2005 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

2005 annual yacht race in Australia

61st Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Event information
Type| Yacht
Dates| 26 December 2005 – 2 January 2006
Sponsor| Rolex
Host city| Sydney, Hobart
Boats| 85
Distance| 630 nautical miles (1,170 km)
Website| Website archive
Results
Winner (2005)| Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards)
Succession
Previous| Nicorette III (Ludde Ingvall) in 2004
Next| Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2006

The 2005 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 61st annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[1][2] As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney, New South Wales.[3] The 2005 edition began on Sydney Harbour at 1:20pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2005), 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.[4][3]

The 2005 fleet comprised 85 starters of which 80 completed the race and five yachts retired.[5]

## 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

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1  | X1  | 10001  | Wild Oats XI |  New South Wales  | Reichel Pugh RP100  | 30.00  | Mark Richards | 1:18:40:10  | [6][7][8]
2  | F1  | NZL80  | Alfa Romeo |  New Zealand  | Reichel Pugh Maxi  | 30.00  | Neville Crichton | 1:19:56:31  | [6][7][1]
3  | 10  | M10  | Skandia |  Victoria  | Jones IRC Maxi 98  | 30.00  | Grant Wharington  | 2:00:25:57  | [6][7][9]
4  | 01  | NZL10001  | Konica Minolta |  New Zealand  | Bakewell-White Maxi 30m  | 30.00  | Stewart Thwaites  | 2:01:26:41  | [6][7][10]
5  | A1  | AUS11111  | AAPT |  New South Wales  | Simonis Voogd Maxi  | 27.38  | Sean Langman  | 2:04:22:11  | [6][7][3]
6  | 08  | 60000  | Loki |  New South Wales  | Reichel Pugh 60  | 18.29  | Stephen Ainsworth  | 2:11:59:36  | [6][7][11]
7  | 99  | A99  | Coogans Stores |  Tasmania  | Dovell MBD Open 66 | 20.03  | Duncan Hine  | 2:12:07:58  | [6][7][3]
8  | S10  | 8844  | Seriously 10  |  New South Wales  | Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.46  | John Woodruff  | 2:12:33:10  | [6][7][12]
9  | H8  | GBR 99  | Hugo Boss |  Great Britain  | Lombard Open 60 | 18.28  | Alex Thompson  | 2:12:54:50  | [6][7][13]
10  | 02  | NOR2  | ABN AMRO |  New South Wales  | Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.46  | Andrew Short  | 2:13:14:00  | [6][7][14]

### 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  | 10001  | Wild Oats XI |  New South Wales  | Reichel Pugh RP100  | 30.00  | Mark Richards | 3:03:54:32  | [6][7][8]
2  | NZL80  | Alfa Romeo |  New Zealand  | Reichel Pugh Maxi  | 30.00  | Neville Crichton | 3:04:43:21  | [6][7][1]
3  | NZL10001  | Konica Minolta |  New Zealand  | Bakewell-White Maxi 30m  | 30.00  | Stewart Thwaites  | 3:09:29:06  | [6][7][10]
4  | IRL5005  | Chieftain |  Ireland  | Farr Cookson 50  | 15.00  | Gerard O'Rourke  | 3:10:48:00  | [6][7][15]
5  | M10  | Skandia |  Victoria  | Jones IRC Maxi 98  | 30.00  | Grant Wharingtonn  | 3:11:24:03  | [6][7][9]
6  | HW42  | Wedgetail |  Queensland  | Welbourn 42  | 12.80  | Bill Wild  | 3:11:35:44  | [6][7][16]
7  | 60000  | Loki |  New South Wales  | Reichel Pugh 60  | 18.29  | Stephen Ainsworth  | 3:11:45:02  | [6][7][11]
8  | YC3300  | Hardy's Secret Mens Business |  South Australia  | Reichel Pugh 46  | 14.21  | Geoff Boettcher  | 3:11:45:51  | [6][7][17]
9  | AUS8889  | Quantum Racing |  New South Wales  | Mills DK46  | 14.10  | Ray Roberts  | 3:11:45:58  | [6][7][11]
10  | 6559  | Wot's Next |  New South Wales  | Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 47  | 14.20  | Graeme Wood | 3:11:50:23  | [6][7][18]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Maxis lead Sydney-Hobart classic". CNN. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
2. ^ "Seven past winners heading south again". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
3. ^ a b c d Campbell, Peter (26 December 2005). "Tassie has four entrants in Rolex Sydney Hobart". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. ^ "Sailing-Wild Oats win sixth Sydney-Hobart in record time". Chicago Tribune. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
5. ^ "CYCA announces fleet of 85 for Rolex Sydney Hobart 2006". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2005 results" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Guide to the Fleet" (PDF). Offshore Yachting Australia. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
8. ^ a b Peters, Lucy (29 December 2005). "Richards sees Wild Oats flourish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
9. ^ a b "Skandia takes third place in Sydney-Hobart". ABC News. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
10. ^ a b "Skipper hits back at blue water favourites". ABC News. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
11. ^ a b c "Quantum Racing and Loki win Rolex Challenge". Sail-World. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
12. ^ Campbell, Peter (29 December 2005). "Expat Tasmanian returns with Pekljus in PHS Division". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
13. ^ Boss, Hugo; Campbell, Peter (27 December 2005). "Sartorial elegance aboard Hugo Boss". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
14. ^ Fisher, Bob (27 December 2005). "Crichton drives Alfa Romeo towards race record in Hobart". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
15. ^ "Wild Oats limps home to line honours and a new record". Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 28 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
16. ^ Gale, Jim (16 December 2005). "Wedgetail finding her wings". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
17. ^ Whittington, Sean (23 December 2005). "Hardy's Secret Mens Business goes for Goal". Sail-World Cruising. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
18. ^ Ratcliff, Lisa (14 November 2005). "Wotif.com Youth Programme for Sydney Hobart". Sail-World. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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