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2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

2008 annual yacht race in Australia

Field	Value
name	64th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
caption	'
coordinates	-

type	Yacht
dates	26–31 December 2008
sponsor	Rolex
host_city	Sydney, Hobart
distance	630 nmi
boats	100
website	[Website archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp)
winner	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
winner_year	2008
previous	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in [2007](2007-sydney-to-hobart-yacht-race)
next	Alfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton) in [2009](2009-sydney-to-hobart-yacht-race)

The 2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 64th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 2008 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2008), 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.

The 2008 fleet comprised 100 starters; 92 finished. By placing first in line honours, Wild Oats XI became the first yacht to claim fourth consecutive line titles, beating the previous record held by Morna (later Kurrewa IV) of three consecutive line honours victories (1946, 1947 and 1948). Skipper Bob Steel and his yacht Quest won the Tattersall's Cup as the overall handicap winner.

2008 fleet

116 entered to participant and 100 started in the 2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They were:

Yacht	Nation	Type	Owner	Skipper	Launch year	Ref
41-Sud	New Caledonia	Armchambault 40	Jean-Luc Esplaas	Jean-Luc Esplaas	2006	url=https://www.sail-world.com/50392	title=2008 Hobart fleet head towards 110	date=2008-11-01	last=Maxwell	first=Bob	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Abracadabra	NSW	Tripp 47	James Murchison	James Murchison	1992
AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW	Farr 40 mod	Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas	Ed Psaltis	2001
ASM Brindabella	NSW	Jutson 79	Andrew Short	Peter Baker	1993
ASM Shockwave	NSW	Reichel/Pugh 80	Andrew Short	Andrew Short	2000
Audacious	VIC	Sydney 38	Greg Clinnick
Paul Holden	Greg Clinnick	2002
Audi Centre Melbourne	VIC	Corby 49	Chris Dare	Chris Dare	2007
Aurora	NSW	Farr 40 - one off	Jim Holley
Mary Holley	Jim Holley	1983
Bacardi	VIC	Peterson 44	Martin Power	Martin Power	1978
Balance	NSW	Sydney 47	Paul Clitheroe	Paul Clitheroe	2006
Black Jack (previously Stark Raving Mad)	QLD	IRC maxi yacht	Peter Harburg	Mark Bradford	2005
Broadsword	QLD	Archambault 40	Simon Wood	Simon Wood	2006
Chance of Shenval	VIC	Farr 40 one off	Robert Green	Robert Green	1989
Chancellor	NSW	Beneteau First 40.7	Ted Tooher	Ted Tooher	2000
Charlie's Dream	QLD	Bluewater 450	Peter Lewis	Peter Lewis	2008	url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/weird-and-wacky/bluewater-classic-charlies-dream-crew-prefer-a-gourmet-apporoach-during-the-sydney-to-hobart/news-story/95f4bff345901df93c44cea78c9e63a3	title=Bluewater classic: Charlie's Dream crew prefer a gourmet apporoach during the Sydney to Hobart	last=Beniuk	first=David	date=2022-03-06	publisher=Fox Sports	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Chutzpah	VIC	IRC 40	Bruce Taylor	Bruce Taylor	2007
Copernicus	NSW	Radford 12m	Greg Zyner	J Nixon	2008
CHorse	NSW	Cavalier 350SL	John Smith	John Smith	1998
Cougar II	VIC	TP 52	Alan Whiteley	Alan Whiteley		url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Fast-and-furious-for-the-Flying-Fifties-in-Rolex-Sydney-Hobart-race/-52290?source=google	title=Fast and furious for the Flying Fifties in Rolex Sydney Hobart race	date=2008-12-28	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Doctel Rager	South Australia	Elliott 56	Gary Shanks	Gary Shanks	1987
Dream Lover	QLD	MBD 40	Rick Morgan	Rick Morgan	2006
Dormit/INSX	VIC	NSX 38	Julian Sill
Robert Sill	Robert Sill	1994
Eleni	NSW	Sydney 38	Tony Levett	Tony Levett	2003
Finistere	Western Australia	Davidson 50	Robert Thomas	Robert Thomas	1991
Flying Fish Arctos	NSW	Radford 16.4	Flying Fish Australia	Andy Fairclough	2001
Getaway-Sailing.com	NSW	Volvo Ocean 60	Peter Goldsworthy	Peter Goldsworthy	2001
Getaway Sailing 2	NSW	Sydney 38	Peter Goldsworthy	Jay Pettifer	2001
Georgia	VIC	Farr 53	John Williams
Graeme Ainley	John Williams	2000	url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/that-sinking-feeling-as-crew-told-to-abandon-2m-yacht-20081228-ge7lh9.html	title=That sinking feeling as crew told to abandon $2m yacht	last=Mangan	first=John	date=2008-12-28	publisher=The Age	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Goldfinger	VIC	Farr 52	Peter Blake
Kate Mitchell	Peter Blake	2002
Helsal III	TAS	Adams 20	Tony Fisher
Rob Fisher	Rob Fisher	1984
Helsal IV	TAS	Dynamique 62	Tony Fisher
Sally Smith	Sally Smith	1986
Ichi Ban	NSW	Jones 70	Matt Allen	Matt Allen	2005
Inca	NSW	Vickers 41	Noel Sneddon	Noel Sneddon	1999
Impeccable	NSW	Peterson 33	John Walker	John Walker	1980
Inner Circle	NSW	Farr 40 IOR	Ken Robinson
Darren Cooney	Ken Robinson	1987
Isabella	NSW	Hanse 400E	John Nolan	John Nolan	2007
J Steel (Yeah Baby)	NSW	Sydney 38	Louis Ryckmans
Marc Ryckmans	Marc Ryckmans	2000	url=https://www.thecoastalpassage.com/syd_hob08.html	title=Cougar II stalks the ultimate prize	date=2008-12-27	publisher=The Coastal Passage	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Jazz Player	VIC	Bakewell-White Z39	Andrew Lawrence	Andrew Lawrence	2004
Jus'Do It 3	Scotland	Beneteau First 47.7	Ian Darby	Ian Darby	2005
Kioni-Global Yachtracing	United Kingdom	Beneteau 47.7	Global Yacht Racing	A Middleton	2001
Krakatoa II	NSW	Pogo 40	Rod Skellet	Rod Skellet	2005
Lady Courrier	France	Beneteau First 45	Gery Trentesaux	Gery Trentesaux	2005
Leukaemia Foundation	NSW	Sydney 38	Richard Holstein
Stewart Kellie	Richard Holstein	2000	url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Rolex-Leukaemia-Foundation-is-sailing-for-home/-51540?source=google	title=Rolex 'Leukaemia Foundation' is sailing for home	last=Campbell	first=Christine	date=2008-12-05	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Limit	NSW	Reichel Pugh 62	Alan Brierty	Roger Hickman	2008
Lloyds Brokers - Too Impetuous	QLD	Holland 43	Rudy Weber	Rudy Weber	1981
Loki	NSW	Reichel/Pugh 63	Stephen Ainsworth	Stephen Ainsworth	2008
Mahligai	NSW	Sydney 46	Murray Owens
Jenny Kings	Murray Owens	1998
Maluka of Kermandie	TAS	Classic gaff rigger	Sean Langman	Sean Langman	1932
Morris Finance Cinquante	VIC	Sydney 38	Ian Murray	Ian Murray	2002
Mr Beak's Ribs	NSW	Beneteau First 44.7	David Beak	David Beak	2004
Mustang Sally	Western Australia	Farr 46	Warren Batt	Warren Batt	1988
Nest Property	TAS	Traditional 30	Murray Wilkes	Murray Wilkes	1984	url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2008-12-31/sydney-to-hobart-officially-over/253694?pfm=sm	title=Sydney to Hobart officially over	date=2008-12-31	publisher=ABC	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Obsession	NSW	Sydney 38 Mod	Obsession Syndicate	Andrew Lygo	2000
One for the Road	NSW	Northshore 37	Kym Butler	Kym Butler	2003
Optimus Prime	Western Australia	Marten 49	Trevor Taylor	Trevor Taylor	2008
Pachamama	Switzerland	Nivelt 50	Dario Schwoerer	Dario Schwoerer	2000	url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Rolex-Sydney-Hobart-Boat-Quotes:-Dario-Schwoerer---Pachamama/52249	title=Rolex Sydney Hobart Boat Quotes- Dario Schwoerer - Pachamama	last=Schwoerer	first=Dario	date=2008-12-27	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Pale Ale Raging	South Australia	Elliott 56	Gary Shanks	Gary Shanks		url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Rolex-Sydney-Hobart-Pale-Ale-Raging/-52312?	title=Rolex Sydney Hobart - Pale Ale Raging	date=2008-12-29	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Papillon	NSW	Archembault 40	Phil Molony	Phil Molony	2005
Patrice Six	NSW	X-41	Tony Kirby	Tony Kirby	2007
Pinta-M	Netherlands	S&S 41	Atse Blei	Atse Blei	1972
Pippin	QLD	Farr 37	Roger Sayers	Roger Sayers	1984
Pirelli	NSW	Farr 65	Les Goodridge	Les Goodridge	1989
Pisces	TAS	Sydney 36	David Taylor	David Taylor	1998
PLA Loma IV	NSW	DK 43	Rob Reynolds	Rob Reynolds	2002
Polaris of Belmont	NSW	Cole 43	Chris Dawe	Chris Dawe	1970
Quantum Racing	NSW	Cookson 50	Ray Roberts	Ray Roberts	2006
Quest	NSW	TP 52	Bob Steel	Bob Steel	2005
Quetzalcoatl	NSW	Jones 40	Antony Sweetapple	Antony Sweetapple	2001
Ragamuffin	NSW	TP 52	Syd Fischer	Syd Fischer	2004
Ragtime	United States	Spencer 65	Chris Welsh
Ragtime LLC	Chris Welsh	1965
Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo	QLD	S&S 49	Mike Freebairn
Don Freebairn	Mike Freebairn	1968	url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Rolex-Sydney-Hobart-Yacht-Race-the-Real-Race/-64370?source=google	title=Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - the Real Race	date=2009-12-13	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Rush	VIC	Corel 45	Ian Paterson
John Paterson	John Paterson	1996
Sailors with disABILITIES	NSW	Lyons 54	David Pescud	David Pescud	2000
Salona	NSW	Salona 37	Phillip King	Phillip King	2006
Sanyo Maris	NSW	Tasman Seabird	Tiare Tomaszewski
John Green
Ian Kiernan
Ben Hawke	Ian Kiernan	1958
Seahold Perie Banou II	AU-WA	S&S 39	Jon Sanders	Jon Sanders	1971
Secret Mens Business #1	AU-WA	Murray 42	Rob Curtis
Ross Trembath
Doug Snedden	Ross Trembath	1996	url=https://rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/2008/secret-mens-business-1/	title=Secret Men's Business 1	date=n.d.	publisher=Sydney Hobart Yacht Race	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Secret Mens Business 3	AU-SA	Reichel/Pugh 47	Geoffrey Boettcher	Geoffrey Boettcher	2008
She	NSW	Olsen 40 mod	Peter Rodgers	Peter Rodgers	1982
She's the Culprit	TAS	Inglis 39 Mod	Todd Leary	Todd Leary	1994
Shogun	VIC	Cookson 50	Rob Hanna	Rob Hanna	2005
Skandia	NSW	30m Maxi	Grant Wharington	Grant Wharington	2003
Somoya	NSW	Northshore 46	Garry Rose	Garry Rose	1999
St Jude	NSW	Sydney 47	Noel Cornish	Noel Cornish	2007
Strewth	NSW	MKL 49	Geoff Hill	Geoff Hill	2002
The SubZero Goat	NSW	Sydney 38	Clayton
Bruce Foye
Lance Packman
Mitchell Gordon	Mitchell Gordon	2003
Telecoinabox Merit	QLD	Volvo Ocean 60	Leo Rodriguez	Leo Rodriguez	1997	url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Sydney-Hobart-Georgia-sinking-all-crew-rescued/-52223?source=google	title=Sydney Hobart - Georgia sinking - all crew rescued	date=2008-12-26	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Terra Firma	VIC	Sydney 47	Nicholas Bartels	Nicholas Bartels	2004
Time Lord	New Zealand	Bavaria 50	Donald Keith Munro	Donald Keith Munro	2005
Tow Truck	NSW	Ker 11.3	Anthony Paterson	Anthony Paterson	2001
True North	AU-SA	Beneteau First 40.7	Andrew Saies	Andrew Saies	2000
Typhoon	NSW	Farr 395	Barry Kelly	Barry Kelly	2006
Valheru	TAS	Elliott 13 mod	Anthony Lyall	Anthony Lyall	1994
Walross 4	Germany	Nissen 56	Akademischer Segler-Verein e.V	Christian Masilge	2007	url=https://www.sail-world.com/USA/Berlin-to-Hobart-part-of-an-indefinite-vacation/-52020?	title=Berlin to Hobart - part of an indefinite vacation	last=Ball	first=Caroline	date=2008-12-20	publisher=Sail-World	access-date=2022-03-05}}
Wedgetail	NSW	Welbourn 42	Bill Wild	Bill Wild	2005
Wild Oats XI	NSW	Welbourn 42	Robert Oatley	Mark Richards	2005
Wild Side	VIC	Sydney 36 CR	Martin Vaughan	Martin Vaughan	2008
Winsome	Netherlands	S&S 41	Harry J Heijst	B Mirck	1972
Wot Now	NSW	TP 52	Graeme Wood	Graeme Wood	2008
Wot Yot	NSW	TP 52	Graeme Wood	W Sykes	2001
Yendys	NSW	Reichel Pugh 55	Geoff Ross	Geoff Ross	2006
Young Ones	VIC	Young 11 (mod)	Ian Miller	Ian Miller	1984

Results

Line Honours

Pos	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA
(Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss	References:
1	10001	Wild Oats XI	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 100	30.00	Mark Richards	1:20:34:14
2	M10	Skandia	VIC Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	1:21:41:17
3	AUS03	Ichi Ban	NSW New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	1:22:28:10
4	USA50062	ASM Shockwave 5	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 80	24.40	Andrew Short	1:22:57:30
5	AUS98888	Limit	AU-WA Western Australia	Reichel Pugh 62	19.50	Alan Brierty	1:23:05:58
6	52566	Black Jack	QLD Queensland	Reichel Pugh 66	20.12	Peter Harburg
Mark Bradford	1:23:19:31
7	AUS60000	Loki	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	1:23:29:50
8	1836	Yendys	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	2:00:57:05
9	52002	Quest	NSW New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.84	Bob Steel	2:01:00:37
10	6952	Wot Now	NSW New South Wales	Judel Vroljik TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	2:01:10:26
11	SM5200	Cougar II	VIC Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Alan Whiteley	2:01:12:29
12	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	2:01:46:37
13	8899	Quantum Racing	NSW New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	2:02:30:26
14	YC3300	Secret Mens Business 3	AU-SA South Australia	Reichel Pugh 51	14.53	Geoff Boettcher	2:07:10:28
15	NOR2	Getaway-Sailing.com	NSW New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Peter Goldsworthy
Sam Price	2:07:47:13
16	8679	Telcoinabox Merit	QLD Queensland	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Leo Rodriguez
Ian Bishop	2:07:58:58
17	6952	Wot Yot	NSW New South Wales	Nelson Marek TP 52	15.85	Bill Sykes	2:08:57:31
18	USA7960	Ragtime	USA United States	Spencer 65	19.73	Chris Welsh	2:10:38:15
19	10000	ASM Brindabella	NSW New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	Peter Baker	2:11:00:29
20	SM2008	Audi Centre Melbourne	VIC Victoria	Corby 49	15.00	Chris Dare	2:12:53:42
21	R33	Chutzpah	VIC Victoria	Reichel Pugh IRC 40	12.35	Bruce Taylor	2:15:22:20
22	HW42	Wedgetail	QLD Queensland	Welbourn 42	12.80	Bill Wild	2:15:37:30
23	8880	Goldfinger	VIC Victoria	Farr 52	15.79	Peter Blake
Kate Mitchell	2:15:44:20
24	5474	Pirelli	NSW New South Wales	Farr 65	19.72	Martin James
Les Goodridge	2:16:39:43
25	YC560	Pale Ale Rager	AU-SA South Australia	Elliott 56	17.10	Gary Shanks	2:16:42:56
26	7878	Sailors With Disabilities	NSW New South Wales	Lyons 54	16.20	David Pescud	2:22:11:48
27	CR1	Optimus Prime	AU-WA Western Australia	Reichel Pugh Marten 49	15.05	Trevor Taylor	2:23:43:21
28	B45	Rush	VIC Victoria	Farr 45	13.81	Ian & John Paterson	3:00:28:32
29	55555	Krakatoa II	NSW New South Wales	Finot Pogo 40	12.19	Rod Skellet	3:02:34:44
30	M6	Tow Truck	NSW New South Wales	Ker 11.3	11.44	Anthony Paterson	3:03:52:33
31	SM47	Terra Firma	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47	14.27	Nicholas Bartels	3:05:48:02
32	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40	12.41	Ed Psaltis	3:06:30:38
33	1195	Valheru	TAS Tasmania	Elliott 43	13.05	Anthony Lyall	3:06:39:36
34	7771	Balance	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 CR	14.27	Paul Clitheroe	3:12:24:35
35	FRA35547	Lady Courrier	France France	Briand Beneteau First 45	13.68	Gery Trentseaux	3:12:51:33
36	MH7	Pla Loma IV	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh DK43	13.02	Rob Reynolds	3:12:59:45
37	6188	Strewth	NSW New South Wales	Lyons MKL 49	14.97	Geoff Hill	3:13:09:02
38	8447	Mr Beaks Ribs	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 44.7	13.68	David Beak	3:13:30:58
39	6686	St Jude	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47	14.20	Noel Cornish	3:14:16:26
40	BRU1	Mahligai	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46	14.30	Murray Owen
Jenny Kings	3:15:02:02
41	826	Dream Lover	QLD Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 40	12.47	Rick Morgan	3:15:06:44
42	G5038	Morris Finance Cinquante	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Ian Murray	3:15:33:56
43	GER6000	Walross 4	GER Germany	Nissen 56	16.95	Christian Masilge	3:15:40:25
44	7027	The SubZero Goat	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Mitchell Gordon	3:16:01:28
45	MH60	Eleni	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Tony Levett	3:16:10:21
46	Q40	Broadsword	NSW New South Wales	Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40	11.99	Simon Wood	3:16:13:28
47	2170	Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo	QLD Queensland	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 48	14.80	Mike Freebairn	3:16:13:40
48	6068	J Steel (Yeah Baby)	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Marc & Louis Ryckmans	3:16:17:53
49	2001	Quetzalcoatl	NSW New South Wales	Jones 40	12.33	Antony Sweetapple	3:16:32:24
50	360	Patrice Six	NSW New South Wales	Jeppesen X41	12.50	Tony Kirby	3:16:32:56
51	8395	Typhoon	NSW New South Wales	Farr 395	12.01	Barry Kelly	3:16:33:40
52	370	She's The Culprit	TAS Tasmania	Jones 39	11.96	Todd Leary	3:16:35:21
53	5790GBR	Jus' do it 3	UK Great Britain	Farr Beneteau 47.7	14.60	Ian Darby	3:16:38:04
54	2999	Obsession	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Andrew Lygo	3:16:45:28
55	FRA8995	41 SUD	NCL New Caledonia	Nivelt Archambault 40	12.00	Jean-Luc Esplaas	3:16:46:58
56	YC5974	True North	AU-SA South Australia	Farr Beneteau First 40.7	11.92	Andrew Saies	3:16:47:54
57	F550	Mustang Sally	NZ New Zealand	Farr 46	14.10	Warren Batt	3:17:04:38
58	6197	Pisces	TAS Tasmania	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36	10.97	David Taylor	3:17:09:44
59	SM5985	Dormit INSX	VIC Victoria	Jutson NSX 38	11.63	Robert Sill	3:17:13:24
60	K8913	Time Lord	NZ New Zealand	J&J Design Bavaria 50	14.99	Donald Munro	3:17:15:03
61	SM360	Wild Side	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR	10.97	Martin Vaughan	3:17:18:09
62	8300	Secret Mens Business 1	NSW New South Wales	Murray 42	12.75	Ross Trembath
Rob Curtis	3:17:49:58
63	5612	Abracadabra	NSW New South Wales	Tripp 47	14.33	James Murchison	3:17:56:39
64	6146	Kioni-Global Yacht Racing	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	14.80	Andy Middleton	3:18:06:43
65	6689	Copernicus	NSW New South Wales	Radford 12	11.99	Greg Zyner	3:18:11:48
66	N40	Papillon	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Nivelt Archambault 40	11.99	Phil Molony	3:18:16:12
67	H262	Helsal IV	TAS Tasmania	Briand Dynamique 62	18.65	Sally Smith	3:18:21:37
68	7551	Flying Fish-Arctos	NSW New South Wales	Radford McIntyre 55	16.36	James Dobie
Andy Fairclough	3:18:23:46
69	NED118	Winsome	NED Netherlands	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 41	12.74	Harry J Heijst	3:18:54:51
70	3663	Lloyds Brokers-Too Impetuous	QLD Queensland	Holland 43	12.88	Rudy Weber	3:19:53:23
71	S390	Jazz Player	VIC Victoria	Bakewell-White 39	11.92	Andrew & Mark Lawrence	3:21:01:05
72	NED1261	Pinta-M	NED Netherlands	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 41	12.74	Atse Blei	3:22:27:51
73	B331	Audacious	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Greg Clinnick
Paul Holden	3:22:43:55
74	4057	Aurora	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40 One Off	12.30	Jim Holley	3:23:46:00
75	N9	One For The Road	NSW New South Wales	Jutson Northshore 37	12.13	Kym Butler	3:23:47:23
76	8350	CHorse	NSW New South Wales	Davidson Cavalier 350 SL	10.60	John Smith	4:00:10:23
77	S3274	Salona	NSW New South Wales	J&J Yachts Salona 44	11.29	Phillip King	4:00:14:45
78	MH106	Impeccable	NSW New South Wales	Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR	10.20	John Walker	4:00:45:58
79	SM8	Chance of Shenval	VIC Victoria	Farr 40 One Off	12.00	Robert Green	4:00:48:01
80	F108	Finistere	AU-WA Western Australia	Davidson 50	15.40	Robert Thomas	4:00:59:38
81	SM377	Bacardi	VIC Victoria	Peterson 44	13.34	Martin Power	4:03:34:54
82	533	Pippin	QLD Queensland	Farr 37	11.40	Roger Sayers	4:04:21:06
83	R4	Seahold Perie Banou II	AU-WA Western Australia	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39	11.77	Jon Sanders	4:04:48:14
84	7407	Chancellor	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 40.7	11.92	Ted Tooher	4:04:49:21
85	6654	Isabella	NSW New South Wales	Judel Vrolijk Hanse 400E	12.10	John Nolan	4:05:28:16
86	RQ1920	Charlie's Dream	QLD Queensland	Holland-Cole-Lowe Bluewater 450	13.70	Peter Lewis	4:05:28:58
87	4924	She	NSW New South Wales	Mull Olsen 40	12.23	Peter Rodgers	4:05:46:56
88	C111	Inca	Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory	Lavranos Vickers 41 MkII	12.50	Noel Sneddon
Rob Saunders	4:09:32:15
89	A19	Maluka of Kermandie	TAS Tasmania	Gale Ranger 30	9.01	Sean Langman	4:13:49:05
90	6155	Getaway-Sailing 2	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Jay Pettifer	4:15:05:00
91	5527	Polaris of Belmont	NSW New South Wales	Cole 43	13.20	Chris Dawe	4:21:19:23
92	325	Nest Property	TAS Tasmania	Cole Traditional 30	9.14	Murray Wilkes	5:03:42:52
DNF	SM1000	Georgia	VIC Victoria	Farr 53	16.04	Graeme Ainley
John Williams	Retired-Sunk
DNF	262	Helsal III	TAS Tasmania	Adams 20	20.00	Tony & Rob Fisher	Retired-Rudder Damage
DNF	M762	Inner Circle	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40 IOR	12.24	Ken Robinson
Darren Cooney	Retired-Generator Failed
DNF	6081	Leukaemia Foundation	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Richard Holstein
Stewart Kellie	Retired-Rudder Damage
DNF	SUI1	Pachamama:Swiss TOP to TOP Global Climate Expedition	Switzerland Switzerland	Nivelt 50	15.28	Dario Schwoerer	Retired-Undisclosed Reasons
DNF	780	Sanyo Maris	NSW New South Wales	Payne Tasman Seabird	11.15	Ian Kiernan	Retired-Broken Gooseneck
DNF	G421	Shogun	VIC Victoria	Rogers 46	14.10	Rob Hanna	Retired-Disqualified
DNF	G5905	Somoya	VIC Victoria	Kauffman Northshore 46	14.00	Garry Rose	Retired-Broken Furler

;Notes – Telcoinabox Merit were given a 1080 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 1.1 by the International Jury due to an incident where they provided assistance in rescuing the crew of Georgia after their yacht was sunk on the first day of the race.

– Ragtime were given a 115 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 1.1 by the International Jury due to an incident where they provided assistance after Georgia sunk and the crew was rescued on the first day of the race.

– Shogun were disqualified from the race and was scored as a DNF by the Race Committee due to breaching RRS Rules 11,12 & 13 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	References:
1	1	52002	Quest	NSW New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.84	Bob Steel	2:17:43:22
2	1	SM5200	Cougar II	VIC Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Alan Whiteley	2:18:11:05
3	1	6952	Wot Now	NSW New South Wales	Judel Vroljik TP 52	15.85	Graeme Wood	2:18:46:41
4	1	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Syd Fischer	2:18:54:01
5	1	1836	Yendys	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 55	16.80	Geoff Ross	2:19:30:14
6	0	8899	Quantum Racing	NSW New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Ray Roberts	2:20:26:14
7	1	AUS98888	Limit	AU-WA Western Australia	Reichel Pugh 62	19.50	Alan Brierty	2:22:24:49
8	1	AUS60000	Loki	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	2:22:51:57
9	1	YC3300	Secret Mens Business 3	AU-SA South Australia	Reichel Pugh 51	14.53	Geoff Boettcher	2:23:40:18
10	1	USA50062	ASM Shockwave 5	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 80	24.40	Andrew Short	3:00:27:24
11	2	USA7960	Ragtime	USA United States	Spencer 65	19.73	Chris Welsh	3:02:42:16
12	0	AUS03	Ichi Ban	NSW New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	3:03:30:46
13	0	52566	Black Jack	QLD Queensland	Reichel Pugh 66	20.12	Peter Harburg
Mark Bradford	3:03:40:23
14	1	6952	Wot Yot	NSW New South Wales	Nelson Marek TP 52	15.85	Bill Sykes	3:03:41:53
15	2	R33	Chutzpah	VIC Victoria	Reichel Pugh IRC 40	12.35	Bruce Taylor	3:04:18:01
16	2	HW42	Wedgetail	QLD Queensland	Welbourn 42	12.80	Bill Wild	3:04:55:21
17	0	M10	Skandia	VIC Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	3:07:40:48
18	1	SM2008	Audi Centre Melbourne	VIC Victoria	Corby 49	15.00	Chris Dare	3:07:50:00
19	2	YC560	Pale Ale Rager	AU-SA South Australia	Elliott 56	17.10	Gary Shanks	3:08:10:57
20	1	8880	Goldfinger	VIC Victoria	Farr 52	15.79	Peter Blake
Kate Mitchell	3:10:21:02
21	0	10001	Wild Oats XI	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 100	30.00	Mark Richards	3:13:55:55
22	3	M6	Tow Truck	NSW New South Wales	Ker 11.3	11.44	Anthony Paterson	3:15:06:20
23	2	B45	Rush	VIC Victoria	Farr 45	13.81	Ian & John Paterson	3:17:04:21
24	2	CR1	Optimus Prime	AU-WA Western Australia	Reichel Pugh Marten 49	15.05	Trevor Taylor	3:18:00:42
25	4	NED118	Winsome	NED Netherlands	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 41	12.74	Harry J Heijst	3:18:05:45
26	4	2170	Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo	QLD Queensland	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 48	14.80	Mike Freebairn	3:18:36:36
27	3	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40	12.41	Ed Psaltis	3:19:23:11
28	4	NED1261	Pinta-M	NED Netherlands	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 41	12.74	Atse Blei	3:19:43:29
29	2	SM47	Terra Firma	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47	14.27	Nicholas Bartels	3:20:25:37
30	4	MH106	Impeccable	NSW New South Wales	Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR	10.20	John Walker	3:20:53:44
31	4	SM5985	Dormit INSX	VIC Victoria	Jutson NSX 38	11.63	Robert Sill	3:21:35:43
32	4	SM360	Wild Side	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR	10.97	Martin Vaughan	3:21:40:42
33	4	6197	Pisces	TAS Tasmania	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36	10.97	David Taylor	3:22:09:19
34	3	YC5974	True North	AU-SA South Australia	Farr Beneteau First 40.7	11.92	Andrew Saies	3:22:23:33
35	2	1195	Valheru	TAS Tasmania	Elliott 43	13.05	Anthony Lyall	3:22:56:33
36	3	8447	Mr Beaks Ribs	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 44.7	13.68	David Beak	3:23:00:30
37	3	FRA35547	Lady Courrier	France France	Briand Beneteau First 45	13.68	Gery Trentseaux	3:23:22:54
38	4	R4	Seahold Perie Banou II	AU-WA Western Australia	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39	11.77	Jon Sanders	4:00:03:58
39	3	G5038	Morris Finance Cinquante	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Ian Murray	4:00:24:35
40	3	FRA8995	41 SUD	NCL New Caledonia	Nivelt Archambault 40	12.00	Jean-Luc Esplaas	4:00:46:24
41	3	7027	The SubZero Goat	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Mitchell Gordon	4:00:54:54
42	3	Q40	Broadsword	NSW New South Wales	Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40	11.99	Simon Wood	4:01:23:59
43	3	2999	Obsession	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Andrew Lygo	4:01:32:41
44	3	6689	Copernicus	NSW New South Wales	Radford 12	11.99	Greg Zyner	4:01:46:23
45	3	MH60	Eleni	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Tony Levett	4:01:47:00
46	3	6068	J Steel (Yeah Baby)	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Marc & Louis Ryckmans	4:01:55:21
47	3	F550	Mustang Sally	NZ New Zealand	Farr 46	14.10	Warren Batt	4:01:59:06
48	3	370	She's The Culprit	TAS Tasmania	Jones 39	11.96	Todd Leary	4:02:04:06
49	4	A19	Maluka of Kermandie	TAS Tasmania	Gale Ranger 30	9.01	Sean Langman	4:02:37:00
50	3	5790GBR	Jus' do it 3	UK Great Britain	Farr Beneteau 47.7	14.60	Ian Darby	4:02:39:00
51	3	8395	Typhoon	NSW New South Wales	Farr 395	12.01	Barry Kelly	4:02:44:44
52	3	N40	Papillon	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Nivelt Archambault 40	11.99	Phil Molony	4:02:50:44
53	2	7771	Balance	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 CR	14.27	Paul Clitheroe	4:03:05:49
54	3	6188	Strewth	NSW New South Wales	Lyons MKL 49	14.97	Geoff Hill	4:03:12:01
55	3	360	Patrice Six	NSW New South Wales	Jeppesen X41	12.50	Tony Kirby	4:03:37:03
56	4	N9	One For The Road	NSW New South Wales	Jutson Northshore 37	12.13	Kym Butler	4:03:48:46
57	2	MH7	Pla Loma IV	NSW New South Wales	Reichel Pugh DK43	13.02	Rob Reynolds	4:04:17:42
58	4	4057	Aurora	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40 One Off	12.30	Jim Holley	4:04:27:33
59	3	6146	Kioni-Global Yacht Racing	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	14.80	Andy Middleton	4:05:06:20
60	2	6686	St Jude	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47	14.20	Noel Cornish	4:05:58:33
61	2	BRU1	Mahligai	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46	14.30	Murray Owen
Jenny Kings	4:06:10:40
62	4	SM377	Bacardi	VIC Victoria	Peterson 44	13.34	Martin Power	4:07:33:54
63	3	8300	Secret Mens Business 1	NSW New South Wales	Murray 42	12.75	Ross Trembath
Rob Curtis	4:08:44:42
64	3	B331	Audacious	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Greg Clinnick
Paul Holden	4:09:03:28
65	2	GER6000	Walross 4	GER Germany	Nissen 56	16.95	Christian Masilge	4:09:49:19
66	3	7407	Chancellor	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 40.7	11.92	Ted Tooher	4:11:04:25
67	3	S390	Jazz Player	VIC Victoria	Bakewell-White 39	11.92	Andrew & Mark Lawrence	4:11:42:54
68	4	325	Nest Property	TAS Tasmania	Cole Traditional 30	9.14	Murray Wilkes	4:14:58:19
69	2	F108	Finistere	AU-WA Western Australia	Davidson 50	15.40	Robert Thomas	4:23:12:20
DNF	1	SM1000	Georgia	VIC Victoria	Farr 53	16.04	Graeme Ainley
John Williams	Retired-Sunk
DNF	1	262	Helsal III	TAS Tasmania	Adams 20	20.00	Tony & Rob Fisher	Retired-Rudder Damage
DNF	4	M762	Inner Circle	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40 IOR	12.24	Ken Robinson
Darren Cooney	Retired-Generator Failed
DNF	3	6081	Leukaemia Foundation	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Richard Holstein
Stewart Kellie	Retired-Rudder Damage
DNF	4	780	Sanyo Maris	NSW New South Wales	Payne Tasman Seabird	11.15	Ian Kiernan	Retired-Broken Gooseneck
DNF	1	G421	Shogun	VIC Victoria	Rogers 46	14.10	Rob Hanna	Retired-Disqualified

;Notes – Shogun were disqualified from the race and was scored as a DNF by the Race Committee due to breaching RRS Rules 11,12 & 13 in a collision with multiple yachts at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour.

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