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2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

2001 annual yacht race in Australia

Field	Value
name	57th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
coordinates	-

type	Yacht
dates	26 – 30 December 2001
sponsor	None
host_city	Sydney, Hobart
distance	630 nmi
boats	75
website	Website archive
winner	Assa Abloy
(Neal McDonald)
winner_year	2001
previous	Nicorette II (Ludde Ingvall) in 2000
next	Alfa Romeo (Neville Crichton) in 2002

(Neal McDonald)

The 2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, was the 57th 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. No sponsor was selected for this year. 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.

The 2001 Race was also part of Leg 3 of the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race which started in Sydney and finished in Auckland.

Results

Line Honours

Pos	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA
(Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss	References:
1	SWE 1645	Assa Abloy	SWE Sweden	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Neal McDonald	2:20:46:43
2	SWE 11111	Nicorette	SWE Sweden	Simonis-Voogd 79 Maxi	24.07	Ludde Ingvall	2:21:01:17
3	EUR 1	Amer Sports One	ITA Italy	Frers Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Grant Dalton	2:21:10:31
4	NOR2	Djuice Dragons	NOR Norway	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Knut Frostad	2:21:27:55
5	AUS9011	Team News Corp	NSW New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Ross Field	2:21:32:26
6	GER4014	Illbruck	GER Germany	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	John Kostecki	2:21:33:31
7	C1	Brindabella	NSW New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	2:23:17:27
8	8679	Line 7	NSW New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Ian Treleaven	2:23:31:42
9	7441	Bumblebee 5	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dowell MBD 62	19.00	John Kahlbetzer	2:23:46:16
10	POL 7470	Lodka Bols	POL Poland	Frers 79 IOR Maxi	24.00	Gordon Kay	3:00:04:41
11	USA 69189	Icon	USA United States	Perry 65	19.81	Richard Robbins	3:03:40:29
12	6037	Eureka	QLD Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 60	18.20	Leon Christianakis
Bob Robertson	3:07:27:51
13	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	NSW New South Wales	Farr 50	15.05	Syd Fischer	3:09:58:37
14	NZL 6006	Starlight Express	NZL New Zealand	Davidson 55	16.87	Stewart Thwaites	3:10:28:15
15	YC560	Rager	AU-SA South Australia	Elliott 56	17.06	Gary Shanks	3:12:28:06
16	9797	Ninety Seven	NSW New South Wales	Farr 47	14.30	Graham Gibson	3:13:10:58
17	7878	Aspect Computing	NSW New South Wales	Lyons 52	16.20	David Pescud	3:13:53:44
18	8125	Valtair	NSW New South Wales	Lyons 62	19.00	Matt Allen	3:14:59:29
19	1195	Valheru	TAS Tasmania	Elliott 43 IMS Racer	13.00	Anthony Lyall	3:20:19:27
20	98	Zoe	QLD Queensland	Murray MBD 41	12.53	Wayne Millar	3:20:36:30
21	6081	Next Prosail	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dowell Sydney 38 OD	11.78	Richard Holstein
Craig Malouf	3:21:37:58
22	SM2	Another Challenge	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dowell Sydney 38 OD	11.78	Lou Abrahams	3:21:42:17
23	8448	Loki	NSW New South Wales	Frers Swan 48	14.83	Stephen Ainsworth	3:23:04:17
24	242	Sea Jay	NSW New South Wales	Burns BH 41	12.46	Scott Wheelhouse	3:23:25:00
25	9407	Shipping Central	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Ashley Reed
Michael Spies	3:23:48:26
26	R133	Chutzpah	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 36	11.00	Bruce Taylor	4:00:36:46
27	6393	Mertsi Louise	NZL New Zealand	Clark 72	21.90	Bryan Read	4:02:03:23
28	8402	More Witchcraft	NSW New South Wales	Dibbley Eagle 46	13.94	John Cameron	4:03:48:28
29	SM377	Bacardi	VIC Victoria	Peterson 44	13.34	Graeme Ainley
John Williams	4:03:59:37
30	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW New South Wales	Hick 35	10.53	Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas	4:04:16:01
31	B52	B52	TAS Tasmania	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 41	12.49	Hughie Lewis	4:05:21:32
32	A8	Mirrabooka	TAS Tasmania	Frers 47	13.40	John Bennetto	4:07:13:00
33	800	Vitesse	TAS Tasmania	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Robert Howie	4:07:18:25
34	294	Love & War	NSW New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.21	Peter Kurts	4:07:25:52
35	5900	Wahoo	NSW New South Wales	Frers Prestige 40	12.20	Brian Emerson	4:07:26:28
36	1987	Bright Morning Star	NSW New South Wales	Peterson 50	15.50	Randal Wilson	4:07:31:11
37	4057	Aurora	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40	12.19	Jim Holley	4:07:35:20
38	5527	Polaris of Belmont	NSW New South Wales	Cole 43	13.24	John Quinn	4:07:37:50
39	SA998	Epsilon	AU-SA South Australia	Van de Stadt Forna 37	11.50	Michael Tromp	4:07:50:14
40	S4440	Midnight Rambler II	VIC Victoria	Farr 40	12.24	Dennis Millikan	4:07:52:52
41	4924	She II	NSW New South Wales	Mull Olsen 40	12.29	Peter Rogers	4:19:11:47
42	SM616	Magic	VIC Victoria	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39	11.77	Philip Spey-Bailey	4:19:59:43
43	3709	Lady Penrhyn	NSW New South Wales	Swarbrick 36	11.10	Paul Jones	4:21:18:33
44	8333	Red Rock Communications	NSW New South Wales	Hick 30	8.90	Christopher Bowling	4:23:58:49
45	705	Spirit of Sydney	TAS Tasmania	Lexcen Open 60	18.24	Gerald Fitzgerald	5:01:31:05
46	317	Kickatinalong	NSW New South Wales	Adams 13	13.41	Mike De Berg	5:03:11:16
47	M2000	Kennard's Hire Solo Globe Challenger	NSW New South Wales	Cole 43	13.25	Tony Mowbray	5:03:20:19
48	327	Zeus II	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Currawong 30	9.00	James Dunstan	5:03:45:31
49	2557	Hogbreath Witchdoctor	NSW New South Wales	Davidson 40 IOR Two Tonner	12.00	Maurie Cameron	5:07:16:28
50	SM596	Breakaway	VIC Victoria	Swanson 36	10.97	Martin Power	5:07:21:12
51	5891	Komatsu Blue Lady	NSW New South Wales	Challenger 39	11.88	Shane Kearns
Jacqui Begbie	5:09:43:36
52	A113	Mark Twain	NSW New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 39	11.80	Hugh O'Neill	5:09:59:14
53	6911	Paea II	NZL New Zealand	Mull 40	12.18	Rick Smith	5:11:08:29
54	371	Berrimilla	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Brolga 33	10.10	Alex Whitworth	5:11:13:53
55	S110	Brindabella II	VIC Victoria	Adams 11	11.08	Roger Sayers	5:13:00:43
56	3644	Sorine	NSW New South Wales	Carter 30	9.10	Ben Adamson	5:16:31:46
DNF	B400	Simply Red	VIC Victoria	Farr 40	12.25	Chris Bradbury	Retired-Rigging Damage
DNF	M10	Australian Skandia Wild Thing	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 83 Maxi	25.20	Grant Wharington	Retired-Mainsail Damage
DNF	M4	Cadibarra	VIC Victoria	Jones Hart 42	12.93	Nigel Jones	Retired-Sail Damage
DNF	8833	Sting	NSW New South Wales	Farr 49	15.28	Terry Mullens	Retired-Rigging Damage
DNF	8889	Hollywood Boulevard	NSW New South Wales	Farr 52	15.85	Ray Roberts	Retired-Mast Damage
DNF	SA3300	Secret Men's Business	AU-SA South Australia	Murray MBD 42	12.75	Geoff Boettcher	Retired-Broken Mast
DNF	YC1000	SAP Ausmaid	AU-SA South Australia	Farr 47	14.47	Kevan Pearce	Retired-Broken Mast
DNF	8848	Broomstick	NSW New South Wales	Fa Steinman Open 60	18.28	Michael Cranitch	Retired-Rigging Damage
DNF	SWE1004	Rush	SWE Sweden	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney Turbo 40	12.50	David Falt	Retired-Electrical Issues
DNF	8118	Faarst Forward	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	12.50	Andrew Lygo	Retired-Rigging Damage
DNF	5995	Nips N Tux	NSW New South Wales	Jeppersen IMX40	12.10	Howard de Torres	Retired-Engine Issues
DNF	8383	Krakatoa	NSW New South Wales	Young 31	9.54	Rod Skellet	Retired-Crew Member Illness
DNF	A99	Grundig	NSW New South Wales	Dovell MBD Open 66	20.11	Sean Langman	Retired-Hull Damage
DNF	4100	Terra Firma	NSW New South Wales	Murray MBD 41	12.45	Stewart Niemann
Peter Bartels	Retired-Crew Member Injury
DNF	SWE 20001	Team SEB	SWE Sweden	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Gunnar Krantz	Retired-Rudder Damage
DNF	5438	Panache	NSW New South Wales	Lavranos 36	11.15	Dennis Krawchuk	Retired-Electrical Issues
DNF	EUR 2	Amer Sports Too	ITA Italy	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Lisa McDonald	Retired-Broken Forestay
DNF	YC717	Liberator	AU-SA South Australia	Farr 42	12.91	Geoff Catt	Retired-Broken Rudder
DNF	BER 2001	Team Tyco	BER Bermuda	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Kevin Shoebridge	Retired-Disqualified

;Notes – Team Tyco were disqualified from the race and was scored as a DNF by the Race Committee due to breaching Sailing Instruction Rule 43.2 by failing to report into race control within one hour of passing the Green Cape mandatory safety check-in point before entering the Bass Strait on the second day of the race.

Overall Handicap

Pos	Division	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA
(Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss	References:
1	A	7441	Bumblebee 5	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dowell MBD 62	19.00	John Kahlbetzer	2:15:16:24
2	A	9797	Ninety Seven	NSW New South Wales	Farr 47	14.30	Graham Gibson	2:18:15:49
3	A	AUS 70	Ragamuffin	NSW New South Wales	Farr 50	15.05	Syd Fischer	2:19:08:50
4	B	9407	Shipping Central	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Ashley Reed
Michael Spies	2:19:32:39
5	A	6037	Eureka	QLD Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 60	18.20	Leon Christianakis
Bob Robertson	2:20:10:20
6	B	R133	Chutzpah	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell MBD 36	11.00	Bruce Taylor	2:20:47:18
7	A	NZL 6006	Starlight Express	NZL New Zealand	Davidson 55	16.87	Stewart Thwaites	2:20:48:49
8	B	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW New South Wales	Hick 35	10.53	Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas	2:21:03:50
9	B	SM2	Another Challenge	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dowell Sydney 38 OD	11.78	Lou Abrahams	2:21:08:41
10	B	6081	Next Prosail	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dowell Sydney 38 OD	11.78	Richard Holstein
Craig Malouf	2:21:13:55
11	B	98	Zoe	QLD Queensland	Murray 41	12.53	Wayne Millar	2:21:41:16
12	C	SA998	Epsilon	AU-SA South Australia	Van de Stadt Forna 37	11.50	Michael Tromp	2:22:40:18
13	A	C1	Brindabella	NSW New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	2:23:17:27
14	C	294	Love & War	NSW New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.21	Peter Kurts	2:23:53:05
15	C	327	Zeus II	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Currawong 30	9.00	James Dunstan	3:00:16:30
16	C	4057	Aurora	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40	12.19	Jim Holley	3:00:22:02
17	B	800	Vitesse	TAS Tasmania	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Robert Howie	3:01:31:25
18	C	S4440	Midnight Rambler II	VIC Victoria	Farr 40	12.24	Dennis Millikan	3:01:49:05
19	B	B52	B52	TAS Tasmania	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 41	12.49	Hughie Lewis	3:04:44:20
20	B	8333	Red Rock Communications	NSW New South Wales	Hick 30	8.90	Christopher Bowling	3:05:24:41
21	C	3709	Lady Penrhyn	NSW New South Wales	Swarbrick 36	11.10	Paul Jones	3:05:28:58
22	C	A8	Mirrabooka	TAS Tasmania	Frers 47	13.40	John Bennetto	3:06:07:29
23	C	SM596	Breakaway	VIC Victoria	Swanson 36	10.97	Martin Power	3:06:43:02
24	C	S110	Brindabella II	VIC Victoria	Adams 11	11.08	Roger Sayers	3:12:30:09
25	C	5891	Komatsu Blue Lady	NSW New South Wales	Challenger 39	11.88	Shane Kearns
Jacqui Begbie	3:13:55:05
26	C	6911	Paea II	NZL New Zealand	Mull 40	12.18	Rick Smith	3:18:44:59
DNF	A	M4	Cadibarra	VIC Victoria	Jones Hart 42	12.93	Nigel Jones	Retired-Sail Damage
DNF	A	8833	Sting	NSW New South Wales	Farr 49	15.28	Terry Mullens	Retired-Rigging Damage
DNF	B	8889	Hollywood Boulevard	NSW New South Wales	Farr 52	15.85	Ray Roberts	Retired-Mast Damage
DNF	A	YC1000	SAP Ausmaid	AU-SA South Australia	Farr 47	14.47	Kevan Pearce	Retired-Broken Mast
DNF	A	SWE1004	Rush	SWE Sweden	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney Turbo 40	12.50	David Falt	Retired-Electrical Issues
DNF	B	5995	Nips N Tux	NSW New South Wales	Jeppersen IMX40	12.10	Howard de Torres	Retired-Engine Issues
DNF	A	4100	Terra Firma	NSW New South Wales	Murray MBD 41	12.45	Stewart Niemann
Peter Bartels	Retired-Crew Member Injury
DNF	C	5438	Panache	NSW New South Wales	Lavranos 36	11.15	Dennis Krawchuk	Retired-Electrical Issues

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