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2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 66th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1] The 2010 race began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2010), 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.[2][3]

65th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Event information
TypeYacht
Dates26–31 December 2010
SponsorRolex
Host citySydney, Hobart
Boats87
Distance628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
WebsiteWebsite archive
Results
Winner (2010)Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
PreviousAlfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton) in 2009
NextInvestec LOYAL (Anthony Bell) in 2011

The race saw 87 starters but several were forced to retire due to the severe weather.[2] In the end, 69 finished.[4]

Results

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Line Honours results (Top 10)

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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 2:07:37:20 [1][5][6][7][8]
2 99 99999 Investec LOYAL   New South Wales Elliot Maxi 30.48 Sean Langman 2:11:11:34 [6][7][8]
3 81 10081 Lahana   New South Wales Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard 2:14:09:44 [6][7][8]
4 03 AUS 03 Ichi Ban   New South Wales Jones 70 21.50 Matt Allen 2:16:52:55 [6][7][8]
5 10 M10 Wild Thing   Victoria Jones IRC Maxi 30.00 Grant Wharington 2:17:15:29 [3][6][7][8]
6 72 GBR7236R Rán   Great Britain Judel Vrolijk JV72 21.90 Niklas Zennström 2:17:22:55 [6][7][8]
7 05 AUS 98888 Limit   Western Australia Reichel Pugh 62 19.50 Alan Brierty 2:21:30:31 [6][7][8]
8 60 AUS60000 Loki   New South Wales Reichel Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:21:33:16 [3][6][7][8]
9 18 AUS11888 Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail   Queensland Reichel Pugh RP55 16.80 Bill Wild 2:23:44:50 [3][9][6][7][8]
10 55 R55 Living Doll   Victoria Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt 3:00:18:35 [6][7][8]

Handicap results (Top 10)

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Position Race Number Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA
(Metres) 		Skipper Corrected Time
d:hh:mm:ss 		Ref
1 30 YC3300 Secret Men's Business 3.5   South Australia Reichel Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 4:01:29:40 [9][6][7][8]
2 94 5299 Jazz   New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 4:02:05:28 [3][6][7][8]
3 69 6952 Shogun   Victoria Judel Vroljik JV52 15.85 Rob Hanna 4:02:07:53 [3][6][7][8]
4 10007 Pretty Fly III   New South Wales Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Colin Woods 4:02:49:12 [6][7][8]
5 45 1545 Victoire   New South Wales Beneteau First 45 13.90 Darryl Hodgkinson 4:03:05:41 [6][7][8]
6 18 AUS11888 Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail   Queensland Reichel Pugh 55 16.80 Bill Wild 4:04:35:23 [9][6][7][8]
7 55 R55 Living Doll   Victoria Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt 4:04:52:19 [3][6][7][8]
8 72 GBR7236R Rán   Great Britain Judel Vrolijk JV72 21.90 Niklas Zennström 4:06:11:31 [3][6][7][8]
9 - 43218 Vamp   Russia Corby 49 14.90 Mikhail Muratov
Roger Hickman 		4:06:18:08 [3][6][7][8]
10 - R33 Chutzpah   Victoria Reichel Pugh Caprice 40 12.00 Bruce Taylor 4:06:50:08 [9][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wild Oats XI confirmed as winner of Sydney-Hobart race". The Guardian. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Weather batters Sydney-Hobart race fleet". CNN. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ratcliff, Lisa (23 November 2010). "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race - Countdown begins". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ Ratcliff, Lisa (2 November 2011). "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011 - even 100 nominated". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ "WILD OATS WIN CONFIRMED". Euro Sports. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Kothe, Rob (30 December 2010). "Sydney Hobart – Secret Men's Business 3.5 Overall winner -Its Official". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "2010 Results" (PDF). Offshore Sailing. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ratcliff, Lisa (3 November 2010). "Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has 102 applications - here is list". Sail-World. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2010 - Reichel/Pugh Designs take top spots". Sail-World. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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