1990 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

1991 annual yacht race in Australia January 2024 January 2012 46th 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 1990 - 3 January 1991 Nortel Sydney, Hobart 628 nmi km 105 Rolex Sydney Hobart Ragamuffin (Syd Fischer) 1990 Drumbeat (Alan Bond & Peter Gilmore) in 1989 Brindabella (George Snow) in 1991 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 NSW New South Wales Frers Maxi 24.13 Syd Fischer 2:21:05:33https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/media.prod.cyca/media/3440171/1990-offshore-sydney-hobart-race-cyca-archives.pdf Offshore's Nortel Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1990 Official Race Issue Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 1990 2024-01-20https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/media.prod.cyca/media/3440438/1991-shyr-program-web.pdf Offshore's Kodak Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1991 Official Race Issue Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 1991 2024-01-20 2 KB 80 Condor NSW New South Wales Holland Maxi Sloop 24.50 Anthony Paola 2:21:53:08 3 KA C1 Brinabella ACT Australian Capital Territory Farr Pocket Maxi 19.60 George Snow 2:22:33:07 4 5444 Bobsled NSW New South Wales Steinman ULDB Pocket Maxi 20.12 Geoffrey Bush Nick Feros 2:23:12:01 5 7 Hammer of Queensland QLD Queensland Steinman Pocket Maxi 20.51 Arthur Bloore 3:02:46:12 6 SA 93 Helsal II AU-SA South Australia Adams Pocket Maxi 20.03 Keith Flint 3:03:27:50 7 262 Helsal III TAS Tasmania Adams Pocket Maxi 20.00 John Wertheimer 3:04:29:58 8 B 4233 Cotton Blossom II VIC Victoria Farr 55 16.71 Eddie Barren 3:05:42:21 9 5222 Freight Train NSW New South Wales Frers Pocket Maxi 18.82 Damien Parkes 3:06:02:02 10 3105 Doctor Who TAS 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 NSW New South Wales Farr One Tonner 12.08 Gary Appleby 2:19:44:32 2 R33 Chutzpah VIC Victoria Davidson 34 10.20 Bruce Taylor 2:23:18:20 3 SM 80 Illusion VIC Victoria Davidson 34 10.21 Gino Knezic 2:23:18:38 4 4186 Anduril NSW New South Wales Dubois Older One Tonner 11.27 David Kennedy 2:23:29:11 5 WP 10 Western Port Venture VIC Victoria Dubois One Tonner 12.13 Peter Grant 2:23:29:50 6 MH 9 Fujitsu Dealers NSW New South Wales Davidson 36 10.93 John Eyles 2:23:31:37 7 KA 5500 Beyond Thunderdome UK Great Britain Davidson One Tonner 12.20 Peter Wheeler 2:23:53:24 8 KA C1 Brinabella ACT Australian Capital Territory Farr Pocket Maxi 19.60 George Snow 3:00:03:17 9 K 100 Rothmans UK Great Britain Humphreys Maxi 24.39 Lawrie Smith 2:22:55:221 1 10 KA 70 Ragamuffin NSW New South Wales Frers Maxi 24.13 Syd Fischer 3:00:57:17 Notes 1 1 – 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 Category:Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Category:1990s in Tasmania Category:1990 in Sydney S Category:1990 in Australian sport Category:December 1990 sports events in Australia Category:January 1991 sports events in Australia