2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

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. The 2012 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2012), before heading south for through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

76 competitors started the race and 71 finished. 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. They defeated their nearest challenger, Ragamuffin Loyal, by around 5 hours.

Results Line Honours Pos Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1 10001 Wild Oats XI New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 1:18:23:12 2 SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal New South Wales Elliot 100 Maxi 30.48 Syd Fischer 1:23:08:44 3 10081 Lahana New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard John Honan 2:05:57:55 4 52566 Black Jack Queensland Reichel Pugh 66 20.12 Peter Harburg Mark Bradford 2:06:42:53 5 AUS60000 Loki New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:07:53:23 6 AUS 03 Ichi Ban New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 2:10:04:09 7 SM5252 Calm Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Jason Van der Slot Graeme Ainley John Williams 2:17:06:20 8 5299 Jazz New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 2:17:25:14 9 52002 Quest New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Bob Steel 2:18:35:06 10 10000 Brindabella New South Wales Jutson 80 24.08 Jim Cooney 2:18:35:37 11 6952 Shogun Victoria Judel Vroljik TP 52 15.85 Rob Hanna 2:19:26:07 12 YC3300 Holdens Secret Men's Business 3.5 South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 2:20:02:26 13 LTU1000 Ambersail Lithuania Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Simonas Steponavicius 2:22:50:29 14 JPN4321 KLC Bengal 7 Japan Humphreys 54 16.46 Yoshihiko Murase 2:22:56:35 15 NOR2 Southern Excellence New South Wales Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Andrew Wenham 3:05:21:33 16 5200 Cougar II Tasmania Farr TP 52 15.85 Anthony Lyall 3:07:09:20 17 M111 Frantic New South Wales Donovan TP 52 15.85 Michael Martin 3:09:31:46 18 NZL8710 Akatea New Zealand Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Gary Lewis 3:09:33:15 19 421 Celestial-Assistance Dogs New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sam Haynes 3:11:08:20 20 8679 Merit Queensland Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Leo Rodriguez Bryan Bailie 3:12:33:57 21 SM602 Veloce Victoria Elliott 44CR 13.70 Phil Simpfendorfer 3:15:14:50 22 8008 Occasional Coarse Language Too New South Wales Ker Sydney GTS 43 13.10 Warwick Sherman 3:15:31:20 23 8338 AFR Midnight Rambler New South Wales Ker 40 12.20 Bob Thomas Ed Psaltis Michael Bencsik 3:15:45:28 24 RQ64 Ocean Affinity Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Stewart Lewis 3:17:45:20 25 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 3:20:01:13 26 6953 Sailors with disAbilities New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 David Pescud 3:20:04:02 27 NZL8008 Rikki New Zealand Reichel Pugh 42 13.00 Ray Haslar 3:20:05:40 28 7771 Peugeot Surfrider New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.68 Sebastien Guyot Nicholas Lunven 3:20:15:48 29 ESP6100 Duende New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 3:22:09:53 30 B45 Rush Victoria Farr 45 13.81 Ian & John Paterson 3:22:12:51 31 262 Helsal 3 Tasmania Adams 20 20.00 Rob Fisher 3:22:28:52 32 6686 St Jude New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 3:23:23:29 33 F108 Finistere Western Australia Davidson 50 15.40 Robert Thomas 3:23:36:21 34 RQ14 Lunchtime Legend Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Robert Robertson 3:23:43:41 35 360 Patrice Six New South Wales Jeppesen X41 12.50 Tony Kirby 3:23:46:18 36 9988 Brannew New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 CR 12.24 Chris Bran 4:00:02:54 37 SAM1 Tusitala New South Wales Dykstra Goss 60 18.50 Paul Goss 4:00:36:34 38 3838 Zen New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Gordon Ketelbey 4:00:56:22 39 SM4 Wicked Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Mike Welsh 4:00:58:17 40 RQ4000 Blunderbuss Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Tony Kinsman 4:00:58:24 41 4343 Wild Rose New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Roger Hickman 4:01:13:22 42 6841 Papillon New South Wales Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40RC 12.00 Phil Molony 4:01:21:55 43 MH4 Toybox 2 New South Wales Jeppesen X44 13.30 Ian Box 4:01:23:03 44 YC400 Two True South Australia Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Andrew Saies 4:01:24:16 45 A140 Ariel New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Ron Forster 4:01:29:36 46 S20 Dekadence Victoria Mills DK46 14.10 Ken Simpson 4:02:53:44 47 6834 Breakthrough New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Jonathan Stone Mathew Vadas 4:02:58:36 48 YC10 Asylum South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Derek Morrison 4:02:58:53 49 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 4:03:01:54 50 6689 Copernicus New South Wales Radford 12 11.99 Greg Zyner 4:03:08:41 51 M495 Geomatic Victoria Judel Vrolijk Hanse 495 15.40 Adrian Lewis 4:03:52:47 52 6669 Carbon Credits Queensland Briand Beneteau First 45 13.67 Trevor Bailey 4:03:54:20 53 S390 Jazz Player Victoria Bakewell-White 39 11.92 Andrew Lawrence 4:04:13:10 54 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts 4:04:15:26 55 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Duncan Macalister 4:04:17:40 56 1236 Local Hero New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell BH36 10.97 Peter Mosely Grish Stromov 4:05:09:25 57 6146 Kioni New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.80 Nick Athineos 4:05:17:31 58 SA346 Enchantress South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 4:05:24:41 59 N3 Aurora New South Wales Farr 40 One Off 12.21 Jim Holley 4:06:02:12 60 7075 Martela Tasmania Jeppesen IMX 38 11.30 Anthony Williams 4:06:08:57 61 RF360 This Way Up Western Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR 11.00 Bryan Thurstan Hamish Maddern 4:06:14:59 62 8339 Luna Sea New South Wales Hick 35 10.50 James Cameron 4:07:11:58 63 4924 She New South Wales Mull Olsen 40 12.23 Peter Rodgers 4:07:52:58 64 R75 Halcyon Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Chris Tucker 4:07:57:49 65 R6572 Icefire New South Wales Mummery 45 13.90 Alan Mather 4:08:40:06 66 SM5985 INSX Victoria Jutson NSX 38 11.63 Robert Still 4:08:41:17 67 5356 Illusion New South Wales Davidson 34 10.30 Kim Jaggar Travis Read 4:09:51:05 68 6590 Eressea Queensland Hanse 400 12.00 John Bankart 5:03:18:31 69 RQ1920 Charlie's Dream Queensland Holland Cole Lowe Bluewater 450 13.70 Peter Lewis 5:04:48:53 70 F111 CIC Technology Inca Australian Capital Territory Lavranos Vickers 41 MkII 12.50 Noel Sneddon 5:08:28:49 71 A19 Maluka of Kermandie Tasmania Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 5:08:40:12 DNF 7407 Corporate Initiatives New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.92 Morgan Rogers Retired-Steering Problem DNF A6 Dump Truck Tasmania Ker 11.3 11.40 Justin Wells Edward Fader Retired-Rig Damage DNF R55 Living Doll Victoria Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt Retired-Broken Rudder DNF S777 Primitive Cool Victoria Farr 40 Mod 12.40 John Newbold Retired-Damaged Main DNF MH60 TSA Management New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Tony Levett Retired-Broken Rudder References:

Notes – This Way Up were given a 45 minutes penalty to be added onto their elapsed time by the International Jury due to failing to maintain a continuous listening watch on the race radio frequencies for the duration of their race as required by Sailing Instruction 40.7 (Radio Transmissions).

Overall Handicap