Sydney Hobart Regatta

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2012 race: the boats leave Sydney Harbor

The international Sydney-Hobart regatta (officially the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race , also known as the Bluewater Classic in Australia ) is one of the most difficult ocean races in the world. It has been held annually since 1945 and traditionally started on December 26th ( Boxing Day ). The organizer is the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). The fastest boats now cover the regatta route in one or two days.

route

Route

The regatta is sailed off Australia between Sydney ( New South Wales ) and Hobart ( Tasmania ) and has a length of 628 nautical miles (1,163 km). The route runs from Sydney via Eden along the Tasman Sea via Bass Strait and the Tasmanian coast through Storm Bay and the Derwent River to the finish line in front of Hobart.

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At the regatta, the yachts are listed according to two ratings. On the one hand, a winner is chosen according to the sailed time ( line honors ), which is the most prestigious and most widely followed rating. The winner is the yacht that arrives first in the port of destination in Hobart. On the other hand, a winner is determined according to the calculated time. With this rating, the times sailed are multiplied or weighted with various characteristics of the yachts. The winner of this classification will receive the Tattersalls Cup , which is especially famous in Australia .

history

Many sailors have already lost their lives due to the dangerous nature of the weather. When in 1998 a strong hurricane raged with gusts of wind of up to 80 knots (approx. 150 km / h), six participants were killed; six yachts had to be abandoned, five of which sank; 55 people had to be rescued from distress at sea; of 115 ships, only 45 made it to their destination, and many have turned off.

Record development

Winner times (Line Honors Winner) from 1945–2017

The first winning yacht, Rani , took more than 6.5 days in 1945. In 1975 the American maxi yacht Kialoa was the first yacht to reach Hobart in under three days (2 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 56 seconds). This record lasted for the next 21 years before it was beaten by the German maxi yacht Morning Glory (length 80 feet ) in 1996 with a time of 2 days, 14 hours, 7 minutes and 10 seconds.

At the 55th edition of the regatta in 1999, Nokia was the first yacht that stayed under 2 days. The current record time is held by the Australian super maxi yacht Wild Oats XI with skipper Mark Richards and owner Robert Oatley. In 2005 she sailed in front of over 400,000 spectators after 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds over the finish line in Hobart and in 2012 she improved her own record by almost 17 minutes to now 1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds.

The most recent editions

With victories from 2005 to 2008, the Wild Oats XI was the first to win the regatta in four consecutive years. In addition, the Wild Oats XI was able to beat the record of most Line Honors Winner victories in 2014 by the yacht Morna (later renamed Kurrewa IV ), which won the races 1946–1948, 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1960.

In 2009, the Alfa Romeo II under Neville Crichton won two hours ahead of the Wild Oats XI . A year later, the Wild Oats XI reached the finish line in front of Hobart in the 66th Sydney-Hobart Regatta as the first yacht (Line Honors Winner) after 2 days, 7 hours, 37 minutes and 20 seconds under the guidance of its skipper Mark Richards. In 2011 there was one of the most exciting decisions in the history of the regatta. Investec Loyal defeated the favorite Wild Oats XI and arrived in Hobart with a margin of only 3:08 minutes, which is minimal for the high seas. In 2016, Perpetual LOYAL undercut the previous record set by Wild Oats XI in 2012 by almost 5 hours on 1 day, 13 hours 31 minutes and 20 seconds.

In 2017 the boat Wild Oats XI reached the destination port of Hobart with a new record. Competitor LDV Comanche protested about a near collision at the start of the regatta. The lead boat suffered a penalty time of one hour for violating the right of way and the time she sailed, and she lost not only the best time but also the victory.

The 75th anniversary event in 2019 did not allow any new course records due to the relatively weak winds. The maxi-yacht Comanche , as First Ship Home, was able to celebrate a revenge against Black Jack , who had just been beaten in 2018, with a lead of 44 minutes . Third was the nine-time Line Honors record winner Wild Oats XI .

Winner and number of participants since the beginning

year Winner according to time sailed Sailed time
d / hh: mm: ss		 Winner according to the calculated time calculated time
d / hh: mm: ss		 Yachts at the start in the target
1945 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rani 6/14:22 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Rani 4/09: 38 009 008th
1946 AustraliaAustralia Morna 5/02: 53:33 AustraliaAustralia Christina 4/11: 53:27 019th 011
1947 AustraliaAustralia Morna 5/03: 03: 54 AustraliaAustralia Westward 4/00: 24:56 028 021st
1948 AustraliaAustralia Morna 4/05: 01: 21 AustraliaAustralia Westward 3/07: 45:48 018th 013
1949 AustraliaAustralia Waltzing Matilda 5/10: 33: 10 AustraliaAustralia Trade Winds 3/23: 39: 43 015th 013
1950 AustraliaAustralia Margaret Rintoul 5/05: 28:35 AustraliaAustralia Nerida 3/20: 17: 13 016 014th
1951 AustraliaAustralia Margaret Rintoul 4/02: 29:01 AustraliaAustralia Struen Marie 2/19: 48: 26 014th 012
1952 AustraliaAustralia nocturne 6/02: 34:47 AustraliaAustralia Ingrid 4/09: 56:18 017th 017th
1953 AustraliaAustralia Solveig IV 5/07: 12:50 PM AustraliaAustralia Ripple 3/16: 12: 12 024 020th
1954 AustraliaAustralia Kurrewa IV (ex Morna ) 5:06:09:47 AustraliaAustralia Solveig IV 3/17: 58: 01 017th 015th
1955 AustraliaAustralia Even 4/18: 13: 14 AustraliaAustralia Moonbi 3/09: 21:05 017th 016
1956 AustraliaAustralia Kurrewa IV (ex Morna ) 4/04: 31:44 AustraliaAustralia solo 3/08: 33:52 028 026th
1957 AustraliaAustralia Kurrewa IV (ex Morna ) 3/18: 30: 39 AustraliaAustralia Anitra V 3/00: 55: 37 020th 018th
1958 AustraliaAustralia solo 5/02: 32: 52 AustraliaAustralia Siandra 3/13: 46: 35 022nd 019th
1959 AustraliaAustralia solo 4/13: 33: 12 AustraliaAustralia Cherana 3/08: 33:02 030th 024
1960 AustraliaAustralia Kurrewa IV (ex Morna ) 4/08: 11:15 AustraliaAustralia Siandra 3/07: 48:04 032 030th
1961 AustraliaAustralia Astor 4/04: 42: 11 AustraliaAustralia Rival 3/03: 57: 31 035 033
1962 United StatesUnited States Ondine 3/03: 49:16 AustraliaAustralia solo 2/12: 45:14 042 040
1963 AustraliaAustralia Astor 4/10: 53:00 AustraliaAustralia Freya 3/06: 03: 17 044 034
1964 AustraliaAustralia Astor 3/20:05:05 AustraliaAustralia Freya 3/05: 58:14 038 031
1965 South AfricaSouth Africa Stormvogel 3/20: 30: 09 AustraliaAustralia Freya 3/10: 03: 26 053 049
1966 New ZealandNew Zealand Fidelis 4/08: 39:43 AustraliaAustralia Cadence 4/02: 46: 24 046 044
1967 FranceFrance Pen Duick III 4/04: 10:31 New ZealandNew Zealand Rainbow II 3/16: 39:15 066 059
1968 United StatesUnited States Ondine II 4/03: 20:02 AustraliaAustralia Koomooloo 3/13: 38: 52 067 054
1969 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Crusade 3/15: 07: 40 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Morning cloud 3/04: 25:57 079 075
1970 New ZealandNew Zealand Buccaneer 3/14: 06: 12 AustraliaAustralia Pacha 3/10: 07: 39 061 047
1971 United StatesUnited States Kialoa II 3/12: 46: 21 New ZealandNew Zealand PathFinder 3/03: 14:34 079 076
1972 United StatesUnited States American Eagle 3/04: 42: 39 United StatesUnited States American Eagle 3/02: 15:59 079 075
1973 AustraliaAustralia Helsal 3/01: 32:09 Hong KongHong Kong Ceil III 2/17: 28: 28 092 092
1974 United StatesUnited States Ondine III 3/13: 51: 56 AustraliaAustralia Love & War 3/13: 25: 02 063 058
1975 United StatesUnited States Kialoa III 2/14: 36: 56 AustraliaAustralia Rampage 2/13: 16: 56 102 099
1976 AustraliaAustralia Ballyhoo 3/07: 59: 26 AustraliaAustralia Piccolo 3/07: 45: 07 085 070
1977 United StatesUnited States Kialoa III 3/10: 14: 09 United StatesUnited States Kialoa III 3/13: 58: 10 131 072
1978 AustraliaAustralia Apollo 4/02: 23:24 AustraliaAustralia Love & War 3/12: 13:00 097 087
1979 AustraliaAustralia Bumblebee IV 3/01: 45: 52 AustraliaAustralia Screw loose 3/03: 31: 06 147 142
1980 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 2/18: 45: 41 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 2/21: 13:29 102 093
1981 AustraliaAustralia Vengeance 3/22: 30: 00 AustraliaAustralia Zeus II 3/19: 25: 59 159 144
1982 BermudaBermuda Condor of Bermuda 3/00: 59: 17 AustraliaAustralia Scallywag 2/19: 19: 16 118 108
1983 BermudaBermuda Condor 3/00: 50: 29 AustraliaAustralia Challenge II 2/23: 07: 42 173 158
1984 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 3/11: 31: 21 AustraliaAustralia Indian Pacific 3/07: 45: 03 151 046
1985 AustraliaAustralia Apollo 3/04: 32:28 AustraliaAustralia Sagacious 3/04: 34: 37 179 146
1986 BermudaBermuda Condor 2/23: 26: 25 AustraliaAustralia Ex tension 3/01: 14:30 123 106
1987 AustraliaAustralia Sovereign 2/21: 58:08 AustraliaAustralia Sovereign 3/01: 58: 41 154 146
1988 AustraliaAustralia Ragamuffin (ex Bumblebee IV ) 3/15: 29: 27 AustraliaAustralia illusion 3/18: 20:35 119 081
1989 AustraliaAustralia Drumbeat 3/06: 21:34 AustraliaAustralia Ultimate Challenge 3/02: 18:45 126 101
1990 AustraliaAustralia Ragamuffin (ex Bumblebee IV ) 2/21:05:33 AustraliaAustralia Sagacious V (IOR) Doctor Who (IMS)
AustraliaAustralia 		2/19: 44: 32
2: 10: 06: 28		 105 086
1991 AustraliaAustralia Brindabella 3/11: 14: 09 AustraliaAustralia She's Apples (IMS) Atara (IOR)
IrelandIreland 		3/15: 19: 20
2: 20: 05: 11		 099 091
1992 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand Endeavor 2/19: 19: 18 AustraliaAustralia Assassin (IMS) Ragamuffin (IOR)
AustraliaAustralia 		3/10: 50: 11
2: 21: 21: 04		 110 102
1993 AustraliaAustralia Ninety Seven 4/00: 54:11 AustraliaAustralia Micropay Cuckoos Nest (IMS) Solbourne Wild Oats (IOR)
AustraliaAustralia 		3/18: 45: 10
3: 20: 36: 30		 104 038
1994 AustraliaAustralia Tasmania (formerly: New Zealand Endeavor ) 2/16: 48: 04 GermanyGermany Raptor 2/11: 41:00 371 309
1995 United StatesUnited States Sayonara 3/00: 53: 35 AustraliaAustralia Terra company 3/10: 22: 36 098 092
1996 GermanyGermany Morning Glory 2/14: 07: 10 AustraliaAustralia Ausmaid 2/12: 35: 59 095 077
1997 AustraliaAustralia Brindabella II 2/23: 37:12 Hong KongHong Kong Beau gesture 2/17: 21: 27 114 099
1998 United StatesUnited States Sayonara 2/19: 03: 32 AustraliaAustralia AFR Midnight Rambler 2/12: 36:23 115 044
1999 DenmarkDenmark Nokia 1/19: 48: 02 AustraliaAustralia Yendys 1/20: 32: 53 079 049
2000 SwedenSweden Nicorette II 2/14:02:09 AustraliaAustralia SAP Ausmaid (ex Ausmaid ) 2/19: 13: 38 082 058
2001 SwedenSweden Assa Abloy 2/20: 46: 43 AustraliaAustralia Bumblebee V 2/19: 13: 38 075 057
2002 New ZealandNew Zealand Alfa Romeo I. 2/04: 58: 52 AustraliaAustralia Quest 2/19: 13: 38 057 055
2003 AustraliaAustralia Skandia 2/15: 14: 06 AustraliaAustralia First National Real Estate 3/14: 14: 17 056 052
2004 AustraliaAustralia Nicorette III 2/16: 00: 44 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Era 4/02: 52: 09 116 059
2005 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 1/18: 40: 10 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 3/03: 54:32 085 080
2006 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 2/08: 52:33 AustraliaAustralia Love & War 3/22:02:37 078 069
2007 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 1/21: 24: 32 United StatesUnited States Rosebud 3/09: 32:14 082 079
2008 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 1/20: 34:14 AustraliaAustralia Quest 2/17: 43: 32 100 092
2009 New ZealandNew Zealand Alfa Romeo II 2/09:02:10 AustraliaAustralia Two true 4/07: 57: 43 100 094
2010 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 2/07: 37: 20 AustraliaAustralia Secret Men's Business 3.5 4/01: 29:40 087 069
2011 AustraliaAustralia Investec Loyal 2/06: 14:18 AustraliaAustralia Loki 3/22: 34:32 088 076
2012 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 1/18: 23: 12 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 3/10: 26: 31 059 056
2013 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 2/06: 07: 27 AustraliaAustralia Victoire 3/18: 27: 43 094 084
2014 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 2/02: 03: 26 AustraliaAustralia Wild rose 3/10: 47: 43 127 103
2015 United StatesUnited States Comanche 2/08: 58: 30 AustraliaAustralia balance 4/07: 27: 13 107 077
2016 AustraliaAustralia Perpetual LOYAL 1/13: 31: 20 New ZealandNew Zealand Giacomo 2/16: 13: 37 088 083
2017 AustraliaAustralia LDV Comanche 1/09: 15:24 AustraliaAustralia Ichi Ban 2/12: 13: 31 102 096
2018 AustraliaAustralia Wild Oats XI 1/19: 07: 21 AustraliaAustralia Alive 2/01: 40:36 085 079
2019 AustraliaAustralia Comanche 1/18: 30: 24 AustraliaAustralia Ichi Ban 3/04: 11: 05 157 0

Notes on the table:

  • new best time in bold .
  • No first place in 1985: Drake's Yacht Prayer was disqualified after winning on calculated time. Due to the disqualification, the race committee did not allow the next best participant to move up one rank.
  • In the years 1990 - 1993 both winners of the IMS and the IOR class were rated as winners according to calculated time.
  • Kialoa II in 1971 was a different yacht than Kialoa III which won in 1975 and 1977. The yacht Kialoa III was rigged as a ketch in 1975. It was modified in 1976 and took part in the regatta as a sloop. It won as 'First Ship Home' in 1977 and won at the same time according to the calculated time.
  • Apollo in 1978 and 1985 were different yachts.
  • New Zealand in 1980 and 1984 were different yachts.

Records and Statistics

  • fastest race: 1 day 9 hours 15 minutes 24 seconds by LDV Comanche (AUS) in 2017
  • Total number of all participating yachts: 5,509 yachts (81.01 yachts per regatta)
  • Finish statistics: Of 5,509 yachts that have started since 1945, 4,548 yachts (82.56%) have finished the race and 961 yachts (17.44%) have given up.
  • highest abandonment rate in percent: 70% of the starters in 1984. After a number of 62 regattas, 81.7% of the starters reach the finish every year.
  • largest regatta field: 371 yachts in 1994
  • smallest regatta field: 9 yachts in 1945 (first regatta)
  • smallest yacht: 27 ft (8.23 m) Klinger (AUS) 1978
  • smallest yacht wins First Ship Home : 35 ft (10.67 m) - Nocturne (AUS) 1952 and Rani (GBR) 1945.
  • Largest participating yacht: 100 ft (30.48 m) Wild Oats XI (AUS, 2009-2013 ), Alfa Romeo (NZL, 2009), Investec LOYAL (NZL, 2009-2011 ), ICAP Leopard (GBR, 2009) and Rapture (USA, 2009).
  • largest yacht as winner First Ship Home : 30.48 m Wild Oats XI , Australia, 2009 - 2010
  • Yacht with the most First Ship Home wins: Wild Oats XI , Australia, eight wins
  • Skipper with most First Ship Home wins: Frank and John Livingston (Victoria) Australia, four wins; Mark Richards ( New South Wales ) Australia, 4 wins.
  • Yacht with the most wins in calculated time: Freya (AUS) and Love & War (AUS), three wins each
  • Skipper with the most calculated time wins: Magnus and Trygve Halvorsen ( New South Wales ) Australia, 4 wins
  • Oldest Participating Yacht: Maluka was built in 1932 and participated in 2008 at the age of 76. The 9.10 meter long yacht was restored by Sean Langman.
  • Most regatta skipper: 45 Tony Cable (New South Wales), 44 John Bennetto (Tasmania), Lou Abrahams (Victoria) all from Australia.
  • Regatta Triple : Racing record (fastest time), First Ship Home and winner on corrected time (in a year):
  • Regatta double : First Ship Home and winner according to the calculated time (in one year):
    • Rani (GBR) 1945
    • American Eagle (USA) 1972
    • Kialoa III (USA) 1977
    • New Zealand (NZL) 1980
    • Sovereign (AUS) 1987
    • Wild Oats XI (AUS) 2005 and 2012
  • Round-trip regatta First Ship Home : (Sydney – Hobart and Hobart – Sydney)
    • Morna (AUS) 1946, 1947 and 1948
    • Margaret Rintoul (AUS) 1950 and 1951
    • Kurrewa IV (ex Morna ) (AUS) 1956 and 1957
    • Solo (AUS) 1958 and 1959
    • Astor (AUS) 1963 and 1964
    • Wild Oats XI (AUS) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Round-trip regatta winner based on calculated time: (Sydney – Hobart and Hobart – Sydney)
    • Freya (AUS) 1963, 1964 and 1965
    • Westward (AUS) 1947 and 1948
  • closest finish First Ship Home : 7 seconds, 1982; Condor of Bermuda (Bermuda) beats Apollo (AUS)
  • closest finish winner on corrected time: 1 minute and 43 seconds in 1982 Scallyway (Australia) Audacity suggests (Australia)
  • Yachts that win as First Ship Home but are later disqualified: Wild Wave (1953), Nirvana (1983) and Rothmans (1990)
  • Yacht that crosses the finish line as the winner after the calculated time, but is later disqualified: Drake's Prayer (1985)
  • most successful yacht designer: Bruce Farr (NZL), designed 15 total yachts
  • first known female sailor: Jane Tate and Dagmar O'Brien (both in 1946). The yacht of the O'Brien Connella family was no longer used in regattas. Since Tate O'Brien deserves the honor of being the first female sailor to sail the entire regatta, a regatta trophy was named after her.
  • first all female team: Barbarian , 1975 (skipper: Vicki Wilman)
  • Most regatta participant: 15 Adrienne Cahalan (AUS); (was a crew member on Nicorette as a navigator in 2000 )
  • greatest misfortune: 1998 ( hurricane ), six sailors died and five yachts sank; 115 yachts took off. but only 43 finished.
  • Sunken yachts: Clywd (1993), Adjuster (1993), Winston Churchill (1998), VC Offshore Stand Aside (1998), Sword of Orion (1998), Miintinta (1998), Midnight Special (1998), Ray White Koomooloo (2006 ) and Georgia (2008).
  • Sailors who lost their lives: Mike Bannister (Winston Churchill, 1998), Glyn Charles (Sword of Orion, 1998), Ray Crawford (Billabong, 1988), John Dean (Winston Churchill, 1998), Bruce Guy (Business Post Naiad, 1998), Jim Lawler (Winston Churchill, 1998), Wally Russell (Yahoo II, 1984), John Sarney (Inca, 1973), Phillip Skeggs (Business Post Naiad, 1998), Peter Taylor (BP Flying Colors, 1989) and Hugh (Barry) Vallance (Zilvergeest III, 1975)

See also

Another regatta event in the offshore waters off Australia is the Melbourne-Hobart Regatta , hosted by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria . This regatta is nicknamed the West Coaster , and the participating yachts arrive in Hobart at around the same time as the more famous Sydney-Hobart regatta.

Web links

Commons : Sydney to Hobart Regatta  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b "Wild Oats XI" plans revenge. ORF Online and Teletext GmbH & Co KG, December 26, 2012, accessed on December 27, 2012 .
  2. ↑ a b Bryan Burrough: Sydney – Hobart Regatta: Caught in the Storm . In: GEO . No. 1 , January 2000, p. 74-90 .
  3. ↑ Wild Oats XI sails breaking the speed barrier . Sail-World.com. December 28, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2005, Wild Oats XI Sets New Race Record . goaustralia.about.com. December 28, 2005. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 8, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / goaustralia.about.com
  5. ↑ Wild Oats XI won Sydney-Hobart in record time. Salzburger Nachrichten VerlagsgesmbH & Co KG, December 28, 2012, accessed on December 28, 2012 .
  6. ↑ Toughest and Sweetest Victory, December 28, 2014, Accessed July 14, 2015
  7. ↑ Website: Sydney-Hobart-Race 2009 Standings ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 18, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rolexsydneyhobart.com
  8. ↑ Website: Official Site of the Rolex-Sydney-Hobart-Yacht-Race - Standings ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 11, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rolexsydneyhobart.com
  9. ↑ A millionaire breaks the record FAZ.net from December 27, 2016, accessed on January 2, 2017
  10. ↑ Wild Oats loses victory and record yacht-online from December 28, 2017, accessed on January 2, 2018
  11. ↑ Successful revenge for "Comanche". In: yacht-online. December 27, 2019, accessed January 5, 2020 .
  12. ↑ The hardest and the sweetest victory yacht-online of December 28, 2015, accessed on July 14, 2015