2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

2001 annual yacht race in Australia

57th Sydney to Hobart Yacht RaceEvent information

Type| Yacht
Dates| 26 – 30 December 2001
Sponsor| None
Host city| Sydney, Hobart
Boats| 75
Distance| 630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
Website| Website archive
Results
Winner (2001)| Assa Abloy
(Neal McDonald)
Succession
Previous| Nicorette II (Ludde Ingvall) in 2000
Next| Alfa Romeo (Neville Crichton) in 2002

The 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, was the 57th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1] As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales. No sponsor was selected for this year.[2] As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2001 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at noon on Boxing Day (26 December 2001), 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.[3][4][5][6]

The 2001 Race was also part of Leg 3 of the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race which started in Sydney and finished in Auckland.[2] The 2001 fleet comprised 75 starters of which 57 completed the race and 18 yachts retired.[7]

## Results

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### Line Honours results (Top 10)

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Position  | Sail number  | Yacht  | State/Country  | Yacht type  | LOA
(Metres)  | Skipper  | Elapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss  | Ref

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1  | SWE 1645  | Assa Abloy |  Sweden  | Farr Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44  | Neal McDonald | 2:20:46:43  | [8][4][9]
2  | SWE 11111  | Nicorette |  Sweden  | Simonis-Voogd 79 Maxi  | 24.07  | Ludde Ingvall | 2:21:01:17  | [5][10][9]
3  | EUR 1  | Amer Sports One |  Italy  | Frers Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44  | Grant Dalton | 2:21:10:31  | [4][11][9]
4  | NOR2  | Djuice Dragons |  Norway  | Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44  | Knut Frostad | 2:21:27:55  | [9][2]
5  | AUS9011  | Team News Corp |  New South Wales  | Farr Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44  | Ross Field | 2:21:32:26  | [4][9][2]
6  | GER4014  | Illbruck |  Germany  | Farr Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44  | John Kostecki | 2:21:33:31  | [4][11][9][2]
7  | C1  | Brindabella |  New South Wales  | Jutson 79  | 24.08  | George Snow  | 2:23:26:00  | [5][9][2]
8  | 8679  | Line 7 |  New South Wales  | Farr Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44  | Ian Treleaven  | 2:23:31:42  | [9][2]
9  | 7441  | Bumblebee 5 |  New South Wales  | Murray Burns Dowell MBD 62  | 19.00  | John Kahlbetzer  | 2:23:46:16  | [9][2]
10  | POL 7470  | Lodka Bols  |  Poland  | Frers 79 IOR Maxi  | 24.00  | Gordon Kay  | 3:00:04:41  | [5][9][12]

### Handicap results (Top 10)

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Position  | Sail number  | Yacht  | State/Country  | Yacht type  | LOA
(Metres)  | Skipper  | Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss  | Ref

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1  | 7441  | Bumblebee 5 |  New Soith Wales  | Murray Burns Dowell MBD 62  | 19.00  | John Kahlbetzer  | 2:15:16:24  | [9][13][2]
2  | 9797  | Ninety Seven |  New South Wales  | Farr 47  | 14.30  | Graham Gibson  | 2:18:15:49  | [9][13][2]
3  | AUS 70  | Ragamuffin |  New South Wales  | Farr 50  | 15.05  | Syd Fischer | 2:19:08:50  | [9][13][2]
4  | 9407  | Shipping Central |  New South Wales  | Farr Beneteau 40.7  | 11.92  | Ashley Reed
Michael Spies  | 2:19:32:39  | [9][13][2]
5  | 6037  | Eureka |  Queensland  | Murray Burns Dovell MBD 60  | 18.20  | Leon Christianakis
Bob Robertson  | 2:20:10:20  | [9][2]
6  | R133  | Chutzpah |  Victoria  | Murray Burns Dovell MBD 36  | 11.00  | Bruce Taylor  | 2:20:47:18  | [9][2]
7  | NZL 6006  | Starlight Express |  New Zealand  | Davidson 55  | 16.87  | Stewart Thwaites  | 2:20:48:49  | [9][2]
8  | 8338  | AFR Midnight Rambler |  New South Wales  | Hick 35  | 10.53  | Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas  | 2:21:03:50  | [9][2]
9  | SM2  | Another Challenge |  Victoria  | Murray Burns Dowell Sydney 38 OD  | 11.78  | Lou Abrahams  | 2:21:08:41  | [9][2]
10  | 6081  | Next Prosail |  New South Wales  | Murray Burns Dowell Sydney 38 OD  | 11.78  | Richard Holstein
Craig Malouf  | 2:21:13:55  | [9][2]

## References

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1. ^ "SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE". Scuttlebutt. No. 975\. Sailing Scuttlebutt. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Sommer, Hans (2002). "At the helm" (PDF). Offshore Yachting. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
3. ^ "2001 Sydney to Hobart Race". Sail-World. 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. ^ a b c d e Campbell, Peter (29 December 2001). "Assa Abloy beats Nicorette to take 2001 Sydney to Hobart race". Sail-World. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. ^ a b c d Campbell, Peterson (29 October 2001). "57th Sydney to Hobart Entries Friday". Sail-World. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
6. ^ "Yachting: Sydney-Hobart race on". NZ Herald. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
7. ^ Campbell, Peter (1 January 2002). "Epsilon, Valtair final division winner in Sydney to Hobart". Sail-World. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
8. ^ "SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE". WilMap. 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Entrants". Sydney to Hobart 57th. 2001. Archived from the original on 5 January 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
10. ^ "Yacht Race in Australia Threatened by Storm". CNN. 29 December 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
11. ^ a b Fisher, Bob (30 December 2001). "Tornado terror". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
12. ^ "Polacy w regatach Sydney Hobart" (in Polish). Zeglarski.info. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
13. ^ a b c d Campbell, Peter (31 December 2001). "Old and Near New Yachts confirmed as handicap winners". Sail-World. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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