1996 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

1996 annual yacht race in Australia January 2024 January 2012 52nd Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 250px 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 December 1996 - 3 January 1997 Telstra Sydney, Hobart 628 nmi km 95 Rolex Sydney Hobart Morning Glory (Hasso Plattner) 1996 Sayonara (Larry Ellison) in 1995 Brindabella (George Snow) (George Snow) in 1997 The 1996 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 52nd 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 1996 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 1996), 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 1996 fleet comprised 95 starters of which 78 completed the race and 17 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 GER 4540 Morning Glory GER Germany Reichel Pugh 80 Maxi 24.05 Hasso Plattner 2:14:07:10https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/media.prod.cyca/media/3440172/1995-shyr-program-web.pdf Offshore Yachting 1996 Sydney to Hobart Official Programme Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 1996 2024-01-20https://cyca.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Offshore-9-Feb-Mar-1997.pdf Offshore Yachting Feb-Mar 1997 Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 1997 2024-01-20 2 HKG 88 Exile HKG 1959 Hong Kong Reichel Pugh Pocket Maxi 20.00 Warwick Millar 2:16:53:15 3 8888 Foxtel Amazon NSW New South Wales Steinman Pocket Maxi 20.75 Peter Walker 2:21:31:53 4 6070 Sydney NSW New South Wales Murray Sydney 60 18.18 Charles Curran 2:22:56:35 5 KB 80 Condor of Currabubula NSW New South Wales Holland Maxi 24.30 Tony Paola 3:01:10:29 6 AUS 545 BZW Challenge NSW New South Wales Farr Corel 45 13.80 Ray Roberts 3:01:25:25 7 SM100 Ausmaid VIC Victoria Farr 47 14.24 Giorgio Gjergja 3:02:31:45 8 IR 8000 Atara NSW New South Wales Lyons 43 12.99 Roger Hickman 3:05:08:47 9 YC214 Prime Example AU-SA South Australia Davidson-Murray Cruiser Racer 15.90 Graham Williams 3:05:18:40 10 5612 Abracadabra NSW New South Wales Tripp 47 14.25 James Mark Anthony 3:07:13:32 Handicap results (Top 10) Position Sail number Yacht State/Country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss Ref 1 SM100 Ausmaid VIC Victoria Farr 47 14.24 Giorgio Gjergja 2:12:35:59 2 HKG 88 Exile HKG 1959 Hong Kong Reichel Pugh Pocket Maxi 20.00 Warwick Millar 2:12:46:25 3 IR 8000 Atara NSW New South Wales Lyons 43 12.99 Roger Hickman 2:12:47:57 4 AUS 545 BZW Challenge NSW New South Wales Farr Corel 45 13.80 Ray Roberts 2:12:49:00 5 MK69 Bit O Fluff QLD Queensland Murray ILC 40 12.40 Warren Brooks 2:13:47:41 6 GER 4540 Morning Glory GER Germany Reichel Pugh 80 Maxi 24.05 Hasso Plattner 2:14:07:10 7 5612 Abracadabra NSW New South Wales Tripp 47 14.25 James Mark Anthony 2:15:38:59 8 6070 Sydney NSW New South Wales Murray Sydney 60 18.18 Charles Curran 2:15:49:13 9 1996 No Fearr QLD Queensland Farr IMS 40 12.00 Carey Ramm 2:16:10:44 10 YC214 Prime Example AU-SA South Australia Davidson-Murray Cruiser Racer 15.90 Graham Williams 2:17:12:43 References Category:Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Category:1990s in Tasmania Category:1996 in Sydney S Category:1996 in Australian sport Category:December 1996 sports events in Australia Category:January 1997 sports events in Australia Category:Telstra