2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 71st annual running of the "blue water classic." The 2015 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2015), 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. There were 108 starters; 77 finished.

Line honours were claimed by Comanche in a time of 2 days, 8 hours, 58 minutes and 30 seconds. The crew of Balance (Paul Clitheroe) were awarded the Tattersall's Cup.

Results Line Honours Pos Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1 12358 Comanche United States Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Ken Read 2:08:58:30 2 SYD100 Ragamuffin 100 New South Wales Dovell 100 30.48 Syd Fischer 2:19:47:30 3 USA25555 Rambler 88 United States Juan-K JK 27m Canting Maxi 27.00 George David 2:19:51:42 4 ITA70 Maserati Italy Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Giovanni Soldini 2:22:54:33 5 AUS13 Chinese Whisper New South Wales Judel Vrolijk JV62 18.90 Rupert Henry 3:00:18:01 6 AUS01 Ichi Ban New South Wales Carkeek 60 18.30 Matt Allen 3:00:29:37 7 7771 Balance New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Paul Clitheroe 3:03:50:45 8 S777 Primitive Cool Victoria Reichel Pugh RP51 15.61 John Newbold 3:06:51:00 9 6952 Celestial New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.85 Sam Haynes 3:17:22:02 10 FRA38757 Teasing Machine France Nivelt Archambault A13 13.10 Eric de Turckheim 3:20:18:44 11 AUS47 Indian Western Australia Carkeek 47 14.30 Craig Carter 3:21:22:48 12 AUS70 Ragamuffin 52 New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Brenton Fischer 3:21:22:54 13 YC45 Concubine South Australia Mills 45 13.70 Jason Ward 4:01:22:02 14 A5 Yeah Baby New South Wales Welbourn 50 15.20 Pavel Kuznetsov Marc Ryckmans 4:01:33:36 15 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 4:01:44:41 16 93 Merlin New South Wales Forbes-Kaiko 52 15.60 David Forbes Joseph Earl 4:02:02:00 17 262 Helsal 3 Tasmania Adams 20 20.00 Paul Mara Rob Fisher 4:02:03:16 18 B45 Rush Victoria Farr 45 13.81 John Paterson 4:02:07:12 19 421 The Goat New South Wales Mills Rogers 46 14.02 Sebastian Bohm Bruce Foye 4:02:23:02 20 RQ64 Ocean Affinity Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Stewart Lewis 4:02:51:49 21 B330 Hartbreaker Victoria Reichel Pugh 46 14.20 Antony Walton Alan Breidahl 4:02:59:21 22 GBR725X Da Nang-Vietnam Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Wendy Tuck 4:03:01:33 23 7007 Maxi Ragamuffin Queensland Frers Maxi 24.40 Keith Batt 4:03:41:12 24 ESP6100 Duende New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 4:03:52:16 25 35 Imagination New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.50 Robin & Annette Hawthorn 4:04:09:17 26 GBR727X GREAT Britain Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Peter Thornton 4:04:22:20 27 GBR6210L Uxorious IV Great Britain Swan 62 FD 18.90 Colin Buffin 4:04:22:45 28 GBR724X LMAX Exchange Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Olivier Cardin 4:04:39:24 29 GBR726X Clipper Telemed+ Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Matthew Mitchell 4:04:58:35 30 GBR720X Garmin Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Ashley Skett 4:05:03:34 31 GBR723X Visit Seattle Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Huw Fernie 4:05:09:07 32 GBR731X Mission Performance Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Greg Miller 4:05:13:48 33 8778 After Midnight New South Wales Farr 40 Mod 12.40 Mark & Greg Tobin 4:05:14:16 34 GBR729X Derry-Londonderry-Doire Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Daniel Smith 4:05:16:35 35 8338 Midnight Rambler New South Wales Ker 40 12.20 Bob Thomas Ed Psaltis Michael Bencsik 4:05:27:43 36 FRA39337 Courier Leon France Valer-JPK 10.80 10.80 Gery Trentesaux 4:05:28:53 37 GBR730X Unicef Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Martin Clough 4:05:38:17 38 NZL1 Mahligai New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46 14.30 Murray Owen Jenny Kings 4:05:40:09 39 MH60 TSA Management New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Tony Levett 4:05:47:25 40 GBR728X Qingdao Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Robert Beggs 4:06:06:51 41 W1424 Mayfair Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 James Irvine 4:06:07:29 42 7878 Kayle-Sailors with disAbilities New South Wales Lyons 54 16.20 David Pescud John Whitfield 4:06:20:15 43 33345 Black Sheep New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.70 Derek & Martin Sheppard 4:06:38:39 44 NED6572 King's Legend Netherlands Sparkmans & Stephens Swan 65 19.00 Gijs Van Liebergen 4:06:41:02 45 4343 Wild Rose New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Roger Hickman 4:06:45:55 46 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 4:07:18:29 47 248 Wax Lyrical New South Wales Jeppesen X50 15.20 Les Goodridge 4:07:22:13 48 RQ2404 Not A Diamond Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.30 David Redfern 4:07:37:13 49 9359T Clipper Ventures 10 South Australia Dubois Clipper 68 20.77 Gregor McGowan 4:07:44:10 50 9327 IQ Komodo New South Wales Farr 40 12.40 Andrew Butler 4:07:57:17 51 7777 Calibre New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Richard Williams 4:08:48:17 52 9354T Clipper Ventures 5 South Australia Dubois Clipper 68 20.77 Drew Hulton-Smith 4:08:49:36 53 SM28 Challenge Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Chris Mrakas 4:09:48:29 54 N11 Climate Action Now New South Wales Hick 50 15.25 Lisa Blair 4:13:19:51 55 6723 Allegro New South Wales Warwick 67 20.30 Adrian Lewis 4:14:53:45 56 GER6300 Haspa Hamburg Germany Judel Vrolijk JV52 15.85 Johan Schultz 4:15:55:10 57 6841 Papillon New South Wales Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40RC 12.00 Phil Molony 4:16:03:20 58 11407 Pelagic Magic New South Wales Farr Beneteau 40.7 11.90 Simon Dunlop 4:16:05:51 59 GBR722X PSP Logistics Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Max Stunell 4:16:07:34 60 B10 Cartouche Victoria Briand Beneteau First 50 15.00 Steven Fahey 4:16:08:59 61 370 She's The Culprit New South Wales Inglis-Jones 39 Modified 12.00 Glen Picasso 4:16:30:04 62 335 Willyama New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 Richard Barron Stephen San Lorenzo 4:16:33:33 63 8975 Last Tango New South Wales J&J Yachts Salona 44 13.60 Phillip King 4:16:37:38 64 B45 Scamp Queensland Briand Beneteau First 45 14.10 Mike & Angela Mollison 4:16:39:04 65 8565 Ugg Australia New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens Swan 65 20.00 Steve Capell 4:17:12:19 66 8824 Chancellor New South Wales Farr Beneteau 47.7 14.80 Edward Tooher 4:17:33:43 67 GBR3901L Discoverer of Hornet Great Britain Devonport Challenge 72 21.90 Phil Caswell 4:18:10:14 68 Q999 Another Fiasco Queensland Jutson 43 12.60 Damian Suckling 4:18:14:45 69 GBR721X Ichor Coal Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Darren Ladd 4:18:17:53 70 MH777 Patrice Six New South Wales Jeppesen X41 12.50 Shaun Lane 4:18:34:23 71 4966 King Billy New South Wales King Custom 38 11.50 Phil Bennett 4:18:35:49 72 3430 Quikpoint Azzurro New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 34 10.10 Shane Kearns 4:18:37:59 73 GBR3900L Adventure of Hornet Great Britain Devonport Challenge 72 21.90 Rebecca Walford 4:18:44:38 74 SA346 Enchantress South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 4:20:06:22 75 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Jason Cummings 4:20:45:16 76 CHN53007 Shuguang Haiyang China Lombard Sun Odyssey 42i 12.90 Roy Pan Dong Qing 5:02:27:14 77 SM16 Myuna III Victoria Davidson Cavalier 37 11.90 Geoffrey Nixon 5:20:09:30 DNF JPN5095 Ark323 China Botin & Carkeek TP 52 15.85 Chuanbao Zhao Retired-Cracked Deck DNF R40 Avalanche Victoria Hick 40 12.30 Hugh Ellis Gary Caulfield Retired-Undisclosed Reasons DNF 52570 Black Jack Queensland Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Mark Bradford Retired-Crew Injury DNF 10000 Brindabella New South Wales Jutson 80 24.08 Jim Cooney Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF 9550 CEX Dolce New South Wales Inglis 47 Mod 14.30 Pierre Gal Retired-Broken Mast DNF 4527 China Easyway New South Wales King Jarkan 12.5 12.70 Travis Read Wei Hua Pan Retired-Sail Damage DNF 5200 Cougar II Tasmania Farr TP 52 15.85 Anthony Lyall Retired-Broken Transom DNF RF9095 Dare Devil New South Wales Farr Cookson 47 14.30 Sibby Ilzhofer Retired-Rudder Damage DNF RQ432 Dekadence Queensland Mills DK46 14.10 Stephanie Kerin Retired-Electrical Problems DNF GBR5211L Frantic New South Wales Donovan TP 52 15.85 Michael Martin Retired-Torn Mainsail DNF 6343 Great Xpectations New South Wales Jeppesen X43 12.94 Rod Wills Retired-Undisclosed Reasons DNF 6953 GYR Wot Eva Great Britain Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 Andy Middleton Retired-Undisclosed Reasons DNF AUS8899 Hollywood Boulevard New South Wales Farr 55 16.76 Ray Roberts Retired-Hull Damage DNF R39 Jaffa Western Australia Runnalls 39 12.00 Terry Posma Retired-Engine Problems DNF JPN4321 KLC Bengal 7 Japan Humphreys 54 16.46 Yoshihiko Murase Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF 52152 Koa New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Peter Wrigley Andrew Kearnan Retired-Steering Damage DNF 554 Landfall New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 54 13.40 Michael Strong Retired-Hull Damage DNF 1236 Local Hero New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell BH36 10.97 Peter Mosely Matthew Bassett Retired-Minor Hull Damage DNF GBR23N Lupa of London Great Britain Reichel Pugh RP78 23.95 Jeremy Pilkington Retired-Bow Damage DNF AUS52 M3 Western Australia Farr TP 52 15.85 Peter Hickson Brent Fowler Retired-Broken Forestay DNF 360 Patrice New South Wales Ker 46 13.90 Tony Kirby Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF 99 Pazazz New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 11.90 Rob Drury Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF SYD1000 Perpetual Loyal New South Wales Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 30.48 Anthony Bell Retired-Rudder Damage DNF 10007 Pretty Fly III New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Colin Woods Retired-Broken Forestay DNF 88888 Samurai Jack Queensland Farr 39ml Mod 12.00 Michael Lazzarini Retired-Sail Damage DNF 6686 St Jude New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish Retired-Rudder Damage DNF 6891 Takani New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 495 15.40 James Whittle Retired-Rudder Damage DNF 6377 Triton New South Wales Lyons-Cawse LC60 18.30 Michael Cranitch David Gotze Retired-Mainsail Damage DNF B1 Trybooking.com Victoria Dixon Moody DS54 17.20 Grant Dunoon Retired-Damage to Bow Thruster DNF AUS5299 Victoire New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Darryl Hodgkinson Retired-Crew Member Injury DNF 10001 Wild Oats XI New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards Retired-Mainsail Damage References:

Notes – Ragamuffin 52 were given a 20% penalty to be added onto their elapsed time by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Rule 19.2(b) in a collision with Ark323 at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour. – Mutual protest by both boats after a collision between them at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour. Cougar II was found to have failed as port tack boat to keep clear of Lupa of London but as both boats had retired no penalty could be applied.

Overall Handicap