2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

68th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
	Competing sailors leaving Sydney Harbour, North Head visible in the background
Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–31 December 2012
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	76
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2012)	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
Previous	Investec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011
Next	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2013

The 2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 68th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.^[1]^[2] The 2012 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2012), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania.^[3]^[2]

76 competitors started the race and 71 finished.^[4]^[5] Line honors were claimed by Wild Oats XI, who broke their own race record, to finish in 1 day, 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds.^[6] They defeated their nearest challenger, Ragamuffin Loyal, by around 5 hours.^[7]

Results

Line honours (first 10)

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	X1	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 100	30.48	Mark Richards	1:18:23:12	^[8]^[9]^[6]
2	100	SYD 100	Ragamuffin Loyal	New South Wales	Elliot 100 Maxi	30.48	Syd Fischer	1:23:08:44	^[8]^[9]^[6]
3	81	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	2:05:57:55	^[8]^[9]^[10]
4	66	52566	Black Jack	Queensland	Reichel Pugh 66	20.12	Mark Bradford	2:06:42:53	^[8]^[9]^[11]
5	60	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	2:07:53:23	^[8]^[9]^[12]
6	03	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	2:10:04:09	^[8]^[9]^[13]
7	25	SM5252	Calm	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Jason Van der Slot	2:17:06:20	^[8]^[9]^[14]
8	27	5299	Jazz	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Chris Bull	2:17:25:14	^[8]^[9]^[15]
9	02	52002	Quest	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Bob Steel	2:18:35:06	^[8]^[9]^[2]
10	17	10000	Brindabella	New South Wales	Jutson 80	24.08	Jim Cooney	2:18:35:37	^[8]^[9]^[16]

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position	Race number	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	X1	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 100	30.48	Mark Richards	3:10:26:31	^[8]^[9]^[6]
2	60	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	3:12:43:44	^[8]^[9]^[12]
3	66	52566	Black Jack	Queensland	Reichel Pugh 66	20.12	Mark Bradford	3:14:46:39	^[8]^[9]^[11]
4	27	5299	Jazz	New South Wales	Farr Cookson 50	15.20	Chris Bull	3:16:19:04	^[8]^[9]^[15]
5	25	SM5252	Calm	Victoria	Farr TP 52	15.85	Jason Van der Slot	3:16:40:26	^[8]^[9]^[14]
6	100	SYD 100	Ragamuffin Loyal	New South Wales	Elliot 100 Maxi	30.48	Syd Fischer	3:17:51:34	^[8]^[9]^[6]
7	02	52002	Quest	New South Wales	Farr TP 52	15.85	Bob Steel	3:18:09:22	^[8]^[9]^[2]
8	81	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	3:18:49:25	^[8]^[9]^[10]
9	69	6952	Shogun	Victoria	Judel Vroljik JV52	15.85	Rob Hanna	3:19:42:43	^[8]^[9]^[17]
10	30	YC3300	Holdens Secret Men's Business 3.5	South Australia	Reichel Pugh 51	15.64	Geoff Boettcher	3:20:07:37	^[8]^[9]^[18]

References

^ "Sailing-Wild Oats win sixth Sydney-Hobart in record time". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as challenging as ever". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ Griffith, Rob (26 December 2012). "APTOPIX Australia Sailing Sydney Hobart Yacht Race". Madison. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Statistics - 1945-2013" (PDF). Rolex Sydney Hobart 2013. 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race: Race record for international entries". OnboardOnline. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart race in record time". CNN. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "IRC - Sydney-Hobart Race - Sydney AUS - Day 2 - new record for 'Wild Oats XI'". Sailing News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "2012 REsults" (PDF). Offshore Sailing. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "2012 Fleet" (PDF). Offshore Sailing. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2012 - Day 3". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sydney Hobart: Black Jack claims line honors victory". Sailing Scuttlebutt. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Pearson, Di (30 December 2012). "Sydney Hobart 2012 – Loki, Black Jack complete top-three finishers". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ Kothe, Rob (25 December 2012). "Rolex Sydney Hobart 2012 - Are these the Serious Handicap Contenders?". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race 2012: Wild Oats XI – Double triple with icing on the top". Marine Scene Asia. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Gale, Jim (28 December 2012). "Sydney Hobart Race 2012 – Jazz tries to spoil Wild Oats XI's treble". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ Hutchinson, Samantha (31 December 2012). "For love and money". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2012". Sailing World. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ Lorimer, Crosbie (27 December 2012). "Rolex Sydney Hobart 2012; What They Said Yesterday and Today". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[1] "Sailing-Wild Oats win sixth Sydney-Hobart in record time". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[quest-2] "2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as challenging as ever". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[3] Griffith, Rob (26 December 2012). "APTOPIX Australia Sailing Sydney Hobart Yacht Race". Madison. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[4] "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Statistics - 1945-2013" (PDF). Rolex Sydney Hobart 2013. 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[5] "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race: Race record for international entries". OnboardOnline. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[wild-6] "Wild Oats wins Sydney-Hobart race in record time". CNN. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[7] "IRC - Sydney-Hobart Race - Sydney AUS - Day 2 - new record for 'Wild Oats XI'". Sailing News. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[results-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "2012 REsults" (PDF). Offshore Sailing. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[fleet-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "2012 Fleet" (PDF). Offshore Sailing. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[lahana-10] "Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2012 - Day 3". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[blackjack-11] "Sydney Hobart: Black Jack claims line honors victory". Sailing Scuttlebutt. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[pearson-12] Pearson, Di (30 December 2012). "Sydney Hobart 2012 – Loki, Black Jack complete top-three finishers". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[13] Kothe, Rob (25 December 2012). "Rolex Sydney Hobart 2012 - Are these the Serious Handicap Contenders?". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[calm-14] "Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race 2012: Wild Oats XI – Double triple with icing on the top". Marine Scene Asia. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[jazz-15] Gale, Jim (28 December 2012). "Sydney Hobart Race 2012 – Jazz tries to spoil Wild Oats XI's treble". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[16] Hutchinson, Samantha (31 December 2012). "For love and money". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[17] "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2012". Sailing World. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[18] Lorimer, Crosbie (27 December 2012). "Rolex Sydney Hobart 2012; What They Said Yesterday and Today". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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2012 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Results

Line honours (first 10)

Handicap results (Top 10)

References

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