2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

56th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date 26 December 2000 – 2 January 2001
Defender Nokia
Number of yachts 82
Coordinates 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667Coordinates: 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667-
42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E / 42.8783°S 147.32633°E / -42.8783; 147.32633
Winner Nicorette II
Official website http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 2000 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Telstra, was the 56th 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 2000 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2000), 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 2000 fleet comprised 82 starters of which 58 completed the race and 24 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
1 SWE11111 Nicorette II SWE Simonis-Voogd 79 IRM Maxi 24.07 Ludde Ingvall 2:14:02:09
2 M10 Wild Thing VIC Murray Burns Dovell MBD 83 25.20 Grant Wharington 2:19:23:41
3 GER4014 Illbruck GER Farr W60 (ex EF Language) 19.44 John Kostecki 2:20:03:47
4 BER2000 TYCO BER Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Kevin Shoebridge 2:20:49:46
5 8679 News Corporation AUS Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Jezz Fanstone 3:01:35:35
6 HKG 1997 Assa Abloy Semcon R&D HKG Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Mark Rudiger 3:03:58:12
7 DEN2001 Nokia DEN Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Stefan Myralf 3:08:46:59
8 YC1000 SAP Ausmaid SA Farr 47 14.47 Kevin Pearce 3:09:44:43
9 AUS1836 Yendys NSW Farr 49 15.07 Geoffrey Ross 3:11:25:30
10 AUS6606 Quest UK Nelson Marek 46 14.12 Chris Bull 3:12:58:10

Handicap Results (Top 10)

Position Sail number Yacht State/Country Yacht type LOA
(Metres)		 Skipper Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss
1 YC1000 SAP Ausmaid SA Farr 47 14.47 Kevin Pearce 2:19:13:38
2 AUS6606 Quest UK Nelson Marek 46 14.12 Chris Bull 2:21:14:30
3 AUS1836 Yendys NSW Farr 49 15.07 Geoffrey Ross 2:21:35:35
4 9797 Ninety Seven NSW Farr 46 13.93 Graham Gibson 2:22:28:16
5 70 Ragamuffin NSW Farr 50 15.50 Syd Fischer 3:00:12:07
6 4100 Terra Firma VIC Murray 41 12.45 Peter Bartels
Stewart Niemann		 3:00:32:43
7 8338 AFR Mignight Rambler NSW Hick 35 10.53 Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas		 3:00:34:56
8 3105 Doctor Who TAS Davidson Fractional Rig Sloop 15.70 Roger Jackman 3:00:41:27
9 R33 Chutzpah VIC Murray Burns Dovell MBD 36 11.00 Bruce Taylor 3:02:11:26
10 558 Interim TAS Lyons 41 12.16 Craig King 3:03:20:46

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.