1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

55th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	26 December 1999 - 4 January 2000
Defender	Sayonara
Number of Yachts	79
Coordinates
Winner	Nokia
Official Website	http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Sponsored by Telstra, was the 55th 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 1999 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at Noon on Boxing Day (December 26, 1999), before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the Derwent River, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.

The 1999 fleet comprised 79 starters of which 49 completed the race and 30 yachts retired.

Results

Position	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss
1	DEN2001	Nokia	NSW	Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Stefan Myralf Michael Spies	1:19:48:02
2	C1	Brindabella	NSW	Jutson 79	24.07	George Snow	1:20:46:33
3	M10	Wild Thing	VIC	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 83	25.20	Grant Wharington	1:21:13:37
4	881	Magna Data	NSW	Dovell Open 60	18.18	Sean Langman	2:01:37:21
5	9431	Marchioness	NSW	Lavranos Maxi Sloop	22.80	Michael Cranitch	2:02:48:43
6	7441	Bumblebee V	NSW	Sydney 60	18.78	John Kahlbetzer	2:02:58:05
7	1836	Yendys	NSW	Farr 49	15.28	Geoff Ross	2:05:57:30
8	6070	Sydney	NSW	Sydney 60	18.18	Charles Curran	2:06:40:23
9	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW	Farr 50	15.15	Syd Fischer	2:07:01:08
10	YC1000	Ausmaid	SA	Farr 47	14.24	Kevan Pearce	2:07:29:10

Position	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected Time d:hh:mm:ss
1	1836	Yendys	NSW	Farr 49	15.28	Geoff Ross	1:20:32:53
2	C1	Brindabella	NSW	Jutson 79	24.07	George Snow	1:20:39:50
3	YC1000	Ausmaid	SA	Farr 47	14.24	Kevan Pearce	1:20:54:18
4	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW	Farr 50	15.15	Syd Fischer	1:21:34:59
5	IRL8000	Atara	NSW	Lyons 43	13.00	Roger Hickman	1:22:11:28
6	7441	Bumblebee V	NSW	Sydney 60	18.78	John Kahlbetzer	1:22:14:55
7	2006	Sword of Orion	NSW	Sydney 40	12.47	Rob Kothe	1:22:23:02
8	SM401	Young Australia	VIC	Farr 40	12.41	Laurie Shannon	1:23:46:45
9	SM409	Terranova	VIC	Farr 40	12.41	Shane Tyrrell Dean Wilson	1:23:52:26
10	HY1220	Red Jacket	WA	Radford 40	12.00	Ron Lally	2:02:53:55