2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Introduction The '''2004 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race''', sponsored by Rolex, was the 60th 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 2004 race began on Sydney Harbour at 1:10pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2004), 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 2004 fleet comprised 116 starters of which 59 completed the race and 57 yachts retired. This was the last starting fleet over 100 until the 2014 race. The poor weather, the worst since the deadly 1998 race, forced 42 boats to withdraw from the race by the second day.
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 AUS11111 ''Nicorette''  New South Wales Simonis Voogd Maxi 27.38 Ludde Ingvall 2:16:00:44  2 A99 ''AAPT''  New South Wales Dovell MBD Open 66 20.03 Sean Langman 2:22:30:42  3 C1 ''Brindabella''  New South Wales Jutson 79 24.08 George Snow 3:00:46:50  4 GRE55 ''Aera''  Great Britain Ker 55 16.57 Jez Fanstone 3:02:33:43  5 8844 ''Seriously TEN''  New South Wales Davidson Volvo Ocean 60 19.46 John Woodruff  Eric Robinson 3:04:06:38  6 8880 ''Ichi Ban''  New South Wales Farr 52 15.79 Matt Allen 3:07:39:33  7 MH888 ''Nokia''  New South Wales Farr Volvo Ocean 60 19.44 Stephen McConaghy 3:07:44:42  8 5474 ''Maserati''   New South Wales Farr 65 19.72 Ian Potter 3:12:44:17  9 YC3300 ''Hardys Secret Mens Business''  South Australia Reichel Pugh 46 14.22 Geoff Boettcher 3:23:07:38  10 SM46 ''Dekadence''  Victoria Mills DK46 14.10 Philip Coombs 4:00:41:32 ===Handicap results (Top 10)=== Position Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss Ref 1 GRE55 ''Aera''  Great Britain Ker 55 16.57 Jez Fanstone 4:02:52:09  2 AUS11111 ''Nicorette''  New South Wales Simonis Voogd Maxi 27.38 Ludde Ingvall 4:07:18:57  3 8880 ''Ichi Ban''  New South Wales Farr 52 15.79 Matt Allen 4:08:54:40  4 A99 ''AAPT''  New South Wales Dovell MBD Open 66 20.03 Sean Langman 4:13:26:03  5 C1 ''Brindabella''  New South Wales Jutson 79 24.08 George Snow 4:14:11:23  6 8448 ''Loki''  New South Wales Frers Swan 48 14.83 Stephen Ainsworth 4:14:47:38  7 294 ''Love & War''  New South Wales Sparkman & Stephens S&S 47 14.22 Peter Kurts 4:15:35:26  8 5995 ''Nips-N-Tux''  New South Wales Jeppesen IMX 40 12.10 Howard De Torres 4:15:44:16  9 8447 ''First National''  New South Wales Farr Beneteau First 44.7 13.68 Michael Spies 4:16:18:32  10 R33 ''Chutzpah''  Victoria Murray Burns Dovell Sydney 38 11.80 Bruce Taylor 4:16:37:32
References