2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

60th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date	December 26, 2004 – January 3, 2005
Defender	Skandia
Number of Yachts	85
Coordinates
Winner	Nicorette
Official Website	http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

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 (December 26, 2004), 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 2004 fleet comprised 116 starters of which 59 completed the race and 57 yachts retired.

Results

Position	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed Time d:hh:mm:ss
1	AUS11111	Nicorette	NSW	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	2:16:00:44
2	A99	AAPT	NSW	Open 66	20.03	Sean Langman	2:22:30:42
3	C1	Brindabella	NSW	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	3:00:46:50
4	GRE55	Aera	UK	Ker 55	16.57	Jez Fanstone	3:02:33:43
5	8844	Seriously TEN	NSW	Volvo 60	19.46	John Woodruff Eric Robinson	3:04:06:38
6	8880	Ichi Ban	NSW	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	3:07:39:33
7	MH888	Nokia	NSW	Volvo 60	19.44	Steve McConaghy	3:07:44:42
8	5474	Maserati	NSW	Farr 65	19.72	Ian Potter	3:12:44:17
9	YC3300	Hardys Secret Mens Business	SA	Reichel Pugh 46	14.22	Geoff Boettcher	3:23:07:38
10	SM46	Dekadence	VIC	DK46	14.10	Philip Coombs	4:00:41:32

Position	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected Time d:hh:mm:ss
1	GRE55	Aera	UK	Ker 55	16.57	Jez Fanstone	4:02:52:09
2	AUS11111	Nicorette	NSW	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	4:07:18:57
3	8880	Ichi Ban	NSW	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	4:08:54:40
4	A99	AAPT	NSW	Open 66	20.03	Sean Langman	4:13:26:03
5	C1	Brindabella	NSW	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	4:14:11:23
6	8448	Loki	NSW	Swan 48	14.83	Stephen Ainsworth	4:14:47:38
7	294	Love & War	NSW	S&S 47	14.22	Peter Kurts	4:15:35:26
8	5995	Nips-N-Tux	NSW	IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	4:15:44:16
9	8447	First National	NSW	Beneteau First 44.7	13.68	Michael Spies	4:16:18:32
10	R33	Chutzpah	VIC	Sydney 38	11.80	Bruce Taylor	4:16:37:32