2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 63rd annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht 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 2007 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2007), 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.

The 2007 fleet comprised 82 starters, including eight international entries of which 79 completed the race and three yachts retired. Wild Oats XI became only the second yacht in Sydney-Hobart history to take three consecutive wins, the first being Morna (now called Kurrewa IV), skippered by Claude Plowman, who won in 1946, 1947, and 1948. The American yacht, Rosebud won the IRC handicap race and, thus, the Tattersall's Cup as the overall winner of the 2007 race.

2007 fleet 82 yachts registered to begin the 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are: Yacht Nation Yacht type Owner Skipper Built Ref AFR Midnight Rambler Farr 40 ModEd PsaltisEd Psaltis 2001 Alacrity Beneteau 44.7 Matthew Percy Matthew Percy2004 Another Challenge Sydney 38Chris LewinChris Lewin 2000 Another Fiasco Jutson 43Damian SucklingDamian Suckling1994 Aurora Farr 40 one offJim HolleyJim Holley1983 Balance Sydney 47 Paul Clitheroe Paul Clitheroe2006 Bear Necessity C&C 115Andrew & Pauline DallyAndrew Dally2007 Berrimilla Brolga 33Alex WhitworthAlex Whitworth1977 Capriccio of Rhu Oyster 55Michele ColensoAndrew Poole1987 Challenge Sydney 38Lou AbrahamsLou Abrahams2004 Chutzpah IRC40Bruce TaylorBruce Taylor2007 City Index Leopard Mike SladeMike Slade2007 Cougar II TP 52Alan WhiteleyAlan Whiteley2005 Decosolmarine Sailplane Beneteau First 47.7Decosol MarineJohn DanbyRobert Bottomley1999 Dehler Magic Dehler 39Greg TobinCharlie PreenGreg TobinCharlie Preen2000 DHL - The Daily Telegraph Volvo Ocean 60 Kookaburra Challenge P/L Mitch Booth1997 Eleni Sydney 38Tony LevettTony Levett2003 Endorfin Sydney 47 CRPeter MooneyPeter Mooney2006 First Light Adams 12Nicolas Ewald & Susan RiceNicolas Ewald1981 Flying Fish - Arctos Radford 16.4Flying Fish PropertiesAndy FaircloughJames Dobie2001 George Gregan Foundation Volvo Ocean 60 Peter GoldsworthyDavid Witt2001 Georgia Farr 53John WilliamsGraeme AinleyJohn Williams2000 Getaway Sailing 2 Sydney 38 Peter Goldsworthy Peter Tarimo2000 Global Yacht Racing - Kioni Beneteau 47.7Kioni Sailing Services P/LRichard Falk2001 Goldfinger Farr 52Peter Blake & Kate MitchellPeter Blake2002 Helsal IV Dynamique 62Tony FisherRob Fisher1986 Huckleberry S&S 34Steve HumphriesSteve Humphries1982 Hugo Boss II Volvo Ocean 60 Alex Thomson RacingRoss Daniel 2001 Iataia Beneteau 40.7 Marcos Rodriguez Marc Rosenfeld2004 Ichi Ban Jones 70Matt AllenMatt Allen2005 IMAREX Sydney 38Marc & Louis RyckmansOla Strand Andersen2000 Impeccable Peterson 33John WalkerJohn Walker1980 Inner Circle Farr 40Ken RobinsonDarren CooneyKen Robinson 1987 Jazz J145Chris BullChris Bull2003 Knee Deep Farr 49Philip ChildsFrank Van RuthPhilip Childs1999 Krakatoa II Pogo 40Rod SkelletRod Skellet2006 Limit Corby 49 Alan Brierty Roger Hickman 2002 Living Doll Cookson 50Michael HiattMichael Hiatt2005 Matangi Frers 39David StephensonDavid Stephenson1989 Morna Cavalier 35Greg ZynerGreg Zyner1995 Mr Beak's Ribs Beneteau First 44.7David BeakDavid Beak2004 Mr Kite Mr Kite 40Andrew Buckland/Andrew HunnAndrew Buckland/Andrew Hunn2005 Namadgi Bavaria 44Canberra Ocean Racing ClubRick Scott-Murphy2003 Noonmark VI Geoffrey Mulcahy Mike Gilburt 1998 Palandri Wines Minds Eye Beneteau 34.7Brad SkeggsBrad Skeggs2006 Papillon Archambault 40Phil MolonyPhil Molony2005 Patrice Six X-41Adrian DunphyAdrian DunphyTony Kirby Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor Ex IOR Two TonnerThe Rum ConsortiumMaurie Cameron1979 Pirelli Farr 65Martin JamesLes Goodridge1989 Pisces Sydney 36David TaylorDavid Taylor1998 Pretty Fly II Beneteau 47.7Colin WoodsColin Woods 2003 Pretty Woman IC45 modR. HudsonM. LockleyR. MurphyRichard Hudson1996 Quantum Racing Cookson 50Ray RobertsRay Roberts2007 Quetzalcoatl Jones 40A. BruceHampshireJ. Lee-WarnerA. SweetappleAntony Sweetapple2001 Ragamuffin TP 52 Syd Fischer Syd Fischer2004 Rosebud Transpac 65Roger SturgeonRoger Sturgeon2007 Rush Corel 45Ian PatersonJohn PatersonJohn Paterson1997 Sailors With disABILITIES Lyons 54David PescudDavid PescudJohn Hearne2000 Salona Salona 37Phillip KingPhillip King2006 Scarlet Runner Sydney 38Robert DateRobert Date2001 Secret Men's Business #1 Murray 42SMB SyndicateRoss TrembathR Curtis1996 Sextant X412Denis DoyleDenis Doyle1999 She Olsen 40Peter RodgersPeter Rodgers1981 Sheridan Road Rail (Tartan) Northshore 38Ian SanfordIan Sanford1984 Shogun Rogers 46Rob HannaRob Hanna2007 Skandia 30m MaxiGrant WharingtonGrant Wharington2003 Spirit of Koomooloo S&S 49Mike FreebairnMike Freebairn1968 Splash Gordon Modified Farr 40Stephen EllisStephen Ellis1998 Stormy Petrel S&S 36Kevin O'SheaKevin O'Shea1970 Swan Song Swan 48Geoffrey HillGeoffrey Hill2000 Swish Sydney 38 ODSteven ProudSteven Proud2001 The Bigger Picture Sydney 38 ODMike RobertsAnthony HooperIan Douglas2002 The Goat Sydney 38 ODBruce FoyeGordonBruce Foye2003 Toyota Aurion V6 Andrew ShortAndrew Short1993 True North Beneteau First 40.7Andrew SaiesAndrew Saies2000 Wedgetail Welbourn 40Bill WildBill Wild2005 Wild Oats XI 30m Maxi Bob Oatley Mark Richards2005 Wot Yot TP 52 Graeme Wood Graeme Wood2000 Wot's Next Sydney 47 CR Graeme WoodBill Sykes2005 Yendys Reichel Pugh 55Geoff RossGeoff Ross2006 Zen Sydney 38 ODGordon KetelbeyGordon Ketelbey2004 Zephyr Farr 1020James ConnellAlex BrandonJames Connell1984

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