2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

The 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race,^[1] hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, New South Wales, was the 65th annual running of the "blue water classic" Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.^[2][3]

64th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Alfa Romeo II docked in Hobart on the morning after finishing the race
Event information
Type	Yacht
Dates	26–31 December 2009
Sponsor	Rolex
Host city	Sydney, Hobart
Boats	100
Distance	628 nautical miles (1,163 km)
Website	Website archive
Results
Winner (2009)	Alfa Romeo II (Neville Crichton)
Succession
Previous	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2008
Next	Wild Oats XI (Mark Richards) in 2010

It began at Sydney Harbour at 1:00pm (AEDT) on Boxing Day, 26 December, 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][5][6] Seven Network and Yahoo!7 provided a live, 90-minute webcast of the start of the race.^[7][6]

Line honours in the 100 boat event were won by the New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo II raced by Neville Crichton, recording her 146th consecutive ocean classic victory.^[8] Defending line honours champion Wild Oats XI was attempting to establish a new record of five successive wins, but was second to Alfa Romeo by 2 hours and 3 minutes.^[9] Two True (Andrew Saies) won the Tattersall's Cup.^[10]

2009 fleet

100 yachts started for the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race.^[11][10] Entries were:^[12]

Yacht	Nation	Type	Owner	Skipper	Launch year	Ref
41 SUD		Archambault A40	Jean-Luc Esplaas	Jean-Luc Esplaas	2006	[13][10][12]
Adventure of Hornet		Challenge	Royal Navy Sailing Association	Richard Tarr	1991	[13][10][14][15][12]
AFR Midnight Rambler		Farr 40	Ed Psaltis Bob Thomas	Ed Psaltis	2001	[13][16][12]
Alfa Romeo II		Reichel/Pugh Maxi	Neville Crichton	Neville Crichton	2005	[13][10][8]
Another Fiasco		Jutson 43	Damian Suckling	Damian Suckling	1994	[13][10][17][12]
Archie		Archambault A35	Sally Rattle	Mick Souter	2006	[13][10][18][12]
Auch		Beneteau First 44.7	David Bean Jo Bean	David Bean	2006	[13][10][18][12]
Audi Centre Melbourne		Corby 49	Chris Dare	Chris Dare	2007	[13][10][12]
Aurora		Farr 40 - one off	Mary Holley Jim Holley	Jim Holley	1983	[13][10][12]
B52		Sydney 41	Stephen Brown Paul D'olier	Paul D'olier	1995	[12]
Bacardi		Peterson 44	Martin Power	Martin Power	1978	[13][10][12]
Balance		Beneteau 45	Paul Clitheroe	Paul Clitheroe	2008	[13][10][12]
Bear Necessity		C&C 115	Andrew Dally Pauline Dally	Andrew Dally	2007	[13][10][19][12]
Bet247		Sydney 38	Adrian Dunphy	Adrian Dunphy		[12]
Birds Off Boats (modified Obsession)		Sydney 38 Mod	Obsession Syndicate	Andrew Lygo	2000	[12]
Broomstick		Volvo Ocean 60	Michael Cranitch		1989	[12]
Calm		TP 52	Jason Van der Slot John Williams Graeme Ainley	Jason Van der Slot	2005	[13][10][12]
Challenger of Hornet		Challenge	UK Ministry of Defence	Darren Gale	1991	[13][10][14][15][12]
Chancellor		Beneteau First 40.7	Ted Tooher	Ted Tooher	2001	[13][10][12]
Charisma		S&S 57	Alejandro Pérez Calzada	Alejandro Pérez Calzada	1970	[13][10][6]
Charlie's Dream		Bluewater 450	Peter Lewis	B Pozzey	2008	[13][12]
CHorse		Cavalier 350 SL	John Smith	John Smith	[12]
Chutzpah		Caprice 40	Bruce Taylor	Bruce Taylor	2007	[13][10][20][12]
Colortile		Sayer 45	Warren Buchan Kristy Edwards	B Ryan	2000	[13][10][12]
Copernicus		Radford 12	Greg Zyner	Greg Zyner	1988	[13][10][12]
Cougar II		TP 52	Alan Whiteley	Alan Whiteley	2005	[13][10][6][12]
Dekadence		DK 46	David Creese	David Creese	2004	[13][10][18][12]
Discoverer of Hornet		Challenge	UK Ministry of Defence	Rebecca Walford	1991	[13][10][14][15][12]
Eleni		Sydney 38	Tony Levett	Tony Levett	2003	[13][10][12]
Etihad Stadium		IRC Maxi 98		Grant Wharington		[13][10]
Evolution Racing		Cookson 50	Ray Roberts	Ray Roberts	2006	[13][10][12]
EZ Street		Warwick 44	Bruce Dover		1990	[13][12]
Flying Fish		Radford 16.4	Flying Fish Online	Andy Fairclough	2001	[13][12]
Getaway-Sailing.com		Volvo Ocean 60	Peter Goldsworthy	Peter Goldsworthy	2001	[12]
Getaway Sailing 2		Sydney 37	Peter Goldsworthy		2001	[12]
Geomatic Joker		Jarken 38	Grant Chapperfield	Grant Chapperfield		[13][10][12]
Goldfinger		Farr 52	Kate Mitchell Peter Blake	Peter Blake	2002	[13][10][12]
Helsal III		Adams/Barrett 20	Tony Fisher Rob Fisher	Tony Fisher	1984	[13][18][12]
Helsal IV		Dynamique 62	Tony Fisher		1986	[12]
Holy Cow!		Beneteau Oceanis 50	John Clinton Kim Clinton	John Clinton	2007	[13][12]
ICAP Leopard		Maxi	Mike Slade	Mike Slade	2007	[13][10][21][22][12]
Ichi Ban		Jones 70	Matt Allen	Matt Allen	2005	[13][10][12]
Imagination		Beneteau First 47.7	Robin Hawthorn	Robin Hawthorn	2002	[13][10][12]
Investec LOYAL		Cookson modified	Sean Langman	Sean Langman	1989	[13][10][23][12]
J Steel (Yeah Baby)		Sydney 38	Marc Ryckmans Louis Ryckmans	Marc Ryckmans	2000	[12]
Kioni		Beneteau First 47.7	Nick Athineos	Nick Athineos	2001	[13][10][12]
Knee Deep		Farr 49	Phillip Childs Frank Van Ruth	Phillip Childs	1999	[13][10][12]
Krakatoa II		Pogo 40	Rod Skellet	Rod Skellet	2005	[13][12]
Lahana		30m Maxi	Peter Millard John Honan	Peter Millard	2003	[13][10][12]
Limit		Reichel Pugh 62	Alan Brierty	Alan Brierty	2008	[13][10][6][24][12]
Lion New Zealand		Whitbread Maxi	Lion Maritime Development	Alistair Moore	1984	[13][12]
Livewire.org.au		Beneteau Oceanis 37		David Pring		[13][12]
Living Doll		Farr 55	Michael Hiatt	Michael Hiatt	2008	[13][10][6][12]
Loki		Reichel Pugh 63	Stephen Ainsworth	Stephen Ainsworth	2008	[13][10][6][24][12]
Love & War		S&S 47	Simon Kurts	Simon Kurts	1973	[13][10][23][12]
Mahligai		Sydney 46	Murray Owens Jenny Kings	Murray Owens	1998	[13][12]
Matangi		Frers 39	David Stephenson	David Stephenson	1989	[13][10][18][12]
Menace		Phillips/Simpson 11.7	Niven James	John Simpson	2009	[13][10][12]
Merit		Volvo Ocean 60	Leo Rodriguez	Leo Rodriguez	1997	[13][12]
Mondo		Sydney 38	Ray Sweeney	Ray Sweeney	2003	[13][10][12]
More Witchcraft		Dibley 46	John Cameron		1995	[13][12]
Namadgi		Bavaria 44	Syndicate of 26 owners	P Jones	2003	[13][12]
Next		Sydney 38	J Krehbiel	Ian Mason	2000	[13][10][25][12]
Ninety Seven		Farr 47	Alan Saunders	Alan Saunders	1993	[13][10][12]
Nips N Tux		IMX 40	Howard de Torres	Howard de Torres	2000	[13][10]
One for the Road	(NSW)	Northshore 37	Kym Butler	Kym Butler	2003	[13][10][12]
Paca		Beneteau First 40	Philippe Mengual	Philippe Mengual	2003	[13][10][12]
Panacea	Beneteau 40.7	Peta Wilcox	Peta Wilcox	2000	[12]
Papillon		Archambault A40	Phil Molony	Phil Molony	2005	[13][10][12]
Patrice Six		X-41	Tony Kirby	Tony Kirby	2007	[13][10][12]
Pelagic Magic		Beneteau 40.7	Hugh Torode	Hugh Torode	2005	[13][10][12]
Perie Banou II		S&S 39	Jon Sanders	Jon Sanders	1971	[12]
Pinta - M		S&S 41	Atse Blei	Atse Blei	1972	[13][10][6][26]
Pippin		Farr 37	Roger Sayers	Roger Sayers	1984	[13][12]
Polaris of Belmont		Cole 43	Chris Dawe	Chris Dawe	1970	[13][25][12]
Pretty Fly III		Cookson 50	Colin Woods	Colin Woods	2005	[13][10][12]
Quest		TP 52	Bob Steel	Bob Steel	2005	[13][10][6][23][12]
Quetzalcoatl		Jones 40	Anthony Sweetapple		2001	[13][12]
Ragamuffin		TP 52	Syd Fischer	Syd Fischer	2004	[13][10][6][12]
Rán		JV 72	Niklas Zennström Tim Powell	Niklas Zennström	2009	[13][10][6][12]
Rapture		SW 100	Brook Lenfest	Jeff Hanlon	2007	[13][10][6]
Ray White Castle Hill Tartan		Northshore 38	Ian Sanford Barrie King	Bruce Moore	1984	[13][10][12]
Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo		S&S 49	Mike Freebairn Don Freebairn	Mike Freebairn	1968	[13][10][23][12]
Re-Ignition		Sydney 42	Seddon Cripps	Seddon Cripps	1993	[12]
Rush		Corel 45	Ian Paterson John Paterson	John Paterson	1996	[13][10][12]
Sailing Services		Modified 66				[13]
Sailors With disABILITIES		Lyons 54	David Pescud	David Pescud	2000	[13][12]
Salona		Salona 37	Philip King	D Cooney	2006	[13][12]
Sanyo Maris		Tasman Seabird	Tiare Tomaszewski John Green Ian Kiernan Ben Hawke	Ian Kiernan	1958	[12]
Seahold Perie Banou II		S&S 39		Jon Sanders		[13][10]
Secret Mens Business 3.5		Reichel Pugh 51	Geoff Boettcher	Geoff Boettcher	2008	[13][10][12]
SES Inch by Winch		Peterson 44	Andrew Wenham		1980	[13][12]
Shamrock		Reichel Pugh 47	Tony Donnellan	Tony Donnellan	2004	[13][10][12]
She		Olsen 40 mod	Peter Rodgers	Peter Rodgers	1982	[13][12]
She's The Culprit		Jones 39	Todd Leary	Todd Leary	1994	[13][10][27][18][28][12]
Shining Sea		Sydney 38	Andrew Corletto	Andrew Corletto	2002	[13][10][12]
Shogun		TP 52	Rob Hanna	Rob Hanna	2005	[13][10][24][12]
Shortwave		JV IRC52	Matthew Short Christine Short	Matthew Short	2005	[13][10][12]
Brindabella		Jutson 79	Sailing Services Australia		1993	[12]
St Jude		Sydney 47	Noel Cornish	Noel Cornish	2007	[13][10][12]
Strewth		MKL 49	Geoff Hill	Geoff Hill	2002	[13][10][12]
The Subzero Goat		Sydney 38	Clayton Bruce Foye Lance Peckman Gordon	Bruce Foye	2003	[13][10][12]
Suesea		MKL 49	Brian Todd	Brian Todd	2008	[13][10][12]
Swish		Sydney 38	Steven Proud	Steven Proud	2001	[13][10][25][12]
Tokolosh		Ludde Ingvall	Ludde Ingvall	2004	[12]
Tow Truck		Kerr 11.3	Anthony Paterson	Anthony Paterson	2001	[13][29][12]
Two True		Beneteau First 40	Andrew Saies	Andrew Saies	2009	[13][10][12]
Valheru		Elliott 43	Anthony Lyall	Anthony Lyall	1994	[13][10][18][12]
Wahoo		Frers 40	Graham Mulligan	Graham Mulligan	1985	[12]
Wasabi		Sayer 12 MOD	Bruce McKay	Bruce McKay	2007	[13][12]
Wicked		Beneteau First 40	Mike Welsh	Mike Welsh	2009	[13][10][27][12]
Wild Oats XI		RP 100 ft Maxi	Bob Oatley	Mark Richards	2005	[13][10][12]
Wild Thing		30m Maxi	Grant Wharington	Grant Wharington	2003	[12]
Yendys		Reichel Pugh 55	Geoff Ross	Geoff Ross	2006	[13][10][6][12]
Young Nicholson		Young 11	Kim McMorran	Kim McMorran	1991	[12]
YuuZoo (previously known as Nicorette)		Maxi		Ludde Ingvall	2004	[13][10][26]
Zephyr		Farr 1020	James Connell Alex Brandon	James Connell	1984	[13][10][27][12]
Zora I		Salona 45	Phillip King		2005	[13][12]

Results

Line Honours results (top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	NZL80	Alfa Romeo	New Zealand	Reichel Pugh Maxi	30.48	Neville Crichton	2:09:02:10	[13][30][8][31][32][12]
2	10001	Wild Oats XI	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh RP100	30.48	Mark Richards	2:11:05:34	[13][31][32][12]
3	GBR1R	ICAP Leopard	Great Britain	Farr Maxi	30.48	Mike Slade	2:16:45:46	[21][13][31][32][12]
4	NZL99999	Investec LOYAL	Tasmania	Elliot Maxi	30.48	Sean Langman	2:18:34:33	[33][13][31][32][12]
5	GBR7236R	Rán	Great Britain	Judel Vrolijk JV72	21.90	Niklas Zennström Tim Powell	2:20:27:55	[13][31][32][12]
6	AUS 03	Ichi Ban	New South Wales	Jones 70	21.50	Matt Allen	2:21:37:56	[13][32][12]
7	AUS11111	YuuZoo	New South Wales	Simonis Voogd Maxi	27.38	Ludde Ingvall	3:00:05:05	[13][32][12]
8	10081	Lahana	New South Wales	Bakewell-White 30m Maxi	30.00	Peter Millard	3:03:13:07	[13][32][12]
9	AUS60000	Loki	New South Wales	Reichel Pugh 63	19.20	Stephen Ainsworth	3:06:41:37	[13][32][12]
10	6952	Shogun	Victoria	Judel Vrolijk JV52	15.85	Rob Hanna	3:08:16:03	[13][32][12]

Handicap results (top 10)

Position	Sail number	Yacht	State/country	Yacht type	LOA (Metres)	Skipper	Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss	Ref
1	YC400	Two True	South Australia	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Andrew Saies	4:07:57:43	[13][10][32][12]
2	SM4	Wicked	Victoria	Farr Beneteau First 40	12.24	Mark Welsh	4:08:39:08	[13][10][32][12]
3	6081	Next	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Ian Mason	4:09:48:54	[13][10][32][12]
4	6073	Swish	New South Wales	Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38	11.78	Steven Proud	4:10:17:42	[13][25][10][32][12]
5	360	Patrice Six	New South Wales	Jeppesen X-Yachts X-41	12.35	Tony Kirby	4:10:24:32	[13][10][32][12]
6	GBR7236R	Rán	Great Britain	Judel Vrolijk JV72	21.90	Niklas Zennström Tim Powell	4:10:48:21	[13][31][10][32][12]
7	8289	Zephyr	New South Wales	Farr 1020	10.20	James Connell	4:10:52:27	[13][10][32][12]
8	ESP7100	Charisma	Spain	Sparkman & Stephens S&S 57	17.02	Alejandro Perez Calzada	4:10:55:59	[13][32][12]
9	35	Imagination	New South Wales	Farr First 47.7	14.50	Robin Hawthorn	4:11:15:36	[13][10][32][12]
10	M6	Tow Truck	New South Wales	Ker 11.3	11.44	Anthony Paterson	4:11:16:18	[13][10][32][12]