2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

68th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Competing sailors leaving Sydney Harbour, North Head visible in the background
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26–31 December 2012
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats76
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
WebsiteWebsite archive
Results
Winner (2012)Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
PreviousInvestec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011
NextWild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2013

The 2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 68th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1][2] The 2012 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2012), 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][2]

76 competitors started the race and 71 finished.[4][5] Line honors were claimed by Wild Oats XI, who broke their own race record, to finish in 1 day, 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds.[6] They defeated their nearest challenger, Ragamuffin Loyal, by around 5 hours.[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 X1 10001 Wild Oats XI New South Wales New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 1:18:23:12 [8][9][6]
2 100 SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal New South Wales New South Wales Elliot 100 Maxi 30.48 Syd Fischer 1:23:08:44 [8][9][6]
3 81 10081 Lahana New South Wales New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard 2:05:57:55 [8][9][10]
4 66 52566 Black Jack Queensland Queensland Reichel Pugh 66 20.12 Mark Bradford 2:06:42:53 [8][9][11]
5 60 AUS60000 Loki New South Wales New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:07:53:23 [8][9][12]
6 03 AUS 03 Ichi Ban New South Wales New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 2:10:04:09 [8][9][13]
7 25 SM5252 Calm Victoria (state) Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Jason Van der Slot 2:17:06:20 [8][9][14]
8 27 5299 Jazz New South Wales New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 2:17:25:14 [8][9][15]
9 02 52002 Quest New South Wales New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Bob Steel 2:18:35:06 [8][9][2]
10 17 10000 Brindabella New South Wales New South Wales Jutson 80 24.08 Jim Cooney 2:18:35:37 [8][9][16]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position Race number Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA
(Metres) 		Skipper Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss 		Ref
1 X1 10001 Wild Oats XI New South Wales New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 3:10:26:31 [8][9][6]
2 60 AUS60000 Loki New South Wales New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 3:12:43:44 [8][9][12]
3 66 52566 Black Jack Queensland Queensland Reichel Pugh 66 20.12 Mark Bradford 3:14:46:39 [8][9][11]
4 27 5299 Jazz New South Wales New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 3:16:19:04 [8][9][15]
5 25 SM5252 Calm Victoria (state) Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Jason Van der Slot 3:16:40:26 [8][9][14]
6 100 SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal New South Wales New South Wales Elliot 100 Maxi 30.48 Syd Fischer 3:17:51:34 [8][9][6]
7 02 52002 Quest New South Wales New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Bob Steel 3:18:09:22 [8][9][2]
8 81 10081 Lahana New South Wales New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard 3:18:49:25 [8][9][10]
9 69 6952 Shogun Victoria (state) Victoria Judel Vroljik JV52 15.85 Rob Hanna 3:19:42:43 [8][9][17]
10 30 YC3300 Holdens Secret Men's Business 3.5 South Australia South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 3:20:07:37 [8][9][18]

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