2001 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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. 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.
| 57th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 - 30 December 2001 |
| Defender | Nicorette II |
| Number of yachts | 75 |
| Coordinates | 33°51.35′S 151°12.40′E- 42°52.7′S 147°19.58′E |
| Winner | Assa Abloy |
| Official website | https://web.archive.org/web/20091030152304/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp |
The 2001 Race was also part of Leg 3 of the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race which started in Sydney and finished in Auckland.
The 2001 fleet comprised 75 starters of which 57 completed the race and 18 yachts retired.
Results
Line Honours results (Top 10)
| Position | Sail number | Yacht | State/Country | Yacht type | LOA (Metres) |
Skipper | Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWE1645 | Assa Abloy | SWE | Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44 | Neal McDonald | 2:20:46:43 |
| 2 | SWE11111 | Nicorette II | SWE | Simonis-Voogd 79 IRM Maxi | 24.07 | Ludde Ingvall | 2:21:01:17 |
| 3 | EUR 1 | Amer Sports One | ITA | Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44 | Grant Dalton | 2:21:10:31 |
| 4 | NOR2 | Djuice Dragons | NOR | Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44 | Knut Frostad | 2:21:27:55 |
| 5 | AUS9011 | Team News Corp | AUS | Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44 | Ross Field | 2:21:32:26 |
| 6 | GER4014 | Illbruck Challenge | GER | Volvo Ocean 60 | 19.44 | John Kostecki | 2:21:33:31 |
| 7 | C1 | Brindabella | NSW | Jutson 79 | 24.08 | George Snow | 2:23:26:00 |
| 8 | 8679 | Line 7 | NSW | Farr 63 | 19.27 | Ian Treleaven | 2:23:31:42 |
| 9 | 7441 | Bumblebee 5 | NSW | Murray Burns Dowell MBD 66 | 20.00 | John Kahlbetzer | 2:23:46:16 |
| 10 | POL 7470 | Lodka Bols | POL | Frers 79 | 24.00 | Gordon Kay | 3:00:04:41 |
Handicap results (Top 10)
| Position | Sail number | Yacht | State/Country | Yacht type | LOA (Metres) |
Skipper | Corrected time d:hh:mm:ss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7441 | Bumblebee 5 | NSW | Murray Burns Dowell MBD 66 | 20.00 | John Kahlbetzer | 2:15:16:24 |
| 2 | 9797 | Ninety Seven | NSW | Farr 47 | 14.30 | Graham Gibson | 2:18:15:49 |
| 3 | AUS70 | Ragamuffin | NSW | Farr 50 | 15.50 | Syd Fischer | 2:19:08:50 |
| 4 | 9407 | Shipping Central | NSW | Beneteau 40.7 | 11.92 | Ashley Reed Michael Spies |
2:19:32:39 |
| 5 | 6037 | Eureka | QLD | Murray Burns Dovell MBD 60 | 18.20 | Leon Christianakis Bob Robertson |
2:20:10:20 |
| 6 | R33 | Chutzpah | VIC | Murray Burns Dovell MBD 36 | 11.00 | Bruce Taylor | 2:20:47:18 |
| 7 | NZL6006 | Starlight Express | NZ | Davidson 55 | 16.87 | Stewart Thwaites | 2:20:48:49 |
| 8 | 8338 | AFR Midnight Rambler | NSW | Hick 35 | 10.53 | Ed Psaltis Bob Thomas |
2:21:03:50 |
| 9 | SM2 | Another Challenge | VIC | Sydney 38 | 11.78 | Lou Abrahams | 2:21:08:41 |
| 10 | 6081 | Next Prosail | NSW | Sydney 38 | 11.95 | Richard Holstein Craig Malouf |
2:21:13:55 |