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2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Coordinates: 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667
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66th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Date 26–31 December 2010
Defender Alfa Romeo
Number of Yachts 87
Coordinates 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E / 33.85583°S 151.20667°E / -33.85583; 151.20667-
42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E / 42.8783°S 147.32633°E / -42.8783; 147.32633
Winner Secret Men's Business 3.5
Wild Oats XI (line honours)
Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

The 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex, was the 66th 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. As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races, the 2010 edition began on Sydney Harbour, at 1pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2010), 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.

Results

Line Honours results (Top 10)

Position Race Number Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA
(Metres)
Skipper Elapsed Time
d:hh:mm:ss
1 X1 10001 Wild Oats XI NSW Reichel/Pugh RP100 30.48 Mark Richards 2:07:37:20
2 99 99999 Investec Loyal NSW Greg Elliot Maxi 30.48 Sean Langman 2:11:11:34
3 81 10081 Lahana NSW Bakewell-White 30m Maxi 30.00 Peter Millard 2:14:09:44
4 03 AUS 03 Ichi Ban NSW Don Jones VO70 (ex Brunel) 21.50 Matt Allen 2:16:52:55
5 10 M10 Wild Thing VIC Don Jones IRC Maxi 30.00 Grant Wharington 2:17:15:29
6 72 GBR7236R Ran UK Judel Vrolijk JV 72 21.90 Niklas Zennstrom 2:17:22:55
7 05 AUS 98888 Limit WA Reichel/Pugh 62 19.50 Alan Brierty 2:21:30:31
8 60 AUS60000 Loki NSW Reichel/Pugh 63 19.20 Stephen Ainsworth 2:21:33:16
9 18 AUS11888 Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail QLD Reichel/Pugh RP 55 16.80 Bill Wild 2:23:44:50
10 55 R55 Living Doll VIC Cookson Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt 3:00:18:35

Handicap results (Top 10)

Position Race Number Sail Number Yacht State/Country Yacht Type LOA
(Metres)
Skipper Corrected Time
d:hh:mm:ss
1 30 YC3300 Secret Men's Business 3.5 SA Reichel/Pugh 51 15.64 Geoff Boettcher 4:01:29:40
2 94 5299 Jazz NSW Farr Cookson 50 15.20 Chris Bull 4:02:05:28
3 69 6952 Shogun VIC Judel Vroljik JV52 15.85 Rob Hanna 4:02:07:53
4 10007 Pretty Fly III NSW Farr Cookson 50 15.24 Colin Woods 4:02:49:12
5 45 1545 Victoire NSW Beneteau First 45 13.90 Darryl Hodgkinson 4:03:05:41
6 18 AUS11888 Rodd & Gunn Wedgetail QLD Reichel/Pugh RP 55 16.80 Bill Wild 4:04:35:23
7 55 R55 Living Doll VIC Cookson Farr 55 16.76 Michael Hiatt 4:04:52:19
8 72 GBR7236R Ran UK Judel Vrolijk JV 72 21.90 Niklas Zennstrom 4:06:11:31
9 43218 Vamp RUS Corby 49 14.90 Mikhail Muratov
Roger Hickman
4:06:18:08
10 R33 Chutzpah VIC Reichel/Pugh IRC 40 12.00 Bruce Taylor 4:06:50:08

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