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2008 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.[1] 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.[2][3] This marked the 10 year anniversary of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, during which 6 sailors died due to a major storm.[3]

64th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26–31 December 2008
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats100
Distance630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
WebsiteWebsite archive
Results
Winner (2008)Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
PreviousWild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2007
NextAlfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton) in 2009

The 2008 fleet comprised 100 starters; 92 finished.[4][5][6][7] 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).[8][6][9][10] Skipper Bob Steel and his yacht Quest won the Tattersall's Cup as the overall handicap winner.[5]

2008 fleet edit

116 entered to participant and 100 started in the 2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They were:[4]

Yacht Nation Type Owner Skipper Launch year Ref
41-Sud   Armchambault 40 Jean-Luc Esplaas Jean-Luc Esplaas 2006 [6][11][12][13]
Abracadabra   Tripp 47 James Murchison James Murchison 1992 [6][11][13]
AFR Midnight Rambler   Farr 40 mod Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas 		Ed Psaltis 2001 [11][6][13]
ASM Brindabella   Jutson 79 Andrew Short Peter Baker 1993 [6][11][13]
ASM Shockwave   Reichel/Pugh 80 Andrew Short Andrew Short 2000 [6][11][13][14]
Audacious   Sydney 38 Greg Clinnick
Paul Holden 		Greg Clinnick 2002 [6][11][13]
Audi Centre Melbourne   Corby 49 Chris Dare Chris Dare 2007 [6][11][13]
Aurora   Farr 40 - one off Jim Holley
Mary Holley 		Jim Holley 1983 [6][11][13]
Bacardi   Peterson 44 Martin Power Martin Power 1978 [6][11][13]
Balance   Sydney 47 Paul Clitheroe Paul Clitheroe 2006 [6][11][13]
Black Jack (previously Stark Raving Mad)   IRC maxi yacht Peter Harburg Mark Bradford 2005 [6][11][13]
Broadsword   Archambault 40 Simon Wood Simon Wood 2006 [6][11][13]
Chance of Shenval   Farr 40 one off Robert Green Robert Green 1989 [6][11][13]
Chancellor   Beneteau First 40.7 Ted Tooher Ted Tooher 2000 [6][11][13]
Charlie's Dream   Bluewater 450 Peter Lewis Peter Lewis 2008 [6][11][13][15]
Chutzpah   IRC 40 Bruce Taylor Bruce Taylor 2007 [6][11][13]
Copernicus   Radford 12m Greg Zyner J Nixon 2008 [6][11][13]
CHorse   Cavalier 350SL John Smith John Smith 1998 [6][11][13]
Cougar II   TP 52 Alan Whiteley Alan Whiteley [6][11][13][16]
Doctel Rager   Elliott 56 Gary Shanks Gary Shanks 1987 [6][11][13]
Dream Lover   MBD 40 Rick Morgan Rick Morgan 2006 [6][11][13]
Dormit/INSX   NSX 38 Julian Sill
Robert Sill 		Robert Sill 1994 [6][11][13]
Eleni   Sydney 38 Tony Levett Tony Levett 2003 [6][11][13]
Finistere   Davidson 50 Robert Thomas Robert Thomas 1991 [6][11][13]
Flying Fish Arctos   Radford 16.4 Flying Fish Australia Andy Fairclough 2001 [6][11][13]
Getaway-Sailing.com   Volvo Ocean 60 Peter Goldsworthy Peter Goldsworthy 2001 [6][11][13]
Getaway Sailing 2   Sydney 38 Peter Goldsworthy Jay Pettifer 2001 [6][11][13]
Georgia   Farr 53 John Williams
Graeme Ainley 		John Williams 2000 [6][11][13][17]
Goldfinger   Farr 52 Peter Blake
Kate Mitchell 		Peter Blake 2002 [6][11][13]
Helsal III   Adams 20 Tony Fisher
Rob Fisher 		Rob Fisher 1984 [6][11][13]
Helsal IV   Dynamique 62 Tony Fisher
Sally Smith 		Sally Smith 1986 [6][11][13]
Ichi Ban   Jones 70 Matt Allen Matt Allen 2005 [6][11][13]
Inca   Vickers 41 Noel Sneddon Noel Sneddon 1999 [6][11][13]
Impeccable   Peterson 33 John Walker John Walker 1980 [6][11][13]
Inner Circle   Farr 40 IOR Ken Robinson
Darren Cooney 		Ken Robinson 1987 [6][11][13]
Isabella   Hanse 400E John Nolan John Nolan 2007 [6][11][13]
J Steel (Yeah Baby)   Sydney 38 Louis Ryckmans
Marc Ryckmans 		Marc Ryckmans 2000 [6][11][13][14]
Jazz Player   Bakewell-White Z39 Andrew Lawrence Andrew Lawrence 2004 [6][11][13]
Jus'Do It 3   Beneteau First 47.7 Ian Darby Ian Darby 2005 [6][11][13]
Kioni-Global Yachtracing   Beneteau 47.7 Global Yacht Racing A Middleton 2001 [6][11][13]
Krakatoa II   Pogo 40 Rod Skellet Rod Skellet 2005 [6][11][13]
Lady Courrier   Beneteau First 45 Gery Trentesaux Gery Trentesaux 2005 [6][11][13]
Leukaemia Foundation   Sydney 38 Richard Holstein
Stewart Kellie 		Richard Holstein 2000 [6][11][13][18]
Limit   Reichel Pugh 62 Alan Brierty Roger Hickman 2008 [6][11][13][14]
Lloyds Brokers - Too Impetuous   Holland 43 Rudy Weber Rudy Weber 1981 [6][11][13]
Loki   Reichel/Pugh 63 Stephen Ainsworth Stephen Ainsworth 2008 [6][11][13]
Mahligai   Sydney 46 Murray Owens
Jenny Kings 		Murray Owens 1998 [6][11][13]
Maluka of Kermandie   Classic gaff rigger Sean Langman Sean Langman 1932 [6][11][13]
Morris Finance Cinquante   Sydney 38 Ian Murray Ian Murray 2002 [6][11][13]
Mr Beak's Ribs   Beneteau First 44.7 David Beak David Beak 2004 [6][11][13]
Mustang Sally   Farr 46 Warren Batt Warren Batt 1988 [6][11][13]
Nest Property   Traditional 30 Murray Wilkes Murray Wilkes 1984 [6][11][13][19]
Obsession   Sydney 38 Mod Obsession Syndicate Andrew Lygo 2000 [6][11][13]
One for the Road   Northshore 37 Kym Butler Kym Butler 2003 [6][11][13]
Optimus Prime   Marten 49 Trevor Taylor Trevor Taylor 2008 [6][11][13]
Pachamama   Nivelt 50 Dario Schwoerer Dario Schwoerer 2000 [6][11][20]
Pale Ale Raging   Elliott 56 Gary Shanks Gary Shanks [13][21]
Papillon   Archembault 40 Phil Molony Phil Molony 2005 [6][11][13]
Patrice Six   X-41 Tony Kirby Tony Kirby 2007 [6][11][13]
Pinta-M   S&S 41 Atse Blei Atse Blei 1972 [6][11][13]
Pippin   Farr 37 Roger Sayers Roger Sayers 1984 [6][11][13]
Pirelli   Farr 65 Les Goodridge Les Goodridge 1989 [6][11][13]
Pisces   Sydney 36 David Taylor David Taylor 1998 [6][11][13]
PLA Loma IV   DK 43 Rob Reynolds Rob Reynolds 2002 [6][11][13]
Polaris of Belmont   Cole 43 Chris Dawe Chris Dawe 1970 [6][11][13]
Quantum Racing   Cookson 50 Ray Roberts Ray Roberts 2006 [6][11][13]
Quest   TP 52 Bob Steel Bob Steel 2005 [6][11][13]
Quetzalcoatl   Jones 40 Antony Sweetapple Antony Sweetapple 2001 [6][11][13]
Ragamuffin   TP 52 Syd Fischer Syd Fischer 2004 [6][11][13]
Ragtime   Spencer 65 Chris Welsh
Ragtime LLC 		Chris Welsh 1965 [6][11][13]
Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo   S&S 49 Mike Freebairn
Don Freebairn 		Mike Freebairn 1968 [13][22][4]
Rush   Corel 45 Ian Paterson
John Paterson 		John Paterson 1996 [6][11][13]
Sailors with disABILITIES   Lyons 54 David Pescud David Pescud 2000 [6][11][13]
Salona   Salona 37 Phillip King Phillip King 2006 [6][11][13]
Sanyo Maris   Tasman Seabird Tiare Tomaszewski
John Green
Ian Kiernan
Ben Hawke 		Ian Kiernan 1958 [6][11][13]
Seahold Perie Banou II   S&S 39 Jon Sanders Jon Sanders 1971 [6][11][13]
Secret Mens Business #1   Murray 42 Rob Curtis
Ross Trembath
Doug Snedden 		Ross Trembath 1996 [6][11][13][23]
Secret Mens Business 3   Reichel/Pugh 47 Geoffrey Boettcher Geoffrey Boettcher 2008 [6][11][13]
She   Olsen 40 mod Peter Rodgers Peter Rodgers 1982 [6][11][13]
She's the Culprit   Inglis 39 Mod Todd Leary Todd Leary 1994 [6][11][13]
Shogun   Cookson 50 Rob Hanna Rob Hanna 2005 [6][11][13]
Skandia   30m Maxi Grant Wharington Grant Wharington 2003 [6][11][13]
Somoya   Northshore 46 Garry Rose Garry Rose 1999 [6][11][13]
St Jude   Sydney 47 Noel Cornish Noel Cornish 2007 [6][11][13]
Strewth   MKL 49 Geoff Hill Geoff Hill 2002 [6][11][13]
The SubZero Goat   Sydney 38 Clayton
Bruce Foye
Lance Packman
Mitchell Gordon 		Mitchell Gordon 2003 [6][11][13]
Telecoinabox Merit   Volvo Ocean 60 Leo Rodriguez Leo Rodriguez 1997 [6][11][13][24]
Terra Firma   Sydney 47 Nicholas Bartels Nicholas Bartels 2004 [6][11][13]
Time Lord   Bavaria 50 Donald Keith Munro Donald Keith Munro 2005 [6][11][13]
Tow Truck   Ker 11.3 Anthony Paterson Anthony Paterson 2001 [6][11][13]
True North   Beneteau First 40.7 Andrew Saies Andrew Saies 2000 [6][11][13]
Typhoon   Farr 395 Barry Kelly Barry Kelly 2006 [6][11][13]
Valheru   Elliott 13 mod Anthony Lyall Anthony Lyall 1994 [6][11][13]
Walross 4   Nissen 56 Akademischer Segler-Verein e.V Christian Masilge 2007 [6][11][13][25]
Wedgetail   Welbourn 42 Bill Wild Bill Wild 2005 [6][11][13]
Wild Oats XI   Welbourn 42 Robert Oatley Mark Richards 2005 [6][11][13]
Wild Side   Sydney 36 CR Martin Vaughan Martin Vaughan 2008 [6][11][13]
Winsome   S&S 41 Harry J Heijst B Mirck 1972 [6][11][13]
Wot Now   TP 52 Graeme Wood Graeme Wood 2008 [6][11][13]
Wot Yot   TP 52 Graeme Wood W Sykes 2001 [6][11][13]
Yendys   Reichel Pugh 55 Geoff Ross Geoff Ross 2006 [6][11][13]
Young Ones   Young 11 (mod) Ian Miller Ian Miller 1984 [6][11][13]

Results edit

Line Honours results (Top 10) edit

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 100 30.00 Mark Richards 1:20:34:14 [6][13]
2 10 M10 Skandia   Victoria Jones IRC Maxi 98 30.00 Grant Wharington 1:21:41:17 [6][11][13]
3 03 AUS 03 Ichi Ban   New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 1:22:28:10 [6][11][13]
4 100 USA50062 ASM Shockwave 5   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 80 24.40 Andrew Short 1:22:57:30 [6][11][13][14]
5 05 AUS 98888 Limit   Western Australia Reichel Pugh 62 19.50 Alan Brierty 1:23:05:58 [6][11][13][14]
6 66 52566 Black Jack   Queensland Reichel Pugh 66 20.12 Mark Bradford 1:23:19:31 [6][11][13]
7 60 AUS60000 Loki   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 1:23:29:50 [6][11][13]
8 36 1836 Yendys   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 55 16.80 Geoff Ross 2:00:57:05 [6][11][13]
9 02 52002 Quest   New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.84 Bob Steel 2:01:00:37 [6][11][13][5]
10 102 6952 Wot Now   New South Wales Judel Vroljik JV52 15.85 Graeme Wood 2:01:10:26 [6][11][13]

Handicap results (Top 10) edit

Position Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA
(Metres) 		Skipper Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss 		Ref
1 52002 Quest   New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.84 Bob Steel 2:17:43:22 [6][11][13][5]
2 SM 5200 Cougar II   Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Alan Whiteley 2:18:11:05 [6][11][13][16]
3 6952 Wot Now   New South Wales Judel Vroljik JV52 15.85 Graeme Wood 2:18:46:41 [6][11][13]
4 AUS 70 Ragamuffin   New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Syd Fischer 2:18:54:01 [6][11][13]
5 1836 Yendys   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 55 16.80 Geoff Ross 2:19:30:14 [6][11][13]
6 8899 Quantum Racing   New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Ray Roberts 2:20:26:14 [6][11][13]
7 AUS 98888 Limit   Western Australia Reichel Pugh 62 19.50 Alan Brierty 2:22:24:49 [6][11][13][14]
8 AUS60000 Loki   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:22:51:57 [6][11][13]
9 YC3300 Secret Mens Business 3   South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 14.53 Geoff Boettcher 2:23:40:18 [6][11][13]
10 USA50062 ASM Shockwave 5   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 80 24.40 Andrew Short 3:00:27:24 [6][11][13][14]

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