2017 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2017 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race was the 73rd annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and sponsored by Rolex, it began at Sydney Harbour at 13:00 on 26 December 2017, before heading south for via the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

A fleet of 102 boats contested the race and 96 finished. These included past winners Wizard, Perpetual Loyal (now InfoTrack), Wild Oats XI, Black Jack, LDV Comanche and Kialoa II. Wild Oats XI was the first to cross the finish line at 1:08:48:50, a new record, but the crew of the LDV Comanche lodged a protest against Wild Oats XI after nearly being hit at the start of the race. Wild Oats XI incurred a 1-hour penalty, putting them behind winner LDV Comanche by 33 minutes and 26 seconds for line honours. LDV Comanche also claimed the time record of 1:09:15:24. Ichi Ban (Matt Allen) was awarded 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 LDV Comanche New South Wales Verdier VPLP 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Jim Cooney 1:09:15:24 2 10001 Wild Oats XI New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 1:09:48:50 3 525100 Black Jack Queensland Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Bradford 1:11:41:32 4 HKG1997 Beau Geste Hong Kong Botin 80 24.40 Karl Kwok 1:12:36:23 5 USA70000 Wizard United States Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 David & Peter Askew 1:13:43:47 6 7001 Wild Oats X New South Wales Reichel Pugh 66 20.10 Troy Tindill 1:15:20:18 7 AUS001 Ichi Ban New South Wales Botin TP 52 15.85 Matthew Allen 1:19:10:20 8 7771 Quest New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Bob Steel Mike Green 1:20:08:49 9 AUS8899 Hollywood Boulevard New South Wales Farr 55 16.76 Ray Roberts 1:21:03:15 10 ITA14909 Mascalzone Latino 32 Italy Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Matteo Savelli 1:21:05:32 11 6952 Celestial New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.85 Sam Haynes 1:22:06:03 12 RQ0052 ENVY Scooters Beachball 52 Queensland Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.85 Barry Cuneo 1:22:58:10 13 YC45 Concubine South Australia Mills 45 13.70 Jason Ward 1:23:19:27 14 6377 Triton New South Wales Lyons-Cawse LC60 18.30 Michael Cranitch David Gotze 1:23:33:06 15 52152 Koa New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Peter Wrigley Andrew Kearnan 1:23:33:32 16 NZL8977 Ran Tan II New Zealand Elliott 50 15.20 Brian Petersen 1:23:34:04 17 AUS47 Indian Western Australia Carkeek 47 14.30 Craig Carter 1:23:34:19 18 360 Patrice New South Wales Ker 46 13.90 Tony Kirby 1:23:36:56 19 5200 Highfield Caringbah New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Ian & Mathew Short 2:00:00:36 20 2382 Derucci China Farr TP 52 15.85 Qing Dong 2:00:35:26 21 AUS52 M3 Western Australia Farr TP 52 15.85 Peter Hickson 2:00:51:51 22 421 Smuggler New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sebastian Bohm 2:00:54:40 23 KOR-5555 Sonic South Korea Donovan TP 52 15.85 Kwangmin Rho 2:01:22:11 24 SYD 1000 Infotrack New South Wales Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 30.48 Christian Beck Tom Slingsby 1:12:11:19 25 USA61333 Triple Lindy United States Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Joseph Mele 2:01:54:35 26 AUS5299 Oskana Tasmania Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Michael Pritchard 2:01:59:17 27 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 2:04:10:37 28 A5 GBP Yeah Baby New South Wales Welbourn 50 15.20 Lindsay Stead Marc Ryckmans 2:07:13:57 29 8008 Snowdome Occasional Coarse Language Too New South Wales Ker Sydney GTS 43 13.10 Warwick Shearman 2:13:32:19 30 6686 St Jude New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 2:17:39:09 31 262 Helsal 3 New South Wales Adams 20 20.00 David Stephenson 2:22:21:38 32 USA4304 Christopher Dragon United States Ker Sydney 43 Modified 13.10 Andrew & Linda Weiss 2:22:27:53 33 93 Merlin New South Wales Forbes-Kaiko 52 15.60 David Forbes 2:23:45:10 34 B330 Hartbreaker Victoria Reichel Pugh 46 14.20 Tony & Gaye Walton 2:23:51:48 35 ITA3956 Weddell Poland Farr Grand Mistral 80 24.00 Adanasy Isaev Przemyslaw Tarnacki 2:23:54:01 36 GBR723X HotelPianner.com Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Conall Morrison 3:02:31:07 37 AUS70 SailDNA New South Wales Farr 50 15.20 Emir Ruzdic Adrian Dunphy 3:03:02:04 38 36 Khaleesi New South Wales Mills DK46 14.10 Andrew & Pauline Dally 3:03:05:15 39 FRA39337 Banque de Nouvelle Caledonie New Caledonia Valer JPK 10.80 10.80 Michel Quintin 3:03:22:09 40 GBR727X Sanya Serenity Coast Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Wendy Tuck 3:03:29:29 41 GBR722X Garmin Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Gaetan Thomas 3:03:31:47 42 099 Grace O'Malley New South Wales Farr Cookson 12 11.90 Zoe Taylor 3:03:37:46 43 GBR731X Nasdaq Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Robert Graham 3:03:39:50 44 GBR726X Visit Seattle Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Nicola Henderson 3:03:49:08 45 RF9095 Dare Devil New South Wales Farr Cookson 47 14.30 Sibby Ilzhofer 3:03:53:13 46 ESP6100 Duende New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 3:03:53:19 47 33345 Black Sheep New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.70 Derek & Martin Sheppard 3:03:58:48 48 GBR728X PSP Logistics Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Matthew Mitchell 3:03:59:26 49 6953 PYR-ArnoldCo/Wot Eva New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 Christian Reynolds 2:10:02:52 50 GBR9359T Invictus Games 2018 Game On Great Britain Dubois Clipper 68 20.77 Will Parbury 3:04:00:53 51 G4646R Extasea Victoria Mills DK46 14.00 Paul Buchholz 3:04:02:00 52 GBR721X Unicef Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Bob Beggs 3:04:03:08 53 GBR730X GREAT Britain Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Andrew Burns 3:04:08:05 54 GBR725X Dare to Lead Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Dale Smyth 3:04:08:56 55 GBR720X Liverpool 2018 Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Lance Shepherd 3:04:09:05 56 MH60 TSA Management New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Tony Levett 3:04:18:50 57 7777 Calibre New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Richard Williams 3:04:29:12 58 5612 Abracadabra New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 3:04:33:45 59 N11 Climate Action Now New South Wales Hick Open 50 15.25 Lisa Blair Libby Greenhalgh 3:04:40:50 60 6419 Pekljus New South Wales Radford 50 15.24 David Suttie 3:04:42:18 61 W1424 Mayfair Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.20 James Irvine 3:04:44:26 62 248 Wax Lyrical New South Wales Jeppesen X50 15.20 Les Goodridge 3:04:47:52 63 A140 Ariel New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.60 Ron Forster Philip Damp 3:04:49:09 64 GBR729X Qingdao Great Britain Castro Clipper 70 21.33 Christoffer Kobusch 3:04:56:49 65 NZL1 Seamo Racing Mahligai New Zealand Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 46 14.30 Murray Owen Jenny Kingz 3:05:00:40 66 8565 Eve New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens Swan 65 20.00 Steven Capell 3:05:14:38 67 370 She's The Culprit New South Wales Inglis-Jones 39 Modified 12.00 Glenn Bulmer Glen Picasso 3:05:26:48 68 AUS7742 Kialoa II New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 73 Yawl 23.00 Patrick & Keith Broughton 3:05:34:10 69 11744 XS Moment BNMH New South Wales Jeppesen XP44 13.30 Ray Hudson 3:05:34:43 70 USA60564 Warrior Won United States Jeppesen XP44 13.30 Christopher Sheehan 3:05:47:50 71 4527 China Easyway New South Wales King Jarkan 12.5 12.70 Travis Read Tim Wilson 3:05:47:53 72 6723 Allegro New South Wales Warwick 67 20.30 Adrian Lewis 3:05:51:58 73 7551 Flying Fish Arctos New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Alex Martin 3:05:52:07 74 GBR5790 Enigma New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.90 Jason Bond 3:05:54:32 75 415 Arch Rival New South Wales Inglis-Jones 40 12.00 Andrew Byrne 3:06:19:52 76 RQ3600 Mister Lucky Queensland Andrieu Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 11.30 Mark Hipgrave 3:06:25:09 77 16 Dorade United States Sparkman & Stephens S&S 52 Yawl 16.00 Matt Brooks Kevin Miller 3:06:37:58 78 6305 Mondo Queensland Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Ray Sweeney 3:07:28:03 79 6891 Takani New South Wales Judel Vrolijk Hanse 495 15.40 James Whittle 3:08:17:56 80 22000 Vanishing Point New South Wales Farr Beneteau 57 17.60 Bill Wheeler 3:08:59:32 81 SM69 Dark and Stormy Victoria Murray Custom 37 11.40 Terry Kourtis Stuart Mellington 3:12:03:32 82 SA346 Enchantress South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 3:12:25:25 83 5930 Reve New South Wales Farr Beneteau 45F5 14.00 Kevin Whelan 3:13:30:30 84 7447 Another Painkiller Queensland Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.40 Rod West 3:13:40:49 85 GBR9354T Invictus Games 2018 Down Under Great Britain Dubois Clipper 68 20.77 Steve Grellis 3:14:56:35 86 8810 Ocean Gem Queensland Farr Beneteau 445 13.50 David Hows 3:16:50:34 87 8824 Chancellor New South Wales Farr Beneteau 47.7 14.80 Edward Tooher 3:17:24:22 88 H8118 Merlion Victoria Farr Beneteau 40.7 11.90 Eddie Mackevicius 3:18:33:13 89 5296 Magic Miles Tasmania Briand Dynamique 62 18.70 Michael Crew 3:18:41:38 90 E2 Euphoria II Queensland Frers Beneteau First 42 12.90 Marc Stuart 3:23:03:31 91 4924 She Queensland Mull Olsen 40 Modified 12.20 Philip Bell 4:01:32:38 92 3430 Komatsu Azzurro New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 34 10.10 Shane Kearns 4:02:23:04 93 A19 Maluka New South Wales Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 4:04:51:01 94 3867 Gun Runner New South Wales King Jarkan 925 9.30 Maurice Young 5:00:22:01 95 RQ1920 Charlie's Dream Queensland Holland-Cole-Lowe Bluewater 450 13.70 Peter Lewis Graeme Boyd 5:00:58:19 96 N10 Freyja New South Wales Atkins Ingrid 37 11.40 Richard Lees 5:19:09:59 DNF H4000 Blunderbuss Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.00 Eric Marsh Retired-Broken Boom DNF 6893 Imalizard New South Wales Welbourn 12 11.80 Bruce Watson Retired-Dismasted DNF SM390 Jazz Player Victoria Bakewell-White 39 11.90 Matthew Lawrence Retired-HF Not Operational DNF B45 Opt2Go Scamp Queensland Briand Beneteau First 45 14.10 Mike Mollison Retired-Sail Damage DNF GER7600 Rockall Germany Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.85 Christopher Opielok Retired-Broken Rudder DNF 6559 Wots Next New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Charles Cupit Retired-Broken Rudder Bearings References:

Notes – Wild Oats XI were given a 60 minutes penalty to be added onto their elapsed time by the International Jury due to breaching RRS Part 2 in a near collision with LDV Comanche at the start of the race in Sydney Harbour. – Infotrack were penalised 20% of their placing by the International Jury due to failing to lodge a declaration within six hours of their finish time as required by Sailing Instruction 26 (Declarations). – HotelPlanner.com were given a 120 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 crew member from Invictus Games 2018 Down Under was thrown overboard and later rescued on the first day of the race. – PYR-ArnoldCo/Wot Eva were penalised 20% of their placing by the International Jury due to failing to lodge a declaration within six hours of their finish time as required by Sailing Instruction 26 (Declarations). – Eve were given a 50 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 crew member from Invictus Games 2018 Down Under was thrown overboard and later rescued on the first day of the race.

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