2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 66th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 2010 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2010), 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.

The race saw 87 starters but several were forced to retire due to the severe weather. In the end, 69 finished.

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 2:07:37:20 2 99999 Investec LOYAL New South Wales Elliot Maxi 30.48 Sean Langman Anthony Bell 2:11:11:34 3 10081 Lahana New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard John Honan 2:14:09:44 4 AUS03 Ichi Ban New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 2:16:52:55 5 M10 Wild Thing Victoria Jones IRC Maxi 30.00 Grant Wharington 2:17:15:29 6 GBR7236R Rán Great Britain Judel Vrolijk JV72 21.90 Niklas Zennström 2:17:22:55 7 AUS98888 Limit Western Australia Reichel Pugh 62 19.50 Alan Brierty 2:21:30:31 8 AUS60000 Loki New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:21:33:16 9 AUS11888 Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail Queensland Reichel Pugh RP55 16.80 Bill Wild 2:23:44:50 10 R55 Living Doll Victoria Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt 3:00:18:35 11 6952 Shogun Victoria Judel Vroljik TP 52 15.85 Rob Hanna 3:00:18:54 12 5299 Jazz New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Chris Bull 3:00:20:19 13 10007 Pretty Fly III New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Colin Woods 3:00:33:18 14 YC3300 Secret Men's Business 3.5 South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 3:00:42:10 15 SM24 Terra Firma Victoria Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Nicholas Bartels 3:07:27:42 16 AUS70 Ragamuffin New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Syd Fischer 3:07:43:15 17 43218 Vamp Russia Corby 49 14.90 Mikhail Muratov Roger Hickman 3:08:36:59 18 8679 Merit Queensland Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Leo Rodriguez Ian Bishop 3:09:18:53 19 GBR6821R Titania of Cowes Great Britain Frers Swan 68 21.60 Richard Dobbs 3:12:11:29 20 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.00 Bruce Taylor 3:13:03:30 21 1545 Victoire New South Wales Beneteau First 45 13.90 Darryl Hodgkinson 3:15:41:40 22 RQ64 Ocean Affinity Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Stewart Lewis 3:15:42:52 23 G4646R Extasea Victoria Mills DK46 14.10 Paul Buchholz 3:15:44:39 24 8338 AFR Midnight Rambler New South Wales Farr 40 12.41 Ed Psaltis 3:17:04:53 25 R420 Cadibarra 8 Victoria Jones 42 12.90 Paul Roberts 3:20:46:20 26 262 Helsal III Tasmania Adams 20 20.00 Tony & Rob Fisher 3:23:17:17 27 6686 St Jude New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 3:23:31:37 28 1195 Valheru Tasmania Elliott 43 13.05 Anthony Lyall 3:23:42:32 29 RQ1331 Patriot Queensland J Yachts J133 13.10 Tony Love 3:23:56:51 30 NZL1 NSC Mahligai New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46 14.30 Murray Owen Jenny Kings 4:00:09:23 31 360 Patrice Six New South Wales Jeppesen X41 12.35 Tony Kirby 4:00:17:51 32 8848 Dodo New South Wales Fa-Steinman Modified 66 20.15 Richard Christian 4:00:26:32 33 AUS88 Wasabi New South Wales Sayer 12 MOD 11.99 Bruce McKay 4:01:50:30 34 55555 Krakatoa II New South Wales Finot Pogo 40 12.19 Rod Skellet 4:01:57:34 35 H101 Tevake II Victoria Radford 13.7 13.70 Angus Fletcher 4:02:02:10 36 6812 Paca New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Philippe Mengual 4:02:08:45 37 MH60 Eleni New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Tony Levett 4:02:59:17 38 SM2004 Another Challenge Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Chris Lewin 4:02:59:46 39 3838 Zen New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Gordon Ketelbey 4:03:27:06 40 FRA29999 L'Ange De Milon France Jeppesen X43 12.00 Jacques Pelletier 4:03:30:58 41 6935 L'Altra Donna New South Wales Mills Summit 35 10.70 Andy Kearnan 4:03:59:53 42 6689 Copernicus New South Wales Radford 12 11.99 Greg Zyner 4:04:14:22 43 370 She's The Culprit Tasmania Jones 39 11.96 Todd Leary 4:04:21:29 44 M161 LMR Solar New South Wales Sayer 40 11.60 Michael Martin 4:04:38:13 45 1236 Local Hero New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell BH36 10.97 Peter Mosely 4:04:46:09 46 8300 Secret Mens Business #1 New South Wales Murray 42 12.75 Ross Trembath Rob Curtis 4:05:03:05 47 7551 Flying Fish-Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 16.36 Martin Silk 4:05:15:17 48 2170 Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo Queensland Sparkman & Stephens S&S 48 14.80 Mike Freebairn 4:06:48:11 49 11407 Shepherd Centre New South Wales Farr Beneteau 40.7 11.92 Hugh Torode 4:07:44:11 50 SM25 Scarlet Ribbon Victoria Stanton Buizen 48 14.60 Richard Buxton 4:09:03:06 51 2999 Obsession New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Andrew Lygo 4:09:06:57 52 6834 Chancellor New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 Ted Tooher 4:09:13:20 53 M9000 Geomatic Joker Victoria Lyons Jarken 38 11.96 Grant Chipperfield 4:09:16:49 54 ITASM455 Onelife Italy Amel 52 16.00 Alberto Biffignandi 4:10:26:35 55 6321 Allegro New South Wales Davidson Cavalier 395 12.00 John Taylor 5:00:54:11 56 SM381 Mille Sabords Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Stephane Howarth 5:00:56:38 57 5900 Wahoo New South Wales Frers 40 12.35 Graham Mulligan 5:00:56:54 58 N3 Aurora New South Wales Farr 40 One Off 12.21 Jim Holley 5:00:58:56 59 142 Crossbow New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 36.7 10.70 David Cutcliffe Dawn Murray David Stenhouse 5:01:07:53 60 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 5:01:18:49 61 407 Blunderbuss Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.90 Tony Kinsman 5:01:21:40 62 4924 She New South Wales Mull Olsen 40 12.23 Peter Rodgers 5:01:22:34 63 USA21847 Dawn Star United States Baltic 46 14.10 William Hubbard III 5:01:47:36 64 F111 CIC Secure Inca Australian Capital Territory Lavranos Vickers 41 MkII 12.50 Noel Sneddon 5:02:26:31 65 SM5558 Young Ones Victoria Young 11 Mod 11.00 Ian Miller 5:02:56:59 66 5356 Illusion New South Wales Davidson 34 10.40 Jonathan Stone 5:03:00:36 67 RQ1920 Charlie's Dream Queensland Holland-Cole-Lowe Bluewater 450 13.70 Peter Lewis 5:03:39:49 68 5527 Polaris of Belmont New South Wales Cole 43 13.20 Chris Dawe 5:03:42:56 69 7407 Wave Sweeper New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.90 Morgan Rogers 5:06:08:30 DNF 5976 Alchemy III Tasmania Farr Beneteau 57 17.80 Jarrod Ritchie Retired-Boom Damage DNF SM377 Bacardi Victoria Peterson 44 13.34 Martin Power Retired-Broken Mast DNF 10000 Brindabella New South Wales Jutson 79 24.08 Jim Cooney Retired-Damaged Mainsail DNF SM5252 Calm Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Jason Van der Slot John Williams Graeme Ainley Retired-Undisclosed Reasons DNF 46 Exile New South Wales Mills DK46 14.10 Rob Reynolds Retired-Steering Damage DNF S390 Jazz Player Victoria Bakewell-White 39 11.92 Andrew Lawrence Retired-Damaged Mainsail DNF A169 Nautical Circle New South Wales Nivelt Archambault 40 12.00 Matthew Prentice Retired-Engine Problems DNF USA69200 Nemesis United States C&C Yachts C&C 41 12.00 Jeffery Taylor Retired-Undisclosed Reasons DNF 421 Pirelli Celestial New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sam Haynes Retired-Sail Damage DNF 8975 Salona II New South Wales J&J Yachts Salona 44 11.29 Phillip King Retired-Steering Problems DNF SM11 Scarlet Runner Victoria Reichel Pugh 52 15.99 Robert Dale Retired-Sail Damage DNF M330 Shamrock Victoria Reichel Pugh 47 14.21 Tony Donnellan Retired-Damage to Rudder Bearing DNF 6338 Shining Sea South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Andrew Corletto Retired-Broken Rudder DNF NOR2 Southern Excellence New South Wales Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Andrew Wenham Retired-Rig Failure DNF 6073 Swish New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.78 Steven Proud Retired-Radio Damage DNF YC400 Two True South Australia Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Andrew Saies Retired-Engine Problems DNF 6953 Wot Eva New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 David Pescud Retired-Engine Problems DNF AUS11111 YuuZoo New South Wales Simonis Voogd Maxi 27.38 Ludde Ingvall Retired-Torn Headsail References:

Notes – Local Hero were given a 30 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 62.1(c) by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after Bacardi broke her mast on the second day of the race. – Dawn Star were given a 40 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 62.1(c) by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance by locating and sinking a liferaft after it was lost from Titania of Cowes on the first day of the race.

Overall Handicap