Suckling	1994	[10] [1] [11]
Aurora		Farr 40 one off	Jim Holley	Jim Holley	1983	[10] [1] [11]
Balance		Sydney 47	Paul Clitheroe	Paul Clitheroe	2006	[10] [1] [11]
Bear Necessity		C&C 115	Andrew & Pauline Dally	Andrew Dally	2007	[10] [1] [11]
Berrimilla		Brolga 33	Alex Whitworth	Alex Whitworth	1977	[10] [1] [11]
Capriccio of Rhu		Oyster 55	Michele Colenso	Andrew Poole	1987	[10] [1] [11]
Challenge		Sydney 38	Lou Abrahams	Lou Abrahams	2004	[10] [1] [11]
Chutzpah		IRC40	Bruce Taylor	Bruce Taylor	2007	[10] [1] [11]
City Index Leopard			Mike Slade	Mike Slade	2007	[1] [11]
Cougar II		TP 52	Alan Whiteley	Alan Whiteley	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Decosolmarine Sailplane		Beneteau First 47.7	Decosol Marine	John Danby Robert Bottomley	1999	[1] [11]
Dehler Magic		Dehler 39	Greg Tobin Charlie Preen	Greg Tobin Charlie Preen	2000	[10] [1] [11]
DHL - The Daily Telegraph		Volvo Ocean 60	Kookaburra Challenge P/L	Mitch Booth	1997	[10] [1] [11]
Eleni		Sydney 38	Tony Levett	Tony Levett	2003	[10] [1] [11]
Endorfin		Sydney 47 CR	Peter Mooney	Peter Mooney	2006	[10] [1] [11]
First Light		Adams 12	Nicolas Ewald & Susan Rice	Nicolas Ewald	1981	[10] [1] [11]
Flying Fish - Arctos		Radford 16.4	Flying Fish Properties	Andy Fairclough James Dobie	2001	[10] [1] [11]
George Gregan Foundation		Volvo Ocean 60	Peter Goldsworthy	David Witt	2001	[10] [1] [11]
Georgia		Farr 53	John Williams Graeme Ainley	John Williams	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Getaway Sailing 2		Sydney 38	Peter Goldsworthy	Peter Tarimo	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Global Yacht Racing - Kioni		Beneteau 47.7	Kioni Sailing Services P/L	Richard Falk	2001	[10] [1] [11]
Goldfinger		Farr 52	Peter Blake & Kate Mitchell	Peter Blake	2002	[10] [1] [11]
Helsal IV		Dynamique 62	Tony Fisher	Rob Fisher	1986	[10] [1] [11]
Huckleberry		S&S 34	Steve Humphries	Steve Humphries	1982	[10] [1] [11]
Hugo Boss II		Volvo Ocean 60	Alex Thomson Racing	Ross Daniel	2001	[10] [1] [11]
Iataia		Beneteau 40.7	Marcos Rodriguez	Marc Rosenfeld	2004	[10] [1] [11]
Ichi Ban		Jones 70	Matt Allen	Matt Allen	2005	[10] [1] [11]
IMAREX		Sydney 38	Marc & Louis Ryckmans	Ola Strand Andersen	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Impeccable		Peterson 33	John Walker	John Walker	1980	[10] [1] [11]
Inner Circle		Farr 40	Ken Robinson Darren Cooney	Ken Robinson	1987	[10] [1] [11]
Jazz		J145	Chris Bull	Chris Bull	2003	[10] [1] [11]
Knee Deep		Farr 49	Philip Childs Frank Van Ruth	Philip Childs	1999	[10] [1] [11]
Krakatoa II		Pogo 40	Rod Skellet	Rod Skellet	2006	[10] [1] [11]
Limit		Corby 49	Alan Brierty	Roger Hickman	2002	[10] [1] [11]
Living Doll		Cookson 50	Michael Hiatt	Michael Hiatt	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Matangi		Frers 39	David Stephenson	David Stephenson	1989	[10] [1] [11]
Morna		Cavalier 35	Greg Zyner	Greg Zyner	1995	[10] [1] [11]
Mr Beak's Ribs		Beneteau First 44.7	David Beak	David Beak	2004	[10] [1] [11]
Mr Kite		Mr Kite 40	Andrew Buckland/Andrew Hunn	Andrew Buckland/Andrew Hunn	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Namadgi		Bavaria 44	Canberra Ocean Racing Club	Rick Scott-Murphy	2003	[10] [1] [11]
Noonmark VI			Geoffrey Mulcahy	Mike Gilburt	1998	[10] [1] [11]
Palandri Wines Minds Eye		Beneteau 34.7	Brad Skeggs	Brad Skeggs	2006	[10] [1] [11]
Papillon		Archambault 40	Phil Molony	Phil Molony	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Patrice Six		X-41	Adrian Dunphy	Adrian Dunphy Tony Kirby		[1] [11]
Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor		Ex IOR Two Tonner	The Rum Consortium	Maurie Cameron	1979	[10] [1] [11]
Pirelli		Farr 65	Martin James	Les Goodridge	1989	[1] [11]
Pisces		Sydney 36	David Taylor	David Taylor	1998	[10] [1] [11]
Pretty Fly II		Beneteau 47.7	Colin Woods	Colin Woods	2003	[10] [1] [11]
Pretty Woman		IC45 mod	R. Hudson M. Lockley R. Murphy	Richard Hudson	1996	[10] [1] [11]
Quantum Racing		Cookson 50	Ray Roberts	Ray Roberts	2007	[10] [1] [11]
Quetzalcoatl		Jones 40	A. Bruce Hampshire J. Lee-Warner A. Sweetapple	Antony Sweetapple	2001	[10] [1] [11]
Ragamuffin		TP 52	Syd Fischer	Syd Fischer	2004	[10] [1] [11]
Rosebud		Transpac 65	Roger Sturgeon	Roger Sturgeon	2007	[10] [1] [11]
Rush		Corel 45	Ian Paterson John Paterson	John Paterson	1997	[10] [1] [11]
Sailors With disABILITIES		Lyons 54	David Pescud	David Pescud John Hearne	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Salona		Salona 37	Phillip King	Phillip King	2006	[10] [1] [11]
Scarlet Runner		Sydney 38	Robert Date	Robert Date	2001	[10] [1] [11]
Secret Men's Business #1		Murray 42	SMB Syndicate	Ross Trembath R Curtis	1996	[10] [1] [11]
Sextant		X412	Denis Doyle	Denis Doyle	1999	[10] [1] [11]
She		Olsen 40	Peter Rodgers	Peter Rodgers	1981	[10] [1] [11]
Sheridan Road Rail (Tartan)		Northshore 38	Ian Sanford	Ian Sanford	1984	[10] [1] [11]
Shogun		Rogers 46	Rob Hanna	Rob Hanna	2007	[10] [1] [11]
Skandia		30m Maxi	Grant Wharington	Grant Wharington	2003	[10] [1] [11]
Spirit of Koomooloo		S&S 49	Mike Freebairn	Mike Freebairn	1968	[10] [1] [11]
Splash Gordon		Modified Farr 40	Stephen Ellis	Stephen Ellis	1998	[10] [1] [11]
Stormy Petrel		S&S 36	Kevin O'Shea	Kevin O'Shea	1970	[10] [1] [11]
Swan Song		Swan 48	Geoffrey Hill	Geoffrey Hill	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Swish		Sydney 38 OD	Steven Proud	Steven Proud	2001	[10] [1] [11]
The Bigger Picture		Sydney 38 OD	Mike Roberts Anthony Hooper	Ian Douglas	2002	[10] [1] [11]
The Goat		Sydney 38 OD	Bruce Foye Gordon	Bruce Foye	2003	[10] [1] [11]
Toyota Aurion V6			Andrew Short	Andrew Short	1993	[1] [11]
True North		Beneteau First 40.7	Andrew Saies	Andrew Saies	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Wedgetail		Welbourn 40	Bill Wild	Bill Wild	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Wild Oats XI		30m Maxi	Bob Oatley	Mark Richards	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Wot Yot		TP 52	Graeme Wood	Graeme Wood	2000	[10] [1] [11]
Wot's Next		Sydney 47 CR	Graeme Wood	Bill Sykes	2005	[10] [1] [11]
Yendys		Reichel Pugh 55	Geoff Ross	Geoff Ross	2006	[10] [1] [11]
Zen		Sydney 38 OD	Gordon Ketelbey	Gordon Ketelbey	2004	[10] [1] [11]
Zephyr		Farr 1020	James Connell Alex Brandon	James Connell	1984	[10] [1] [11]

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 RP100	30.00	Mark Richards	1:21:24:32	[10] [1] [11]
2	18	GBR1R	City Index Leopard	Great Britain	Farr Maxi	29.99	Mike Slade	1:21:51:55	[10] [1] [11]
3	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	2:05:01:21	[10] [1] [11]
4	60	US60065	Rosebud	United States	Farr STP 65	20.00	Roger Sturgeon	2:06:02:02	[10] [1] [11]
5	89	8899	Quantum Racing	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	2:14:12:47	[10] [1] [11]
6	36	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	2:14:12:49	[10] [1] [11]
7	70	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	2:14:19:41	[10] [1] [11]
8	72	10000	Toyota Aurion V6	New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	Andrew Short	2:14:23:16	[10] [1] [11]
9	69	6952	Wot Yot	New South Wales	Nelson Marek TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	2:17:01:05	[10] [1] [11]
10	10	M10	Skandia	Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:17:23:33	[10] [1] [11]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	US60065	Rosebud	United States	Farr STP 65	20.00	Roger Sturgeon	3:09:32:14	[10] [1] [11]
2	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	3:10:53:47	[10] [1] [11]
3	8899	Quantum Racing	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	3:11:29:24	[10] [1] [11]
4	R33	Chutzpah	Victoria	Reichel Pugh IRC 40	12.35	Bruce Taylor	3:12:07:43	[10] [1] [11]
5	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	3:12:53:20	[10] [1] [11]
6	GBR1R	City Index Leopard	Great Britain	Farr Maxi	29.99	Mike Slade	2:13:04:48	[10] [1] [11]
7	1836	Yendys	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	3:13:40:05	[10] [1] [11]
8	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh RP100	30.00	Mark Richards	3:14:24:47	[10] [1] [11]
9	6952	Wot Yot	New South Wales	Nelson Marek TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	3:15:07:27	[10] [1] [11]
10	HW42	Wedgetail	Queensland	Welbourn 42	12.80	Bill Wild	3:17:08:49	[10] [1] [11]

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