2006 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2006 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 62nd annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As in past editions of the 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 2006 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2006), 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 2006 fleet comprised 78 starters of which 69 completed the race and nine yachts retired.

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 RP100 30.00 Mark Richards 2:08:52:33 2 AUS 03 Ichi Ban New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 2:12:42:23 3 M10 Skandia Victoria Jones IRC Maxi 98 30.00 Grant Wharington 2:12:58:56 4 1836 Yendys New South Wales Reichel Pugh 55 16.80 Geoff Ross 2:23:45:26 5 6952 Wot Yot New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 Graeme Wood 3:02:34:28 6 60000 Loki New South Wales Reichel Pugh 60 18.29 Stephen Ainsworth Cameron Miles 3:03:01:02 7 8899 Quantum Racing New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Ray Roberts 3:03:02:29 8 GER4014 DHL New South Wales Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Mitch Booth 3:06:04:04 9 93 Merlin New South Wales Kaiko 51 15.60 David Forbes Richard Brooks 3:08:35:37 10 YC3300 Hardys Secret Mens Business South Australia Reichel Pugh 46 14.21 Geoff Boettcher 3:08:55:46 11 SM4321R Flirt Victoria Corby 49 14.93 Chris Dare 3:11:31:16 12 ITA2945 DSK Comifin Italy Nautor Swan 45 13.80 Danilo Salsi 3:11:35:42 13 NOR2 Getaway-CMC Markets New South Wales Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Peter Goldsworthy 3:12:05:45 14 8880 Goldfinger Victoria Farr 52 15.79 Peter Blake Kate Mitchell 3:12:50:12 15 HW42 Wedgetail Queensland Welbourn 42 12.80 Bill Wild 3:13:09:40 16 GBR4519L Jazz Great Britain Amel 54 14.64 Chris Bull 3:13:17:04 17 SM2 Challenge Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Lou Abrahams 3:14:24:53 18 AUS70 Ragamuffin New South Wales Farr 50 15.50 Syd Fischer 3:15:31:03 19 G147 Ocean Skins Victoria Inglis 47 14.30 Tony Fowler 3:16:04:35 20 Q999 Another Fiasco Queensland Jutson 43 12.88 Damian Suckling 3:16:49:22 21 B45 Nautilus Marine Rush Victoria Farr 45 13.81 Ian & John Paterson 3:16:52:00 22 CR1000 Ausmaid Western Australia Farr 47 14.47 Trevor Taylor 3:16:53:28 23 8338 AFR Midnight Rambler New South Wales Farr 40 12.41 Ed Psaltis 3:17:46:55 24 B60 Gusto 1 Victoria Biddlecombe Open 60 18.25 Brian Pattinson 3:17:57:31 25 7447 Alacrity Queensland Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.35 Matthew Percy 3:18:38:50 26 6559 Wot's Next New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Bill Sykes 3:18:58:43 27 6068 Star Dean-Willcocks New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Ola Strand Andersen Marc & Louis Ryckmans 3:19:03:51 28 7802T Adventure Great Britain Thomas-Condylis Challenge 67 20.42 Charles Roberts 3:19:06:02 29 SM377 Bacardi Victoria Peterson 44 13.34 Graeme Ainley John Williams 3:19:16:04 30 MH7 Pla Loma IV New South Wales Reichel Pugh DK43 13.02 Rob Reynolds 3:20:10:09 31 8402 Fincorp More Witchcraft New South Wales Dibley 46 13.95 John Cameron 3:20:11:40 32 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts Lindsay May 3:20:17:24 33 SM2004 Another Challenge Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Chris Lewin Rob Green 3:22:19:46 34 8447 Mr Beaks Ribs New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.68 David Beak Nicholas Press 3:22:21:18 35 4100 Terra Firma Victoria Murray 41 12.50 Nicholas Bartels 3:22:26:04 36 5995 Nips-N-Tux New South Wales Jeppesen IMX 40 12.10 Howard De Torres 3:22:27:37 37 R41 Laurelle Victoria Farr 42 12.75 Ray Borrett 3:22:29:45 38 4057 Aurora New South Wales Farr 40 One Off 12.30 Jim Holley 3:23:20:20 39 MH60 Horwarth BRI New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Tony Levett 3:23:28:39 40 6146 Kioni-UK Great Britain Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.80 John Liddell 3:23:32:54 41 6565 Team Lexus New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Frank Sticovich 3:23:33:46 42 370 Fruit Tasmania Jones 39 Mod 11.96 Mark Ballard 3:23:52:21 43 MH442 National Credit Insurance-Toy Box New South Wales Jeppesen X442 13.50 Ian Box 3:23:52:57 44 H191 Tevake II Victoria Radford 13.7 13.70 Angus Fletcher 4:00:01:55 45 74373 Kinetic Canada Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.51 David Sutcliffe 4:00:06:17 46 6081 Global Yacht Racing Next New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Andy Middleton 4:00:15:19 47 L77 Creative Intension Tasmania Murray Burns Dovell MBD36 11.00 David Rees Craig Escott 4:00:18:20 48 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 4:00:51:43 49 SM5985 INSX Victoria Jutson NSX 38 11.63 Robert Still 4:02:30:28 50 HY1407 Knee Deep Western Australia Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.92 Philip Childs 4:02:55:35 51 7407 Chancellor-Dodo New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.92 Ted Tooher 4:03:04:25 52 45 Fidelis New South Wales Knud Reimers 61 18.60 Nigel Stoke 4:03:41:54 53 3433 Dreamtime New South Wales Holland 44 13.41 Paul Spira 4:04:57:36 54 2557 Phillip's Foote Witchdoctor New South Wales Davidson 42 12.00 Maurie Cameron 4:05:03:09 55 262 Helsal IV Tasmania Briand Dynamique 62 18.65 Tony Fisher 4:05:48:28 56 7551 Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 16.36 Colin Burgess Andy Fairclough 4:05:58:49 57 MH106 Impeccable New South Wales Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR 10.20 John Walker 4:06:06:27 58 R63 Prion Victoria Lyons Modified Mount Gay 30 9.59 Michael Dolphin 4:06:19:10 59 1407 Pelagic Magic New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.92 Ross McDonald Wayne Jenkins 4:08:08:26 60 5356 Illusion New South Wales Davidson 34 10.36 Graham Jackson 4:10:40:32 61 4924 She New South Wales Mull Olsen 40 12.23 Peter Rodgers 4:10:47:30 62 5527 Polaris of Belmont New South Wales Cole 43 13.20 Chris Dawe 4:12:21:54 63 A19 Maluka New South Wales Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 4:14:17:39 64 A5 BSG 'On Tap''' | Queensland | Blackburn Duncanson 34 | 10.26 | Marc Stuart | 4:15:51:38 |- | 65 | SM616 | Magic| Victoria | Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39 | 11.76 | Philip Spry-Bailey | 4:16:31:11 |- | 66 | GBR24R | Capriccio of Rhu| Great Britain | Holman & Pye Oyster 55 | 17.00 | Michele Colenso Andrew Poole | 4:17:18:41 |- | 67 | 5139 | Katinka| New South Wales | Cole Pawtucket 35 | 10.47 | Paul O'Connell | 4:19:04:50 |- | 68 | 371 | Berrimilla| New South Wales | Joubert Brolga 33 | 10.10 | Alex Whitworth | 5:01:50:31 |- | 69 | C2 | Gillawa| Australian Capital Territory | Salthouse Cavalier 975 | 9.76 | David Kent | 5:07:55:37 |- | DNF | NED 1 | ABN AMRO ONE| | Juan-K Jones 70 | 21.50 | Mike Sanderson | Retired-Dismasted |- | DNF | R33 | Chutzpah| Victoria | Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 | 11.78 | Bruce Taylor | Retired-Steering Problems |- | DNF | 7555 | Endorfin| New South Wales | Murray Burns Dovell 47 | 14.33 | Peter Mooney | Retired-Steering Gear Failure |- | DNF | R50 | Living Doll | Victoria | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.05 | Michael Hiatt | Retired-Radio Problems |- | DNF | NZL99999 | Maximus| New Zealand | Elliott Maxi | 30.00 | Charles St Clair Brown Bill Buckley | Retired-Dismasted |- | DNF | 6522 | Mr Kite| New South Wales | Cape Barrett Kite 40 | 12.19 | Andrew Buckland Andrew Hunn | Retired-Rigging Problems |- | DNF | RQ68 | Ray White Koomooloo| Queensland | Kaufman 41 | 12.49 | Mike Freebairn | Retired-Sunk |- | DNF | 7878 | Sailors With Disabilities| New South Wales | Lyons 54 | 16.20 | David Pescud | Retired-Rudder Problems |- | DNF | S3274 | Salona'' New South Wales J&J Yachts Salona 44 11.29 Phillip King Retired-Steering Failure References:

Notes – Adventure were given a 300 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 1.1 by the International Jury due to an incident where they provided assistance after Ray White Koomooloo sunk and the crew was rescued on the second day of the race. – Aurora were given a 240 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 1.1 by the International Jury due to an incident where they were honouring their obligations and providing assistance after Ray White Koomooloo sunk and the crew was rescued on the second day of the race.

Overall Handicap Pos Division Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA (Metres) Skipper Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss 1 E 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Lindsay May 3:22:02:37 2 E SM377 Bacardi Victoria Peterson 44 13.34 John Williams 3:23:00:35 3 D SM2 Challenge Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Lou Abrahams 4:00:05:35 4 A AUS 03 Ichi Ban New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 4:00:35:02 5 E MH106 Impeccable Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR 10.20 John Walker 4:02:01:24 6 B 1836 Yendys New South Wales Reichel Pugh 55 16.80 Geoff Ross 4:03:05:48 7 C ITA2945 DSK Comifin Italy Swan 45 13.80 Danilo Salsi 4:03:13:38 8 E A19 Maluka New South Wales Gale Ranger 9.01 Sean Langman 4:03:42:21 9 E 4057 Aurora New South Wales Farr 40 12.30 Jim Holley 4:03:43:28 10 E A5 BSG 'On Tap''' | Queensland | Blackburn Duncanson 34 | 10.26 | Marc Stuart | 4:04:00:12 |- | 11 | B | 6952 | Wot Yot| New South Wales | Nelson Marek TP 52 | 15.85 | Graeme Wood | 4:04:09:13 |- | 12 | A | 10001 | Wild Oats XI| New South Wales | Reichel Pugh RP100 | 30.00 | Mark Richards | 4:05:00:41

| 13 | D | 6068 | Star Dean-Willcocks| New South Wales | Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 | 11.78 | Ola Strand Andersen Marc & Louis Ryckmans | 4:05:15:48 |- | 14 | C | 93 | Merlin| New South Wales | Kaiko 51 | 15.60 | David Forbes Richard Brooks | 4:05:18:22 |- | 15 | A | 8899 | Quantum Racing| New South Wales | Farr Cookson 50 | 15.20 | Ray Roberts | 4:05:22:51 |- | 16 | D | 7447 | Alacrity| Queensland | Farr Beneteau First 44.7 | 13.35 | Matthew Percy | 4:05:42:22 |- | 17 | C | GBR4519L | Jazz| Great Britain | Amel 54 | 14.64 | Chris Bull | 4:06:25:36 |- | 18 | C | YC3300 | Hardys Secret Mens Business| South Australia | Reichel Pugh 46 | 14.21 | Geoff Boettcher | 4:06:27:24 |- | 19 | C | HW42 | Wedgetail| Queensland | Welbourn 42 | 12.80 | Bill Wild | 4:06:52:29 |- | 20 | D | 5995 | Nips-N-Tux| New South Wales | Jeppesen IMX 40 | 12.10 | Howard De Torres | 4:07:54:23 |- | 21 | D | 7802T | Adventure| Great Britain | Thomas-Condylis Challenge 67 | 20.42 | Charles Roberts | 4:07:56:45 |- | 22 | D | L77 | Creative Intension| Tasmania | Murray Burns Dovell MBD36 | 11.00 | David Rees Craig Escott | 4:08:12:09 |- | 23 | E | 5356 | Illusion| New South Wales | Davidson 34 | 10.36 | Graham Jackson | 4:08:13:19 |- | 24 | D | 8338 | AFR Midnight Rambler| New South Wales | Farr 40 | 12.41 | Ed Psaltis | 4:08:19:36 |- | 25 | D | MH442 | National Credit Insurance-Toy Box| New South Wales | Jeppesen X442 | 13.50 | Ian Box | 4:08:47:58 |- | 26 | D | SM2004 | Another Challenge| Victoria | Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 | 11.78 | Chris Lewin Rob Green | 4:08:53:40 |- | 27 | D | 8447 | Mr Beaks Ribs| New South Wales | Farr Beneteau First 44.7 | 13.68 | David Beak Nicholas Press | 4:09:06:41 |- | 29 | D | 7407 | Chancellor-Dodo| New South Wales | Farr Beneteau First 40.7 | 11.92 | Ted Tooher | 4:09:18:55 |- | 29 | D | 370 | Fruit| Tasmania | Jones 39 Mod | 11.96 | Mark Ballard | 4:09:27:35 |- | 30 | B | 60000 | Loki| New South Wales | Reichel Pugh 60 | 18.29 | Stephen Ainsworth Cameron Miles | 4:09:28:27 |- | 31 | E | 5527 | Polaris of Belmont| New South Wales | Cole 43 | 13.20 | Chris Dawe | 4:09:45:51 |- | 32 | C | SM4321R | Flirt | Victoria | Corby 49 | 14.93 | Chris Dare | 4:09:54:17 |- | 33 | D | HY1407 | Knee Deep| Western Australia | Farr Beneteau First 40.7 | 11.92 | Philip Childs | 4:09:57:01 |- | 34 | D | MH60 | Horwarth BRI| New South Wales | Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 | 11.78 | Tony Levett | 4:10:10:16 |- | 35 | D | 6565 | Team Lexus| New South Wales | Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 | 11.78