2005 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race


The 2005 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 61st annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2005 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day, before heading south for 630 nautical miles through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.
The 2005 fleet comprised 85 starters of which 80 completed the race and five yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

PositionRace numberSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
SkipperElapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss
1X110001Wild Oats XINSWReichel Pugh RP10030.00Mark Richards1:18:40:10
2F1NZL80Alfa Romeo IINZReichel Pugh Maxi30.00Neville Crichton1:19:56:31
310M10SkandiaVICDon Jones IRC Maxi 9830.00Grant Wharington2:00:25:57
401NZL10001Konica MinoltaNZBakewell-White Maxi 30m30.00Stewart Thwaites2:01:26:41
5A1AUS11111AAPTNSWSimonis Voogd Maxi27.38Sean Langman2:04:22:11
60860000LokiNSWReichel Pugh 6018.29Stephen Ainsworth2:11:59:36
799A99Coogans StoresTASOpen 6620.03Duncan Hine2:12:07:58
8S108844Seriously 10NSWDavidson W60 19.46John Woodruff2:12:33:10
9H8GBR 99Hugo BossUKOpen 6018.28Alex Thompson2:12:54:50
1002NOR2ABN AMRONSWDavidson W60 19.46Andrew Short2:13:14:00

Handicap results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
SkipperCorrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
110001Wild Oats XINSWReichel Pugh RP10030.00Mark Richards3:03:54:32
2NZL80Alfa RomeoNZReichel Pugh Maxi30.00Neville Crichton3:04:43:21
3NZL10001Konica MinoltaNZBakewell-White Maxi 30m30.00Stewart Thwaites3:09:29:06
4IRL5005ChieftainIRLCookson 5015.00Gerard O'Rourke3:10:48:00
5M10SkandiaVICDon Jones IRC Maxi 9830.00Grant Wharington3:11:24:03
6HW42WedgetailQLDWelbourn 4212.80Bill Wild3:11:35:44
760000LokiNSWReichel Pugh 6018.29Stephen Ainsworth3:11:45:02
8YC3300Hardys Secret Mens BusinessSAReichel Pugh 4614.21Geoff Boettcher3:11:45:51
9AUS8889Quantum RacingNSWDK4614.10Ray Roberts3:11:45:58
106559Wot's NextNSWSydney 4714.20Graeme Wood3:11:50:23