The 1990 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Nortel, was the 46th 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 1990 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1990), 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 1990 fleet comprised 105 starters of which 86 completed the race and 19 yachts retired.
Results Line Honours results (Top 10)
Position Sail number Yacht State/Country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss Ref 1 KA 70 Ragamuffin New South Wales Frers Maxi 24.13 Syd Fischer 2:21:05:33 2 KB 80 Condor New South Wales Holland Maxi Sloop 24.50 Anthony Paola 2:21:53:08 3 KA C1 Brinabella Australian Capital Territory Farr Pocket Maxi 19.60 George Snow 2:22:33:07 4 5444 Bobsled New South Wales Steinman ULDB Pocket Maxi 20.12 Geoffrey Bush Nick Feros 2:23:12:01 5 7 Hammer of Queensland Queensland Steinman Pocket Maxi 20.51 Arthur Bloore 3:02:46:12 6 SA 93 Helsal II South Australia Adams Pocket Maxi 20.03 Keith Flint 3:03:27:50 7 262 Helsal III Tasmania Adams Pocket Maxi 20.00 John Wertheimer 3:04:29:58 8 B 4233 Cotton Blossom II Victoria Farr 55 16.71 Eddie Barren 3:05:42:21 9 5222 Freight Train New South Wales Frers Pocket Maxi 18.82 Damien Parkes 3:06:02:02 10 3105 Doctor Who Tasmania Davidson 51 15.70 Roger Jackman 3:07:23:02
Handicap results (Top 10)
Position Sail number Yacht State/Country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss Ref 1 KA 4000 Sagacious V New South Wales Farr One Tonner 12.08 Gary Appleby 2:19:44:32 2 R33 Chutzpah Victoria Davidson 34 10.20 Bruce Taylor 2:23:18:20 3 SM 80 Illusion Victoria Davidson 34 10.21 Gino Knezic 2:23:18:38 4 4186 Anduril New South Wales Dubois Older One Tonner 11.27 David Kennedy 2:23:29:11 5 WP 10 Western Port Venture Victoria Dubois One Tonner 12.13 Peter Grant 2:23:29:50 6 MH 9 Fujitsu Dealers New South Wales Davidson 36 10.93 John Eyles 2:23:31:37 7 KA 5500 Beyond Thunderdome Great Britain Davidson One Tonner 12.20 Peter Wheeler 2:23:53:24 8 KA C1 Brinabella Australian Capital Territory Farr Pocket Maxi 19.60 George Snow 3:00:03:17 9 K 100 Rothmans Great Britain Humphreys Maxi 24.39 Lawrie Smith 2:22:55:22 10 KA 70 Ragamuffin New South Wales Frers Maxi 24.13 Syd Fischer 3:00:57:17
Notes – Rothmans were penalised 10% of their placing on corrected time and were stripped of the line honours award due to Breaching Rule 26 (Advertising) by flying a spinnaker with an illegal advertising logo on it.
References