2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2013 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, is the 69th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1][2] The 2013 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2013), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.[3][4][5]

69th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The Sydney to Hobart route
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26–31 December 2013
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats94
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
WebsiteWebsite archive
Results
Winner (2013)Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
PreviousWild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2012
NextWild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2014

Line honours were claimed by Wild Oats XI in a time of 2 days, 6 hours, 7 minutes and 27 seconds.[6] It was the yacht's seventh win, equaling Morna's (now Kurrewa IV's) 1960 record for most line honours victories.[7] Victoire was awarded the Tattersall's Cup.[8]

94 starters left the harbour and 84 crossed the finish line.[4]

Results

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Line honours (first 10)

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Position Race number Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA
(Metres)
Skipper Elapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss
Ref
1 X1 10001 Wild Oats XI   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 2:06:07:27 [9][10][11]
2 L1 SYD 1000 Perpetual Loyal   New South Wales Juan Yacht Design Juan-K 100 30.48 Anthony Bell 2:09:19:56 [9][10][12]
3 100 SYD 100 Ragamuffin 100   New South Wales Elliot 100 Maxi 30.48 Syd Fischer 2:10:48:00 [9][10][4]
4 77 52570 Black Jack   Queensland Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Peter Harburg 2:15:09:34 [9][10][3]
5 97 HKG 1997 Beau Geste   Hong Kong Botin 80 24.40 Karl Kwok 2:15:10:45 [9][10][13]
6 70 NZL70000 Giacomo   New Zealand Juan-K Volvo Open 70 21.50 Jim Delegat 2:15:11:51 [9][10][14]
7 10 AUS 10 Wild Thing   New South Wales Jones 100 Supermaxi 30.48 Grant Wharington 2:15:38:22 [9][10][4]
8 01 AUS 01 Ichi Ban   New South Wales Carkeek 60 19.50 Matt Allen 2:17:04:24 [9][10][15]
9 94 AUS5299 Victoire   New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Darryl Hodgkinson 2:19:00:32 [9][10][16]
10 67 GER6700 Varuna   Germany Ker 51 15.00 Jens Kellinghusen 2:19:30:01 [9][10][4]

Handicap results (Top 10)

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Position Race number Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA
(Metres)
Skipper Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
Ref
1 94 AUS5299 Victoire   New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Darryl Hodgkinson 3:18:27:43 [9][10][16]
2 06 SM602 Veloce   Victoria Elliott 44CR 13.70 Phil Simpfendorfer 3:19:32:27 [9][10][17]
3 42 421 Celestial   New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sam Haynes 3:20:35:40 [9][10][18]
4 67 GER6700 Varuna   Germany Ker 51 15.00 Jens Kellinghusen 3:21:13:04 [9][10][4]
5 33 R33 Chutzpah   Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 3:22:30:35 [9][10][19]
6 50 RQ5050 Kerumba   Queensland Kers 50 C/R 15.20 Tam Faragher 3:22:59:10 [9][10][4]
7 82 GBR8200R Nikata   Great Britain Frers Swan 82 24.80 Tom Brewer 4:01:26:13 [9][10][20]
8 01 AUS 01 Ichi Ban   New South Wales Carkeek 60 19.50 Matt Allen 4:01:32:42 [9][10][15]
9 007 10007 Pretty Fly III   New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Colin Woods 4:02:04:36 [9][10][21]
10 43 4343 Wild Rose   New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Roger Hickman 4:02:41:55 [9][10][22]

References

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