2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race


The 2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 60th 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 2004 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at Noon on Boxing Day, before heading south for 630 nautical miles through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.
The 2004 fleet comprised 116 starters of which 59 completed the race and 57 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
SkipperElapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss
1AUS11111Nicorette IIINSWSimonis Voogd Maxi27.38Ludde Ingvall2:16:00:44
2A99AAPTNSWOpen 6620.03Sean Langman2:22:30:42
3C1BrindabellaNSWJutson 7924.08George Snow3:00:46:50
4GRE55AeraUKKer 5516.57Jez Fanstone3:02:33:43
58844Seriously TENNSWDavidson W60 19.46John Woodruff
Eric Robinson		3:04:06:38
68880Ichi BanNSWFarr 5215.79Matt Allen3:07:39:33
7MH888NokiaNSWFarr W6019.44Steve McConaghy3:07:44:42
85474MaseratiNSWFarr 65 19.72Ian Potter3:12:44:17
9YC3300Hardys Secret Mens BusinessSAReichel Pugh 4614.22Geoff Boettcher3:23:07:38
10SM46DekadenceVICDK4614.10Philip Coombs4:00:41:32

Handicap results (Top 10)

PositionSail numberYachtState/countryYacht typeLOA
SkipperCorrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
1GRE55AeraUKKer 5516.57Jez Fanstone4:02:52:09
2AUS11111NicoretteNSWSimonis Voogd Maxi27.38Ludde Ingvall4:07:18:57
38880Ichi BanNSWFarr 5215.79Matt Allen4:08:54:40
4A99AAPTNSWOpen 6620.03Sean Langman4:13:26:03
5C1BrindabellaNSWJutson 7924.08George Snow4:14:11:23
68448LokiNSWSwan 4814.83Stephen Ainsworth4:14:47:38
7294Love & WarNSWS&S 4714.22Peter Kurts4:15:35:26
85995Nips-N-TuxNSWIMX 4012.10Howard De Torres4:15:44:16
98447First NationalNSWBeneteau First 44.713.68Michael Spies4:16:18:32
10R33ChutzpahVICSydney 3811.80Bruce Taylor4:16:37:32