2014 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2014 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 70th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 2014 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2014), 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.

Line honours were claimed by Wild Oats XI in a time of 2 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes and 26 seconds. It was the yacht's eighth win, breaking the record for most line honours victories. The previous record had been set by Morna (now Kurrewa IV) with 7 victories in 1960. Wild Rose (Roger Hickman) was awarded the Tattersall's Cup.

117 boats started the race and 103 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 2:02:03:26 2 12358 Comanche United States Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Ken Read 2:02:52:44 3 SYD100 Ragamuffin 100 New South Wales Dovell 100 30.48 Syd Fischer 2:13:26:00 4 USA2121 Rio 100 United States Bakewell White 100 30.48 Manouch Moshayedi 2:13:37:05 5 52570 Black Jack Queensland Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Peter Harburg Mark Bradford 2:13:39:16 6 52566 Alive Tasmania Reichel Pugh 66 22.00 Philip Turner Duncan Hine 2:14:45:38 7 CAY65 Caro Cayman Islands Botin 65 20.00 Max Klink 2:15:12:07 8 AUS01 Ichi Ban New South Wales Carkeek 60 19.50 Matt Allen 2:15:25:17 9 AUS03 Southern Excellence II New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Andrew Wenham 2:15:59:02 10 AUS8899 Onesails Racing New South Wales Farr 55 16.76 Ray Roberts 2:16:11:24 11 SM11 Scarlet Runner Victoria Reichel Pugh 52 15.99 Robert Date 2:16:31:02 12 7771 Balance New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Paul Clitheroe 2:17:07:31 13 5200 Cougar II Tasmania Farr TP 52 15.85 Anthony Lyall 2:17:52:50 14 10007 Pretty Fly III New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Colin Woods 2:18:17:02 15 AUS5299 Victoire New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Darryl Hodgkinson 2:18:28:35 16 360 Patrice New South Wales Ker 46 13.90 Tony Kirby 2:18:31:40 17 AUS47 Indian Western Australia Carkeek 47 14.30 Craig Carter 2:18:31:52 18 SM24 Terra Firma Victoria Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Nicholas Bartels 2:18:36:49 19 GBR5211L Frantic New South Wales Donovan TP 52 15.85 Michael Martin 2:19:12:54 20 6953 Sailors with disAbilities New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 David Pescud Kirk Watson 2:19:17:02 21 421 ADA Celestial New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sam Haynes 2:19:30:33 22 NOR2 Spirit of Mateship Queensland Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Russell McCart 2:20:43:54 23 A5 PMA Yeah Baby New South Wales Welbourn 50 15.20 Marc & Louis Ryckmans 2:21:07:34 24 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 2:21:49:08 25 GBR72L Louise Great Britain Berret-Racoupeau Custom 72 22.00 Grant Gordon 2:22:18:30 26 93 Merlin New South Wales Kaiko 51 15.60 David Forbes Joseph Earl 2:22:34:29 27 GBR6821R Titania of Cowes Great Britain Frers Swan 68 21.60 Richard Dobbs 2:22:40:51 28 SM42 Simply Fun Victoria Judel Vrolijk HH42 12.60 Philip Coombs 2:23:17:39 29 R420 Cadibarra 8 Victoria Jones 42 12.90 Paul Roberts 3:00:05:35 30 CR1 Optimus Prime Western Australia Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.05 Trevor Taylor 3:00:25:26 31 8338 St George Midnight Rambler New South Wales Ker 40 12.20 Bob Thomas Ed Psaltis Michael Bencsik 3:00:26:59 32 S777 Primitive Cool Victoria Reichel Pugh RP51 15.61 John Newbold 3:00:41:18 33 8778 After Midnight New South Wales Farr 40 Mod 12.40 Mark & Greg Tobin 3:01:05:13 34 RQ64 Ocean Affinity Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Stewart Lewis 3:01:17:54 35 46 Khalessi New South Wales Mills DK46 14.10 Andrew & Pauline Dally 3:01:49:51 36 G4646R Extasea Victoria Mills DK46 14.10 Paul Buchholz 3:02:09:12 37 RF5095 Dare Devil New South Wales Farr Cookson 47 14.30 Sibby Ilzhofer 3:02:21:21 38 NZL1 Art Equity Mahligai New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46 14.30 Murray Owen Jenny Kings 3:02:54:31 39 ESP6100 Duende New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 3:02:58:45 40 11011 Anger Management New South Wales Corby 43 13.10 Richard & Phil Arnall 3:03:26:34 41 F107 Endorfin Western Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Michael Giles 3:03:37:45 42 40021 Guilty Pleasures VI Queensland Farr 40 12.40 Joel Bruce Greg Dorries Leon Thomas 3:03:52:40 43 B330 Hartbreaker Victoria Reichel Pugh 46 14.20 Antony Walton Alan Breidahl 3:04:04:40 44 6037 Eureka II Queensland Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 60 18.20 Malcolm Robertson Chris Stockdale 3:04:05:49 45 H101 Tevake II Victoria Radford 13.7 13.70 Angus Fletcher 3:04:48:35 46 3838 Zen New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Gordon Ketelbey 3:05:06:01 47 M45 Obsession Tasmania Mills MAT 1245 12.50 David Creese 3:05:12:03 48 4545 Audere Tasmania Briand Beneteau First 45 13.70 Michael Pritchard 3:05:21:38 49 A140 Ariel New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Ron Forster Phil Damp 3:05:25:12 50 99 Pazazz New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 11.90 Rob Drury 3:05:27:33 51 MH60 TSA Management New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Tony Levett 3:05:29:02 52 35 Imagination New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.50 Robin & Annette Hawthorn 3:05:29:16 53 R39 Jaffa Western Australia Runnalls 39 12.00 Terry Posma 3:05:54:53 54 GER6262 Passion 4 C Germany Tripp 56 12.00 Stefan Lehnert 3:05:40:20 55 6686 St Jude New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 3:05:46:40 56 7027 The Goat New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Bruce Foye 3:05:52:39 57 2001 Quetzalcoatl New South Wales Jones 40 12.33 Antony Sweetapple 3:05:57:39 58 4343 Wild Rose New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Roger Hickman 3:07:04:43 59 370 She's The Culprit New South Wales Inglis-Jones 39 Modified 11.96 Glen Bulmer 3:07:34:00 60 88888 Samurai Jack Queensland Farr 39ml Mod 12.00 Michael Lazzarini 3:07:35:57 61 6841 Papillon New South Wales Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40RC 12.00 Phil Molony 3:07:38:00 62 6834 Breakthrough New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Jonathan Stone Mathew Vadas 3:07:39:07 63 33345 Black Sheep New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.70 Derek & Martin Sheppard 3:08:01:40 64 B44 Twitch Victoria Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.40 Tony Ellis 3:08:05:58 65 7209 Katharsis II Poland Humphrey Oyster 72 21.00 Mariusz Koper 3:08:29:03 66 6515 Mistraal Tasmania Farr Beneteau 57 17.80 Jacinta & Brett Cooper 3:08:49:26 67 RQ2404 Not A Diamond Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.30 David Redfern 3:09:19:46 68 B40 Concubine South Australia Farr Beneteau First 40 12.30 Jason Ward Shevaun Bruland 3:10:59:09 69 248 Wax Lyrical New South Wales Jeppesen X50 15.20 Les Goodridge 3:11:08:39 70 6755 Ausreo New South Wales Farr Beneteau 47.7 14.00 Ian Creak 3:11:14:35 71 262 Helsal 3 Tasmania Adams 20 20.00 Rob Fisher John Davis 3:11:21:20 72 HY3600 Kraken Western Australia Andrieu Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 10.80 Todd Giraudo 3:11:22:38 73 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 3:11:24:13 74 294 Love & War New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts 3:11:49:48 75 4883 Lets Go New South Wales Adams-Radford 52 15.20 Danielle Ovenden 3:12:01:59 76 M762 Inner Circle New South Wales Farr 40 IOR 12.24 Darren Cooney 3:12:03:16 77 L77 Whistler Tasmania Murray Burns Dovell MBD36 11.00 John Hyslop 3:12:14:44 78 SA346 Enchantress South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 3:12:24:26 79 S9797 Ninety Seven Victoria Farr 47 14.30 Alan Saunders 3:15:34:36 80 R880 Alien Victoria Lidgard 36 10.90 Justin Brenan 3:15:42:46 81 1236 Local Hero New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell BH36 10.97 Peter Mosely 3:15:46:00 82 9359T Clipper Ventures 10 Great Britain Dubois Clipper 68 20.77 Piers Dudin 3:15:55:35 83 SM360 Wild Side Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR 10.97 Martin Vaughan 3:16:31:08 84 6723 Geomatic Allegro New South Wales Warwick 67 20.30 Adrian Lewis 3:17:29:11 85 7075 Martela Tasmania Jeppesen IMX 38 11.30 Anthony Williams 3:17:53:16 86 SM117 Tilting at Windmills Victoria Joubert Modified 42 12.80 Thorry Gunnersen John Alexander 3:17:55:08 87 2170 Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo Queensland Sparkmans & Stephens S&S 48 14.50 Mike Freebairn 3:18:15:00 88 8339 Luna Sea New South Wales Hick 35 10.50 James Cameron 3:19:47:29 89 G54 Moody Buoys Victoria Dixon Moody DS54 17.20 Trevor & Steven Richardson 3:20:13:02 90 6891 Takani New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 495 15.40 James Whittle 3:20:14:56 91 SM377 Bacardi Victoria Peterson 44 13.40 Martin Power 3:21:08:00 92 TYC4 Magic Miles Tasmania Briand Dynamique 62 18.70 Michael Crew 3:21:16:15 93 8975A Zora New South Wales J&J Yachts Salona 45 13.55 Phil King 3:21:49:14 94 POL8855 Selma Expeditions Poland Azueppe-Brenner 67 20.30 Krzysztof Jasica Piotr Kuzniar 3:22:34:01 95 6654 Isabella New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 400E 12.10 John Nolan 3:23:35:17 96 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Gregor McGowan 3:23:50:59 97 3430 Quikpoint Azzurro New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 34 10.10 Shane Kearns 3:23:51:09 98 B1 Trybooking.com Victoria Dixon Moody DS54 17.20 Grant Dunoon 3:23:54:48 99 C444 Namadgi Australian Capital Territory Humphreys Elan 444 13.90 Paul Jones 4:00:05:06 100 F111 C.Q.R.iT Inca Australian Capital Territory Lavranos Vickers 41 MkII 12.50 Noel Sneddon 4:00:11:54 101 A19 Maluka of Kermandie Tasmania Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 4:00:43:09 102 RQ1920 Charlie's Dream Queensland Holland Cole Lowe Bluewater 450 13.70 Peter Lewis 4:00:43:12 103 SA06 Southern Myth South Australia Giles Design Sloop 41 12.50 Peter Riddell 4:02:01:34 DNF 6461 A Cunning Plan Victoria Farr Cookson 12 12.00 Jon Lechte Retired-Rig Damage DNF MH115 Bear Necessity New South Wales Jackett C&C 115 11.50 John Blair Retired-Rudder Damage DNF 10000 Brindabella New South Wales Jutson 80 24.08 Jim Cooney Retired-Rudder Bearing Damage DNF 8824 Chancellor New South Wales Farr Beneteau 47.7 14.80 Edward Tooher Retired-Disqualified DNF NZL70000 Giacomo New Zealand Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Jim Delegat Retired-Dismasted DNF 554 Landfall New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 54 13.40 Michael Strong Retired-Sail Damage DNF 8975 Last Tango New South Wales J&J Yachts Salona 44 13.60 Phillip King Wendy Tuck Retired-Sail Damage DNF 8008 Occasional Coarse Language Too New South Wales Ker Sydney GTS 43 13.10 Warwick Sherman Retired-Steering Damage DNF SYD 1000 Perpetual Loyal New South Wales Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 30.48 Anthony Bell Retired-Hull Damage DNF 9242 Sextant New South Wales Jeppesen XC42 12.80 Denis Doyle Lynne Smith Retired-Undisclosed Reasons DNF S3 Tina of Melbourne Victoria Sparkman & Stephens S&S 37 11.20 Andy Doolan Retired-Hull Damage DNF 6377 Triton New South Wales Lyons-Cawse LC60 18.30 Michael Cranitch David Gotze Retired-Forestay Damage DNF AUS11888 Wedgetail Queensland Reichel Pugh RP55 16.80 Bill Wild Retired-Mast Damage DNF 335 Willyama New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Richard Barron Retired-Torn Mainsail References:

Notes – Pretty Fly III were given a 13 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 62 by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after Patrice encouraged rudder problems on the third day of the race. – Envy Scooters were given a 5 minutes penalty to be added onto their elapsed time by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Rule 12 in a collision with Imagination at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour. – Mistraal, Wax Lyrical, Helsal 3, Kraken, Love & War, Inner Circle & Enchantress were all given a 105 minutes redress to be subtracted off their elapsed time under RRS 62 by the International Jury due to an incident where their provided assistance after a light aircraft crashed into the ocean near Storm Bay on the fourth day of the race.