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2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

2003 annual yacht race in Australia

Field	Value
name	59th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
coordinates	-

type	Yacht
dates	26 December 2003 – 1 January 2004
sponsor	Rolex
host_city	Sydney, Hobart
distance	630 nmi
boats	56
website	Website archive
winner	Skandia (Grant Wharington)
winner_year	2004
previous	Alfa Romeo I (Neville Crichton) in 2002
next	Nicorette III (Ludde Ingvall) in 2004

The 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 59th 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.

The 2003 fleet comprised 56 starters of which 52 completed the race and 4 yachts retired.

Results

Line Honours

Pos	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA
(Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time
d:hh:mm:ss	References:
1	M10	Skandia	VIC Victoria	Jones IRC Maxi 98	30.00	Grant Wharington	2:15:14:06
2	NZL10001	Zana	NZL New Zealand	Bakewell-White Maxi 30m	30.00	Stewart Thwaites	2:15:28:30
3	A99	Grundig AAPT	NSW New South Wales	Dovell MBD Open 66	20.00	Sean Langman	2:20:19:39
4	C1	Brindabella	NSW New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	2:21:30:08
5	NOR2	Andrew Short Marine	NSW New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Andrew Short	2:22:10:50
6	8844	Seriously TEN	NSW New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	John Woodruff
Eric Robinson
Sean James	2:22:53:56
7	USA16	Zaraffa	USA United States	Reichel Pugh 65	20.49	Skip Sheldon	2:23:56:36
8	8880	Ichi Ban	NSW New South Wales	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	3:03:33:44
9	MH 888	Nokia 2UE	NSW New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Peter Sorenson
Julie Hodder
Mark Gray	3:04:42:28
10	1836	Yendys	NSW New South Wales	Judel Vroljik JV52	15.75	Geoff Ross	3:07:40:23
11	SWE7	Formulaonesailing.com	NSW New South Wales	Farr Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Denise Caffari	3:07:50:50
12	8833	Bounder	UK Great Britain	Farr 49	15.28	Chris Little	3:07:58:06
13	93	Merlin	NSW New South Wales	Kaiko 51 Cruiser Racer	15.60	David Forbes
Richard Brooks	3:08:30:12
14	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW New South Wales	Farr 50	15.50	Syd Fischer	3:11:23:22
15	AUS6606	Quest	NSW New South Wales	Nelson Marek 46	14.19	Robert Steel	3:11:34:27
16	7878	KAZ	NSW New South Wales	Lyons 52	16.20	David Pescud	3:13:10:27
17	YC560	Pale Ale Rager	AU-SA South Australia	Elliott 56	17.10	Gary Shanks	3:13:11:51
18	HY6572	Ice Fire	AU-WA Western Australia	Mummery 45	13.85	Hans Butter	3:13:19:23
19	SA3300	Secret Mens Business	AU-SA South Australia	Reichel Pugh 46	12.75	Geoff Boettcher	3:14:13:46
20	R33	Chutzpah	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.60	Bruce Taylor	3:14:20:50
21	SM2	Another Challenge	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Lou Abrahams	3:14:45:47
22	8448	Loki	NSW New South Wales	Frers Swan 48	14.83	Stephen Ainsworth	3:15:05:44
23	6565	Team Lexus	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Rupert Henry	3:15:39:04
24	558	Interum	TAS Tasmania	Lyons 41	12.17	Craig King	3:15:40:03
25	HI8	Asylum	QLD Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Wayne Kirkpatrick	3:15:40:40
26	SM1400	Kontrol	VIC Victoria	Jones Hart 45	13.85	Peter Blake	3:15:46:52
27	5995	Nips-N-Tux	NSW New South Wales	Jeppersen IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	3:15:48:13
28	4100	Terra Firma	VIC Victoria	Murray 41	12.48	Nicholas Bartels
Martin Vaughan	3:16:14:41
29	9407	First National Real Estate	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Michael Spies
Peter Johnson	3:16:32:24
30	R69	Fuzzy Logic	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell ILC 40	12.48	Paul Roberts
Bill Lennon	3:17:19:15
31	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW New South Wales	Jutson Northshore 369	11.20	Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas	3:18:25:15
32	SA1331	Aint Misbehavin	UK Great Britain	Lavranos 47	14.29	Jean Jacques Provoyeur	3:18:34:07
33	9477	Shere Khan	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	15.50	Richard Wyatt
Graeme Fraser	3:19:41:14
34	8383	Krakatoa	NSW New South Wales	Young 31	9.54	Rod Skellet	3:19:48:12
35	SM117	Tilting at Windmills	VIC Victoria	Joubert Modified John Dory 42	12.83	Thorry Gunnersen	3:19:53:38
36	R1111	Toecutter	VIC Victoria	Hick 31	9.45	Robert Hick	3:19:55:27
37	A8	Mirrabooka	TAS Tasmania	Frers 47	13.40	John Bennetto	3:20:03:22
38	5985	Balmain Experience	NSW New South Wales	Kaufman-Jutson NSX 38	11.63	Tony Williams	3:22:27:26
39	1987	Bright Morning Star	NSW New South Wales	Peterson 50	15.50	Randal Wilson
Hugh O'Neill	3:23:33:42
40	S4440	Midnight Rambler II	VIC Victoria	Farr 40	12.24	Dennis Millikan	4:00:13:54
41	294	Love & War	NSW New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.21	Peter Kurts	4:00:18:42
42	533	Pippin	TAS Tasmania	Farr 37	11.40	David Taylor	4:00:20:59
43	5350	Matangi	TAS Tasmania	Frers 39	11.78	David Stephenson	4:00:22:45
44	4057	Aurora	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40	12.19	Jim Holley	4:01:39:54
45	5900	Wahoo	NSW New South Wales	Frers 40	12.35	Brian Emerson	4:01:43:52
46	1317	Kickatinalong	NSW New South Wales	Adams 13 Modified	13.41	Geoff Smith	4:01:47:37
47	MH106	Impeccable	NSW New South Wales	Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR	10.20	John Walker	4:04:20:44
48	YC717	Liberator	AU-SA South Australia	Farr 42	12.90	Geoff Catt	4:05:39:32
49	2557	Witchdoctor	NSW New South Wales	Davidson 42	12.00	Maurice Cameron	4:07:13:16
50	F88	Degrees of Freedom	AU-WA Western Australia	Runnalls 38	11.60	Mike Reynolds	4:10:38:05
51	371	Berrimilla	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Brolga 33	10.10	Alex Whitworth	5:18:29:32
52	2837	Katinka	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Currawong 30	9.25	Paul O'Connell	6:00:07:30
DNF	6081	Dodo	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Adrian Dunphy	Retired-Mainsail Damage
DNF	SM9797	Dysons Cobb & Co	VIC Victoria	Farr 47	14.32	Chris Dare	Retired-Broken Mast
DNF	SWE11111	Nicorette	Sweden Sweden	Simonis-Voogd 79 Maxi	24.07	Ludde Ingvall	Retired-Hull Damage
DNF	2999	Obsession	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Scot Wheelhouse
Mark Hunter	Retired-Disqualified

;Notes – Obsession were disqualified from the race and was scored as a DNF by the Race Committee due to breaching Sailing Instruction Rules 44.1 & 44.2 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 during the race.

Overall Handicap

Pos	Division	Sail Number	Yacht	State/Country	Yacht Type	LOA
(Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time
d:hh:mm:ss	References:
1	C	9407	First National Real Estate	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau 40.7	11.92	Michael Spies
Peter Johnson	3:14:14:17
2	C	SM117	Tilting at Windmills	VIC Victoria	Joubert Modified John Dory 42	12.83	Thorry Gunnersen	3:15:43:19
3	B	5995	Nips-N-Tux	NSW New South Wales	Jeppersen IMX 40	12.10	Howard De Torres	3:15:48:13
4	B	R33	Chutzpah	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.60	Bruce Taylor	3:15:58:45
5	C	MH106	Impeccable	NSW New South Wales	Peterson 3/4 Tonner IOR	10.20	John Walker	3:16:40:31
6	B	SM2	Another Challenge	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Lou Abrahams	3:16:45:00
7	C	533	Pippin	TAS Tasmania	Farr 37	11.40	David Taylor	3:16:51:48
8	B	6565	Team Lexus	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Rupert Henry	3:17:28:27
9	C	R1111	Toecutter	VIC Victoria	Hick 31	9.45	Robert Hick	3:17:35:55
10	B	HI8	Asylum	QLD Queensland	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Wayne Kirkpatrick	3:17:44:49
11	B	8338	AFR Midnight Rambler	NSW New South Wales	Jutson Northshore 369	11.20	Ed Psaltis
Bob Thomas	3:17:45:39
12	C	294	Love & War	NSW New South Wales	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47	14.21	Peter Kurts	3:17:59:37
13	A	8833	Bounder	UK Great Britain	Farr 49	15.28	Chris Little	3:18:07:28
14	B	558	Interum	TAS Tasmania	Lyons 41	12.17	Craig King	3:18:59:24
15	A	AUS6606	Quest	NSW New South Wales	Nelson Marek 46	14.19	Robert Steel	3:19:28:49
16	C	5350	Matangi	TAS Tasmania	Frers 39	11.78	David Stephenson	3:19:34:46
17	A	1836	Yendys	NSW New South Wales	Judel Vroljik JV52	15.75	Geoff Ross	3:19:45:34
18	B	8383	Krakatoa	NSW New South Wales	Young 31	9.54	Rod Skellet	3:20:16:51
19	B	4100	Terra Firma	VIC Victoria	Murray 41	12.48	Nicholas Bartels
Martin Vaughan	3:20:26:11
20	A	SA3300	Secret Mens Business	AU-SA South Australia	Reichel Pugh 46	12.75	Geoff Boettcher	3:20:50:36
21	A	8880	Ichi Ban	NSW New South Wales	Farr 52	15.79	Matt Allen	3:20:55:08
22	B	8448	Loki	NSW New South Wales	Frers Swan 48	14.83	Stephen Ainsworth	3:21:06:19
23	C	4057	Aurora	NSW New South Wales	Farr 40	12.19	Jim Holley	3:21:17:58
24	C	S4440	Midnight Rambler II	VIC Victoria	Farr 40	12.24	Dennis Millikan	3:21:23:34
25	B	A8	Mirrabooka	TAS Tasmania	Frers 47	13.40	John Bennetto	3:21:27:52
26	B	R69	Fuzzy Logic	VIC Victoria	Murray Burns Dovell ILC 40	12.48	Paul Roberts
Bill Lennon	3:21:35:57
27	A	AUS70	Ragamuffin	NSW New South Wales	Farr 50	15.50	Syd Fischer	3:21:58:48
28	A	USA16	Zaraffa	USA United States	Reichel Pugh 65	20.49	Skip Sheldon	3:22:17:20
29	A	93	Merlin	NSW New South Wales	Kaiko 51 Cruiser Racer	15.60	David Forbes
Richard Brooks	3:23:13:10
30	B	SA1331	Aint Misbehavin	UK Great Britain	Lavranos 47	14.29	Jean Jacques Provoyeur	4:00:08:51
31	C	YC717	Liberator	AU-SA South Australia	Farr 42	12.90	Geoff Catt	4:00:34:33
32	A	C1	Brindabella	NSW New South Wales	Jutson 79	24.08	George Snow	4:00:40:39
33	A	NOR2	Andrew Short Marine	NSW New South Wales	Davidson Volvo Ocean 60	19.44	Andrew Short	4:00:47:35
34	B	9477	Shere Khan	NSW New South Wales	Farr Beneteau First 47.7	15.50	Richard Wyatt
Graeme Fraser	4:01:03:03
35	A	HY6572	Ice Fire	AU-WA Western Australia	Mummery 45	13.85	Hans Butter	4:01:26:51
36	C	F88	Degrees of Freedom	AU-WA Western Australia	Runnalls 38	11.60	Mike Reynolds	4:05:57:51
37	C	371	Berrimilla	NSW New South Wales	Joubert Brolga 33	10.10	Alex Whitworth	4:15:34:59
DNF	B	6081	Dodo	NSW New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Adrian Dunphy	Retired-Mainsail Damage
DNF	A	SM9797	Dysons Cobb & Co	VIC Victoria	Farr 47	14.32	Chris Dare	Retired-Broken Mast

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