2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

2012 annual yacht race in Australia December 2021 January 2012 68th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2012 Sydney-Hobart NorthHead boats.jpg Competing sailors leaving Sydney Harbour, North Head visible in the background 33 51.35 S 151 12.40 E region:AU_type:landmark inline,title-42 52.7 S 147 19.58 E region:AU_type:landmark inline Yacht 26–31 December 2012 Rolex Sydney, Hobart 628 nmi km 76 Website archive Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) 2012 Investec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011 Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2013 The 2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 68th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-12-27-sns-rt-sailing-australia-pixl4n0a13ph-20121227-story.html Sailing-Wild Oats win sixth Sydney-Hobart in record time 2012-12-27 Chicago Tribune 2022-03-05https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/news/2012/pre-race/rshyr-launch-story/ 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as challenging as ever 2012-11-27 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022-03-05 The 2012 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2012), before heading south for 628 nmi km through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.https://www.madison.com/aptopix-australia-sailing-sydney-hobart-yacht-race/image_1859a678-4fe6-11e2-9039-001a4bcf887a.html APTOPIX Australia Sailing Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Griffith Rob 2012-12-26 Madison 2022-03-05 76 competitors started the race and 71 finished.https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/media.prod.cyca/media/1927198/rshyr-statistics.pdf Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Statistics - 1945-2013 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart 2013 2022-03-05https://www.onboardonline.com/yacht-industry-news/maritime/rolex-sydney-hobart-race-race-record-for-international-entries/ Rolex Sydney Hobart Race: Race record for international entries 2013-11-18 OnboardOnline 2022-03-05 Line honors were claimed by Wild Oats XI, who broke their own race record, to finish in 1 day, 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds.https://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/27/sport/wild-oats-sydney-hobart-yachting/index.html Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart race in record time 2012-12-28 CNN 2022-03-05 They defeated their nearest challenger, Ragamuffin Loyal, by around 5 hours.https://sailing-news.com/news/en/permanent/27455/irc-sydney-hobart-race-sydney-aus-day-2-new-record-for-wild-oats-xi.html IRC - Sydney-Hobart Race - Sydney AUS - Day 2 - new record for 'Wild Oats XI' 2012-12-28 Sailing News 2022-03-05 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 NSW New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 1:18:23:12 2 SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal NSW New South Wales Elliot 100 Maxi 30.48 Syd Fischer 1:23:08:44 3 10081 Lahana NSW New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard John Honan 2:05:57:55 4 52566 Black Jack QLD Queensland Reichel Pugh 66 20.12 Peter Harburg Mark Bradford 2:06:42:53 5 AUS60000 Loki NSW New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:07:53:23 6 AUS 03 Ichi Ban NSW New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 2:10:04:09 7 SM5252 Calm VIC Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Jason Van der Slot Graeme Ainley John Williams 2:17:06:20 8 5299 Jazz NSW New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 2:17:25:14 9 52002 Quest NSW New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Bob Steel 2:18:35:06 10 10000 Brindabella NSW New South Wales Jutson 80 24.08 Jim Cooney 2:18:35:37 11 6952 Shogun VIC Victoria Judel Vroljik TP 52 15.85 Rob Hanna 2:19:26:07 12 YC3300 Holdens Secret Men's Business 3.5 AU-SA South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 2:20:02:26 13 LTU1000 Ambersail LTU Lithuania Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Simonas Steponavicius 2:22:50:29 14 JPN4321 KLC Bengal 7 JPN Japan Humphreys 54 16.46 Yoshihiko Murase 2:22:56:35 15 NOR2 Southern Excellence NSW New South Wales Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Andrew Wenham 3:05:21:33 16 5200 Cougar II TAS Tasmania Farr TP 52 15.85 Anthony Lyall 3:07:09:20 17 M111 Frantic NSW New South Wales Donovan TP 52 15.85 Michael Martin 3:09:31:46 18 NZL8710 Akatea NZL New Zealand Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Gary Lewis 3:09:33:15 19 421 Celestial-Assistance Dogs NSW New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sam Haynes 3:11:08:20 20 8679 Merit QLD Queensland Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Leo Rodriguez Bryan Bailie 3:12:33:57 21 SM602 Veloce VIC Victoria Elliott 44CR 13.70 Phil Simpfendorfer 3:15:14:50 22 8008 Occasional Coarse Language Too NSW New South Wales Ker Sydney GTS 43 13.10 Warwick Sherman 3:15:31:20 23 8338 AFR Midnight Rambler NSW New South Wales Ker 40 12.20 Bob Thomas Ed Psaltis Michael Bencsik 3:15:45:28 24 RQ64 Ocean Affinity QLD Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Stewart Lewis 3:17:45:20 25 R33 Chutzpah VIC Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 3:20:01:13 26 6953 Sailors with disAbilities NSW New South Wales Nelson Marek TP 52 15.85 David Pescud 3:20:04:02 27 NZL8008 Rikki NZL New Zealand Reichel Pugh 42 13.00 Ray Haslar 3:20:05:40 28 7771 Peugeot Surfrider NSW New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.68 Sebastien Guyot Nicholas Lunven 3:20:15:48 29 ESP6100 Duende NSW New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 3:22:09:53 30 B45 Rush VIC Victoria Farr 45 13.81 Ian & John Paterson 3:22:12:51 31 262 Helsal 3 TAS Tasmania Adams 20 20.00 Rob Fisher 3:22:28:52 32 6686 St Jude NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 3:23:23:29 33 F108 Finistere AU-WA Western Australia Davidson 50 15.40 Robert Thomas 3:23:36:21 34 RQ14 Lunchtime Legend QLD Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Robert Robertson 3:23:43:41 35 360 Patrice Six NSW New South Wales Jeppesen X41 12.50 Tony Kirby 3:23:46:18 36 9988 Brannew NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 CR 12.24 Chris Bran 4:00:02:54 37 SAM1 Tusitala NSW New South Wales Dykstra Goss 60 18.50 Paul Goss 4:00:36:34 38 3838 Zen NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Gordon Ketelbey 4:00:56:22 39 SM4 Wicked VIC Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Mike Welsh 4:00:58:17 40 RQ4000 Blunderbuss QLD Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Tony Kinsman 4:00:58:24 41 4343 Wild Rose NSW New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Roger Hickman 4:01:13:22 42 6841 Papillon NSW New South Wales Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40RC 12.00 Phil Molony 4:01:21:55 43 MH4 Toybox 2 NSW New South Wales Jeppesen X44 13.30 Ian Box 4:01:23:03 44 YC400 Two True AU-SA South Australia Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Andrew Saies 4:01:24:16 45 A140 Ariel NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Ron Forster 4:01:29:36 46 S20 Dekadence VIC Victoria Mills DK46 14.10 Ken Simpson 4:02:53:44 47 6834 Breakthrough NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Jonathan Stone Mathew Vadas 4:02:58:36 48 YC10 Asylum AU-SA South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Derek Morrison 4:02:58:53 49 5612 Abracadabra NSW New South Wales Tripp 47 14.33 James Murchison 4:03:01:54 50 6689 Copernicus NSW New South Wales Radford 12 11.99 Greg Zyner 4:03:08:41 51 M495 Geomatic VIC Victoria Judel Vrolijk Hanse 495 15.40 Adrian Lewis 4:03:52:47 52 6669 Carbon Credits QLD Queensland Briand Beneteau First 45 13.67 Trevor Bailey 4:03:54:20 53 S390 Jazz Player VIC Victoria Bakewell-White 39 11.92 Andrew Lawrence 4:04:13:10 54 294 Love & War NSW New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts 4:04:15:26 55 7551 Flying Fish Arctos NSW New South Wales Radford McIntyre 55 15.36 Duncan Macalister 4:04:17:40 56 1236 Local Hero NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell BH36 10.97 Peter Mosely Grish Stromov 4:05:09:25 57 6146 Kioni NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 47.7 14.80 Nick Athineos 4:05:17:31 58 SA346 Enchantress AU-SA South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 4:05:24:41 59 N3 Aurora NSW New South Wales Farr 40 One Off 12.21 Jim Holley 4:06:02:12 60 7075 Martela TAS Tasmania Jeppesen IMX 38 11.30 Anthony Williams 4:06:08:57 61 RF360 This Way Up AU-WA Western Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR 11.00 Bryan Thurstan Hamish Maddern 4:06:14:59 1 1 62 8339 Luna Sea NSW New South Wales Hick 35 10.50 James Cameron 4:07:11:58 63 4924 She NSW New South Wales Mull Olsen 40 12.23 Peter Rodgers 4:07:52:58 64 R75 Halcyon VIC Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Chris Tucker 4:07:57:49 65 R6572 Icefire NSW New South Wales Mummery 45 13.90 Alan Mather 4:08:40:06 66 SM5985 INSX VIC Victoria Jutson NSX 38 11.63 Robert Still 4:08:41:17 67 5356 Illusion NSW New South Wales Davidson 34 10.30 Kim Jaggar Travis Read 4:09:51:05 68 6590 Eressea QLD Queensland Hanse 400 12.00 John Bankart 5:03:18:31 69 RQ1920 Charlie's Dream QLD Queensland Holland Cole Lowe Bluewater 450 13.70 Peter Lewis 5:04:48:53 70 F111 CIC Technology Inca Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Lavranos Vickers 41 MkII 12.50 Noel Sneddon 5:08:28:49 71 A19 Maluka of Kermandie TAS Tasmania Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 5:08:40:12 DNF 7407 Corporate Initiatives NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.92 Morgan Rogers Retired-Steering Problem DNF A6 Dump Truck TAS Tasmania Ker 11.3 11.40 Justin Wells Edward Fader Retired-Rig Damage DNF R55 Living Doll VIC Victoria Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt Retired-Broken Rudder DNF S777 Primitive Cool VIC Victoria Farr 40 Mod 12.40 John Newbold Retired-Damaged Main DNF MH60 TSA Management NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Tony Levett Retired-Broken Rudder References:http://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437832/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2014.pdf 2012 Results 2014 Offshore Sailing 2022-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20190308042511/http://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437832/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2014.pdf 8 March 2019 deadhttp://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437831/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2013.pdf 2012 Fleet 2012 Offshore Sailing 2022-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20210315041419/http://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437831/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2013.pdf 15 March 2021 deadhttps://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/27/sport/wild-oats-sydney-hobart-yachting/index.html Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart race in record time 2012-12-28 CNN 2022-03-05https://www.smh.com.au/sport/sydney-to-hobart-yacht-race-2012-day-3-20121228-2byfc.html Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2012 - Day 3 2012-12-28 The Sydney Morning Herald 2022-03-05https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2021/12/28/sydney-hobart-black-jack-claims-line-honors-victory/ Sydney Hobart: Black Jack claims line honors victory 2021-12-28 Sailing Scuttlebutt 2022-03-05https://www.sail-world.com/105128 Sydney Hobart 2012 – Loki, Black Jack complete top-three finishers Pearson Di 2012-12-30 Sail-World 2022-03-05https://www.sail-world.com/104980 Rolex Sydney Hobart 2012 - Are these the Serious Handicap Contenders? 2012-12-25 Kothe Rob Sail-World 2022-03-05https://www.marinescene.asia/rolex-sydney-hobart-yacht-race-2012-wild-oats-xi-double-triple-with-icing-on-the-top/4116 Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race 2012: Wild Oats XI – Double triple with icing on the top 2012-12-30 Marine Scene Asia 2022-03-05https://www.sail-world.com/105062 Sydney Hobart Race 2012 – Jazz tries to spoil Wild Oats XI’s treble Gale Jim 2012-12-28 Sail-World 2022-03-05https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/news/2012/pre-race/rshyr-launch-story/ 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as challenging as ever 2012-11-27 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022-03-05https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/for-love-and-money-20121229-jiflt For love and money Hutchinson Samantha 2012-12-31 The Australian Financial Review 2022-03-05 Notes 1 1 – This Way Up were given a 45 minutes penalty to be added onto their elapsed time by the International Jury due to failing to maintain a continuous listening watch on the race radio frequencies for the duration of their race as required by Sailing Instruction 40.7 (Radio Transmissions). Overall Handicap Pos Division Number Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1 0 10001 Wild Oats XI NSW New South Wales Reichel Pugh 100 30.48 Mark Richards 3:10:26:31 2 1 AUS60000 Loki NSW New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 3:12:43:44 3 0 52566 Black Jack QLD Queensland Reichel Pugh 66 20.12 Peter Harburg Mark Bradford 3:14:46:39 4 0 5299 Jazz NSW New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 3:16:19:04 5 1 SM5252 Calm VIC Victoria Farr TP 52 15.85 Jason Van der Slot 3:16:40:26 6 0 SYD 100 Ragamuffin Loyal NSW New South Wales Elliot 100 Maxi 30.48 Syd Fischer 3:17:51:34 7 1 52002 Quest NSW New South Wales Farr TP 52 15.85 Bob Steel 3:18:09:22 8 0 10081 Lahana NSW New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard John Honan 3:18:49:25 9 1 6952 Shogun VIC Victoria Judel Vroljik JV52 15.85 Rob Hanna 3:19:42:43 10 1 YC3300 Holdens Secret Men's Business 3.5 AU-SA South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 3:20:07:37 11 0 AUS 03 Ichi Ban NSW New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 3:20:40:42 12 1 JPN4321 KLC Bengal 7 JPN Japan Humphreys 54 16.46 Yoshihiko Murase 4:02:19:37 13 4 4343 Wild Rose NSW New South Wales Farr 43 13.11 Roger Hickman 4:05:00:42 14 0 LTU1000 Ambersail LTU Lithuania Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Simonas Steponavicius 4:05:01:11 15 4 294 Love & War NSW New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.21 Simon Kurts 4:05:57:42 16 2 8008 Occasional Coarse Language Too NSW New South Wales Ker Sydney GTS 43 13.10 Warwick Sherman 4:07:27:05 17 3 RQ14 Lunchtime Legend QLD Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Robert Robertson 4:07:28:55 18 3 9988 Brannew NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 CR 12.24 Chris Bran 4:07:49:42 19 4 SA346 Enchantress AU-SA South Australia Muirhead 11 11.00 John Willoughby 4:08:02:53 20 2 8338 AFR Midnight Rambler NSW New South Wales Ker 40 12.20 Bob Thomas Ed Psaltis Michael Bencsik 4:08:25:54 21 3 7771 Peugeot Surfrider NSW New South Wales Briand Beneteau 45 13.68 Sebastien Guyot Nicholas Lunven 4:08:26:32 22 2 421 Celestial-Assistance Dogs NSW New South Wales Rogers 46 14.00 Sam Haynes 4:08:40:19 23 4 5356 Illusion NSW New South Wales Davidson 34 10.30 Kim Jaggar Travis Read 4:08:53:55 24 3 YC400 Two True AU-SA South Australia Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Andrew Saies 4:08:54:17 25 3 SM4 Wicked VIC Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Mike Welsh 4:08:55:23 26 4 8339 Luna Sea NSW New South Wales Hick 35 10.50 James Cameron 4:09:03:25 27 3 RQ4000 Blunderbuss QLD Queensland Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Tony Kinsman 4:09:18:47 28 3 A140 Ariel NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Ron Forster 4:09:52:40 29 3 6834 Breakthrough NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Jonathan Stone Mathew Vadas 4:10:18:03 30 4 N3 Aurora NSW New South Wales Farr 40 One Off 12.21 Jim Holley 4:10:19:20 31 3 6841 Papillon NSW New South Wales Joubert-Nivelt Archambault 40RC 12.00 Phil Molony 4:10:19:22 32 3 360 Patrice Six NSW New South Wales Jeppesen X41 12.50 Tony Kirby 4:10:29:53 33 1 5200 Cougar II TAS Tasmania Farr TP 52 15.85 Anthony Lyall 4:10:32:36 34 4 7075 Martela TAS Tasmania Jeppesen IMX 38 11.30 Anthony Williams 4:10:38:37 35 3 3838 Zen NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Gordon Ketelbey 4:10:49:38 36 2 SM602 Veloce VIC Victoria Elliott 44CR 13.70 Phil Simpfendorfer 4:11:13:37 37 4 RF360 This Way Up AU-WA Western Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 36 CR 11.00 Bryan Thurstan Hamish Maddern 4:12:04:40 38 1 NZL8710 Akatea NZL New Zealand Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Gary Lewis 4:12:13:21 39 3 YC10 Asylum AU-SA South Australia Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Derek Morrison 4:12:58:43 40 4 SM5985 INSX VIC Victoria Jutson NSX 38 11.63 Robert Still 4:12:58:49 41 1 M111 Frantic NSW New South Wales Donovan TP 52 15.85 Michael Martin 4:13:44:19 42 2 R33 Chutzpah VIC Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.35 Bruce Taylor 4:14:14:25 43 2 MH4 Toybox 2 NSW New South Wales Jeppesen X44 13.30 Ian Box 4:15:12:47 44 3 6669 Carbon Credits QLD Queensland Briand Beneteau First 45 13.67 Trevor Bailey 4:15:41:40 45 2 RQ64 Ocean Affinity QLD Queensland Reichel Pugh Marten 49 15.00 Stewart Lewis 4:16:06:17 46 2 6686 St Jude NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47 14.20 Noel Cornish 4:16:10:49 47 3 R75 Halcyon VIC Victoria Farr Beneteau First 40 12.24 Chris Tucker 4:16:41:48 48 2 NZL8008 Rikki NZL New Zealand Reichel Pugh 42 13.00 Ray Haslar 4:18:06:18 49 2 B45 Rush VIC Victoria Farr 45 13.81 Ian & John Paterson 4:19:02:08 50 2 F108 Finistere AU-WA Western Australia Davidson 50 15.40 Robert Thomas 4:19:29:31 51 2 S390 Jazz Player VIC Victoria Bakewell-White 39 11.92 Andrew Lawrence 4:19:51:13 52 4 A19 Maluka of Kermandie TAS Tasmania Gale Ranger 30 9.01 Sean Langman 4:19:55:54 53 2 S20 Dekadence VIC Victoria Mills DK46 14.10 Ken Simpson 4:21:11:28 54 1 ESP6100 Duende NSW New South Wales Judel Vrolijk TP 52 15.39 Damien Parkes 5:02:19:12 DNF 4 7407 Corporate Initiatives NSW New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 40.7 11.92 Morgan Rogers Retired-Steering Problem DNF 2 A6 Dump Truck TAS Tasmania Ker 11.3 11.40 Justin Wells Edward Fader Retired-Rig Damage DNF 1 R55 Living Doll VIC Victoria Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt Retired-Broken Rudder DNF 3 S777 Primitive Cool VIC Victoria Farr 40 Mod 12.40 John Newbold Retired-Damaged Main DNF 3 MH60 TSA Management NSW New South Wales Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Tony Levett Retired-Broken Rudder References:http://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437832/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2014.pdf 2012 Results 2014 Offshore Sailing 2022-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20190308042511/http://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437832/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2014.pdf 8 March 2019 deadhttp://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437831/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2013.pdf 2012 Fleet 2012 Offshore Sailing 2022-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20210315041419/http://archive.cyca.com.au/media/3437831/offshore-yachting-_-december-january-2013.pdf 15 March 2021 deadhttps://www.sail-world.com/105027 Rolex Sydney Hobart 2012; What They Said Yesterday and Today Lorimer Crosbie 2012-12-27 Sail-World 2022-03-05https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/rolex-sydney-hobart-race-2012/ Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2012 2013-01-02 Sailing World 2022-03-05 References Category:Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Category:2010s in Tasmania Category:2012 in Sydney Sydney Sydney Category:December 2012 sports events in Australia